''Sri Krishna Satya'' is a 1971 Indian Telugu-language

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directed by K. V. Reddy. It stars

N. T. Rama Rao Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao (28 May 1923 – 18 January 1996), often referred to by his initials NTR, was an Indian actor, filmmaker and politician who served as List of Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh, Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh fo ...

and

Jayalalithaa Jayaram Jayalalithaa (24 February 1948 – 5 December 2016) was an Indian politician and actress who served as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for more than fourteen years over six terms between 1991 and 2016. From 9 February 1989 to 5 December 2 ...

, with music composed by Pendyala. The film was produced by N. Trivikrama Rao. It was the last film directed by the noted filmmaker K. V. Reddy. ''Sri Krishna Satya'' released on 24 December 1971 and was commercially successful. The film won the

Nandi Award The Nandi Awards are the awards that recognise the excellence in Telugu cinema, Telugu theatre and Telugu television, and Lifetime achievements in Indian cinema. Presented annually by the Government of Andhra Pradesh, the award is named after ...

for Second Best Feature Film for the year 1971. Jayalalithaa won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu for the year 1972. The film was dubbed into Hindi as ''Tuhi Ram Tuhi Krishna''.

Plot

The film begins at Tretayuga when

Rama Rama (; ), Ram, Raman or Ramar, also known as Ramachandra (; , ), is a major deity in Hinduism. He is the seventh and one of the most popular '' avatars'' of Vishnu. In Rama-centric traditions of Hinduism, he is considered the Supreme Bein ...

breaks the Siva Dhanusu bow of Siva. Whereat, he is adored & endeared by a Nagakanya Chandrasena, who is seized by Mahiravana the king of Patalalanka. During the time of the battle,

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bells Mahiravana who pledges to slaughter Ramalakshmana by the next morning. Being cognizant of it,

Anjaneya Hanuman (; sa, हनुमान, ), also called Anjaneya (), is a Hindu god and a divine ''vanara'' companion of the god Rama. Hanuman is one of the central characters of the Hindu epic ''Ramayana''. He is an ardent devotee of Rama and one ...

is under his surveillance shielding Ramalakshmana. However, Mahiravana forges as

Vibhishana Vibhishana () is the younger brother of Ravana, the King of Lanka, in the ancient Indian epic Ramayana. Though a rakshasa himself, Vibhishana turned his back on Ravana, and defected to Rama's side, owing to his dharma. After Rama defeated Ra ...

and abducts Ramalakshmana by transforming them into statues. Outraged, Anjaneya lands at Pathalalanka. At that point, he Knowledges via

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that it's certainly not to slay Mahiravana as his spirit is camouflage. Ergo, Anjaneya seeks Chandrasena’s aid. In return, she urges a vow that his god should be her. Anjaneya vouchsafes it, without knowledge of her wish. As of now, Chandrasena breaks out of the puzzle when Rama kills Mahiravana. Following this, Rama is aware of Chandrasena's desire to knit him which is against the nature of Rama's Avatar. So, he bestows her a boon to comply with it in her incarnation as

Satyabhama Satyabhama, also known as Satrajiti, is a Hindu goddess and the third queen-consort of the Hindu god Krishna. Satyabhama is described as the incarnation of Bhudevi, the goddess and the personification of the earth. She aided Krishna in defeat ...

at Dwaparayuga. Eras roll by, and Rama takes the avatar as

Krishna Krishna (; sa, कृष्ण ) is a major deity in Hinduism. He is worshipped as the eighth avatar of Vishnu and also as the Supreme god in his own right. He is the god of protection, compassion, tenderness, and love; and is one ...

who splices Satyabhama as per his word. Besides, vainglory, self-respected, egotistic Satyabhama is proprietorial to her husband who wants to acquire all his love. Hence, to edify her Narada drives a game to perform a ritual '' Sri Krishna Tulabharam'' i.e., to donate her husband and recoup him by weighing him with his equivalent gold. In that, Satyabhama fails when she discerns the deity will yield only to devotion. Accordingly, she bows her head down before

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who weighs him with ''Tulasidalam'' the Basil leaf. Later, Krishna proceeds as an embassy of

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with the

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when Satyabhama appears as his devotee. Currently, the parley falls, and the devil tries to grab the lord, who backs divulging his ''Vishwaroopam'', the entire world forms in him. Finally, the movie ends with Krishna preaching '' Bhagavad Gita'' to Arjuna.

Cast

as Lord Rama,

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and

(triple role) *

and Chandrasena (dual role) *

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* S. V. Ranga Rao as Duryodhana and Mahiravana (dual role) *

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as Narada Maharshi *

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as Vasanthaiah *

V. Nagayya V. Nagayya (born Vuppaladadiyam Nagayya Sarma; 28 March 1904 – 30 December 1978) also known as Chittoor Nagayya was an Indian actor, singer, music composer, and director known for his works in Telugu cinema, Tamil cinema, and Telugu theatre. ...

as Dhrutarashtra * Rajanala as

Satrajit Satrajit (), also rendered Satrajita, is a Yadava king in Hinduism. He is the father of the goddess Satyabhama, Krishna's third wife. He is described to be a great devotee of Surya, the sun god. He is known for his role in the legend of the Syam ...

* Dhulipala as

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* Mikkilineni as Bhishma *

Ramana Reddy Ramana Reddy (1 October 1921 – 11 November 1974) was an Indian character actor, comedian and producer known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. In a career spanning 24 years, he acted in more than 200 movies. Ramana Reddy and Relangi ...

* Prabhakar Reddy as Aswatthama * Nagaraju as

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and

Satyaki Yuyudhana ( sa, युयुधान, '), better known as Satyaki ( sa, सात्यकि, ), was a powerful Yadava chieftain of Narayani Sena, belonging to the Vrishni clan to which Krishna also belonged. According to the Puranas, he was ...

(dual role) * Arja Janardhana Rao as

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* Tyagaraju as

Ahiravan In some versions of the Ramayana such as the Krittivasi Ramayana, Ahiravan, also called Mahiravana, is a rakshasa (demon) ruler of Patala. He is variously described as either an ally or a brother of the rakshasa king Ravana. In Thai tradition ...

a *

S. Varalakshmi Saridey Varalakshmi (13 August 1925 – 22 September 2009) was an Indian actress and singer who worked in Telugu and Tamil-language films. She was popular for her roles and songs in Telugu films like ''Sri Venkateswara Mahatyam'' (1960) and '' ...

as Draupadi *

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as Gandhari * Sandhya Rani as Nalini *

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Jambavati Jambavati () is chronologically the second ''Ashtabharya'' of the Hindu god Krishna. She is the only daughter of the bear-king Jambavan. Krishna marries her when he defeats her father, Jambavan, in his quest to retrieve the stolen Syamantaka jew ...

Balakrishna Bala Krishna ( sa, बाल कृष्ण, lit=child Krishna/divine child Krishna, translit=Bālakṛṣṇa). Present day Krishna worship is an amalgam of various elements. According to historical testimonies Krishna-Vasudeva worship alread ...

as member of

Yadava The Yadava (literally, descended from Yadu) were an ancient Indian people who believed to be descended from Yadu, a legendary king of Chandravamsha lineage. The community was formed of various clans, being the Abhira, Andhaka, Vrishni, and ...

clan * Chalapathi Rao as member of

clan

Production

N. T. Rama Rao approached K. V. Reddy and told him that he had two scripts written by his collaborator Pingali ''Chanakya Chandragupta'' and ''Sri Krishna Satya''. He offered K. V. Reddy the choice of directing either of the films for Rama Rao's production house. K. V. Reddy chose the latter. The plot of ''Sri Krishna Satya'' is linked to both

Treta Yuga ''Treta Yuga'', in Hinduism, is the second and second best of the four '' yugas'' (world ages) in a '' Yuga Cycle'', preceded by '' Krita (Satya) Yuga'' and followed by '' Dvapara Yuga''. ''Treta Yuga'' lasts for 1,296,000 years (3,600 divine ye ...

and Dvapara Yuga. The film stars N. T. Rama Rao as Lord Krishna and

as his consort

. After shooting a large part of the film, K. V. Reddy fell ill. Then, Rama Rao finished the remaining portions under the supervision of K. V. Reddy.

Music

Music was composed by

Pendyala Nageswara Rao Pendyala Nageswara Rao (6 March 1917 – 31 August 1984), known mononymously by his surname Pendyala, was an Indian composer, multi-instrumentalist, conductor, music producer known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema along with Tami ...

Awards

* Nandi Award for Second Best Feature Film - Silver - N. Trivikrama Rao * Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu -

References

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External links

* {{Kadiri Venkata Reddy 1972 films Films directed by K. V. Reddy Films based on the Mahabharata Films scored by Pendyala Nageswara Rao 1970s Telugu-language films Films based on mythology Films based on the Bhagavata Purana