''Sri Krishna Vijayamu'' () is a 1971 Indian Telugu-language Hindu mythological film produced by M. S. Reddy under the Kaumudi Art Pictures banner and directed by

Kamalakara Kameswara Rao Kamalakara Kameswara Rao (14 October 1911 – 29 June 1998) was an Indian film director known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema, and a few Tamil and Hindi films. Widely known as ''Pauranika Chitra Brahma'' (), Kameswara Rao directed fi ...

. 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 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 ...

. The film was recorded as a ''flop'' at the box office. It was dubbed into Hindi as ''Hare Krishna'' in 1974.

Plot

The film begins with Lord Krishna sending his brother Satyaki as a mediator to Kalayavana with a gift of a vessel containing a snake, which indicates dealing with he is playing with a snake. Kalayavana sends it as a return gift to Krishna, where the snake has been killed by ants replying that a snake can be killed by ants. But when they open the vessel the snake is alive and Krishna warns them to be careful. Listening to it, Kalayavana is enraged when Sage Narada departs and notifies the whereabouts of Krishna. Kalayavana reaches there, and Krishna cleverly takes him into a cave and makes him kick a saint, Muchikunda. In anger, Muchikunda burns him into ashes with his vision. Knowing it, Mahodara the twin brother of Kalayavana burns for vengeance, but Narada says that it's not the right time and he requires finesse. Hence Mahodora performs a huge penance for Lord Siva and acquires a boon that he will not die by any weapon used by others. Meanwhile, on the occasion of Krishna's birthday, his eight wives present eight gems when Narada stirs a quarrel by telling him that it would be more beautiful if it would be one more gem, as an intention that Krishna should have one more wife. Here Lord Krishna assures Narada that his wish will be fulfilled soon. Parallelly, Mahodara wins over the entire universe and creates a lot of atrocities. Hearing the miseries of the victims, Goddess Saraswathi asks Lord Brahma when will be the end to this anarchy and he replies that the time is imminent. Brahma creates a beautiful girl called Vasundhara with a ring, by which she will be a girl to women and a statue to men, except for her fiancé. After her marriage, if any other men try to remove the ring, it transforms into a weapon and kills him. After that, Brahma calls Narada and asks him to be her foster father. Once Mahodara sees Vasundhara and wants to possess her. Being aware of it, Narada takes Vasundhara to Dwaraka and asks Rukmini to safeguard her for a few days, when she is hesitating he tells her the secret of the ring and she agrees. At the same time, Krishna & Satyabhama return after defeating Narakasura. Sri Krishna can see Vasundhara because he is her fiancé, every day he silently meets Vasundhara and they love him mutually. Satyabhama senses it, becomes furious, and keeps Vasundhara in prison. Now Mahodara's ploy provokes Pundarika Vasudeva to keep Kuchela in his custody to eliminate Krishna. Krishna moves to his rescue and safeguards him by eliminating Pundarika Vasudeva. Exploiting it, Mahodara attacks Dwaraka and grabs Vasundhara when Krishna returns and learns about the situation. Eventually, Mahodara is making his marriage arrangements with Vasundhara. Krishna reaches there as a Brahmin cleverly marries Vasundhara and puts the ring back on her finger. Angered, Mahodara throws it away, which turns into a weapon and kills him because it is a weapon used by himself. Finally, Krishna reaches Dwaraka along with Vasundhara and the movie ends on a happy note.

Cast

Lord 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 of ...

as Vasundhara * S. V. Ranga Rao as Mahodara &

Kalayavana Kalayavana ( sa, कालयवन, lit=Death Greek, translit=Kālayavana) is a king in Hinduism. He is stated to have invaded Mathura with an army of 30 million ''yavanas'' (barbarians) against Krishna. Legend The ''Brahmanda Purana'' 14.46 ...

(dual role) *

Kanta Rao Tadepalli Lakshmi Kantha Rao (16 November 1923 – 22 March 2009) was an Indian actor and producer known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. Regarded as one of the finest method actors, Rao starred in more than four hundred feature ...

as Narada Maharshi * Mikkilineni as

Balarama Balarama ( Sanskrit: बलराम, IAST: ''Balarāma'') is a Hindu god and the elder brother of Krishna. He is particularly significant in the Jagannath tradition, as one of the triad deities. He is also known as Haladhara, Halayudha, Bala ...

* Dhulipala as

Muchukunda In Hindu history, Muchukunda (), the son of King Mandhata, and brother of Ambarisha, is an Ikshvaku ( Suryavamsha) king. Battle with the asuras Once, in a battle, the devas were defeated by the asuras. Tormented by arrows, they sought help from ...

* Rajanala as

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* Satyanarayana * Nagabhushanam as Paundraka Vasudeva * Ramakrishna as

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 ...

* Prabhakar Reddy as Lord Brahma *

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as Kudi Bhujam *

Allu Ramalingaiah Allu Ramalingaiah (1 October 1922 – 31 July 2004) was an Indian character actor, comedian, and producer known for his works in Telugu cinema. In 1990, He was honoured with the Padma Shri for his contribution to Indian cinema. In 1998, he r ...

as Vasanthaka *Tyagaraju as Indra * Jamuna as

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Devika Devika Devadoss (born Prameela Devi) (25 April 1943 – 2 May 2002) was an Indian actress who worked in Tamil, Telugu with few Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi film industry. She was a popular lead actress in the 1960s. Devika is the grand daughte ...

Rukmini Rukmini ( sa, रुक्मिणी, , ) is a Hindu goddess and the first queen and chief wife of Krishna. In Vaishnava tradition, she is described as Krishna's principal queen in Dvaraka, as well as the chief of his wives. She is an in ...

Hema Malini Hema Malini (born 16 October 1948) is an Indian actress, director, producer, and politician. She is primarily known for her work in Hindi films. Known for starring in both comic and dramatic roles, she is one of the most popular and successful ...

as Rambha *

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Goddess Saraswati Saraswati ( sa, सरस्वती, ) is the Hindu goddess of knowledge, music, art, speech, wisdom, and learning. She is one of the Tridevi, along with the goddesses Lakshmi and Parvati. The earliest known mention of Saraswati as a god ...

*Sandhya Rani as

Lakshana Lakshana ( sa, लक्षण ') – derived from the combination of words ''lakshya'' and ''kshana'' – means 'indication' or 'symptom'. It also means 'an auspicious mark', 'attribute' or 'quality'. In Tamil language, Lakshanam means "features" ...

*Prasanna Rani as Chaturika * Sriranjani Jr. as Vamakshi *Jayasri as

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 ...

Soundtrack

Music composed by

References

External links

* {{Kamalakara Kameswara Rao 1971 films 1970s Telugu-language films 1970s Indian films Hindu mythological films Films directed by Kamalakara Kameswara Rao Films scored by Pendyala Nageswara Rao Films about Krishna Films based on the Bhagavata Purana