''Sri Krishnarjuna Yuddhamu'' () is a 1963 Indian

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-language Hindu mythological film, produced and directed by

K. V. Reddy Kadiri Venkata Reddy (1 July 1912 – 15 September 1972) was an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer who primarily worked in Telugu cinema. He is considered as one of the greatest directors in the history of Telugu cinema. He d ...

under the Jayanthi Pictures banner.Naati 101 Chitralu, S. V. Rama Rao, Kinnera Publications, Hyderabad, 2006, pp: 193-4. It stars N. T. Rama Rao, Akkineni Nageswara Rao and B. Saroja Devi, with music composed by Pendyala Nageswara Rao. The film was based on the Telugu play '' Gayopakhyanam'' written by

Chilakamarti Lakshmi Narasimham Chilakamarti Lakshmi Narasimham (26 September 1867 – 17 June 1946) was an Indian playwright, novelist and author of short stories, who wrote in the Telugu language. He was a romantic and a social reformer in the tradition founded by Veeresal ...

in 1890. It was later dubbed into Kannada and into Tamil.

Plot

The film begins with Sage Narada, who gives the Parijatha flower to Lord Krishna, who in turn presents it to his consort Rukmini. This annoys Sathyabhama and Krishna tries to pacify her. Balarama decides to perform the marriage of Subhadra with Duryodhana despite objections from his wife, Revathi. Bowing to Subhadra's wish, Krishna performs her marriage with Arjuna without Balarama's knowledge. Meanwhile, the Gandharva king Gaya, after obtaining from Brahma the boon of eternal fame, is returning to his kingdom in his airplane. Unaware that Krishna is paying obeisance to the Sun God, he spits a betel leaf which falls into Krishna's praying hands. An angry Krishna swears to kill him. Fear-struck, Gaya runs for protection. Narada tells him to seek protection from Arjuna. Without ascertaining facts, Arjuna assures him protection. To keep to his word, Arjuna wages a war with Krishna. To save Earth from disaster, Lord Siva appears and stops their war. Krishna pardons Gaya.

Cast

Production

The film was based on the popular Telugu play '' Gayopakhyanam'' written by

in 1890. K. V. Reddy also produced the film under the Jayanthi Pictures banner. The film stars N. T. Rama Rao as Krishna and Akkineni Nageswara Rao as

Arjuna Arjuna (Sanskrit: अर्जुन, ), also known as Partha and Dhananjaya, is a character in several ancient Hindu texts, and specifically one of the major characters of the Indian epic Mahabharata. In the epic, he is the third among Panda ...

. Initially, Nageswara Rao was not keen on acting in a mythological film alongside Rama Rao. However, he accepted the role due to his respect towards K. V. Reddy for having directed ''

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'' (1955)'','' the maiden venture of his own production house Annapurna Pictures.

Soundtrack

Music composed by Pendyala Nageswara Rao. Lyrics were written by Pingali.

Reception

''Sri Krishnarjuna Yuddhamu'' became a commercial success. It was later dubbed into Kannada and Tamil.

References

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External links

* {{Works based on the Mahabharata , state=collapsed 1963 films 1960s Telugu-language films Indian epic films Indian black-and-white films Hindu mythological films Films directed by K. V. Reddy Indian films based on plays Films scored by Pendyala Nageswara Rao Films based on the Mahabharata