''Veerabhimanyu'' is a 1965 Indian

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produced by Sunderlal Nahta and

Doondi Doondeswara Rao Pothina (9 June 1932 – 1 January 2007), more popularly known as Doondi, was an Indian film producer. He was described as one of the pioneer film personalities of the 1960s Telugu film industry. Doondi produced and directed abo ...

and directed by

V. Madhusudhana Rao Veeramachineni Madhusudhana Rao (27 July 1917 – 11 January 2012) was an Indian film director, producer, and screenwriter, known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He is popularly known as ‘Victory’ Madhusudhana Rao. He directed ...

. 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 Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh for seven years over three terms. He starred ...

, Shobhan Babu and Kanchana, with music composed by

K. V. Mahadevan Krishnankoil Venkadachalam Mahadevan (14 March 1918 – 21 June 2001) was an Indian composer, singer-songwriter, music producer, and musician known for his works in Tamil cinema, Tamil, Telugu cinema, Telugu, Malayalam cinema, Malayalam, and Kann ...

. The film was recorded as a ''Super Hit'' at the box office. It was simultaneously filmed in Tamil as ''

Veera Abhimanyu ''Veera Abhimanyu'' is a 1965 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language Hindu mythological film directed by V. Madhusudhana Rao and produced by Sunderlal Nahta and Doondi. Based on Abhimanyu, a character from the Indian epic ''Mahabharata'', the fi ...

'', with slightly different cast. The film had its climax scene shot in Eastmancolor. The film is considered a breakthrough for Shobhan Babu.

Plot

The film begins with Arjuna describing the '' Padmavyuha'' i.e. game plan in the lotus shape to Subhadra which Abhimanyu in her womb is overhearing. At the moment, when Arjuna is about to disclose the exit position, Lord Krishna diverts his attention. Years roll by, by this time, the Pandavas are in exile period when Subhadra resides in Dwaraka. Once in an archery competition, Abhimanyu wins, which irks Lakshmana Kumara and he abuses the Pandavas. Angered, Abhimanyu chases him, when Krishna adroitly swerves him to ''Matsya'', where the Pandavas driving their ''Agnathavasam'' i.e. live incognito under different identities. Thereupon, Abhimanyu falls for Uttara the daughter of King Virata. So, he calls his elder brother Ghatotkacha and intrudes into the palace. Soon, they create chaos which leads to turbulence, and Pandavas in disguise are confounded. During that plight, Krishna appears and resolves the conflict by making Abhimanyu and Ghatotkacha prisoners of Virata. Thereafter, the Pandavas complete their exile and couple up Uttara and Abhimanyu. Right now, Krishna moves as an ambassador to Duryodhana for negotiations, which fail and war erupts. At that moment, Subhadra seeks Krishna to protect her son from the bloodshed when he implies by affirming that only her races are going to rule the earth. The war begins, and after 10 days Bhishma collapses. Immediately, Duryodhana delegates the chief commander to Drona and solicits to capture Dharmaraja alive. Just as he proclaims until the presence of Arjuna is on the battlefield it is not feasible. So, they intrigue by deploying Arjuna far away and designing ''Padmavyuha'' which any individual is familiar with. As the sphere is vulnerable, to keep the Pandavas saving face, Abhimanyu enters the battlefield. Before long, the remaining force attempts the doorway when Saindhava obstructs their way. Since he upholds a boon of Lord Siva, he bars them. At present, solo Abhimanyu defeats and vanquishes most of the army. Therefore, the malicious Kauravas ploy, all at once attacked and slaughtered Abhimanyu. Learning it, enraged Arjuna vows to eliminate Saidhava before sunset or else shall do self-immolation. The next day, the Kauravas safely hide Saidhava, so, Krishna creates an illusion of sunset when Saindhava appears and Arjuna knocks him out. At last, Subhadra grills Krishna regarding the assurance then he replies, that the child in Uttara's womb is going the ruling earth. Nevertheless, Arjuna needles Krishna for his intentional deed. Therein, Krishna shows his ''Vishwaroopam'', the entire universe in him. Finally, the movie ends with Krishna preaching to Arjuna that human relations are aroused by birth and end by death.

Cast

as Lord Krishna * Shobhan Babu as

Abhimanyu Abhimanyu is a legendary warrior from the ancient Hindu history ''Mahabharata''. He was born to the third Pandava prince Arjuna and the Yadu princess Subhadra, who was Krishna's younger sister. The ''Sambhava Parva'' of the Adi Parva sta ...

* Kanchana as Uttara * Kanta 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 ...

* Rajanala as

Duryodhana Duryodhana ( sa, दुर्योधन, ) also known as Suyodhana, is the primary antagonist in the Hindu epic ''Mahabharata.'' He was the eldest of the Kauravas, the hundred sons of the blind king Dhritarashtra and his queen Gandhari. Being ...

* Mikkilineni as

Indra Indra (; Sanskrit: इन्द्र) is the king of the devas (god-like deities) and Svarga (heaven) in Hindu mythology. He is associated with the sky, lightning, weather, thunder, storms, rains, river flows, and war. volumes/ref> I ...

Dhulipala Dhulipala Sitarama Sastry (24 September 1921 – 13 April 2007), known mononymously by the surname Dhulipala, was an Indian actor and thespian, known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He was noted for playing mythological roles, ...

as Dharma Raju * Satyanarayana as

Saindhava The Saindhavas, also known as Jayadrathas, was a Medieval Indian dynasty that ruled western Saurashtra (now in Gujarat, India) from c. 735 CE to c. 920 CE, probably in alliance with Maitrakas in its early years. Their capital was at Bhutamabi ...

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as Uttara Kumarudu * Dandamudi Rajagopal as

Bheema In Hindu epic Mahabharata, Bhima ( sa, भीम, ) is the second among the five Pandavas. The ''Mahabharata'' relates many events that portray the might of Bhima. Bhima was born when Vayu, the wind god, granted a son to Kunti and Pandu. Af ...

Raavi Kondala Rao Raavi Kondala Rao (11 February 1932 – 28 July 2020) was an Indian actor, screenwriter, playwright, and journalist who worked in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre. He acted in over 400 films. He won Nandi Award for Best Story Writer for '' Pe ...

Drona Droṇa ( sa, द्रोण, Droṇa), also referred to as Dronacharya ( sa, द्रोणाचार्य, Droṇācārya), is a major character of the Hindu epic Mahabharata. In the epic, he serves as the royal preceptor of the Kaurav ...

charya *K.V.S.Sarma as

Shakuni Shakuni ( sa, शकुनि, , ) plays a key role in the Hindu epic ''Mahabharata''. He is one of the main antagonists of the Hindu epic ''Mahabharata''. He was the prince of the kingdom of Gandhara when introduced, later becoming its king a ...

G. Varalakshmi Garikapati Varalakshmi (27 September 1926 – 26 November 2006) was an Indian actress, stage artist, singer, and director who worked in Telugu and Tamil films. Biography Varalakshmi was born in 1926 in Ongole, Andhra Pradesh, India. Her fath ...

Draupadi Draupadi ( sa, द्रौपदी, draupadī, Daughter of Drupada), also referred to as Krishnaa, Panchali, and Yagyaseni, is the main female protagonist of the Hindu epic ''Mahabharata,'' and the common consort of the five Pandava brothers ...

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 '' ...

Subhadra Subhadra ( sa, सुभद्रा, Subhadrā) is a Hindu goddess mentioned in ancient Hindu scriptures like the ''Mahabharata'' and the ''Bhagavata Purana''. She is described as the favourite child of Vasudeva and the younger sister of de ...

*Malathi as

Sudeshna In the Hindu epic ''Mahabharata'', Sudeshna was the wife of King Virata, at whose court the Pandavas spent a year in concealment during their exile. She was the mother of Uttar, Uttara, Shveta, and Shankha. Sudeshna, had 106 Younger Brothers. ...

*Sujatha as Manjula *

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as Dancer

Production

''Veerabhimanyu'' revolves around

, a character in the Indian epic ''

Mahabharata The ''Mahābhārata'' ( ; sa, महाभारतम्, ', ) is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India in Hinduism, the other being the ''Rāmāyaṇa''. It narrates the struggle between two groups of cousins in the Kuruk ...

''. Directed by

and produced by Sunderlal Nahta and Dhoondeswara Rao under the banner Rajalakshmi Productions, it was simultaneously produced in Telugu and Tamil languages, the latter as ''

'', which featured a largely different cast. While Shoban Babu played Abhimanyu and

played

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 ...

in Telugu, they were replaced in Tamil by

A. V. M. Rajan Shanmugasundaram, known by his stage name A.V.M. Rajan, (26 July 1935) is a former Indian actor in Tamil cinema who was active during the 1960s and 1970s. Born in Pudukottai, Shanmugasundaram was very eager to join cinema though he held a bachel ...

and

Gemini Ganesan Ramasamy Ganesan (17 November 1920 – 22 March 2005), better known by his stage name Gemini Ganesan, was an Indian actor who worked mainly in Tamil cinema. He was referred to as the ''Kaadhal Mannan'' (King of Romance) for his romantic roles ...

, respectively. Kanchana played Uttara in both versions. Cinematography was handled by Ravi, the editing by N. S. Prakasam, and the art direction by S. Krishna Rao.

Soundtrack

Music composed by

Box office

The film ran for more than 100 days in 12 centres in Andhra Pradesh.

References

External links

* {{V. Madhusudhana Rao 1965 films Indian multilingual films 1960s Telugu-language films Films directed by V. Madhusudhana Rao Films scored by K. V. Mahadevan Hindu mythological films Films based on the Mahabharata