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Paduvaaralli Pandavaru
1978 Indian film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Paduvaaralli Pandavaru (ⓘ) is a 1978 Indian Kannada language film directed by Puttanna Kanagal. It stars Ambareesh, Ramakrishna and Jai Jagadish as the protagonists and Aarathi makes an extended special appearance in the role of a journalist. The movie was an adaptation of the epic Mahabharata. Fit into a rural scenario, the film references some of the clashes between the Pandavas and the Kauravas.
The film was remade in Telugu as Manavoori Pandavulu (1978) by Bapu,[1] who later directed the Hindi remake Hum Paanch (1981) and in Tamil as Pannai Purathu Pandavargal (1982).[2]
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Storyline
The movie is an adaptation of the epic Mahabharata, fit into a rural scenario. It highlights the clash between a village zamindar and five young men, some of them similar to the conflicts between the Pandavas and the Kauravas. Pandavaru refers to the five men.it also is a commentary on rigid feudal system and eventual opposition to that from our heroes.
Cast
- Ambareesh as Kariya
- Ramakrishna as Shankar
- Jai Jagadish as Ramanna
- Aarathi (Special Appearance)
- Shubha (Special Appearance)
- Dheerendra Gopal as Sangappa
- Musuri Krishnamurthy as "Connection" Kalappa
- G. V. Krishna
- Srilalitha
- Shanthala
- Vishwanath
- Mala
- Mysore Lokesh
- M. Jayashree
- Mahadev
- Chandrahasa Alva
Soundtrack
Reception
The Hindu listed this film alongside five other films for which Ambareesh earned critical acclaim for his acting.[3]
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