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Pandava Vanavasam

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Pandava Vanavasam
Theatrical release poster
Directed byKamalakara Kameswara Rao
Written bySamudrala Sr
Produced byA. S. R. Anjaneyulu
StarringN. T. Rama Rao
Savitri
CinematographyC. Nageswara Rao
Edited byA. Sanjeevi
Veerappa
Ankineedu
Music byGhantasala
Production
company
Madhavi Productions
Release date
  • 14 January 1965 (1965-01-14)
Running time
198 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Pandava Vanavasam (transl. The Exile of Pandavas) is a 1965 Indian Telugu-language Hindu mythological film directed by Kamalakara Kameswara Rao and written by Samudrala Sr. It stars N. T. Rama Rao and Savitri, with music composed by Ghantasala.[1][2] It was produced by A. S. R. Anjaneyulu under the Madhavi Productions banner. The film was a major box office success, running for 175 days in theatres.[3]

Plot

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The film begins with the Pandavas accomplishing Rajasuya and showing their gratitude to Krishna for his aid. Besides, Duryodhana avenges the mortification heaped on him in the Mayasabha. At this, Sakuni consoles him and lays out a stratagem by inviting Dharmaja for a dice game in which he loses everything, including himself, his brothers & Draupadi, who are miscreants subject to a massive scandal. Now, the Pandavas are forced into exile after Dharmaja loses again in the dice game. During their Aranyavaasam, Bhima encounters Anjaneya and brings the flower Sowgandhika Pushpam to fulfill Draupadi's wish. Afterward, Duryodhana creates hurdles for the Pandavas Yaga by resorting to Ghosha Yatra, staying nearby, and mocking them. However, when he faces defeat by Gandharva king Chitrasena, Dharmaja sends Bhima & Arjuna for his rescue, which ignites his self-esteem, and he decides to take self-immolation, but Karna & Shakuni comfort him. At that moment, they perceive that the divine power behind Pandavas is Krishna. Just after, when Draupadi is alone, Saindhava, the husband of Dushala, Kauravas' sister, spots her. Febrile for her beauty and proposes, which she refuses. Infuriated, Saindhava abducts her. Being conscious of it, Bhima strikes and is on the verge of slaying him—Dharmaja edicts to quit him for righteousness. So, Bhima expels Saindhava by scraping his hair off the head. Parallelly, Kauravas' ploy to separate Krishna from Pandavas, so they conspire to knit Duryodhana's son Lakshmana with Balarama's daughter Sasirekha. Indeed, the elders had already fixed her alliance with Abhimanyu. During that plight, Bhima kindles Ghatothkacha, one that boomerangs the wedding by purporting as Sasirekha and teases the men of the bridegroom with his gimmicks on the guidance of Krishna. At last, Sasirekha & Abhimanyu nuptial accomplishes. Finally, the movie ends happily with the successful completion of the Pandavas' 12 exile period.

Cast

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Soundtrack

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Pandava Vanavasamu
Film score by
Released1965
GenreSoundtrack
Length44:48
LabelSAREGAMA Audio
ProducerGhantasala

Music composed by Ghantasala. The music was released by SAREGAMA Audio Company.

S. No. Song Title Lyrics Singers length
1 "Himagiri Sogasulo" Samudrala Sr Ghantasala, P. Susheela 4:30
2 "Devaa Deena Baandhava" Samudrala Sr. P. Leela 3:42
3 "Vidhi Vanchithulai" Samudrala Sr. Ghantasala 4:33
4 "Mahinele Maharaju" Samudrala Sr. P. Leela, L. R. Eswari 4:48
5 "Manojavam Maruthatulyam" Traditional Ghantasala 2:34
6 "Oh Vannekaada" Samudrala Sr. S. Janaki 5:51
7 "Raagaalu Melavimpa" Samudrala Sr. Ghantasala, P. Susheela 3:39
8 "Mogali Rekula Sigadhaana" Kosaraju Ghantasala, L. R. Eswari 7:20
9 "Naa Chandamama" Samudrala Sr. Ghantasala, P. Susheela 4:43
10 "Baava Baava Panneeru" Aarudhra P. Susheela, Padmanabham 2:58 4:43
11 "Krishna" Aarudhra P. Susheela 2:58

Trivia

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References

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  1. ^ "చిత్ర సమీక్ష: పాండవ వనవాసము" [Film review: Pandava Vanavasamu]. Visalaandhra (in Telugu). 24 January 1965. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  2. ^ "సమీక్ష: పాండవ వనవాసము" [Review: Pandava Vanavasamu]. Andhra Patrika (in Telugu). 17 January 1965. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  3. ^ Krishnamoorthy, Suresh (14 January 2015). "50 years on, Pandava Vanavaasam is still appealing". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  4. ^ CineGoer.com - Box-Office Records And Collections - Silver Jubilee Films Of NTR Archived 16 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine
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