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Krishna Vijayam (1950)

Krishna Vijayam poster
Directed by
Sundar Rao Nadkarni
Genre
epic film
Country
India
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This film tells the story of the Hindu god Krishna, from his childhood to his victory. It features a singer in the role of the sage Narada and different actors playing Krishna as a child and as an adult.

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What happens

Krishna Vijayam (transl. Krishna's victory) is a 1950 Indian Tamil language film written and directed by Sundar Rao Nadkarni. The film featured Carnatic music singer N. C. Vasanthakokilam in the role of Narada. The film, based on the Epic story of Krishna avatar, featured later day playback singer A. L. Raghavan as the child Krishna. Adult Krishna was played by P. V. Narasimha Bharathi. It was released on 14 January 1950. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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