Nagarjuna (1961)

Directed by

Yaragudipati Varada Rao

Country

India

Elsewhere

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How it feels

This is a mythological film about Iravan, the son of Arjuna. It follows his story within the larger epic narrative. The movie features music by Rajan Nagendra and was shot in both Kannada and Telugu languages.

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What happens

Nagarjuna () is a 1961 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by Y. V. Rao and produced by K. N. Mallikarjuna. The film stars Rajkumar, Kanta Rao, G. Varalakshmi, Sandhya, Harini and Ramadevi. The film has musical score by Rajan–Nagendra. Y. V. Rao shot the movie simultaneously in Telugu with the same name (Naagaarjuna) starring Kanta Rao. Rajkumar portrayed the role of Arjuna's son Iravan in the movie. He later on went on to portray the role of Arjuna's another son Babruvahana in the 1977 movie of the same name - making him the only actor to portray the role of Arjuna and his two sons. This remains the only movie in which YV Rao directed Rajkumar - since their second collaboration Hennina Baale Kanneeru was stalled after a portion of the shoot. The dialogues were written by H.L. Narayana Rao who happens to be the father of actor Vishnuvardhan. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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