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Sri Madvirata Parvam (1979)

Sri Madvirata Parvam poster
Original title
శ్రీమద్విరాట పర్వము
Directed by
N. T. Rama Rao
Genre
drama, action
Country
India
Runtime
2h 41m
Rated
U
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This film retells the Virata Parva section of the Mahabharata. It follows the Pandavas during their year of hiding in the kingdom of Virata, where they take on disguises and face challenges.

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What happens

Srimad Virata Parvam is a 1979 Telugu-language Hindu mythological film, produced and directed by N. T. Rama Rao under his Ramakrishna Cine Studios banner. It stars N. T. Rama Rao, Vanisri, Nandamuri Balakrishna and the music is composed by Susarla Dakshina Murthy. The film is based on Virata Parva from epic Mahabharata in which NTR has performed 5 pivotal roles after the blockbuster success of Daana Veera Soora Karna (1977), in which he emoted 3 different roles. It is a color remake of the 1966 movie Nartanasala both starring N.T.Rama Rao as Arjuna. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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