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Bheemasena Nalamaharaja (2020)

Bheemasena Nalamaharaja poster
Original title
ಭೀಮಸೇನ ನಳಮಹಾರಾಜ
Directed by
Karthik Saragur
Genre
action film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 20m
Rated
UA
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Six characters navigate love, loss and friendship. Their lives are intertwined and food plays a central role in their stories.

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What happens

Bheemasena Nalamaharaja is a 2020 Indian Kannada-language drama film directed by Karthik Saragur and produced by Pushkara Mallikarjunaiah, Rakshit Shetty, and Hemanth M. Rao. The film stars Aravinnd Iyer, Aarohi Narayan, Priyanka Thimmesh and Achyuth Kumar. The soundtrack and score was composed by Charan Raj. The title references characters from the Mahabharata—Bhimasena (Bhima) and Nala Maharaja—both renowned for their culinary skills. The narrative weaves themes of love, loss, and friendship, with food serving as a central motif. As per the director, the film is "based on six rasas—sweet, sour, salty, bitter, pungent and astringent, and the six characters represent six rasas." Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the film was streamed worldwide from 29 October 2020 on Amazon Prime Video as a part of their Great Indian Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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