Sree Guruvayoor Mahathmyam

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{{Infobox film
| name = Sree Guruvayoor Mahathmyam
| image =
| caption =
| director = [[P. Bhaskaran]]
| producer = Guruvayoor Devaswom Films
| writer = P. Bhaskaran
| screenplay = P. Bhaskaran
| starring = Babu Namboothiri Jaganatha Varma V. T. Aravindaksha Menon Chitrabanu Namboothiri P. J. Mohanakrishnan Master Rajesh Balamurali Krishna Parvathy Antharjanam Salini Kaldas Baby Kavitha Sonal Mansingh Remadevi etc.
| music = [[V. Dakshinamoorthy]]
| cinematography = P. N. Sundaram
| editing = Sankunni
| studio =
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1984|12|20}}
| country = [[India]]
| language = Malayalam
}}

'''''Sree Guruvayoor Mahathmyam''''' (mythological theme) is a [[Malayalam Feature Film of 1984|1984]] [[Cinema of India|Indian]] [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]] film, directed by P. Bhaskaran. This film is based on the historic importance, religious beliefs and divinity behind the [[Guruvayur Temple]], one of the most popular temples of Lord Sree Krishna in India located in [[Thrissur District]], [[Kerala]] State. This film is produced by Guruvayur Devaswom. The shooting was done entirely inside the temple premises. Apart from depicting the history in detail, the film had slokams from Geethagovindam, Jnanapana, Narayaneeyam and Srikrishnakarnamritham. These slokams were rendered by Yesudas, Dr. Balamuralikrishna, M. G. Radhakrishnan, [[P. Leela]], P. Susheela, S. Janaki, Sushama, Kalyani Menon, Ben King sait.
Other songs in the film are
"Anjanavarnanaamunni...." (Kalyani Menon),
"Gurupavanapuranilaye..." (Radhakrishnan & Party)
"Kannane Kaninaal Kandu..." (Yesudas) <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movie.php?i=1612|title=Sree Guruvayoor Mahathmyam|accessdate=2014-11-13|publisher=www.malayalachalachithram.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.msidb.org/m.php?2756|title=Sree Guruvayoor Mahathmyam|accessdate=2014-11-13|publisher=malayalasangeetham.info}}</ref> This was the last film of P. Bhaskaran as director, though he later directed some television serials.

==Cast==
* V. T. Aravindakshamenon
* Babu Namboothiri
* Jagannadha Varma

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|0155735}}

[[Category:1984 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1980s Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:Guruvayur]]
[[Category:Films set in Kerala]]

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Kurukshetram (1977 film)

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{{Infobox film
| name = Kurukshetram
| image = Kurukshetram poster.JPG
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Kamalakara Kameswara Rao]]
| producer = A. S. R. Anjaneyulu
| eproducer =
| aproducer =
| writer = Tripuraneni Maharathi
| starring = [[Krishna (Telugu actor)|Krishna]] [[Krishnam Raju]] [[Jamuna (actress)|Jamuna]] [[Kaikala Satyanarayana]] [[Anjali Devi]] [[Vijaya Nirmala]]
| music = [[S. Rajeswara Rao]]
| cinematography = P. L. Roy
| editing = Kotagiri Gopala Rao
| studio = Madhavi Padmalaya Combines
| distributor =
| released = 14 January 1977
| runtime = 168 min.
| country = India
| awards =
| language = Telugu
| budget =
| gross =
| preceded_by =
| followed_by = }}

'''''Kurukshetram''''' is a 1977 [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]] [[Hindu mythology|mythological film]] produced by A. S. R. Anjaneyulu and directed by [[Kamalakara Kameswara Rao]]. It stars [[Krishna (Telugu actor)|Krishna]], [[Sobhan Babu]], [[Krishnam Raju]] and [[Kaikala Satyanarayana]] in the lead roles while [[Jamuna (actress)|Jamuna]], [[Vijaya Nirmala]], [[Anjali Devi]] and [[Gummadi Venkateswara Rao]] played other important roles. During the shooting in Rajasthan the producer ran out of money and superstar Krishna became producer of the movie.

==Cast==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Actor/Actress !! Role
|-
|[[Krishna (Telugu actor)|Krishna]] || [[Arjuna]]
|-
|[[Sobhan Babu]] || [[Krishna]]
|-
|[[Krishnam Raju]] || [[Karna]]
|-
|[[Jamuna (actress)|Jamuna]] || [[Draupadi]]
|-
|[[Kaikala Satyanarayana]] || [[Duryodhana]]
|-
|[[Vijaya Nirmala]] || [[Subhadra]]
|-
|[[Anjali Devi]] || [[Kunti]]
|-
|[[Jaya Prada]] || [[Uttara (Mahabharata)|Uttara]]
|-
|[[Gummadi Venkateswara Rao]] || [[Bhishma]]
|-
|[[Nagabhushanam (actor)|Nagabhushanam]] || [[Shakuni]]
|-
|[[Rao Gopal Rao]] || [[Shalya]]
|-
|[[Kanta Rao (Telugu actor)|Kanta Rao]] || [[Drupada]]
|-
|[[Mannava Balayya|M. Balayya]] || [[Yudhishthira]]
|-
|[[Chandra Mohan (Telugu actor)|Chandra Mohan]] || [[Abhimanyu]]
|-
|Randhawa || [[Bhima]]
|-
|[[Dhulipala Seetarama Sastry]] || [[Indra]]
|-
|[[Giri Babu]] || [[Dushasana]]
|-
|[[Mukkamala]] || [[Dhritarashtra]]
|-
|[[Ramakrishna_(Telugu_actor)|Rama Krishna]] || [[Balarama]]
|-
|[[Chandrakala]] || [[Rukmini]]
|-
|[[Latha (actress)|Latha]] || [[Satyabhama]]
|-
|[[Mohan Babu]] || [[Shishupala]]
|-
|Tyagaraju || Saindhava
|-
|[[P. J. Sarma]] || [[Kripa]]
|}

==Location==

While Krishna was busy with the ''Kurusketram'', NTR was busy with the production of ''[[Daana Veera Soora Karna]]''.<ref>[http://www.greatandhra.com/viewnews.php?id=18363&cat=&scat=5 Super Star Krishna's Anger On Singer Ramakrishna ]</ref> While the former was shot in Mysore, Rajasthan, and other places with huge settings, DVSK was made locally in Ramakrishna Cine Studios. The people who worked for both the films were [[Gummadi Venkateswara Rao]] ([[Parashurama]] in ''DVSK''), [[Kaikala Satyanarayana]] (Bheema in ''DVSK''), [[Dhulipala]] ([[Shakuni]] in ''DVSK''), [[Mukkamala]] ([[Shalya]] in ''DVSK'').

==Soundtrack==
* "Dharma Kshertam" (Lyricist: [[Sri Sri (writer)|Sri Sri]]; Singers: [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam|S. P. Balu]])
* "Alukala Kulukula" (Lyricist: [[Veturi Sundararama Murthy]]; Singers: S. P. Balu, [[P. Susheela]])
* "Ide Mayasabha Mandiram" (Lyricist: [[Samudrala Ramanujacharya|Jr. Samudrala]]; Singers: P. Susheela)
* "Harivillu Divinunchi" (Lyricist: [[Aarudhra]]; Singers: P. Susheela, [[V. Ramakrishna]])
* "Mrogindi Kalyanaveena" (Lyricist: [[C. Narayana Reddy]]; Singers: S. P. Balu, P. Susheela)

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|1865426}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Kamalakara Kameswara Rao}}
{{Works based on the Mahabharata}}
[[Category:1977 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1970s Telugu-language films]]
[[Category:Hindu mythological films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Kamalakara Kameswara Rao]]
[[Category:Films scored by Saluri Rajeswara Rao]]
[[Category:Films shot in Mysore]]
[[Category:Films based on the Mahabharata]]

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