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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Kiratha Arjuna<br />
| image = Kiratha Arjuna.jpg<br />
| alt = <br />
| caption = Poster<br />
| director = G. Rameshwaran<br />Murugadasa<br />
| producer = <br />
| screenplay = <br />
| story = <br />
| based_on = <!-- {{Based on|title of the original work|creator of the original work|additional creator(s), if necessary}} --><br />
| starring = M. R. Krishnamurthi<br />Thirukharaivaasal Subbulakshmi<br />Bhavani K. Sambamurthi<br />T. M. Ramasami Pillai<br />
| music = Bhavani K. Sambamurthi<br />
| cinematography = G. Singh<br />Devji<br />
| editing = <br />
| studio = Venus Pictures<br />
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1940|5|25}}<br />
| runtime = <br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
}}<br />
'''''Kiratha Arjuna''''' (also known as '''''Oorvasi Saahasam''''') is a 1940 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[Hindu mythological film]] directed by G. Rameshwaran and Murugadasa, and produced by Venus Pictures. Based on the war between the [[Pandava]] prince Arjuna and the god [[Shiva]], the film stars M. R. Krishnamurthi, Thirukharaivaasal Subbulakshmi, Bhavani K. Sambamurthi and T. M. Ramasami Pillai. It was released on 25 May 1940. No print of the film is known to survive, making it a [[lost film]].<ref name="thehindu" /><br />
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== Cast ==<br />
* M. R. Krishnamurthi as [[Arjuna]]<ref name="thehindu" /><br />
* Thirukharaivaasal Subbulakshmi as [[Urvashi]]<ref name="thehindu" /><br />
* Bhavani K. Sambamurthi as [[Narada]]<ref name="thehindu" /><br />
* T. M. Ramasami Pillai as [[Shiva]]<ref name="thehindu" /><br />
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== Production ==<br />
''Kiratha Arjuna'' had an alternate title: ''Oorvasi Saahasam''. It was directed by G. Rameshwaran and Murugadasa, and produced by Venus Pictures.{{efn|Not the later studio of the same name.}} Bhavani K. Sambamurthi, who portrayed Narada, also composed the film's music,<ref name="thehindu" /> while [[Papanasam Sivan]] wrote the lyrics. Cinematography was handled by G. Singh and Devji. The final length of the film was {{Convert|14000|feet|metres|abbr=}}.<ref name="Anandan" /><br />
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== Release and reception ==<br />
The film was censored in 1939,<ref name="thehindu" /> but released only on 25 May 1940.<ref name="Anandan" /> No print of the film is known to survive, making it a [[lost film]].<ref name="thehindu" /><br />
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== Notes ==<br />
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== References ==<br />
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<ref name="thehindu">{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/kiratha-arjuna-oorvasi-saahasam-1940/article3290659.ece |title=Kiratha Arjuna (Oorvasi Saahasam) 1940 |last=Guy |first=Randor |date=7 April 2012 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=29 January 2020 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200122150404/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/kiratha-arjuna-oorvasi-saahasam-1940/article3290659.ece |archive-date=22 January 2020 |author-link=Randor Guy}}</ref><br />
<ref name="Anandan">{{Cite book |url=http://lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1940-cinedetails3.asp |title=Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru |last=Film News Anandan |publisher=Sivagami Publishers |year=2004 |language=Tamil |trans-title=Tamil film history and its achievements |author-link=Film News Anandan |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200129061204/http://lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1940-cinedetails3.asp |archive-date=29 January 2020 |url-status=usurped}}</ref><br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{IMDb title|id=0245534}}<br />
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[[Category:1940 films]]<br />
[[Category:1940 Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:1940 lost films]]<br />
[[Category:1940 Tamil-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Hindu mythological films]]<br />
[[Category:Lost Indian films]]<br />
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