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{{Infobox film
| name = Mayura
| image = Mayoora.jpg

| alt =
| caption = Poster
| director = [[Vijay (director)|Vijay]]
| producer = T. P. Venugopal
| writer = [[Devudu Narasimha Sastri]]
| screenplay =
| narrator =
| starring = [[Dr. Rajkumar|Rajkumar]] [[Manjula (Kannada actress)|Manjula]] [[K. S. Ashwath]] [[Vajramuni]] [[Srinath (Kannada actor)|Srinath]]
| music = [[G. K. Venkatesh]]
| cinematography = Annayya Mallik
| editing = Babu Rajan
| studio =
| distributor = Ramesh Movies
| released = {{Film date|1975|09|12|df=yes}}
| runtime = 178 minutes (''136 trimmed version'')
| country = India
| language = Kannada
| budget = {{INR}}40-45 lakhs
| gross = {{INR}}3 crores<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/rajkumar-classics-last-resort-to-pull-audience-to-the-theatre/article6680188.ece|title=Mayoora re-release|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=11 December 2014|access-date=27 July 2019|last1=Khajane|first1=Muralidhara}}</ref>
}}

'''''Mayura''''' ({{audio|Kn-ಮಯೂರ.ogg|pronunciation}}) is a 1975 Indian [[Kannada]]-language [[historical drama]] film, directed by [[Vijay (director)|Vijay]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://allmoviedatabase.com/KMDB.asp?movieName=Mayura|title=Kannada Movie Database – Mayura|website=Allmoviedatabase.com|access-date=29 November 2021}}</ref> It is one of the most popular films of acclaimed Kannada actor [[Dr. Rajkumar|Rajkumar]], who plays the role of Prince [[Mayurasharma]] of the [[Kadamba dynasty]], the earliest native kingdom to rule over what is today the modern state of [[Karnataka]]. The film depicts the life of Mayura, a [[Brahmin]] youth, as he discovers his royal heritage and realizes his destiny of ascending to the throne of the then-[[Pallava dynasty|Pallava]] kingdom.

Based on a novel of the same name by [[Devudu Narasimha Sastri]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.udayavani.com/cinema/balcony-sandalwood-news/raj-festival-a-mirror-of-the-grooms-novel-films|title = ರಾಜ್‌ ಹಬ್ಬ: ವರನಟನ ಕಾದಂಬರಿ ಚಿತ್ರಗಳ ಕನ್ನಡಿ|website=Udayavani.com}}</ref> the film is notable for its various scenes filmed inside and around the famous [[Mysore Palace]]. The movie was also the last movie to be shot inside the Mysore Palace. The movie saw a theatrical run of 30 weeks.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chitratara.com/showCelbProfile.asp?newsid=8|title=:: Welcome to Chitatara ::|date=17 July 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070717135525/http://www.chitratara.com/showCelbProfile.asp?newsid=8|access-date=29 November 2021|archive-date=17 July 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sandalwoodking.rocks/threads/all-time-blockbusters-posters-data.3742/page-9|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181111173619/http://www.sandalwoodking.rocks/threads/all-time-blockbusters-posters-data.3742/page-9|url-status=usurped|archive-date=11 November 2018|title=Sandalwood Blockbuster hits|website=Sandalwoodking.rocks|date=17 May 2011}}</ref> It is considered by many as a symbol of Kannada pride.

The movie was dubbed in Telugu as ''Mahaveera Mayura'' and in Malayalam in 1976 as ''Raja Mayura Varma''.

The core plot element of ''[[Baahubali: The Beginning|Baahubali]]'' – about the hero not knowing his birth secret that he belongs to a royal family and lives in isolation in a village – was reported to be inspired by this movie.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/baahubali-copied-from-rajkumars-mayura/articleshow/48001596.cms | title=Baahubali copied from Rajkumar's Mayura? - Times of India | website=[[The Times of India]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/baahubali-story-leaked-movie-inspired-by-kannada-classic-mayura-638564 | title='Baahubali' Story Leaked: Movie Inspired by Kannada Classic 'Mayura'? | website=[[International Business Times]] | date=8 July 2015 }}</ref> [[V. Vijayendra Prasad]], father of [[S. S. Rajamouli]] and the story writer of ''[[Baahubali: The Beginning]]'' had admitted that Dr. Rajkumar films were also one of the responsible factors for the content he derived for that movie.<ref>https://www.indiaglitz.com/dubbing-to-kannada-vijayendra-prasad-observation-kannada-_amp-news-180113</ref>

==Plot==
The film opens in [[Kanchi]] with Mayura, a [[Brahmin]] youth challenging an arrogant wrestler and defeating him. Mayura had never been formally trained and had only learned techniques of wrestling by observing other wrestlers. As a Brahmin, he was required to study [[Veda]]s, yet he was deeply interested in martial arts and after this wrestling encounter, Ranga Jetti ([[M. P. Shankar]]), the premier wrestler in Kanchi, takes him under his wing and trains him. After becoming proficient in all the martial arts, one day, while observing the training of Pallava princes, Mayura accidentally gets into a fight with and gives a thrashing to Vishnugopa ([[Vajramuni]]), the [[Pallava]] prince, thereby earning his enmity.

After this, Mayura has to flee Kanchi as per the advice of Ranga Jetti, to escape from pursuing Pallavas. He also then learns that he is in fact the son of Raja Chandravarma, the [[Kadamba dynasty|Kadamba]] king who was killed through deceit by the Pallava king, Sivaskandhavarma. Upon learning from his father's minister about his Kshatriya antecedents and his illustrious lineage, Mayura dedicates himself to throw the Pallava (foreign) yoke and liberate his motherland. Returning to [[Banavasi]] in the guise of a merchant called Nilakanthagupta, Mayura builds a following and an army. Through clever strategies, he conquers both Banavasi and the [[Telugu language|Telugu]] speaking regions around [[Srisailam|Srishaila]], thus building a vast kingdom.

While the film builds the rivalry between Vishnugopa and Mayura, it also throws light on the mutually admiring friendship between Mayura and the Pallava crown prince ([[Srinath (Kannada actor)|Srinath]]) and also on the growing love between Mayura and the Pallava princess Premavati ([[Manjula (Kannada actress)|Manjula]]). In the end, Vishnugopa overcomes his anger and hatred towards Mayura, who marries Premavati, with the blessings of Sivaskandhavarma himself.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.landoflime.com/archives/writing-films/dr-rajkumar-mayura-1/|title=Dr. Rajkumar: Mayura - 1|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325210707/http://www.landoflime.com/archives/writing-films/dr-rajkumar-mayura-1/|access-date=29 November 2021|archive-date=25 March 2012}}</ref>

==Cast==
* [[Dr. Rajkumar]] as [[Mayurasharma]], a young Brahmin who rises against the [[Pallava dynasty|Pallava]] rulers upon being humiliated by one of their kingsmen.
* [[Srinath (Kannada actor)|Srinath]] as the [[Crown prince|Yuvaraja]] of the Pallavas, the Yuvaraja is a wise and far-sighted prince who admires Mayura for his boldness in standing up to his brother Prince Vishnugopa.
* [[Vajramuni]] as Prince Vishnugopa, the [[antagonist]] of the film, his arrogance and ruthless ambition infuriates Mayura and drives him to rally the populace against his oppression.
* [[T. N. Balakrishna|Balakrishna]] as Madhukeshwara, an aide to Mayura in his days as an [[outlaw]] and [[vigilante]], his loyalties are tested when the authority puts out a reward on any information leading to Mayura's capture.
* [[Manjula (Kannada actress)|Manjula]] as Premavati
* [[K. S. Ashwath]] as Shadananasharma
* [[M. P. Shankar]] as Ranga Jetti
* [[Thoogudeepa Srinivas]] as Kotwal
* [[Shakti Prasad]] as Narasimha datta / Jada
* [[Sampath (actor)|Sampath]] as Dantivarma
* [[Raja Shankar]] as Veerasharma
* [[Rajanand]] as King Shivaskandavarman
* [[Tiger Prabhakar]] as Cheluva, a wrestler
* [[H. Ramachandra Shastry|Ramachandra Shastri]] as Eeshabhatta, Mayurasharma's foster father
* Joker Shyam as Parameshwara

==Production==
Assistant director of the movie Bangalore Nagesh had revealed that Manjula had walked out of the sets without shooting the climax due to non-settlement of her remuneration - after which the shoot was completed using a junior artist without revealing the face of the character.<ref>https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Kf1Ga2KteKs</ref>

==Soundtrack==
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| artist = [[G. K. Venkatesh]]
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The soundtrack of ''Mayura'' consists of three tracks, all composed by [[G. K. Venkatesh]], with its lyrics written by [[Chi. Udayashankar]] and sung by P. B. Sreenivas, Rajkumar and [[S. Janaki]].<ref>[http://www.saregama.com/portal/pages/film?mode=get_album_info&albumId=2187 Saregama - Mayura]</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Track # !! Song !! Singer(s)
|-
| 1 || ''Naaniruvude Nimagaagi'' || [[Dr. Rajkumar|Rajkumar]]
|-
| 2 || ''Ee Mounava Taalenu'' || [[Dr. Rajkumar|Rajkumar]], [[S. Janaki]]
|-
| 3 || ''Hagalo Irulo'' || [[S. Janaki]]
|-
| 4 || ''Kelo manganna'' || [[P. B. Sreenivas]]
|}

==Legacy==
Mayuravarma is the earliest known native ruler to rule over areas which now form Karnataka.<ref name="brahmin">Kamath (2001), p. 30</ref> Before the rise of the Kadambas, the centers of power ruling the land were outside of the Karnataka region.<ref name="brahmin1">[[George M. Moraes|Moraes]] (1931), pp. 9-10</ref> But with the Kadambas' ascent to power, Kannada language and culture was brought into the mainstream and attained the status of majority, due to which Mayuravarma's reign, and his depiction in the film, is regarded with pride by present-day [[Kannadigas]].

==See also==
* [[List of Asian historical drama films]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [[George M. Moraes]] (1931), The Kadamba Kula, A History of Ancient and Medieval Karnataka, Asian Educational Services, New Delhi, Madras, 1990 {{ISBN|81-206-0595-0}}
* Dr. Suryanath U. Kamat, A Concise history of Karnataka from pre-historic times to the present, Jupiter books, MCC, Bangalore, 2001 (Reprinted 2002) OCLC: 7796041
* {{IMDb title|1416753}}

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