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{{Infobox film
| name = Pandava Vanavasam
| image = Pandava Vanavasam.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| writer = [[Samudrala Raghavacharya|Samudrala Sr]]
| producer = A. S. R. Anjaneyulu
| director = [[Kamalakara Kameswara Rao]]
| starring = [[N. T. Rama Rao]]<br />[[Savitri (actress)|Savitri]]
| music = [[Ghantasala (singer)|Ghantasala]]
| cinematography = C. Nageswara Rao
| editing = A. Sanjeevi<br />Veerappa<br />Ankineedu
| studio = Madhavi Productions
| released = 14 January 1965
| runtime = 198 minutes
| country = India
| language = Telugu
| budget =
| gross =
}}

'''''Pandava Vanavasam''''' ({{trans|Exile of [[Pandava]]s}}) is a 1965 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[List of Hindu mythological or devotional films|Hindu mythological film]], produced by A. S. R. Anjaneyulu under the Madhavi Productions banner and directed by [[Kamalakara Kameswara Rao]]. It stars [[N. T. Rama Rao]], [[Savitri (actress)|Savitri]] and music composed by [[Ghantasala (singer)|Ghantasala]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=24 January 1965|title=చిత్ర సమీక్ష: పాండవ వనవాసము|language=te|trans-title=Film review: Pandava Vanavasamu|work=[[Visalaandhra]]|url=https://indiancine.ma/document/FRV/|access-date=6 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=17 January 1965|title=సమీక్ష: పాండవ వనవాసము|language=te|trans-title=Review: Pandava Vanavasamu|work=[[Andhra Patrika]]|url=https://indiancine.ma/document/FRU/0,0,2565,1725|access-date=6 September 2020}}</ref> The film was a major box office success, running for 175 days in theatres.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Krishnamoorthy|first=Suresh|date=2015-01-14|title=50 years on, Pandava Vanavaasam is still appealing|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/50-years-on-pandava-vanavaasam-is-still-appealing/article6787110.ece|access-date=2020-11-24|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

==Plot==
The film begins with the Pandavas successfully performing ''Rajasuya Yagam'' and thanking Lord Krishna (Kanta Rao) for his support. Besides, Duryodhana (S. V. Ranga Rao) is humiliated and raging with anger at the insults heaped on him in the ''Mayasabha''. Sakuni (Mudigonda Lingamurthy) consoles him and layouts a stratagem for avenge by inviting Dharma Raja (Gummadi) for a dice game. Thereupon, Dharmaraja loses everything in it, including himself, his brothers and Draupadi (Savitri), who are subjected to great humiliation by Dussasana (Mikkilineni) on the orders of Duryodhana. The Pandavas are forced into exile after Dharmaraja loses again in the dice game. During their ''Aranyavaasam'', Bheema (N. T. Rama Rao) encounters Anjaneya and brings the flower ''Sowgandhika Pushpam'' to fulfill Draupadi's wish. Afterward, to create hurdles for the Yaga being performed by the Pandavas, Duryodhana resorts to Ghosha Yatra stays nearby and mocks them. However, when he faces defeat from Gandharva king Chitrasena (Dhulipala), Dharmaraja sends Bheema & Arjuna (M. Balaiah) for his rescue. Right now, Duryodhana once again fires with insult and decides to commit suicide but Karna (Prabhakar Reddy) & Shakuni comfort him. At that moment, they perceive the divine power behind Pandavas is Lord Krishna.

Just after, one day, when Draupadi is alone Saindhava the husband of Dushala, Kauravas' sister spots her. Febrile for her beauty and proposes which she refuses. Infuriated, Saindhava abducts Draupadi and moves towards his kingdom. Being cognizant of it, Bheema protects Draupadi and when he is about to slay him Dharma Raja commands to live him on for piety. So, Bheema expels Saindhava by scraping his hair off his head. Parallelly, Kauravas' ploy to separate Krishna from Pandavas, so, they conspire to knit Duryodhana's son Lakshmana Kumara (Padmanabham) with Balarama's daughter Sasirekha (L. Vijayalakshmi). Indeed, her alliance is already fixed with Abhimanyu (Haranath). During that plight, Bheema kindles Ghatothkacha (Satyanarayana) one that boomerangs the wedding by purporting as Sasirekha and teases the men of the bridegroom with his gimmicks on the guidance of Krishna. At last, Sasirekha & Abhimanyu are coupled up. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the successful completion of the Pandavas' twelve-year exile period.

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
*[[N. T. Rama Rao]] as [[Bheema]]
*[[Savitri (actress)|Savitri]] as [[Draupadi]]
*[[S. V. Ranga Rao]] as [[Duryodhana]]
*[[Kanta Rao]] as [[Lord Krishna]]
*[[Chittoor V. Nagaiah]] as [[Vidura]]
*[[Rajanala Kaleswara Rao|Rajanala]] as [[Jayadratha|Saindhava]]
*[[Gummadi]] as [[Yudhishthira|Dharmaraju]]
*[[Dhulipala Seetarama Sastry|Dhulipala]] as [[Chitrasena (Mahabharata)|Chitrasena]]
*[[Mukkamala]] as [[Durvasa|Durvasa Maharshi]]
*[[Mudigonda Lingamurthy]] as [[Shakuni]]
*[[M. Prabhakar Reddy|Prabhakar Reddy]] as [[Karna]]
*[[M. Balaiah]] as [[Arjuna]]
*[[Kaikala Satyanarayana|Satyanarayana]] as [[Ghatotkacha]]
*[[Haranath (actor)|Haranath]] as [[Abhimanyu]]
*[[Ramana Reddy]] as Brahmandam
*[[Padmanabham]] as [[Laxman Kumara|Lakshmana Kumara]]
*[[Allu Rama Lingaiah]] as Pindandam
*[[Vanisri]] as [[Satyabhama]]
*[[L. Vijayalakshmi]] as [[Revati|Sasirekha]]
*Sandhya as [[Bhanumati (Mahabharata)|Bhanumati]]
*[[Rushyendramani]] as [[Gandhari (character)|Gandhari]]
*[[Rajasulochana]] as Dancer
*[[Hema Malini]] as Dancer
{{colend}}

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = Pandava Vanavasamu
| type = film
| artist = [[Ghantasala (singer)|Ghantasala]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 1965
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Soundtrack
| length = 44:48
| label = SAREGAMA Audio
| producer = [[Ghantasala (singer)|Ghantasala]]
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title =
| next_year =
}}

Music composed by [[Ghantasala (singer)|Ghantasala]]. Music released by SAREGAMA Audio Company.
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!S. No.!!Song Title !!Lyrics !!Singers !!length
|-
|1
|"Himagiri Sogasulo"
|[[Samudrala Raghavacharya|Samudrala Sr]]
|[[Ghantasala (singer)|Ghantasala]], [[P. Susheela]]
|4:30
|-
|2
|"Devaa Deena Baandhava"
|Samudrala Sr.
|[[P. Leela]]
|3:42
|-
|3
|"Vidhi Vanchithulai"
|Samudrala Sr.
|Ghantasala
|4:33
|-
|4
|"Mahinele Maharaju"
|Samudrala Sr.
|P. Leela, [[L. R. Eswari]]
|4:48
|-
|5
|"Manojavam Maruthatulyam"
|Traditional
|Ghantasala
|2:34
|-
|6
|"Oh Vannekaada"
|Samudrala Sr.
|[[S. Janaki]]
|5:51
|-
|7
|"Raagaalu Melavimpa"
|Samudrala Sr.
|Ghantasala, P. Susheela
|3:39
|-
|8
|"Mogali Rekula Sigadhaana"
|[[Kosaraju Raghavaiah|Kosaraju]]
|Ghantasala, L. R. Eswari
|7:20
|-
|9
|"Naa Chandamama"
|Samudrala Sr.
|Ghantasala, P. Susheela
|4:43
|-
|10
|"Baava Baava Panneeru"
|[[Aarudhra]]
|P. Susheela, [[Padmanabham]]
|2:58
|4:43
|-
|11
|"Krishna"
|[[Aarudhra]]
|[[P. Susheela]]
|2:58
|}

==Trivia==
* The film celebrated a [[Silver Jubilee]] and ran for 175 days.<ref>[http://www.cinegoer.com/ntr175.htm CineGoer.com - Box-Office Records And Collections - Silver Jubilee Films Of NTR] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120616014403/http://www.cinegoer.com/ntr175.htm |date=16 June 2012 }}</ref>
* ''Pandava Vanavasam'' was also produced in [[Tamil language|Tamil]].
* [[Kovelamudi Raghavendra Rao]], who later directed over 100 movies, started his career as an assistant director for this movie.

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Imdb title|0263831}}
{{Kamalakara Kameswara Rao}}

[[Category:Hindu mythological films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1965 films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Kamalakara Kameswara Rao]]
[[Category:Films scored by Ghantasala]]
[[Category:1960s Telugu-language films]]
[[Category:Films based on the Mahabharata]]

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