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{{Infobox film
| name = Sri Krishnavataram
| image = Sri Krishnavataram.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Kamalakara Kameshwara Rao]]
| producer = A. Pundarikakshaiah
| writer = [[Samudrala Raghavacharya|Samudrala, Sr.]] (dialogues)
| starring = [[N. T. Rama Rao]]<br />[[Devika]]<br />[[Kanchana (actress)|Kanchana]]
| music = [[T. V. Raju]]
| cinematography = Annayya
| editing = Kanda Swamy
| studio = Taraka Rama Pictures
| released = 12 October 1967
| runtime = 185 minutes
| country = India
| language = Telugu
| budget = {{INR}} 10 lakhs
}}

'''''Sri Krishnavataram''''' is a 1967 [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[Hindu mythological film]], produced by A. Pundarikakshaiah under the Taraka Rama Pictures banner and directed by [[Kamalakara Kameshwara Rao]]. It stars [[N. T. Rama Rao]], [[Devika]], [[Kanchana (actress)|Kanchana]] and music composed by [[T. V. Raju]]. The film is based on the Hindu epics [[Mahabharata]] and [[Bhagavata Purana]] covering major life events of Lord [[Krishna]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Srikanth|date=15 October 1967|title=సినిమా: శ్రీ కృష్ణ అవతారం |trans-title=Cinema: Sri Krishnavataram|work=[[Visalaandhra]]|url=https://indiancine.ma/documents/GVM/0,0,2550,1650|access-date=17 September 2020|language=te}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Krishna|first=Radha|date=15 October 1967|title=రూపవాణి: శ్రీ కృష్ణ అవతారం |trans-title=Roopavani: Sri Krishnavataram|work=[[Andhra Prabha]]|url=https://indiancine.ma/documents/GVL/0,1676,2550,3364|access-date=17 September 2020|language=te}}</ref><ref>[http://www.cinegoer.com/srikrishnavataram.htm Nostalgia - Sri Krishnavataram at Cinegoer.com.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101103023657/http://www.cinegoer.com/srikrishnavataram.htm |date=3 November 2010 }}</ref>

==Plot==
The movie covers all episodes of Lord Krishna's life. Krishna's birth, his captive parents and the prediction that Kamsa would be killed by Devaki's eighth child makes the first episode. After defeating Kamsa, he marries Rukmini, fights with Jambavantha to procure the Samanthaka Mani and gets his daughter Jambavanthi's hand in marriage. Satrajit, who initially proclaims that Krishna has the Mani regrets his mistake and gives his daughter Satyabhama in marriage to Krishna.

==Cast==
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*[[N. T. Rama Rao]] as [[Lord Vishnu]] / [[Lord Krishna]]
*[[Devika]] as [[Lakshmi]] / [[Rukmini]]
*[[Kanchana (actress)|Kanchana]] as [[Satyabhama]]
*[[Sobhan Babu]] as [[Narada|Narada Maharshi]]
*[[Kaikala Satyanarayana|Satyanarayana]] as [[Duryodhana]]
*[[Chittoor V. Nagaiah]] as [[Dhritarashtra]]
*[[Mikkilineni Radhakrishna Murthy|Mikkilineni]] as [[Yudhishthira|Dharmaraju]]
*[[Dhulipala Seetharama Sastry|Dhulipala]] as [[Satrajit]]
*[[Rajanala Kaleswara Rao|Rajanala]] as [[Sishupala]]
*[[Mukkamala]] as [[Kamsa]]
*[[M. Prabhakar Reddy|Prabhakar Reddy]] as [[Balarama]]
*[[Ramakrishna (Telugu actor)|Ramakrishna]] as [[Arjuna]]
*[[Mudigonda Lingamurthy]] as [[Shakuni]]
*A. V. Subba Rao Jr. as [[Bhishma]]
*Maddali Krishnamurthy as [[Kubera|Kuberudu]]
*Arja Janardhana Rao as [[Bheema]]
*Jagga Rao as [[Dushasana]]
*Balaram as [[Karna]]
*Nagaraju as [[Sahadeva]]
*Tyagaraju as [[Nanda Baba|Nanda]]
*[[Krishna Kumari (actress)|Krishna Kumari]] as [[Lakshmana (Krishna's wife)|Lakshana]]
*[[S. Varalakshmi]] as [[Draupadi]]
*Chhaya Devi as [[Shishupala|Srutashrava]]
*Sukanya as [[Jambavati]]
*[[Rushyendramani]] as [[Kunti|Kunti Devi]]
*[[Hemalatha (Telugu actress)|Hemalatha]] as [[Gandhari (character)|Gandhari Devi]]
*[[L. Vijayalakshmi]] as [[Kalindi]]
*[[Geetanjali (actress)|Geetanjali]] as [[Nagnajiti]]
*Sandhya Rani as [[Mitravinda]]
*[[S. V. Ramadas|Ramadas]] as [[Rukmi]]
*[[Nandamuri Harikrishna|''Master'' Harikrishna]] as [[Bala Krishna]]
* ''Master'' Babu as Young [[Balarama]]
{{div col end}}

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name =
| type = film
| artist = [[T. V. Raju]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 1967
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Soundtrack
| length =
| label = H.M.V.Audio
| producer = [[T. V. Raju]]
| prev_title =
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}}

Music composed by [[T. V. Raju]]. Music released on H.M.V. Audio Company.
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!S. No.!!Song Title !!Lyrics !!Singers !!length
|-
|1
|"Jayahe Krishnavatara"
|[[Samudrala Raghavacharya|Samudrala Sr.]]
|[[Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao|Ghantasala]], [[P. Leela]], Swarnalata, Sarojini
|6:35
|-
|2
|"Vinara Vinara"
|[[C. Narayana Reddy]]
|P. Leela
|3:15
|-
|3
|"Chilakala Kolikini Choodu"
|C. Narayana Reddy
|[[L.R.Eswari]]
|3:16
|-
|4
|"Nee Charana Kamalaana"
|C. Narayana Reddy
|Ghantasala, [[P. Susheela]], P. Leela
|5:16
|-
|5
|"Maghuvala Neele Gopaludu"
|C. Narayana Reddy
|Ghantasala, P. Susheela
|
|-
|6
|"Ememo Authondhi"
|C. Narayana Reddy
|P. Susheela
|3:20
|-
|7
|"Adigo Alladigo"
|C. Narayana Reddy
|Ghantasala
|
|-
|8
|"Geetopadesam"
|Samudrala Sr.
|Ghantasala
|
|}

==Box office==
The movie was a huge hit. The film was also successful in Karnataka and celebrated a [[Silver Jubilee]]. Even in the second and third releases in 1982 and 1990, it ran for more than 100 days.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160307194927/http://www.cinegoer.net/srikrishnavataram.htm]</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0263997}}

{{Kamalakara Kameswara Rao}}

[[Category:Telugu-language films]]
[[Category:1967 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Hindu mythological films]]
[[Category:Films based on the Mahabharata]]
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]
[[Category:Films about Hinduism]]
[[Category:Films directed by Kamalakara Kameswara Rao]]
[[Category:Films scored by T. V. Raju]]
[[Category:Indian epic films]]
[[Category:Films about Krishna]]

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