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{{Infobox film
| name          = Lav Kusha
| name          = Lav Kush
| image          = Lav Kush.jpg
| image          = Lav Kush.jpg
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| writer        = Bhring Tupkaria {{small|(dialogues)}}<br> Dev Kohli <br> Bhring Tupkaria {{small|(lyrics)}}
| writer        = {{ubl|Bhring Tupkaria {{small|(dialogues)}}|Dev Kohli|Bhring Tupkaria {{small|(lyrics)}}}}
| screenplay    =  
| screenplay    =  
| producer      = Dilip Kanikaria
| producer      = Dilip Kanikaria
| director      = [[V. Madhusudhan Rao]]
| director      = [[V. Madhusudhana Rao]]
| starring      = [[Jeetendra]]<br>[[Jayaprada]]
| starring      = {{ubl|[[Jeetendra]]|[[Jaya Prada]]|[[Arun Govil]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-04-30 |title='রাম' হয়েছিলেন 'লক্ষ্ণণ'! 'রামায়ণ'-এর ১০ বছর পর |url=https://bengali.indianexpress.com/entertainment/doordarshan-ramayans-ram-arun-govil-also-played-lakshman-in-lav-kush-216937/ |access-date=2023-07-09 |website=Indian Express Bangla |language=bn}}</ref>|[[Dara Singh]]|[[Pran (actor)|Pran]]}}
| narrator      =  
| narrator      =  
| music          = [[Raamlaxman]]
| music          = [[Raamlaxman]]
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| editing        = K. Vijaya Babu
| editing        = K. Vijaya Babu
| story          =  
| story          =  
| based_on      = [[Valmiki]] ''[[Uttar Ramayan]]''
| based_on      = ''[[Uttar Ramayan]]''
| studio        = Devyank Arts
| studio        = Devyank Arts
| distributor    =  
| distributor    =  
| released      = {{Film date|df=y|1997|7|25}}
| released      = {{Film date|df=y|1997|07|25}}<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Lav Kush |url=https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=2668 |access-date=2023-07-09 |website=boxofficeindia.com}}</ref>
| runtime        = 165 minutes
| runtime        = 165 minutes
| country        = India
| country        = India
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| gross          =  
| gross          =  
}}
}}
'''''Lav Kush''''' is a 1997 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[Hindu mythological film]], produced by Dilip Kanikaria under the Devyank Arts banner and directed by [[V. Madhusudhan Rao]]. It stars [[Jeetendra]], [[Jaya Prada]] and music composed by [[Raamlaxman]]. The film is based on [[Valmiki]]'s ''[[Uttar Ramayan]]'' from the [[Epic poetry|Epic]] [[Ramayana]], various films and serials have been made with this concept in almost all [[Languages of India|Indian]] [[languages]], since 1950 to 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gomolo.com/lav-kush-movie/7393 |title= Lav Kush (1997) (Movie Review)|work=gomolo}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/506009 |title=Lav Kush (1997)|work=Bollywood hungama}}</ref>
'''''Lav Kush''''' is a 1997 Indian [[Hindu mythological film]], produced by Dilip Kanikaria under the Devyank Arts banner and directed by [[V. Madhusudhana Rao]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bureau |first=ABP News |date=2020-04-27 |title=Did You Know Ramayan's Ram Aka Arun Govil Played Lakshman In A Film Co-starring Jeetendra & Jaya Prada? |url=https://news.abplive.com/entertainment/television/ramayan-ram-arun-govil-played-lakshman-in-film-lav-kush-co-starring-jeetendra-jaya-prada-1207362 |access-date=2023-07-09 |website=news.abplive.com |language=en}}</ref> It is based on [[Valmiki]]'s ''[[Uttar Ramayan]]'' from the Indian [[Epic poetry|epic]] ''[[Ramayana]]''. The music of the film was composed by [[Raamlaxman]]. It stars [[Jeetendra]] as [[Rama]], [[Jaya Prada]] as [[Sita]], [[Arun Govil]] as [[Lakshmana]], [[Dara Singh]] as [[Hanuman]] and [[Pran (actor)|Pran]] as [[Valmiki]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/506009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120904102009/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/506009 |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 September 2012 |title=Lav Kush (1997)|work=Bollywood hungama}}</ref>
 
Upon its release, the film was a financial disaster grossing {{INR|43 [[lakh]]}} at the box office.<ref name=":0" />


==Plot==
==Plot==
The story begins after Lord Sriram defeats Ravana, he returns to Ayodhya along with Goddess Sita and crowned as the emperor, settles down to a harmonious lifestyle along with his biological and foster mothers, three brothers; Lakshman, Bharat and Shatrughan and their wives. When his spies inform him that his reputation may be at stake as Sita had spent over a year in Ravana's Lanka, he asks a reluctant Lakshman, to ensure that Sita is sent to exile. A devastated, pregnant, and distraught Sita is rescued by Maharishi Valmiki, who takes her to his Ashram and renames her Lokpavni, where she subsequently gives birth to two sons, Kush and Lav. Valmiki trains them in every possible way, including knowledge, warfare and religion. Ten years later, the twins decide to visit a drought and famine-ravaged Ayodhya to get the blessings of Sriram and Sita as well recite the Ramayan and this is where they will find out that Sriram has exiled Sita, and they return home disappointed and refuse to recite the Ramayan anymore. The twins then stop the Aswamedha horse, not realizing that they will soon be thrust into confrontation with none other than Lakshman, Sriram, Lord Hanuman and the entire army of Ayodhya.
The film begins with [[Lord Rama]] returning to [[Ayodhya (Ramayana)|Ayodhya]] after defeating Ravana along with [[Goddess Sita]] and being crowned as the emperor, settling down to a harmonious lifestyle. At that point, his spies inform him that his reputation may be at stake as Sita had spent over a year in Ravana's Lanka. So, he dictates [[Lakshmana]] to ensure that Sita is sent to exile. A devastated, pregnant, and distraught Sita is rescued by Valmiki, who shelters her at his [[ashram]] by renaming her Lokapavni, where she gives birth to twin sons [[Lava (Ramayana)|Lava]]- [[Kusha (Ramayana)|Kusha]]. Valmiki trains them as jake of all trades including knowledge, warfare, and religion.
 
Ten years later, the twins decide to visit a drought and famine-ravaged Ayodhya to get the blessings of Srirama & Sita also recite the Ramayan. Whereupon, they get the knowledge that Srirama has ostracized Sita. Later, they back with an aversion and refuses to invoke the Ramayan. Sita fails to endure, and fumes which indicate fright. However, she calms after Lava-Kusa re-chanting the Ramayana. After a while, Vashitha instructs Rama to conduct ''[[Ashvamedha|Aswamedha Yagam]]'' for the welfare of the country which is impracticable without a wife. Then, Vashista proclaims it can be feasible with the golden ideal of Sita. Plus, the gold required for it is bestowed by the civilians as an atonement for their sins. Now all the sages and saints are invited to the ritual and news spreads to Valmiki's ashram. At this, Sita is perturbed, suspects Srirama's spirit, and collapses. Accordingly, Valmiki relieves her soul to Ayodhya where she is startled to see golden Sita and Srirama's adoration on her.
 
Soon after, Valmiki states that the meaning of ''Rama Avtar'' is standing on one word, one arrow and love is for only one wife. Herewith, Sita repents and performs a [[puja (Hinduism)|pooja]] as contrition as per the advice of Valmiki. Meanwhile, Srirama begins the ritual and leaves the horse which the twins obstruct, confronts Lakshman, and defeats the entire Ayodhya army along with him. Being cognizant of it, Srirama proceeds to recoup the horse and an altercation carry out between father & sons which leads to war. Spotting it, [[Anjineeya]] hurriedly rushes to Sita and informs her of the catastrophe. Immediately, she impedes the battle and proclaims Lava-Kusha as the progeny of Srirama. Thus, the two embrace their father when everyone requests Sita to be back as queen which she denies and returns to her mother [[Bhūmi|Bhudevi]]. At last, Rama and his brothers renounce the throne by crowning Lava-Kusha. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with Rama & Sita merging into their original forms of [[Vishnu]] and [[Lakshmi]] at [[Vaikuntha]].


==Cast==
==Cast==
{{Cast listing|
*[[Jeetendra]] as [[Rama|Lord Rama]]
*[[Jeetendra]] as [[Rama|Lord Rama]]
*[[Jayaprada]] as [[Sita|Goddess Sita]]  
*[[Jaya Prada]] as [[Sita|Goddess Sita]]  
*[[Arun Govil]] as [[Lakshmana]]
*[[Arun Govil]] as [[Lakshmana]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/did-you-know-arun-govil-played-lakshman-in-jeetendra-s-film-lav-kush-after-playing-lord-rama-in-ramayan/story-t8vYtgQa4o2lF3IXhSSJFL.html|title=Arun Govil played Lakshman in Jeetendra's Lav Kush after playing Lord Rama|date=27 April 2020|website=Hindustan Times}}</ref>
*[[Dara Singh]] as [[Hanuman|Lord Hanuman]]   
*[[Dara Singh]] as [[Hanuman|Lord Hanuman]]   
*[[Pran (actor)|Pran]] as [[Valmiki]]
*[[Pran (actor)|Pran]] as [[Maharishi Valmiki]]
*[[Mannava Balayya|M. Balayya]] as [[Vashistha]]
*[[Mannava Balayya|M. Balayya]] as [[Vashistha]]
*[[Tiku Talsania]] as Prachodi   
*[[Tiku Talsania]] as Prachodi   
*[[Jayshree Gadkar]] as [[Kausalya]]  
*[[Jayshree Gadkar]] as [[Kausalya]]  
*[[Beena Banerjee]] as Shantaji
*[[Beena Banerjee]] as [[Shanta]]
*Isha Gupta as [[Urmila]]
*[[Churni Ganguly]] as [[Mandavi]]
*[[Aditi Chatterjee]] as [[Shrutakirti]]
*[[Aruna Irani]] as [[Bhūmi|Goddess Bhudevi]]
*[[Aruna Irani]] as [[Bhūmi|Goddess Bhudevi]]
*[[Master Baladitya]] as [[Lava (Ramayana)|Lava]]
*[[Master Baladitya]] as [[Lava (Ramayana)|Lava]]
*Baby Sreshtha as [[Kusha (Ramayana)|Kusha]]
*Baby Shreshtha as [[Kusha (Ramayana)|Kusha]]
}}


== Soundtrack ==
==Soundtrack==
{{empty section|date=April 2019}}
The songs were composed by [[Raamlaxman]] and penned by Dev Kohli and Bhring Tupkari.  [[Lata Mangeshkar]], [[Asha Bhosle]], [[Suresh Wadkar]], [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]] have lent their voices for the soundtrack.
{|class="wikitable"
! Song !! Singer
|-
| "Yeh Vidhi Ki Dekho"
| [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
|-
| "Barson Ka Hreen Chukane Aayi"
| S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
|-
| "Varnan Kare Kya"
| Lata Mangeshkar, [[Asha Bhosle]]
|-
| "Katha Ram Ki"
| Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle
|-
| "Pativrata Siya"
| Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle
|-
| "Suno Suno Mere"
| Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle
|-
| "Nanha Munna Aayega Mehmaan"
| Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle, [[Usha Mangeshkar]]
|-
| "O Dharti Maa"
| Asha Bhosle
|-
| "Jai Jai Ram Siyaram"
| Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle, [[Suresh Wadkar]]
|-
| "Karo Nahin"
| Suresh Wadkar
|-
| "Surya Mantra"
| Suresh Wadkar
|-
| "Ram Raj Aayo Re, Aayo Re Aayo Re"
| [[Kavita Krishnamurthy]], [[Alka Yagnik]]
|-
| "Tak Dhina Dhin"
| Alka Yagnik, [[Kumar Sanu]]
|-
|}


== Release ==
== Release ==
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==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}
{{Films based on the Ramayana}}
 
==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0290231}}


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For other uses, see Lava Kusa (disambiguation).

Lav Kush
Theatrical release poster
Directed byV. Madhusudhana Rao
Produced byDilip Kanikaria
Written by
  • Bhring Tupkaria (dialogues)
  • Dev Kohli
  • Bhring Tupkaria (lyrics)
Based onUttar Ramayan
Starring
Music byRaamlaxman
CinematographyK. S. Prakash Rao
Edited byK. Vijaya Babu
Production
company
Devyank Arts
Release date
  • 25 July 1997 (1997-07-25)
[2]
Running time
165 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Lav Kush is a 1997 Indian Hindu mythological film, produced by Dilip Kanikaria under the Devyank Arts banner and directed by V. Madhusudhana Rao.[3] It is based on Valmiki's Uttar Ramayan from the Indian epic Ramayana. The music of the film was composed by Raamlaxman. It stars Jeetendra as Rama, Jaya Prada as Sita, Arun Govil as Lakshmana, Dara Singh as Hanuman and Pran as Valmiki.[4]

Upon its release, the film was a financial disaster grossing ₹43 lakh at the box office.[2]

Plot[edit | edit source]

The film begins with Lord Rama returning to Ayodhya after defeating Ravana along with Goddess Sita and being crowned as the emperor, settling down to a harmonious lifestyle. At that point, his spies inform him that his reputation may be at stake as Sita had spent over a year in Ravana's Lanka. So, he dictates Lakshmana to ensure that Sita is sent to exile. A devastated, pregnant, and distraught Sita is rescued by Valmiki, who shelters her at his ashram by renaming her Lokapavni, where she gives birth to twin sons Lava- Kusha. Valmiki trains them as jake of all trades including knowledge, warfare, and religion.

Ten years later, the twins decide to visit a drought and famine-ravaged Ayodhya to get the blessings of Srirama & Sita also recite the Ramayan. Whereupon, they get the knowledge that Srirama has ostracized Sita. Later, they back with an aversion and refuses to invoke the Ramayan. Sita fails to endure, and fumes which indicate fright. However, she calms after Lava-Kusa re-chanting the Ramayana. After a while, Vashitha instructs Rama to conduct Aswamedha Yagam for the welfare of the country which is impracticable without a wife. Then, Vashista proclaims it can be feasible with the golden ideal of Sita. Plus, the gold required for it is bestowed by the civilians as an atonement for their sins. Now all the sages and saints are invited to the ritual and news spreads to Valmiki's ashram. At this, Sita is perturbed, suspects Srirama's spirit, and collapses. Accordingly, Valmiki relieves her soul to Ayodhya where she is startled to see golden Sita and Srirama's adoration on her.

Soon after, Valmiki states that the meaning of Rama Avtar is standing on one word, one arrow and love is for only one wife. Herewith, Sita repents and performs a pooja as contrition as per the advice of Valmiki. Meanwhile, Srirama begins the ritual and leaves the horse which the twins obstruct, confronts Lakshman, and defeats the entire Ayodhya army along with him. Being cognizant of it, Srirama proceeds to recoup the horse and an altercation carry out between father & sons which leads to war. Spotting it, Anjineeya hurriedly rushes to Sita and informs her of the catastrophe. Immediately, she impedes the battle and proclaims Lava-Kusha as the progeny of Srirama. Thus, the two embrace their father when everyone requests Sita to be back as queen which she denies and returns to her mother Bhudevi. At last, Rama and his brothers renounce the throne by crowning Lava-Kusha. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with Rama & Sita merging into their original forms of Vishnu and Lakshmi at Vaikuntha.

Cast[edit | edit source]

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

The songs were composed by Raamlaxman and penned by Dev Kohli and Bhring Tupkari. Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle, Suresh Wadkar, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam have lent their voices for the soundtrack.

Song Singer
"Yeh Vidhi Ki Dekho" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
"Barson Ka Hreen Chukane Aayi" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Lata Mangeshkar
"Varnan Kare Kya" Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle
"Katha Ram Ki" Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle
"Pativrata Siya" Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle
"Suno Suno Mere" Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle
"Nanha Munna Aayega Mehmaan" Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle, Usha Mangeshkar
"O Dharti Maa" Asha Bhosle
"Jai Jai Ram Siyaram" Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle, Suresh Wadkar
"Karo Nahin" Suresh Wadkar
"Surya Mantra" Suresh Wadkar
"Ram Raj Aayo Re, Aayo Re Aayo Re" Kavita Krishnamurthy, Alka Yagnik
"Tak Dhina Dhin" Alka Yagnik, Kumar Sanu

Release[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "'রাম' হয়েছিলেন 'লক্ষ্ণণ'! 'রামায়ণ'-এর ১০ বছর পর". Indian Express Bangla (in Bengali). 30 April 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Lav Kush". boxofficeindia.com. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  3. ↑ Bureau, ABP News (27 April 2020). "Did You Know Ramayan's Ram Aka Arun Govil Played Lakshman In A Film Co-starring Jeetendra & Jaya Prada?". news.abplive.com. Retrieved 9 July 2023. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  4. ↑ "Lav Kush (1997)". Bollywood hungama. Archived from the original on 4 September 2012.
  5. ↑ "Arun Govil played Lakshman in Jeetendra's Lav Kush after playing Lord Rama". Hindustan Times. 27 April 2020.

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