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'''''Karunamayudu''''' ({{trans|Ocean of Mercy}}) is a 1978 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[biographical film]] written and directed by [[A. Bhimsingh]]. It stars [[Vijayachander]] as [[Jesus of Nazareth]].<ref name="auto">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SLkABAAAQBAJ&q=sai+baba+mahathyam+1986+film++encyclopedia+of+indian+cinema&pg=PA108|title=Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema|first1=Ashish|last1=Rajadhyaksha|first2=Paul|last2=Willemen|date=10 July 2014|publisher=Routledge|isbn=9781135943189|via=Google Books}}</ref> The film, which won the bronze [[Nandi Award for Best Feature Film]], was notable for two song sequences narrating the [[Birth of Jesus]] and [[Entry into Jerusalem]], the film was screened at the [[International Film Festival of India]].<ref>W. Barnes Tatum  Jesus: A Brief History -2009  Page 236 "The auspicious moments"</ref>
'''''Karunamayudu''''' ({{translation|Ocean of Mercy}}) is a 1978 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[biographical film]] written and directed by [[A. Bhimsingh]]. It stars [[Vijayachander]] as [[Jesus of Nazareth]].<ref name="auto">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SLkABAAAQBAJ&q=sai+baba+mahathyam+1986+film++encyclopedia+of+indian+cinema&pg=PA108|title=Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema|first1=Ashish|last1=Rajadhyaksha|first2=Paul|last2=Willemen|date=10 July 2014|publisher=Routledge|isbn=9781135943189|via=Google Books}}</ref> The film won two [[Nandi Awards]], was notable for two song sequences narrating the [[Birth of Jesus]] and [[Entry into Jerusalem]], the film was screened at the [[International Film Festival of India]].<ref>W. Barnes Tatum  Jesus: A Brief History -2009  Page 236 "The auspicious moments"</ref>


It was followed by ''Dayamayudu'' (1987), starring  Vijayachander as [[Saint Paul]], which can considered as a sequel to ''Karunamayudu''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Some Obscure Paul Films |url=https://biblefilms.blogspot.com/2011/04/some-obscure-paul-films.html |website=Bible Films Blog |language=en |date=4 May 2011}}</ref> A television series titled [[Dayasagar]] (after the Hindi title of the film) aired on [[DD National]], the national public broadcaster, in the 1990s with Vijayachander reprising the role of Jesus Christ.<ref>{{cite book|author=Peter Malone|title=Screen Jesus: Portrayals of Christ in Television and Film|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3sIj6ak6Cc8C&pg=PA222|date=12 October 2012|publisher=Scarecrow Press|isbn=978-0-8108-8390-1|page=222}}</ref>
It was followed by ''Dayamayudu'' (1987), starring  Vijayachander as [[Saint Paul]], which can considered as a sequel to ''Karunamayudu''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Some Obscure Paul Films |url=https://biblefilms.blogspot.com/2011/04/some-obscure-paul-films.html |website=Bible Films Blog |language=en |date=4 May 2011}}</ref> A television series titled [[Dayasagar]] (after the Hindi title of the film) aired on [[DD National]], the national public broadcaster, in the 1990s with Vijayachander reprising the role of Jesus Christ.<ref>{{cite book|author=Peter Malone|title=Screen Jesus: Portrayals of Christ in Television and Film|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3sIj6ak6Cc8C&pg=PA222|date=12 October 2012|publisher=Scarecrow Press|isbn=978-0-8108-8390-1|page=222}}</ref>
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* [[A. Bhimsingh]] as [[Judas Iscariot]]
* [[A. Bhimsingh]] as [[Judas Iscariot]]
* [[Chandra Mohan (Telugu actor)|Chandra Mohan]] as [[Healing the blind near Jericho|Bartimaeus]], the [[Blind man]]
* [[Chandra Mohan (Telugu actor)|Chandra Mohan]] as [[Healing the blind near Jericho|Bartimaeus]], the [[Blind man]]
* [[Kongara Jaggaiah]] as [[Pontius Pilate]]
* [[Jaggayya]] as [[Pontius Pilate]]
* [[Surekha (actress)|Surekha]] as [[Mary (mother of Jesus)|Mary]]
* [[Surekha (actress)|Surekha]] as [[Mary (mother of Jesus)|Mary]]
* [[Rajasulochana]]
* [[Rajasulochana]]
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* "Paripoorna Kreestu"
* "Paripoorna Kreestu"
* "Puvvulakanna Punnami Vennelakanna" (Singer: [[V. Ramakrishna]])
* "Puvvulakanna Punnami Vennelakanna" (Singer: [[V. Ramakrishna]])
==  Awards==
;[[Nandi Awards]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ipr.ap.nic.in/New_Links/Film.pdf|title=నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)|trans-title=A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)|publisher=[[Andhra Pradesh (magazine)|Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh]]|access-date=21 August 2020}}(in [[Telugu language|Telugu]])</ref>
* [[Nandi Award for Best Feature Film|Third Best Feature Film - Bronze]] - [[Vijayachander]]
* [[Nandi  Award for Best Screenplay Writer|Best Screenplay Writer]] - Modhukuri Jhonson


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 06:54, 29 August 2021

"Daya Sagar" redirects here. For the television series, see Dayasagar.

Karunamayudu
File:Karunamayudu.jpg
Directed byA. Bhimsingh
Fr. Christopher Coelho OFM
Produced byVijayachander and Rev. Louis F. Knoll, STBC
Written byFr. Christopher Coelho, O.F.M.
Modukuri Johnson (dialogues)
StarringVijayachander
Sreedhar Surapaneni
Music byJoseph Fernandez
B. Gopalam
CinematographyK. S. Prasad
Edited byPaul Doraisingh
Distributed byRadha Chitra
Release date
21 December 1978
Running time
160 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Karunamayudu (transl. Ocean of Mercy) is a 1978 Indian Telugu-language biographical film written and directed by A. Bhimsingh. It stars Vijayachander as Jesus of Nazareth.[1] The film won two Nandi Awards, was notable for two song sequences narrating the Birth of Jesus and Entry into Jerusalem, the film was screened at the International Film Festival of India.[2]

It was followed by Dayamayudu (1987), starring Vijayachander as Saint Paul, which can considered as a sequel to Karunamayudu.[3] A television series titled Dayasagar (after the Hindi title of the film) aired on DD National, the national public broadcaster, in the 1990s with Vijayachander reprising the role of Jesus Christ.[4]

Role in Evangelism in India[edit]

Directed and produced in India, with all-Indian actors, Karunamayudu was seen by many missionaries as one of the most culturally relevant tools for Christian evangelism in India. In India, many of the villagers encounter a story that they are unfamiliar with: the Life of Christ. The gospel is rendered in their cultural context when the film is shown.

Cast[edit]

Other language titles[edit]

Songs[edit]

Playback Singers: S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jayaram, V. Ramakrishna

Awards[edit]

Nandi Awards[5]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (10 July 2014). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. Routledge. ISBN 9781135943189 – via Google Books.
  2. ↑ W. Barnes Tatum Jesus: A Brief History -2009 Page 236 "The auspicious moments"
  3. ↑ "Some Obscure Paul Films". Bible Films Blog. 4 May 2011.
  4. ↑ Peter Malone (12 October 2012). Screen Jesus: Portrayals of Christ in Television and Film. Scarecrow Press. p. 222. ISBN 978-0-8108-8390-1.
  5. ↑ "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)] (PDF). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 21 August 2020.(in Telugu)

External links[edit]

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