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| director = [[Kamalakara Kameswara Rao]]
| director = [[Kamalakara Kameswara Rao]]
| producer = A. S. R. Anjaneyulu
| producer = A. S. R. Anjaneyulu
| eproducer =
| aproducer =
| writer = Tripuraneni Maharathi
| writer = Tripuraneni Maharathi
| starring = [[Krishna (Telugu actor)|Krishna]]<br/>[[Krishnam Raju]]<br/>[[Jamuna (actress)|Jamuna]]<br/>[[Kaikala Satyanarayana]]<br/>[[Anjali Devi]]<br/>[[Vijaya Nirmala]]
| starring = {{ubl|[[Krishna (Telugu actor)|Krishna]]|[[Krishnam Raju]]|[[Jamuna (actress)|Jamuna]]|[[Kaikala Satyanarayana]]|[[Anjali Devi]]|[[Vijaya Nirmala]]}}
| music = [[S. Rajeswara Rao]]
| music = [[S. Rajeswara Rao]]
| cinematography = P. L. Roy
| cinematography = P. L. Roy
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| runtime = 168 min.
| runtime = 168 min.
| country = India
| country = India
| awards =
| language = Telugu
| language = Telugu
| budget =  
| budget =  
| gross =  
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'''''Kurukshetram''''' is a 1977 [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]] [[Hindu mythology|mythological film]] produced by A. S. R. Anjaneyulu and directed by [[Kamalakara Kameswara Rao]]. It stars [[Krishna (Telugu actor)|Krishna]], [[Sobhan Babu]], [[Krishnam Raju]] and [[Kaikala Satyanarayana]] in the lead roles while [[Jamuna (actress)|Jamuna]], [[Vijaya Nirmala]], [[Anjali Devi]] and [[Gummadi Venkateswara Rao]] played other important roles. During the shooting in Rajasthan the producer ran out of money and superstar Krishna became producer of the movie.
'''''Kurukshetram''''' is a 1977 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[Hindu mythological film]] produced by A. S. R. Anjaneyulu and directed by [[Kamalakara Kameswara Rao]]. It stars [[Krishna (Telugu actor)|Krishna]], [[Sobhan Babu]], [[Krishnam Raju]] and [[Kaikala Satyanarayana]] while [[Jamuna (actress)|Jamuna]], [[Vijaya Nirmala]], [[Anjali Devi]] and [[Gummadi (actor)|Gummadi]] played other important roles. During the shooting in Rajasthan the producer ran out of money and superstar Krishna became producer of the movie.
 
== Plot ==
{{No plot|date=October 2021}}


==Cast==
==Cast==
{| class="wikitable"
{{cast listing|
|-
*[[Krishna (Telugu actor)|Krishna]] as [[Arjuna]]
! Actor/Actress !! Role
*[[Sobhan Babu]] as [[Krishna]]
|-
*[[Krishnam Raju]] as [[Karna]]
|[[Krishna (Telugu actor)|Krishna]] || [[Arjuna]]
*[[Jamuna (actress)|Jamuna]] as [[Draupadi]]
|-
*[[Kaikala Satyanarayana]] as [[Duryodhana]]
|[[Sobhan Babu]] || [[Krishna]]
*[[Vijaya Nirmala]] as [[Subhadra]]
|-
*[[Anjali Devi]] as [[Kunti]]
|[[Krishnam Raju]] || [[Karna]]
*[[Jaya Prada]] as [[Uttara (Mahabharata)|Uttara]]
|-
*[[Gummadi (actor)|Gummadi]] as [[Bhishma]]
|[[Jamuna (actress)|Jamuna]] || [[Draupadi]]
*[[Nagabhushanam (actor)|Nagabhushanam]] as [[Shakuni]]
|-
*[[Rao Gopal Rao]] as [[Shalya]]
|[[Kaikala Satyanarayana]] || [[Duryodhana]]
*[[Kanta Rao]] as [[Drupada]]
|-
*[[Mannava Balayya|M. Balayya]] as [[Yudhishthira]]
|[[Vijaya Nirmala]] || [[Subhadra]]
*[[Chandra Mohan (Telugu actor)|Chandra Mohan]] as [[Abhimanyu]]
|-
*Randhawa as [[Bhima]]
|[[Anjali Devi]] || [[Kunti]]
*[[Dhulipala Seetarama Sastry]] as [[Indra]]
|-
*[[Giri Babu]] as [[Dushasana]]
|[[Jaya Prada]] || [[Uttara (Mahabharata)|Uttara]]
*[[Mukkamala]] as [[Dhritarashtra]]
|-
*[[Ramakrishna (Telugu actor)|Rama Krishna]] as [[Balarama]]
|[[Gummadi Venkateswara Rao]] || [[Bhishma]]
*[[Chandrakala]] as [[Rukmini]]
|-
*[[Latha (actress)|Latha]] as [[Satyabhama]]
|[[Nagabhushanam (actor)|Nagabhushanam]] || [[Shakuni]]
*[[Mohan Babu]] as [[Shishupala]]
|-
*Tyagaraju as Saindhava
|[[Rao Gopal Rao]] || [[Shalya]]
*[[P. J. Sarma]] as [[Kripa]]
|-
}}
|[[Kanta Rao (Telugu actor)|Kanta Rao]] || [[Drupada]]
|-
|[[Mannava Balayya|M. Balayya]] || [[Yudhishthira]]
|-
|[[Chandra Mohan (Telugu actor)|Chandra Mohan]] || [[Abhimanyu]]
|-
|Randhawa || [[Bhima]]
|-
|[[Dhulipala Seetarama Sastry]] || [[Indra]]
|-
|[[Giri Babu]] || [[Dushasana]]
|-
|[[Mukkamala]] || [[Dhritarashtra]]
|-
|[[Ramakrishna_(Telugu_actor)|Rama Krishna]] || [[Balarama]]
|-
|[[Chandrakala]] || [[Rukmini]]
|-
|[[Latha (actress)|Latha]] || [[Satyabhama]]
|-
|[[Mohan Babu]] || [[Shishupala]]
|-
|Tyagaraju || Saindhava
|-
|[[P. J. Sarma]] || [[Kripa]]
|}


==Location==
==Location==


While Krishna was busy with the ''Kurusketram'', NTR was busy with the production of ''[[Daana Veera Soora Karna]]''.<ref>[http://www.greatandhra.com/viewnews.php?id=18363&cat=&scat=5 Super Star Krishna's Anger On Singer Ramakrishna ]</ref> While the former was shot in Mysore, Rajasthan, and other places with huge settings, DVSK was made locally in Ramakrishna Cine Studios.  The people who worked for both the films were [[Gummadi Venkateswara Rao]] ([[Parashurama]] in ''DVSK''), [[Kaikala Satyanarayana]] (Bheema in ''DVSK''), [[Dhulipala]] ([[Shakuni]] in ''DVSK''), [[Mukkamala]] ([[Shalya]] in  ''DVSK'').
While Krishna was busy with the ''Kurusketram'', NTR was busy with the production of ''[[Daana Veera Soora Karna]]''.<ref>[http://www.greatandhra.com/viewnews.php?id=18363&cat=&scat=5 Super Star Krishna's Anger On Singer Ramakrishna ]</ref> While the former was shot in Mysore, Rajasthan, and other places with huge settings, DVSK was made locally in Ramakrishna Cine Studios.  The people who worked for both the films were [[Gummadi (actor)|Gummadi]] ([[Parashurama]] in ''DVSK''), [[Kaikala Satyanarayana]] (Bheema in ''DVSK''), [[Dhulipala]] ([[Shakuni]] in ''DVSK''), [[Mukkamala]] ([[Shalya]] in  ''DVSK'').


==Soundtrack==
==Soundtrack==
* "Dharma Kshertam" (Lyricist: [[Sri Sri (writer)|Sri Sri]]; Singers: [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam|S. P. Balu]])
* "Dharma Kshertam" (Lyricist: [[Sri Sri (writer)|Sri Sri]]; Singers: [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]])
* "Alukala Kulukula" (Lyricist: [[Veturi Sundararama Murthy]]; Singers: S. P. Balu, [[P. Susheela]])
* "Alukala Kulukula" (Lyricist: [[Veturi]]; Singers: S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, [[P. Susheela]])
* "Ide Mayasabha Mandiram" (Lyricist: [[Samudrala Ramanujacharya|Jr. Samudrala]]; Singers: P. Susheela)
* "Ide Mayasabha Mandiram" (Lyricist: [[Samudrala Ramanujacharya|Jr. Samudrala]]; Singers: P. Susheela)
* "Harivillu Divinunchi" (Lyricist: [[Aarudhra]]; Singers: P. Susheela, [[V. Ramakrishna]])
* "Harivillu Divinunchi" (Lyricist: [[Aarudhra]]; Singers: P. Susheela, [[V. Ramakrishna]])
* "Mrogindi Kalyanaveena" (Lyricist: [[C. Narayana Reddy]]; Singers: S. P. Balu, P. Susheela)
* "Mrogindi Kalyanaveena" (Lyricist: [[C. Narayana Reddy]]; Singers: S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela)


==External links==
==External links==
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[[Category:Films scored by S. Rajeswara Rao]]
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Revision as of 19:41, 26 October 2021

Kurukshetram
Theatrical release poster
Directed byKamalakara Kameswara Rao
Produced byA. S. R. Anjaneyulu
Written byTripuraneni Maharathi
Starring
Music byS. Rajeswara Rao
CinematographyP. L. Roy
Edited byKotagiri Gopala Rao
Production
company
Madhavi Padmalaya Combines
Release date
14 January 1977
Running time
168 min.
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Kurukshetram is a 1977 Indian Telugu-language Hindu mythological film produced by A. S. R. Anjaneyulu and directed by Kamalakara Kameswara Rao. It stars Krishna, Sobhan Babu, Krishnam Raju and Kaikala Satyanarayana while Jamuna, Vijaya Nirmala, Anjali Devi and Gummadi played other important roles. During the shooting in Rajasthan the producer ran out of money and superstar Krishna became producer of the movie.

Plot

Cast

Location

While Krishna was busy with the Kurusketram, NTR was busy with the production of Daana Veera Soora Karna.[1] While the former was shot in Mysore, Rajasthan, and other places with huge settings, DVSK was made locally in Ramakrishna Cine Studios. The people who worked for both the films were Gummadi (Parashurama in DVSK), Kaikala Satyanarayana (Bheema in DVSK), Dhulipala (Shakuni in DVSK), Mukkamala (Shalya in DVSK).

Soundtrack

External links

References

  1. ↑ Super Star Krishna's Anger On Singer Ramakrishna


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