Pandava Vanavasam

Pandava Vanavasam (1965) is a mythological Telugu film directed by Kamalakara Kameshwara Rao and written by Samudrala Raghavacharya.

Plot

The story revolves around the exile of the Pandavas in the Mahabharata and the challenges they face.

Actor/Actress	Role
Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao	Bheema
S. V. Ranga Rao	Duryodhana
Kanta Rao	Lord Krishna
Savitri	Draupadi
Mudigonda Lingamurthy	Shakuni
Gummadi Venkateswara Rao	Dharmaraja^{[disambiguation needed]}
Balaiah	Arjuna
Mikkilineni	Dushasana
Padmanabham	Laxman Kumara (Lakshmana Kumara)
Prabhakar Reddy	Karna
Harinath	Abhimanyu
L.Vijayalakshmi	Revati (Sasirekha)
Satyanarayana	Ghatotkacha
Dhulipala	Chitrasena
Rajanala	Jayadratha (Saindhava)
Mukkamala	Durvasa Maharshi
Ramana Reddy	Kaurava Messenger
Allu Rama Lingaiah	Kaurava Messenger
Hema Malini	Dancer
Rajasulochana	Dancer (guest role in a song)

Producer : Anjaneyulu Adusumilli (A.S.R. Anjaneyulu)

Original Music : Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao
Cinematography : Nageshwara Rao C.
Art Direction : Krishna Rao
Playback singers : Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao, S. Janaki, Leela P. and P. Susheela.

baavaa baavaa panneeru - Lyrics: Arudra; Singers: B. Padmanabham and P. Susheela
Devaa deenabaandhavaa - P. Leela
himagiri sogasulu - Ghantasala and P. Susheela
O vannekaadaa ninnu choosi - S. Janaki
mogali rEkula sigadaanaa - Ghantasala and L. R. Eswari
naa chandamaama neeve bhaamaa - Ghantasala and P. Susheela
raagaalu mELavimpa - Ghantasala and P. Susheela
vidhivanchitulai, vibhavamu veeDi - Ghantasala and Chorus

The film celebrated Silver Jubilee and ran for 175 days.^[1]
Hema Malini started her film career before entering the Bollywood and later became the Dreamgirl.
Pandava Vanavasam (1961) was also produced in Tamil.
Kovelamudi Raghavendra Rao, who later directed over 100 movies, started his career as an assistant director for this movie.
50 years for Sr NTR Pandava Vanavaasam

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