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Paduvaaralli Pandavaru
poster
Directed by	Puttanna Kanagal
Written by	Rao Bahaddur
Screenplay by	Puttanna Kanagal
Produced by	Puttanna Kanagal
Starring	Ambareesh Ramakrishna Jai Jagadish Aarathi (Sp. App.)]]
Cinematography	S. Maruthi Rao
Edited by	V. P. Krishna
Music by	Vijaya Bhaskar
Distributed by	Kanagal Creations
Release date	1978 (1978)
Running time	146 minutes
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Paduvaaralli Pandavaru is a 1978 Indian Kannada language film directed by Puttanna Kanagal. It stars Ambareesh, Ramakrishna and Jai Jagadish as the protagonists and Aarathi makes an extended special appearance in the role of a journalist. The movie was an adaptation of the epic Mahabharata. Fit into a rural scenario, the film references some of the clashes between the Pandavas and the Kauravas.

The film was remade in Telugu as Manavoori Pandavulu (1978) by Bapu, who later directed the Hindi remake Hum Paanch (1981) and in Tamil as Pannai Purathu Pandavargal (1982).

Storyline

The movie is an adaptation of the epic Mahabharata, fit into a rural scenario. It highlights the clash between a village zamindar and five young men, some of them similar to the conflicts between the Pandavas and the Kauravas. Pandavaru refers to the five men.it also is a commentary on rigid feudal system and eventual opposition to that from our heroes.

Cast

• Ambareesh as Kariya
• Ramakrishna as Shankar
• Jai Jagadish as Ramanna
• Aarathi (Special Appearance)
• Shubha (Special Appearance)
• Dheerendra Gopal as Sangappa
• Musuri Krishnamurthy as "Connection" Kalappa
• G. V. Krishna
• Srilalitha
• Shanthala
• Vishwanath
• Mala
• Mysore Lokesh
• M. Jayashree
• Mahadev
• Chandrahasa Alva

Soundtrack

Reception

The Hindu listed this film alongside five other films for which Ambareesh earned critical acclaim for his acting.

References

1. "25 Greatest Telugu Films of the Decade | Film Companion".
2. "Boney Kapoor: Hum Paanch made Amrish Puri a star". The Times of India.
3. Khajane, Muralidhara; Bharadwaj, K. V. Aditya (25 November 2018). "Kannada cinema's own 'angry young man'". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 22 December 2022.

External links

• Paduvaaralli Pandavaru at IMDb

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