Babruvahana

Babruvahana

1977
2h 40m
7.8

7.8/10

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Overview

Babhruvahana, like Arjuna at the beginning of the Kurukshetra war, faces a moral dilemma. Can he risk harming his parents? While Chitarangada alerts Arjuna to shoot an arrow at their son and take advantage of Babhruvahana’s momentary lapse due to a sense of devotion towards them (as Arjuna did with Karna), Uluci, the Naga princess and yet another abandoned wife of Arjuna’s, reminds Babhruvahana of the teaching of the Kurukshetra battle that in the battlefield there is no space for feelings even towards parents. What Babhruvahana must do is to establish his mother’s good name and thereby his own character. This film captures this conflict spectacularly. The eerie parallels with the moral dilemmas of the great Mahabharata battle aside, here all the familial relationships (in particular, strong mothers and dutiful sons) become exaggerated and demand our attention.

Status: Released

Language: KN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Rajkamal Arts
Production Countries
India
Spoken Languages
Kannada

Quick Facts

Original Title ಬಭ್ರುವಾಹನ
Release Date January 21, 1977
Status Released
Language KN
IMDb ID tt0233270

Cast

Dr. Rajkumar
Dr. Rajkumar

Arjuna & Babruvahana (Dual Role)

B. Saroja Devi
B. Saroja Devi

Chitrangada

Jayamala
Jayamala

Subhadra

Kanchana
Kanchana

Uluchi

Vajramuni
Vajramuni

Vrishakethu

Ramakrishna
Ramakrishna

Krishna

Sampath
Sampath

Kauravya

Thoogudeepa Srinivas
Thoogudeepa Srinivas

Thakshaka

Bhatti Mahadevappa
Bhatti Mahadevappa

Chitrangada's Father

Shakti Prasad
Shakti Prasad

Neela Dhwaja

Shani Mahadevappa
Shani Mahadevappa

Hamsa Dhwaja

Rajanand
Rajanand

Minister

Key Crew

Hunsur Krishnamurthy
Director
Hunsur Krishnamurthy
Screenplay
K.C.N. Chandrasekhar
Producer