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Narthanasala

  • 19631963
  • 2h 55m
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Narthanasala (1963)
  • Drama
  • Musical
This film deals with the Virata Parvam (Book of Virata) of the epic Mahabharatam dictated by Vyasa Maharshi.This film deals with the Virata Parvam (Book of Virata) of the epic Mahabharatam dictated by Vyasa Maharshi.This film deals with the Virata Parvam (Book of Virata) of the epic Mahabharatam dictated by Vyasa Maharshi.
IMDb RATING
8.0/10
259
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Kamalakara Kameshwara Rao
  • Writer
    • Samudrala Raghavacharya(adaptation)
  • Stars
    • Savitri
    • N.T. Rama Rao
    • Rajagopal Dandamudi
Top credits
  • Director
    • Kamalakara Kameshwara Rao
  • Writer
    • Samudrala Raghavacharya(adaptation)
  • Stars
    • Savitri
    • N.T. Rama Rao
    • Rajagopal Dandamudi
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    • 5User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    • Awards
      • 1 win

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    Savitri
    Savitri
    • Draupadias Draupadi…
    N.T. Rama Rao
    N.T. Rama Rao
    • Arjunaas Arjuna…
    Rajagopal Dandamudi
    • Bheemaas Bheema…
    S.V. Ranga Rao
    S.V. Ranga Rao
    • Keechakuduas Keechakudu
    Mikkilineni
    • Dharmarajuas Dharmaraju…
    Relangi Venkatramaiah
    Relangi Venkatramaiah
    • Uttara Kumaruduas Uttara Kumarudu
    Mukkamala
    • Viraata Rajuas Viraata Raju
    Rajanala
    Rajanala
    • Duryodhanaas Duryodhana
    L. Vijayalakshmi
    • Uttaraas Uttara
    Sandhya
    Sandhya
    • Sudheshnaas Sudheshna
    Dhulipala
    Prabhakar Reddy
    • Karnaas Karna
    Suryakantham
    Suryakantham
    Kanchanamala
    • (guest role)as (guest role)
    Allu Ramalingaiah
    Allu Ramalingaiah
    • Valatulyaas Valatulya
    Kanta Rao
    Kanta Rao
    • Lord Krishnaas Lord Krishna
    Kaikala Satyanarayana
    Kaikala Satyanarayana
    • Dussasanaas Dussasana
    Sobhan Babu
    Sobhan Babu
    • Abhimanyuas Abhimanyu
    • (as Shobhan Babu)
    • Director
      • Kamalakara Kameshwara Rao
    • Writer
      • Samudrala Raghavacharya(adaptation) (dialogue)
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    This film deals with the Virata Parvam (Book of Virata) of the epic Mahabharatam dictated by Vyasa Maharshi.
    • hindu mythology
    • anonymity
    • dancer
    • dancing
    • fake identity
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    • Genres
      • Drama
      • Musical
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    • Connections
      Remade as Shrimad Virata Parvam (1979)

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    3/10
    Not what i expected!!
    I have seen this movie on my girl friend telling me that its a fantastic one, but it turnout to be not so fantastic.

    The problem with this one is, it has lot of poems, which sometimes bores you, and may put you to sleep. What I felt was only Savitri has done justice to her character (Draupadi and Malini) no one else. Even NTR has done a great job acting like Arjuna but failed as eunuch called Brihannala.

    Fight sequences were awful, hurried climax does add as a big negative point.

    Movie really started on a promising note with a song in Indra Lookam, where Urvashi tries to impress Arjuna, but these songs might eventually give you headache. Sometimes the dialog delivery of the artists were so fast that I could not get to understand their names, I had hard time understanding the name of "Keechaka" the role played by SV Ranga Rao.

    I don't know, if this was the best thing that can be done in those days, but this movie made me sleep eventually and I kept on looking at the timer to know when the movie ends like I do in HR classes of mine.
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    • rahulsattar
    • Oct 24, 2014

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    • Release date
      • October 11, 1963 (India)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Language
      • Telugu
    • Also known as
      • Nartanasala
    • Production company
      • Rajyam Pictures
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 55 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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