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Babruvahana

Babruvahana

Original Title: ಬಭ್ರುವಾಹನ

19772h 40m
WarDrama

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Released

Release

1977

Runtime

2h 40m

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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.

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Details

Status
Released
Runtime
2h 40m
Jan 21, 1977
Languages
Kannada
Director
Hunsur Krishnamurthy
Production
Rajkamal Arts
Rajkamal Arts
Production Countries
India

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