Babruvahana (1977)

Babruvahana (1977)

1977-01-21 India 160 Min. PG-13
7.3 5 votes

Overview

Synopsis by theflixtor - 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.

Cast

Dr. Rajkumar is Arjuna / Babruvahana
Arjuna / Babruvahana
B. Saroja Devi is Chitrangada
Chitrangada
Jayamala is Subhadra
Subhadra
Kanchana is Uluchi
Uluchi
Vajramuni is Vrishakethu
Vrishakethu
Ramakrishna is Krishna
Sampath is Kauravya
Kauravya
Bhatti Mahadevappa is Chitrangada's Father
Chitrangada's Father
Shakti Prasad is Neela Dhwaja
Neela Dhwaja
Shani Mahadevappa is Hamsa Dhwaja
Hamsa Dhwaja
Rajanand is Minister
Minister