Veerabhimanyu

Veerabhimanyu
Directed by	V. Madhusudan Rao
Starring	N.T. Rama Rao Shobhan Babu Kanchana Kaikala Satyanarayana Kanta Rao Rajanala B. Padmanabham Geethanjali
Music by	K. V. Mahadevan
Release dates	12 August 1965
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Veera Abhimanyu or Veerabhimanyu (English: The Heroic Abhimanyu) (Telugu: వీరాభిమన్యు, lit. Hero Abhimanyu) is a 1965 Telugu film based on the life of Mahabharata warrior Abhimanyu, son of Arjuna. It was a big hit at the box-office.

Plot

The story is based on the life of Abhimanyu, a character from the Mahabharata who died in the Kurukshetra War.

Cast

Character	Actor / Actress
Lord Krishna	N. T. Rama Rao
Abhimanyu	Sobhan Babu
Uttara	Kanchana
Arjuna	Tadepalli Lakshmi Kanta Rao
Duryodhana	Rajanala Kaleswara Rao
Bheema	Dandamudi Rajagopal
Dharmaraju	Dhulipala
Uttara Kumara	B. Padmanabham
	Chittor V. Nagaiah
	Mikkilineni

Songs

• Adigo Navalokam Velase Manakosam (Lyrics: Arudra; Singers: Ghantasala and P. Susheela; Cast: Sobhan Babu and Kanchana)
• Challani Saamivi Neevaite Allana Aagumu Jaabilli (Singers: Ghantasala and P. Susheela; Cast: Sobhan Babu and Kanchana)
• Choochi Valachi Chentaku Pilichi (Lyrics: Arudra; Singers: Ghantasala and P. Susheela; Cast: Sobhan Babu and Kanchana)
• Kalla Kapatam Roopai Vacche Nallanivada Raa (Singers: S Janaki; Cast: NTR and dancers)
• Rambha Urvashi Taladanne (Lyrics: Arudra; Singers: Ghantasala and P. Susheela; Cast: Sobhan Babu and Kanchana)
• Taakina Chota
• Yada Yada Hi

Box-office

The film ran for more than 100 days in 12 centres in Andhra Pradesh.^[1]

1936 film

Veerabhimanyu was made as Telugu film in 1936 starring Kanchanamala.^[2]

References

1. "Box-Office Records And Collections - Sobhanbabu's 100 Days Films List". CineGoer.com. 2007-01-14. Retrieved 2013-01-20.
2. Veerabhimanyu at the Internet Movie Database