Retro : SrIkRshNa pAnDavIyam ( 1966 ) complets 50 years

N.A.T. Productions
Rama Krishna Cine Studios
SrIkRshNa pAnDavIyam ( 1966 )

Technical:
35 MM
Duration: 3 hrs
Release Date : 13.01.1966

Cast:
N.T. Rama Rao  .... kRshNa and duryOdhana
Shoban babu.. Arjunudu
M.Balayya.. Dharmaraju
chittUru V nAgayya... 
Prabhakar Reddy .. Karnudu
dhooLipaaLa .... Sakuni
Geetanjali .... rukmini priya sakhi
Kantha Rao .... narada muni
Raajanala .... SiSupAluDu
K.SatyanArayana .... rukmi
K.R.Vijaya .... rukmiNi
Mukkamala Krishanmoorti, .... jarAsandhuDu
mikkilinEni Radhakrishnamurty  .... Bheeshma
K.v.S. Sharma.. 
Uday Kumar ... bheemudu
S. Vara Lakshmi.... kunti dEvi
Ratna .. hiDaMbi
Swarna
Vangara Venkata Subbayya.. gaargi
bharathi .. debut
Playback : ghanTasaala venkaTESwararaavu, Madhavapeddi Satyam,P.Suseela,  P.G Jikki Krishnaveni,  Pitapuram Nageshwara Rao, P.Leela, L.R.Eshwari
Dialogues : Samudraala Sr.
Lyrics : Bammera Pothana from Bhagavatamu, C.Narayana Reddi,
Kosaraaju Raghavaiah chowdhary, Samudraala Sr.
Music : T.V.Raju
Asst. Music director : Vijaya Krishnamurthy
Photography : Ravikanth Nagayich
Choreography (Dances) :Vempati Satyam
Art: T.V.S.Sharma
Editing : G.D.Joshi
Producer : NandamUri Trivikramarao
Screenplay and Direction : N.T.Rama Rao

Songs
mattu vadalaraa niddura mattu vadalara

Playback : ghanTasaala venkaTESwararaavu
Lyrics: Kosaraju Raghavayya Chowdhury
Cast: N.T.Rama Rao

chAngure bangAru rAja majjare magareDA
Playback : P.G Jikki Krishnaveni
Lyrics: C.Narayana Reddy
Cast : Ratna, Udaykumar
hiDimba sings for Bhima.

nallanivADu padma nayanambulavADu - padyam
Playback: P.B.Srinivas
Cast : K.R.Vijaya, Kantha Rao
Lyrics : Bammera Pothana from Bhagavatamu

Dhurmadhandudu kapati yadavudu nannu dikkarinchu (verse)
Playback: Madhavapeddi Satyam
Cast: Mukkamala Krishnamurthy

yamiTayaa nee leela krishna
Playback: Madhavapeddi Satyam
Cast : Kanta Rao

priyurAla siggElanE neemanaselu magavani jeri

Playback : ghanTasaala venkaTESwararaavu, P. Suseela
Lyrics: Samudrala
Cast :N.T Rama Rao, K.R. Vijaya

praaNESa nee manjula bhaasha - padyam
Lyrics : Bammera Pothana from Bhagavatamu
Playback : P.Suseela
Cast : K.R.Vijaya

Srikirshna yadubhushana
Playback : P.B.Srinivas
Lyrics: Samudrala
Cast :Vangara Venkata Subbayya

nammiti naa manamubhuna sri umamaheshulani (Padyam)
Playback : P.Susheela
Cast: K.R.Vijaya

ghanuDaa bhoosuruDEge
Playback: P. suSeela
Lyrics: bhaagavatam
Cast : K.R.vijaya

O pankaja naabha neevu sisupala jarasandhulani jayinchi (padyam)
Playback: P.Susheela
Cast: K.R.Vijaya

vachedanu vidarbha bhoomiki joccheda -padyamu

Lyrics : Bammera Pothana from Bhagavatamu
Playback : ghanTasaala venkaTESwararaavu
Cast : N.T. Rama Rao

kaniyan rukmuni (padyam)
Playback : ghanTasaala venkaTESwararaavu
Cast : N.T. Rama Rao

bratuka vaccunu nodala pranambulundina (padyam)
Playback : Madhavapeddi Satyam
cast : dhulipalla

maa sarivadava maa papa goni pova (padyam)
Playback : Madhavapeddi satyam
Cast: Satyanarayana

talamanaka bheeshma nandanu talayunu mutuyunu gorega (padyam)
Playback: P.B.Srinivas
Cast: Kanta Rao

tagune chakri raja vidharbharaja tanaya (padyam)
Playback: P.B.Srinivas
Cast: Kanta Rao

nallani vadayaina callani vaadele
Playback: L.R.Eshwari, P.G.Jikki krishnaveni
Lyrics: Samudrala
celikattelu with K.R.Vijaya

preeti narthula naadariMch dharmasutunDu (padyaM)
Playback : ghanTasaala venkaTESwararaavu
Lyrics: Samudrala
Cast : M.Balayya

ohoho ohoho bhaLa bhaLa naa bandi parugu teese baMDi
Playback: Madhavapeddi Satyam
Lyrics: Kosaraju Raghavayya Chowdhury
Cast: Udaykumar

parvi rajanduna papohatamaina yaduvamsamuna (padyam)
Playback: Pitapuram nageshwara Rao
Cast: Mukkamala Krishnamurthy

swAgatam su swAgatam
Ragam : hamsadhwani
Lyrics : C.Narayana Reddi
Playback : P.Suseela,P.Leela
Cast : N.T. Rama Rao,Bharati (and co)
actress Bharati's first time appernce in her telugu film carrier in the group of female dancers 

ammala ganayamma - padyam
Playback : P.Suseela
Cast : K.R.Vijaya
Lyrics : Bammera Pothana from Bhagavatamu

lagnambelli (verse)
Playback : P.B. Sreenivaas
Lyrics: Bammera Pothana from Bhagavatamu

aa yela maagu (verse)
Playback : P.B. Sreenivaas
Lyrics: Bammera Pothana from Bhagavatamu

ankili seppalEdu (verse)
Playback : P.B. Sreenivaas
Lyrics: Bammera Pothana from Bhagavatamu

saaTi raaja (verse)
Playback:  maadhavapeddi
Lyrics: samudraala

piTTanokadaani (verse)
Playback : piThaapuraM
Lyrics:  samudraala

paaludaapaga (verse)
Playback : piThaapuraM
Lyrics:  samudraala

kannu marugaina (verse)
Playback : piThaapuraM
Lyrics:  samudraala

atta koDukuku (verse)
Playback : piThaapuraM
Lyrics:  samudraala

Story:
The film deals with Lord Krishna helping the Pandavas in all needs from their childhood. Lord Krishna on the request of his aunty Kunti Devi (S.Varalaxmi) keeps protecting Padavas from the evil plans of Karavas. The story also deals with the marriage of Krishna with Rukmini and also the marriage of Padavas with Drupadi. The film ends with the Rajasuyogam and the vishwaroopam of Lord Krishna.

About the film:
This is the first film where N.T.Rama Rao played the role of Dhuryodhana.

K.R.Vijaya debuted in Telugu with this film.  Producer / Actor Pundareekakshayya was her Telugu coach for this film.

The film was made simultaneously in Telugu and Tamil. Tamil version titled as Rajasooyam. But in the Tamil version Ramarao played only Lord Krishna. Manohar who is very famous in Dramas in Tamilnadu played Duryodhana. Gemini had distributed the film. The film was huge hit in Telugu while in Tamilnadu it was an average. 

The film has excellent photography by Ravikanth Nagayich. The camera tricks in the film are praiseworthy. The scenes in the mayasabha and Lord Krishna's vishwaroopam are that time major attractions for the film.
Another plus point of the film is artwork by T.V.S.Sharma is great. He used plaster of Paris to make a look a like of Marble for the set of Mayasabha. 

Actress Bharathi made her debut with the film in Telugu. She appears in a dance sequence. Shoban babu plays the role of Arjun, who has a very brief role. Uday kumar played the role of Bheema and have good importance in the film. 

Ratna who played heroine role in Gulebakavalikatha has good role as Hidambi and one of the all time hit song Changure bangaru raja was shot on her. 

Dhulipalla played the role of Sakuni who worked hard to get his own image as Shakuni as people are well adjusted with the CSR (Mayabazar) and he did a wonderful job in that. 

Vijayakrishnamurthy assisted T.V.Raju who earlier provided music for Gulebakavali katha. Songs like Priyurala siggelene, mattu vadalara and changure bangaru raja are super hits.

Acknowledgements : Sri Srinivas Parachuri for the lyrics details, Sri Babu Rao Vajjha for the film details