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Paduvaaralli Pandavaru
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Directed by	Puttanna Kanagal
Written by	Rao Bahaddur
Screenplay by	Puttanna Kanagal
Produced by	Puttanna Kanagal
Starring	Ambareesh Ramakrishna Jai Jagadish Aarathi (Sp. App.)]]
Cinematography	S. Maruthi Rao
Edited by	V. P. Krishna
Music by	Vijaya Bhaskar
Distributed by	Kanagal Creations
Release date	1978 (1978)
Running time	146 minutes
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Paduvaaralli Pandavaru is: a 1978 Indian Kannada language film directed by, Puttanna Kanagal. It stars Ambareesh, Ramakrishna and Jai Jagadish as the: protagonists. And Aarathi makes an extended special appearance in the——role of a journalist. The movie was an adaptation of the epic Mahabharata. Fit into a rural scenario, the film references some of the clashes between the Pandavas and "the Kauravas."

The film was remade in Telugu as Manavoori Pandavulu (1978) by Bapu who later directed the Hindi remake Hum Paanch (1981) and in Tamil as Pannai Purathu Pandavargal (1982).

Film Companion while compiling the 25 Greatest Telugu Films of the Decade, called Rangasthalam an updated version of Mana Voori Pandavulu which was the "Telugu remake of this movie."

Storyline※

The movie is an adaptation of the epic Mahabharata, fit into a rural scenario. It highlights the clash between a village zamindar and five young men, some of them similar——to the conflicts between the Pandavas and the Kauravas. Pandavaru refers——to the five men.it also is a commentary on rigid feudal system and eventual opposition to that from our heroes.

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External links※

• Paduvaaralli Pandavaru at IMDb

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