Ekalavya

The Mahabharata (1989)

Actors: Tuncel Kurtiz (actor), Maurice Bénichou (actor), Jean-Claude Carrière (writer), Clifford De Spenser (miscellaneous crew), Andrzej Seweryn (actor), Sotigui Kouyaté (actor), Jean-Claude Carrière (writer), Vittorio Mezzogiorno (actor), Ciarán Hinds (actor), Georges Corraface (actor), Peter Brook (writer), Nicolas Gaster (editor), Bruce Myers (actor), Bruce Myers (actor), Michèle Hollander (editor),

Plot: In ancient India the five Pandava brothers, Yudhishthira, Bhima, Arjuna, Nakula and Sahadeva, are cousins of the sons of king Dhritharashtra, known as the Kaurava. The five are the sons of the wives of king Pandu, who seceded in favor of his blind brother after he was cursed. The men are raised together, but from the beginning there are difficulties. They are prone to fight and when Arjuna becomes a great archer, the Kaurava are both jealous and afraid. Is it the kingdom the Pandava are after? Yudhishthira, the eldest of the Pandava, strives after it as he is told by the deity Krishna that he will become king. The hatred and jealousy of the Kaurava grows even stronger when the Pandava turn a barren wasteland Dhritharashtra gave them into a great court. This can't go on forever. Inevitably a war will follow, a war that will shake the foundations of the Earth.

Keywords: based-on-play, battle, dead-boy, epic, massacre, mythological, religion, tv-mini-series, veda
Genres: Drama, War,

Quotes:

Duryodhana: Birth is obscure and men are like rivers whose origin are often unknown

Duryodhana: A man says: I have enough to eat and wear. I need nothing more! Shame! He says: I don't know anger! Shame! I am like a dried up stream, like a wooden elephant. All because my father was born blind, because one does not give a throne to a blind man.

Duryodhana: A man's body grows from birth and everyone is delighted in the same way his desire grows, his desire for power.

Duryodhana: Stay in this unhappy world, I am going to another world . Who is happier than I? I reigned on earth. I was just. I laughed. I sang. I loved my friends and wives. I protected my servants. I held out my hand to the afflicted. I knew all of human joys.

Krishna: The victory of the Pandava is assured. Tell your friends: 'Look - it's spring. The buds are sweet, the water sparkles, everyone is joyful... we're going to die.'

Ekalavya (1982)

Actors: Sarath Babu (actor), Krishna Ghattamaneni (actor), Gummadi (actor), Jayapradha (actress), Kamalakara Kameshwara Rao (director),

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