Karnan
E751744
Karnan is a classic 1964 Tamil epic war film, starring Sivaji Ganesan as the Mahabharata hero Karna, renowned for its grand scale, powerful performances, and enduring cultural impact in Indian cinema.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Karnan (1964 film) | 0 |
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Tamil-language film
ⓘ
film ⓘ |
| artDirectionBy | A. K. Sekhar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Mahabharata
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
character Karna ⓘ |
| characterInFocus | Karna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | M. Karnan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | Eastmancolor ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| dialogueBy | Sakthi T. K. Krishnasamy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | B. R. Panthulu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Padmini Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | R. Devarajan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
historical drama film
ⓘ
mythological film ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpactOn |
Indian cinema
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tamil popular culture ⓘ |
| musicBy |
M. S. Viswanathan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
T. K. Ramamoorthy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeSource | Hindu epic Mahabharata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Sivaji Ganesan’s portrayal of Karna
ⓘ
elaborate battle sequences ⓘ enduring popularity in Tamil cinema ⓘ grand scale ⓘ powerful performances ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Tamil ⓘ |
| portrays |
Arjuna
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bhishma NERFINISHED ⓘ Draupadi NERFINISHED ⓘ Dronacharya NERFINISHED ⓘ Duryodhana NERFINISHED ⓘ Kauravas NERFINISHED ⓘ Kunti NERFINISHED ⓘ Kurukshetra War NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord Krishna NERFINISHED ⓘ Pandavas NERFINISHED ⓘ Shakuni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | B. R. Panthulu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Padmini Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1964-01-14 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1964 ⓘ |
| reRelease | 2012 digital restoration ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 189 ⓘ |
| screenplayBy | B. R. Panthulu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn |
Hastinapura
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kurukshetra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Ashokan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Devika NERFINISHED ⓘ M. V. Rajamma NERFINISHED ⓘ N. T. Rama Rao NERFINISHED ⓘ R. Muthuraman NERFINISHED ⓘ Savithri NERFINISHED ⓘ Sivaji Ganesan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| storyBy | B. R. Panthulu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleRolePlayedBy | Sivaji Ganesan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.