Embarrassed by the birth of a son, an unwed Kunthi (M.V. Rajamma) instructs her maid to abandon him in the river Ganga. The child is set afloat and is rescued, adopted, and named Karna (Shivaji Ganesan) by Charioteer Adhiratha and his wife, Radha. After maturing he does not want to follow in his foster father's footsteps and wants to be a warrior. Unable to secure the patronage of any Guru due to his parentage, he is assisted by Suryadev and then by Sage Parshuram, and excels in all forms of warfare especially archery. He then befriends Rajkumar Dhuryodhana (Ashokan), will participate in the humiliation of Draupadi - setting the initial grounds of the battle of Kurukshetra - where he will join Dhuryodhana to battle the Pandavas - none other than Kunthi's sons.
Cast: Devika Devadas, Savitri Kommareddy, Sivaji Ganesan, Taraka Rama Rao Nandamuri
Crew: B Ramakrishnaiah Panthulu (Director), V Ramamoorthy (Director of Photography), MS Viswanathan (Music Director), Sakthi TK Krishnasamy (Music Director)
Rating: U (India)
Genres: Action, Drama, History, War
Release Dates: 14 Jan 1964 (India)
Tamil Name: கர்ணன்
Did you know? After filming was complete, the chariots specially made for the film's war sequences in Kurukshetra were donated to the Brihadeeswarar Temple in Thanjavur. Read More
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as Subhangi
as Bhanumati
as Karna
as Bhagwan Shri Krishnan
as Bheeshma
as Draupadi
as Athirathan
as Young Kunti
as Munivar
as Sun god
as Kunti
as Meghanathan
as Vrishasena
as Dharmar
as Parasurama
as Arjuna
as Duryodhana
as Indra
as Moon god
as Ghatotkatch
as Sakuni
as Vidhuran
Direction
Director
Writers
Screenplay Writer
Story Writer
Dialogue Writer
Subtitlist
Camera and Electrical
Director of Photography
Music
Music Director
Lyricist
Music Label
Editorial
Editor
Film Type:
Feature
Language:
Tamil
Spoken Languages:
Hindi, Telugu
Colour Info:
Color
Sound Mix:
Datasat Digital Sound, Mono
Frame Rate:
24 fps
Aspect Ratio:
2.39:1 (Scope)
Stereoscopy:
No
Filming Locations:
Trivia:
The battle scenes for the film were shot with troupes of the 61 Cavalry Regiment, using 80 elephants, 400 horses and three cameras.
After filming was complete, the chariots specially made for the film's war sequences in Kurukshetra were donated to the Brihadeeswarar Temple in Thanjavur.
Some shots of Sivaji Ganesan and NT Rama Rao took as many as four days to shoot, because of the large number of personnel involved.
After filming was complete, the chariots specially made for the film's war sequences in Kurukshetra were donated to the Brihadeeswarar Temple in Thanjavur.
Some shots of Sivaji Ganesan and NT Rama Rao took as many as four days to shoot, because of the large number of personnel involved.
