Bhagavad Gita (film)

Bhagavad Gita (known as Bhagvad Gita: Song of the Lord in the United States) is a 1993 Indian Sanskrit-language drama film with few dialogues in Hindi and Telugu language. It was produced by T. Subbarami Reddy and directed by G. V. Iyer. The film is based on Hindu religious book Bhagavad Gita, which is part of the epic Mahabharata.[1]

Bhagavad Gita
Directed byG. V. Iyer
Written byBannanje Govindacharya
G. V. Iyer
Based onBhagavad Gita
Produced byT. Subbarami Reddy
StarringNeena Gupta
Gopi Manohar
G. V. Ragahvendra
Govindh Rao
Surya Mohan Kulshreshtha
CinematographyMadhu Ambat
Edited byShri Nanjundaswamy
Music byMangalampalli Balamuralikrishna
B. V. Karanth (background score)
Distributed byNFDC India
A. P. Film chamber of Commerce
Running time
140 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguagesSanskrit
Telugu
Hindi

Plot
Main article: Bhagavad Gita

G. V. Iyer's film opens with a flowery pooja performed on a shivalinga, followed by an on-stage presentation of the film's cast and crew. The mayhem of the Kurukshetra War is witnessed by Prince Arjuna before he and his charioteer, Krishna, begin the dialogue that is the Bhagavad Gita. Complimentary imagery accompany the verses of the Gita, with many of the scenes set in nature, eventually crescendoing with Arjuna standing atop clouds among the Himalayas, transitioning further up into the cosmos as imagery of the planets accompany verses sung by Krishna.

Reception

The film premiered at the Andhra Pradesh Film Chamber of Commerce in Hyderabad, India, and International Film Festival of India.[2] The film went on to win the National Film Award for Best Feature Film at the 40th National Film Awards in 1993.[3][4][5]

See also

References
  1. "Bhagavad Gita summary". sites.google.com. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  2. "Directorate of Film Festival" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  3. "Bhagvad Gita (film) G V Iyer". IMDb. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
  4. "40th National Film Awards". India International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 2 June 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
  5. "40th National Film Awards (PDF)" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 2 March 2012.


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