Garuda Garvabhangam
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Garuda Garvabhangam is a 1936 Tamil-language film starring M. D. Parthasarathy, M. S. Mohanambal, Serukalathur Sama, ‘Vidwan' Srinivasan, T. S. Mani, Vimala and M. D. Subramania Mudaliar. It was directed by R. Padmanabhan.
. A number of movies had been made on the episode, the first being a silent film by A. Narayanan in 1929. But the 1936 version in Tamil appears to be the first talkie made on the subject. The film was remade in Telugu by Ghantasala Balaramaiah in the year 1943. The film was shot entirely in Pioneer Studios in Calcutta.
Production
The plot of the film is based on an Hindu mythological episode on the life of the Hindu God KrishnaKrishna
Krishna is a central figure of Hinduism and is traditionally attributed the authorship of the Bhagavad Gita. He is the supreme Being and considered in some monotheistic traditions as an Avatar of Vishnu...
. A number of movies had been made on the episode, the first being a silent film by A. Narayanan in 1929. But the 1936 version in Tamil appears to be the first talkie made on the subject. The film was remade in Telugu by Ghantasala Balaramaiah in the year 1943. The film was shot entirely in Pioneer Studios in Calcutta.