Mayura

Mayura

1975 · 178 min · ★ 7.9 · Action, Drama, History

Mayura challenges an arrogant wrestler and defeats him. Though never formally trained he has only learned techniques of wrestling by observing others. As a Brahmin he is required to study Vedas yet he is deeply interested in martial arts. Ranga Jetti, the premier wrestler in Kanchi, takes him under his wing and trains him. One day while observing the training of Pallava princes Mayura gets into a fight with and thrashes Vishnugopa, the Pallava prince, earning his enmity. Mayura has to flee Kanchi as per the advice of Ranga Jetti to escape from pursuing Pallavas. He also then learns that he is in fact the son of Raja Chandravarma, the Kadamba king who was deceitfully killed by the Pallava king, Sivaskandhavarma. Upon learning of his illustrious lineage, Mayura dedicates himself to overthrow the Pallava yoke. Returning to Banavasi in the guise of a merchant Mayura builds an army and conquers both Banavasi and the Telugu speaking regions around Srishaila, thus building a vast kingdom.

Directed by Vijay Reddy · Written by Devudu Narasimha Shastri

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Dr. Rajkumar Mayura
Srinath Yuvaraja
Vajramuni Prince Vishnugopa
T. N. Balakrishna Madhukeshwara
K. S. Ashwath Shadananasharma
Rajanand Shivaskandavarma
M. P. Shankar Ranga Jetti
Thoogudeepa Srinivas Kotwal
Prabhakar Cheluva
Shakti Prasad Narasimhadatta
Manjula Premavathi
Advani Lakshmi Devi Premavathi's Mother

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