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Paduvaaralli Pandavaru

Paduvaaralli Pandavaru
Directed by Puttanna Kanagal
Produced by Puttanna Kanagal
Written by Rao Bahaddur
Screenplay by Puttanna Kanagal
Starring Ambarish
Ramakrishna
Jai Jagadish
Dheerendra Gopal
Musuri Krishnamurthy
Music by Vijaya Bhaskar
Cinematography S. Maruthi Rao
Edited by V. P. Krishna
Distributed by Kanagal Creations
Release date
  • 1978 (1978)
Running time
146 minutes
Country India
Language Kannada

Paduvaaralli Pandavaru is a 1978 Indian Kannada language film directed by Puttanna Kanagal. It stars Ambarish, Ramakrishna, Jai Jagadish in lead roles. The film features Dheerendra Gopal and Musuri Krishnamurthy in antagonist roles while Aarathi among others are in the supporting cast.

The film was remade in Hindi as Hum Paanch (Us Five) in 1981 which was directed by contemporary film director and cartoonist, Bapu and stars Mithun Chakraborty. It was also remade in Telugu as Manavoori Pandavulu (1978).

The story of the movie is known as a modern version of the epic Mahabharata. The movie highlights the clash between village zamindar and five men. Pandavaru word refers to Pandavas of Mahabharata.


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