Daana Veera Soora Karna

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Daana Veera Soora Karna
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	N. T. Rama Rao
Written by	N. T. Rama Rao Kondaveeti Venkatakavi (dialogues)
Based on	Life of Karna
Produced by	N. T. Rama Rao
Starring	N. T. Rama Rao Nandamuri Balakrishna Nandamuri Harikrishna B. Saroja Devi Prabha
Cinematography	Kannappa
Edited by	G. D. Joshi
Music by	Pendyala Nageswara Rao
Production company	Ramakrishna Cine Studios
Distributed by	Mayuri
Release date	14 January 1977 (1977-01-14)
Running time	226 minutes
Country	India
Language	Telugu
Budget	₹10 lakh[1]
Box office	est. ₹1.5–2 crore[1][2]

Daana Veera Soora Karna (transl. Generous, heroic, and valiant Karna) is a 1977 Indian Telugu-language Hindu mythological film co-written, produced and directed by N. T. Rama Rao under his banner, Ramakrishna Cine Studios. Based on the life of Karna from the Mahabharata, it stars Rama Rao in three roles: the title character, Duryodhana, and Krishna. It also stars Rao's sons Nandamuri Harikrishna and Nandamuri Balakrishna, who play the roles of Arjuna and Abhimanyu, respectively. Music for the film was composed by Pendyala Nageswara Rao.

Made on a budget of ₹10 lakhs (one million Indian rupees), the film was a commercial success and became the highest-grossing Telugu film at the time collecting a distributor share of ₹1.5–2 crore.^[1][2] It is regarded as one of the greatest films of Telugu cinema.^[3]