Mayura (film)

Mayura
Poster
Directed byVijay
Written byDevudu Narasimha Sastri
Produced byT. P. Venugopal
StarringRajkumar
Manjula
K. S. Ashwath
Vajramuni
Srinath
CinematographyAnnayya
Mallik
Edited byBabu
Rajan
Music byG. K. Venkatesh
Distributed byRamesh Movies
Release date
  • 12 September 1975 (1975-09-12)
Running time
178 minutes
(136 trimmed version)
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada
Budget₹40-45 lakhs
Box office₹3 crores[1]

Mayura is a 1975 Indian Kannada-language historical drama film, directed by Vijay.[2] It is one of the most popular films of acclaimed Kannada actor Rajkumar, who plays the role of Prince Mayurasharma of the Kadamba dynasty, the earliest native kingdom to rule over what is today the modern state of Karnataka. The film depicts the life of Mayura, a Brahmin youth, as he discovers his royal heritage and realizes his destiny of ascending to the throne of the then-Pallava kingdom.

Based on a novel of the same name by Devudu Narasimha Sastri,[3] the film is notable for its various scenes filmed inside and around the famous Mysore Palace. The movie was also the last movie to be shot inside the Mysore Palace. The movie saw a theatrical run of 30 weeks.[4][5] It is considered by many as a symbol of Kannada pride.

The movie was dubbed in Telugu as Mahaveera Mayura and in Malayalam in 1976 as Raja Mayura Varma.

The core plot element of Baahubali – about the hero not knowing his birth secret that he belongs to a royal family and lives in isolation in a village – was reported to be inspired by this movie.[6][7]

  1. ^ Khajane, Muralidhara (11 December 2014). "Mayoora re-release". The Hindu. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Kannada Movie Database – Mayura". Allmoviedatabase.com. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  3. ^ "ರಾಜ್‌ ಹಬ್ಬ: ವರನಟನ ಕಾದಂಬರಿ ಚಿತ್ರಗಳ ಕನ್ನಡಿ". Udayavani.com.
  4. ^ ":: Welcome to Chitatara ::". 17 July 2007. Archived from the original on 17 July 2007. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Sandalwood Blockbuster hits". Sandalwoodking.rocks. 17 May 2011.
  6. ^ "Baahubali copied from Rajkumar's Mayura? - Times of India". The Times of India.
  7. ^ "'Baahubali' Story Leaked: Movie Inspired by Kannada Classic 'Mayura'?". International Business Times. 8 July 2015.