Bhishma (1962 film)

Bhishma is a 1962 Indian Telugu-language Hindu mythological film, based on the life of Bhishma from the epic Mahabharata,^[1] produced and directed by B. A. Subba Rao. It stars N. T. Rama Rao and Anjali Devi, with music composed by S. Rajeswara Rao.

Bhishma
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	B. A. Subba Rao
Based on	Life of Bhishma
Produced by	B. A. Subba Rao
Starring	N. T. Rama Rao Anjali Devi
Cinematography	M. A. Rehman
Edited by	K. A. Marthand
Music by	S. Rajeswara Rao
Production company	B. A. S. Productions
Release date	19 April 1962 (1962-04-19)
Running time	165 minutes
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Plot

The film begins in the court of Brahma, where Mahabhisha & Ganga lures each other, and the lord curses them to be born as mortals Mahabhisha takes birth as Shantanu in the Kuru dynasty, meets Ganga, and knits her on a condition not to question her actions Time passes, and Ganga gives birth to 7 children and drowns them in the river During the turn of the eighth one, devastated, Shantanu confronts her when she disappears with the child who grows up to be Devavratha, a great warrior trained by Parasurama Once he is acquainted with the father while hunting, Ganga unites them and quits A few years later, Shantanu attracts Satyavati, the daughter of Dasaraju. So, he moves with the proposal, which they accept, provided Satyavati's son would inherit the throne of Hastinapur. Hence, Devavratha pledges a mighty vow of lifelong celibacy and service to whoever sat on the throne of their dynasty, which debilitates him as Bhishma, and his father gives him a boon that death will not be near him until he calls.

After some time, Shantanu passes away, and Satyavati's son Vichitravirya becomes the king; Bhishma decides to perform his nuptial with the princesses of Kaasi Amba, Ambika, & Ambalika However, the Kaasi king affronts not submitting the proposal to Hastinapur as Satyavati belongs to the grassroots So, enraged Bhishma abducts the princesses Following, Amba proclaims her love for Salwa when Bhishma honorably sends her back Salwa denies her when Amba returns to Bhishma and asks him to splice, which is impossible because of his oath Then Amba approaches Parasurama, who edicts Bhishma but in vain, and the war erupts, and Bhishma defeats his mentor Accordingly, Amba takes a pledge to seek to avenge Bhishma, performs immense penance to please Siva, and takes a boon that she will cause Bhishma's death Next, Amba reincarnates as Sikhandi, a woman who later transforms into a man The Kurukshetra war begins, which designates Bhishma as the supreme commander of the Kaurava, and Pandavas are unable to defeat him for ten days Ergo, on the tactic of Krishna, Arjuna shoots Bhishma, keeping Sikhandi in front, and he collapses on Ampashayya, the arrow bed After the completion of the war, Bhishma leaves his breath on Uttarayana Punyakalam, and Krishna bestows him a boon that the universe celebrates the day as Bhishma Ekadashi.

Cast

• N. T. Rama Rao as Bhishma
  • Master Nagaraju as young Bhishma
• Anjali Devi as Amba / Shikhandi
• Kanta Rao as Salwa
• Relangi as Narada Maharshi
• Haranath as Lord Krishna
• Shobhan Babu as Arjuna
• Gummadi as Karna
• Nagabhushanam as Parashurama
• Dhulipala as Duryodhana
• Satyanarayana as Lord Shiva
• Prabhakar Reddy as Shantanu
• Vangara as Rajaguru Madhava
• C. S. R as Shalya
• Peketi Sivaram as Vichitravirya
• Malladi as Drupada
• A. V. Subba Rao as Dasaraju
• A. V. Subba Rao Jr as Drona
• Jagga Rao as Dushasana
• Suryakantham as Dasaraju's wife
• G. Varalakshmi as Kunti
• Sujatha as Satyavati
• Anuradha as Ganga
• Meena Kumari as Hemangini
• Susheela as Ambika
• Malleswari as Ambalika
• Nirmalamma as Drupada's wife

Soundtrack

Bhishma
Film score by S. Rajeswara Rao
Released	1962
Genre	Soundtrack
Producer	S. Rajeswara Rao

Music composed by S. Rajeswara Rao. Lyrics were written by Aarudhra.^[2]

S. No	Song Title	Singers	length
1	Brahmadevasutha Bhagyavidhaata	Ghantasala, P. Susheela
2	Teliyagalere Nee Leelalu	Ghantasala
3	Jo Jo Jola Garala Bala	P. Susheela
4	Hailo Hailessa	K. Jamuna Rani
5	Naa Janmambu	Ghantasala
6	Manasuloni Korika	P. B. Srinivas, P. Susheela
7	Mahadeva Sambho	P. Susheela
8	Bhavi Bharatha Katha	Aakula
9	Durasache Duryodhanadulu	Ghantasala
10	Madhava Madhava	P. Susheela, S. Janaki
11	Bava Karunude	P. B. Srinivas
12	Samaramatanchu	P. B. Srinivas
13	Emanuvaru	Madhavapeddi Satyam
14	Poru Nashtambu	P. B. Srinivas
15	Nannu Nevvaniga	P. B. Srinivas
16	Chesina Karmaye	P. B. Srinivas
17	Kuppinchi Yegasina	Ghantasala
18	Pandavulunu Kunthi	P. B. Srinivas
19	Deva Deva	Ghantasala
20	Namo Tyaga Charitha	Pithapuram

References

1. Mondal, Manisha (18 January 2019). "N.T. Rama Rao, the three-time CM of Andhra Pradesh who could serve one full term". ThePrint. Archived from the original on 22 February 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
2. "Bheeshma (1962)-Song_Booklet". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 23 January 2021.

External links

• Bhishma at IMDb