Pandavas: The Five Warriors
Pandavas: The Five Warriors is a 2000 Indian English-language animated film directed by Usha Ganesh Raja and produced by Pentamedia Graphics. Based on the five Pandava brothers from the Indian epic Mahabharata, it is India's first computer-animated theatrical film and won the National Film Award for Best English Feature Film.
Plot
King Pandu rules Hastinapur but has to leave the kingdom due to a curse. He cannot have a child, but his wife Kunti has a boon that she could have children by praying to the gods. They invoke the gods of the elements and have five children: Dharma, Bhima, Arjun, Nakul and Sahadev. The five sons become known as the Pandavas. Pandu has a blind brother, King Dhiru, whose wife gives birth to 101 children, known as the Kauravas.
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| author | Sujatha Rangarajan |
|---|---|
| director | Usha Ganesh Raja |
| editor | B. Lenin V. T. Vijayan |
| keywords | arjun arjuna bhima curse dharma dhiru dhritarashtra dhuri draupadi drink duryodhana eat fight gamble hastinapur kaurava kill kunti life and death loaded dice nakul nakula panchali pandava pandu pray sahadev sahadeva shakuni the king think young age yudhishthira |
| musicBy | Ilaiyaraaja |
| productionCompany | Pentamedia Graphics |
| theme | animated war |