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Keechaka Vadham

Keechaka Vadham is an Indian silent film produced, directed, filmed and edited by R. Nataraja Mudaliar. The first film to have been made in South India, it was shot in five weeks at Nataraja Mudaliar's production house, India Film Company. As the members of the cast were Tamils, Keechaka Vadham is considered to be the first Tamil film. No print of it is known to have survived, making it a lost film.

Plot

Keechaka, the commander of King Virata's forces, attempts to woo and marry Draupadi by any means necessary; he even tries to molest Draupadi, prompting her to tell Bhima, her husband and one of the Pandava brothers, about it. Later, when Keechaka meets Draupadi, she requests him to meet her at a secret hiding place. He arrives there, only to find Bhima instead of Draupadi; Bhima kills him.

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    author
    contentLocation Ancient India
    director R. Nataraja Mudaliar
    editor R. Nataraja Mudaliar
    events Mahabharata
    genre historical
    keywords bhima hiding place pandava virata
    producer R. Nataraja Mudaliar
    productionCompany India Film Company
    recordedAt South India
    theme silent