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.
More details
author | R. Nataraja Mudaliar |
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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 |