Mayura

Mayura (1975) is a action, drama film directed by Vijay Reddy rated 7.9/10.

Mayura challenges an arrogant wrestler and defeats him. Though never formally trained he has only learned techniques of wrestling by observing others. As a Brahmin he is required to study Vedas yet he is deeply interested in martial arts. Ranga Jetti, the premier wrestler in Kanchi, takes him under his wing and trains him. One day while observing the training of Pallava princes Mayura gets into a fight with and thrashes Vishnugopa, the Pallava prince, earning his enmity. Mayura has to flee Kanchi as per the advice of Ranga Jetti to escape from pursuing Pallavas. He also then learns that he is in fact the son of Raja Chandravarma, the Kadamba king who was deceitfully killed by the Pallava king, Sivaskandhavarma. Upon learning of his illustrious lineage, Mayura dedicates himself to overthrow the Pallava yoke. Returning to Banavasi in the guise of a merchant Mayura builds an army and conquers both Banavasi and the Telugu speaking regions around Srishaila, thus building a vast kingdom.

Cast

Dr. Rajkumar

Mayura

Srinath

Yuvaraja

Vajramuni

Prince Vishnugopa

T. N. Balakrishna

Madhukeshwara

K. S. Ashwath

Shadananasharma

Rajanand

Shivaskandavarma

M. P. Shankar

Ranga Jetti

Thoogudeepa Srinivas

Kotwal

Prabhakar

Cheluva

Shakti Prasad

Narasimhadatta

Manjula

Premavathi

Advani Lakshmi Devi

Premavathi's Mother