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Rakshasa (other)
A Rakshasa is a malevolent being in Hinduism and Buddhism. Rakshasa may also refer to: *Rakshasa Kingdom, Hindu mythological kingdom * Rakshasa in fiction, the use of Rakshasas in fiction * Rakshasa (amatya), character in the ancient Indian drama ''Mudrarakshasa'' by Vishakhadatta, amatya (minister) of the Nanda Empire * Rakshasa (Dungeons & Dragons), creatures in the role-playing game ''Dungeons & Dragons'' *''Rakshassu'', a 1984 Indian film * ''Rakshasa'' (film), a 2005 Indian Kannada-language film * ''Rakshas'' (film), a 2018 Indian film *''Rakshasa Rajavu'', a 2001 Indian Malayalam-language film See also *Brahmarakshasa, a type of rakshasa *''Ratchagan'', a 1997 Indian film *'' Ratsasan'', 2018 Indian film by Ram Kumar *''Raatchasi'', 2019 Indian film by Sy Gowthamraj *''Rakkhosh ''Rakkhosh'' is a Hindi-language psychological thriller drama film where the camera is the lead character of the film. It is a first-person POV of a schizophrenic person. The film is an adaptat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rakshasa
Rakshasas ( sa, राक्षस, IAST: : Pali: ''rakkhaso'') lit. 'preservers' are a race of usually malevolent demigods prominently featured in Hindu mythology. According to the Brahmanda Purana, the rakshasas were created by Brahma when he assumed a body of ''tamas'' (darkness), the beings springing forth and promising to protect the waters of creation. They are often depicted to be man-eaters (''nri-chakshas'', ''kravyads''), acting as embodiments of the powers of evil in the Vedic scriptures. They are offered a distinction from yakshas, their cousins who are depicted to be forces of destruction. The term is also used to describe asuras, a class of power-seeking beings that oppose the benevolent devas. They are often depicted as antagonists in Hindu scriptures, as well as in Buddhism and Jainism. The female form of rakshasa is rakshasi. Hinduism In Vedas The Hymn 87 of the tenth mandala of the '' Rigveda'' mentions about Rakshasas. They are classified amongs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rakshasa Kingdom
Rakshasa Kingdom refers to the territory of Rakshasas who were a tribe, mentioned along with others like Deva (Hinduism), Devas (including Rudras, Maruts, Vasus and Adityas), Asuras (including Daityas, Danavas and Kalakeyas), Pishacha, Pisachas, Gandharva Kingdom, Gandharvas, Kimpurusha Kingdom, Kimpurushas, Vanaras, Garuda, Suparnas, Kinnara Kingdom, Kinnaras, Bhoot (ghost), Bhutas and Yaksha Kingdom, Yakshas. Rakshasas were described to have large bodies, probably due to their continuous life in cold climates over snow-covered mountains. The forefathers of the famous Rakshasa king Ravana lived along with the Yaksha Kingdom, Yakshas. The Yaksha king Kubera was the elder brother of Rakshasa king Ravana. Ravana had many sons among Gandharva wives. The two epics Mahabharata and Ramayana and many Puranas attest that Rakshasas, Yakshas and Gandharvas were related and had inter-marriages. References in Ramayana and Mahabharata Kingdom of Ravana {{main, Lanka Kingdom Ravana was th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rakshasa In Fiction
The term Rakshasa, originally referring to a demon in Hindu mythology, has been used in western and Japanese literature and popular culture. The following are some examples: Books and comics * Roger Zelazny's novel '' Lord of Light'', the Rakasha are a type of extraterrestrial beings consisting of "stable fields of energy". They were present before the arrival of humans on the planet of the novel, and are apparently native to it. *In ''Journey to the West'', a famous Chinese novel, one of the antagonists is named 'Lady Raksha' *In the manga ''Berserk'', There is a character called Rakshas, who is one of Griffith's apostle lieutenants in the new Band of the Hawk. His body is composed of an amorphous cloak, with his head (and possibly other body parts) hidden inside. He also wears a three eyed mask. *In the manga '' Fist of the North Star'', the character Shachi is referred to as "Rakshasa, the Asura-devouring beast". *In the fantasy novel ''Song in the Silence'', by Elizabeth Ker ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rakshasa (amatya)
Rakshasa is a character in the ancient Indian Sanskrit Sanskrit (; attributively , ; nominalization, nominally , , ) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in South Asia after its predecessor languages had Trans-cul ...-language play ''Mudrarakshasa''. In the play, he holds the post of ''Amatya'' (prime minister) in the Nanda Empire, Nanda and Maurya Empire, Maurya courts of Magadha. Originally a minister of the Nanda king, he escapes during Chandragupta Maurya's conquest of the Nanda empire. He then makes several attempts to overthrow Chandragupta, but each time, he is outsmarted by Chandragupta's advisor Chanakya. Finally, he agrees to give up the resistance, and accepts the post of ''amatya'' in the Maurya court. ''Mudrarakshasa'' biography Rakshasa appears in Vishakhadatta's play Mudrarakshasa. In the ''Mudrarakshasa'', Chanakya feels insulted by the Nanda Empire, Nanda king, and overt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rakshasa (Dungeons & Dragons)
This is the list of ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' 2nd edition monsters, an important element of that role-playing game. This list only includes monsters from official ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' 2nd Edition supplements published by TSR, Inc. or Wizards of the Coast, not licensed or unlicensed third-party products such as video games or unlicensed ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' 2nd Edition manuals. __TOC__ Monsters in the 2nd edition ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' The second edition of the '' Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' game featured both a higher number of books of monsters and more extensive monster descriptions than both earlier and later editions, with usually one page in length. Next to a description, monster entries in this edition contained standardized sections covering combat, their habit and society, and their role in the eco-system. While later editions gave the various creatures all the attributes which player characters had, 2nd edition only listed intel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rakshassu
''Rakshassu'' is a 1984 Indian Malayalam horror film, directed by Hassan and produced by Areefa Hassan. The film stars Baby, Sukumaran, Baby Ajitha and Bheeman Raghu in the lead roles. The film has musical score by A. T. Ummer. Cast *Sukumaran as Sukumaran *Ratheesh as Ratheesh *Bheeman Raghu as Raghu * Baby Anju as Shalini *Baby Ajitha * Sankaradi as Sankaran *Sathaar as Ravi *Kuthiravattam Pappu as Mammad *Seema as Seema *Gomathi as Gomathi Soundtrack The music was composed by A. T. Ummer Anjukandy Thalakkal Ummer ( ml, അഞ്ചുകണ്ടി തളയ്ക്കൽ ഉമ്മർ) (10 March 1933 – 18 October 2001) was a Malayalam music composer from Kerala, India. He is known for composing many soft melodies for 174 M ... and the lyrics were written by Vasudevan Panampilly, Ramachandran Ponnani and K. G. Menon. References External links * 1984 films 1980s Malayalam-language films {{1980s-Malayalam-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rakshasa (film)
''Rakshasa'' () is a 2005 Indian Kannada language crime thriller film directed by Sadhu Kokila, written by Ranganath and produced by Ramu. The film features Shiva Rajkumar and Gajala in the lead roles along with Ruthika, Amrutha and Kishore in other pivotal roles. The film featured original score and soundtrack composed by Sadhu Kokila. Upon release, the film was appreciated for its making style and won numerous awards at the Karnataka State Film Awards for the year 2004–05. The movie was dubbed in Hindi as ''Kaliya No. 1''. Cast * Shiva Rajkumar as ACP Harish Chandra/Rakshasa * Gajala * Ruthika as Shabbir's wife * Amrutha * Kishore as Shabbir * Rangayana Raghu as SI Cheluvaraju * Avinash * H. G. Dattatreya as Doreswamy, Indian Freedom Fighter * Ramesh Bhat * Kote Prabhakar as Selva * Mohan Juneja * Master Aniruddh * Pavitra Lokesh * Vijay * Kaddipudi Chandru * Sai Sunil * Kuri Sagar * Mimicry Dayanand * Killer Venkatesh * Sridhar Raj * Bank Suresh * Jolly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rakshas (film)
''Raakshas'' (English: Monster) is a 2018 Indian Marathi-language fantasy thriller film written and directed by Dnyanesh Zoting, produced by Nilesh Navalakha and Vivek Kajaria. It was the first-time pairing of Sharad Kelkar and Sai Tamhankar, along with Vijay Maurya and Umesh Jagtap. Rujuta Deshpande also portrayed a very important role in the film. The shooting of the film was held in 2015. The film released on 23 February 2018. Plot The story revolves around a missing documentary filmmaker and his daughter’s quest to bring him back. Cast * Sai Tamhankar * Sharad Kelkar * Rujuta Deshpande * Daya Shankar Pandey * Vijay Maurya * Yakub Sayeed * Purnanand Wandhekar * Umesh Jagtap * Vitthal Kale * Pankaj Sathe * Anuya Kalaskar * Anil Kamble * Makarand Sathe * Jayesh Sanghavi * Sakshi Vyavhare * Abhijeet Zunjarrao * Somanath Limbarka Reception Critical reception Mihir Bhanage of ''The Times of India'' gave the film a rating of 3.5 out of 5 saying that, "Raakshas explores the une ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rakshasa Rajavu
''Rakshasa Rajavu'' () is a 2001 Indian Malayalam-language action thriller film written and directed by Vinayan and starring Mammootty in the lead role along with Dileep, Meena, Kalabhavan Mani, Vijayakumar, Rajan P. Dev, Cochin Haneefa and Sukumari. The film was released on 31 August 2001, and was subsequently dubbed in Telugu and Tamil as ''Commissioner Rudrama Naidu'' and ''Commissioner Eeswara Paandiyan''. Plot Ramanathan IPS is a police officer with a difference. The murder of his wife makes him take the law into his own hands as he gets no support from the various people he meets in this regard. He is always assisted by his subordinate SP Gopakumar IPS who admires Ramanathan for his honest and truthful behavior. He brings to justice the wrong doer's even though he accepts bribes. He follows the policy of ''Kayamkulam Kochunni'' a renowned real-life robber: taking from the rich and giving it to the poor. He also funds to run an orphanage for the mentally disabled children ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brahmarakshasa
Brahmarakshasas (Sanskrit: ब्रह्मराक्षस) are fierce demons in Hindu Itihasa. Explanation A Brahma Rakshasa is actually the reference to curse of Brahma, to those, who has done evil things in his life or has misused his knowledge, who has to suffer as a ''Brahma Rakshasa'' after his or her death. The earth-bound duties of such a scholar would be to disperse or impart knowledge to good students. If he did not do so, he would turn into a Brahma Rakshasa after death, which is a very fierce demonic spirit.What is a Brahm-Rakshas? A VERY OLD STORY ABOUT LATERAL THINKING The word ''Brahma'' means and |
Ratchagan
''Ratchagan'' () is a 1997 Indian Tamil-language romantic action film written, produced by K. T. Kunjumon, and directed by Praveen Gandhi. It stars Nagarjuna and Sushmita Sen, alongside Raghuvaran, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vadivelu and Girish Karnad in supporting roles. The film released on 30 October 1997. It was the most expensive Indian film at the time of release. Notably, this marks the first and last Tamil debut of Sushmita Sen and remains the only Tamil film she has acted. Plot Ajay ( Nagarjuna) is an unemployed youth who always gets into trouble because of his temper. He gets heated up when he encounters anyone committing a crime; he takes the law into his own hands, beats them up, and then gives them some free advice. Ajay's father Padmanabhan ( S. P. Balasubrahmanyam), who works for an insurance firm, is very unhappy with his son's attitude, and tries his best to change his attitude through a meditation expert, but fails in this matter as the expert sugg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ratsasan
''Ratsasan'' (; ) is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language slasher psychological thriller directed by Ram Kumar. The film stars Vishnu Vishal, Amala Paul, and Saravanan while Kaali Venkat, Vinodhini Vaidyanathan, and Ramdoss play supporting roles. The film features music and background score composed by Ghibran, cinematography by P. V. Shankar and editing by San Lokesh. The film tells the story of an aspiring film director who becomes a police officer after his father's death and tries to track down a serial killer. Production began in November 2016, with principal photography starting in June 2017. The film released on 5 October 2018, to generally positive critical reviews and grossed 50 crore worldwide. It was remade in Telugu as '' Rakshasudu'' (2019) and in Hindi as '' Cuttputlli'' (2022). Plot In the opening scene, two elderly men discover a dead corpse of Samyuktha, a 15-year old school student, who was brutally murdered. Arun Kumar is an aspiring filmmaker who wants to make a m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
