''Bhagwan Parshuram'' is a 1970 Indian Hindi language

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

directed by

Babubhai Mistry Babubhai Mistry (5 September 1918 – 20 December 2010) was an Indian film director and special effects pioneer who is best known for his films based on Hindu mythology, such as ''Sampoorna Ramayana'' (1961), ''Mahabharat (1965 film), Mahabhar ...

. The film stars

Abhi Bhattacharya Abhi Bhattacharya (20 November 1921 – 11 August 1993) was an Indian actor of Hindi and Bengali cinema, who is most remembered for his roles in films of the 1950s and the 1960s, such as '' Yatrik'' (1952), ''Jagriti'' (1954), '' Anuradha'' (1 ...

and

Jayshree Gadkar Jayshree Gadkar (21 February 1942 – 29 August 2008) was a noted Marathi and Hindi movie actress and a Superstar of Marathi cinema from the 1950s up to the 1980s. Personal life Jayshree was born into a Gaud Sarswat Brahmin family at Kanasgiri ...

in lead roles.

Plot

This is the story of Lord Parshuram, who beheads his mother in the beginning to prove the duty as directed by his father.

Cast

as Parshuram *

as Gayetri *

Jeevan Jeevan is an Indian sub-continent first name meaning "life" or "bringer of life," which may be used by males or females. The name originates from the Sanskrit language but is more often used as a Nepalese language name, a Sikh or a Hindu name. Alt ...

as Bhagwan Shri Narad Muni *

Trilok Kapoor Trilok Kapoor (11 February 1912 23 September 1988) was an Indian actor and a member of the Kapoor family who worked in Bollywood films. He was the younger brother of actor Prithviraj Kapoor. Early and personal life Born in the Kapoor Haveli i ...

* D.K. Sapru as Samrat * Sulochana as

Renuka Mahur Renuka, also known as Yellamma Devi, is a Hindu mother goddess venerated predominantly in the South Indian states of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, and Maharashtra. She is regarded as the mother of Parashurama, the six ...

* Sunder as Samrat's employee * Helen as an

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Soundtrack

Remakes

It was originally made a

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, from Renuka's perspective as ''Renukadevi Mahatmyam'' in 1960, which was dubbed into Hindi as ''Sati Renuka'' in 1961, and again remade in Kannada as ''Sri Renukadevi Mahatme'' in 1977, which was dubbed in Hindi as ''Veer Parshuram''.

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* 1970 films 1970s Hindi-language films 1970s Indian films 1970 drama films Hindu mythological films Films based on Asian myths and legends Films directed by Babubhai Mistry Hindi films remade in other languages {{1970s-drama-film-stub