He tells Kunti that Karnan is her first-born son.
A few years later, Krishnan, a supporter of the Pandavas, learns about Karnan's true background. Karnan later saves princess Subhangi from an uncontrolled chariot they fall in love and eventually marry. Enraged, he renders Karnan incapable of using the Brahmastra when most needed, and banishes him. Disguised as a Brahmin, Karnan becomes the student of Parashuramar to acquire the Brahmastra Parashuramar eventually realises that Karnan is a Kshatriya, a tribe he opposes. Pleased with Karnan's generosity, Indra gives him a powerful weapon, the Nagastra. Although aware of Indra's intention, Karnan still gives both of the articles that he was born with and which made him invincible. One day, Indran, disguised as a Brahmin, approaches Karnan and asks for his armour and ear ornaments as alms to weaken and prevent him from overpowering Arjuna. Karnan thus becomes the close friend of Duryodhanan and his wife Bhanumati. Karnan is insulted and refused a chance because of his lowly birth, but the Kaurava crown prince and cousin of the Pandavas, Duryodhanan, saves his pride, and crowns Karnan as the king of Anga. Once there, Karnan challenges the Pandava prince Arjunan in an archery contest, as everyone there hails Arjuna as the best archer ever. At the same time, the royal exhibition is held to portray the valour of royal princes, who have just completed education from Dronachariar. Four years later, having mastered archery, Karnan returns home. Not wanting to become a charioteer like him, he instead chooses to become a warrior, travels to another kingdom and trains there. Years later, Karnan feels heartbroken upon realising that Adhirathan is only his adoptive father. The baby is rescued and adopted by royal charioteer Adhirathan, and later named Karnan. When she tested it playfully, she was blessed by the Sun with the baby, which she abandons in the Ganges to avoid embarrassment. Kunti could invoke a mantra and be blessed with a child from any male god of her choice. The unmarried princess Kunti is seen taking away a small coffin with a baby boy she earlier got a boon from Durvasa for her pious service to him. A digitised version of Karnan was released in March 2012 to critical and commercial success. The film was also partly responsible for a resurgence in films based on Hindu epics in the industry. It was considered a milestone in Tamil cinema as it brought together the then leading actors of South Indian cinema, Ganesan and Rama Rao. The film ran for over 100 days in theatres, and later won the Certificate of Merit for the Third Best Feature Film at the 11th National Film Awards. Karnan was released on 14 January 1964, during the festival occasion of Pongal. The film's original soundtrack was composed by the duo Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy, while the lyrics were written by Kannadasan.
Karnan, which was officially launched in 1963, was shot in palaces at Jaipur and the war sequences were filmed in Kurukshetra, which featured several soldiers from the Indian Army. The film is based on the story of Karna, a character from the Hindu epic Mahabharata. It features Sivaji Ganesan leading an ensemble cast consisting of N. info)) is a 1964 Indian Tamil-language Hindu mythological film produced and directed by B.
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