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title: 'Karnan (1964)'
type: 'film'
director: 'B. R. Panthulu'
released: '1964-01-14'
runtime_minutes: 187
genres:
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'India'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/karnan-1964'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0250461/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Karnan (1964)

1964 · 187 min · History · India

Original title: கர்ணன்

## Synopsis

Karnan is a 1964 Indian Tamil-language epic Hindu mythological film produced and directed by B. R. Panthulu. It stars Sivaji Ganesan leading an ensemble cast consisting of N. T. Rama Rao, S. A. Ashokan, R. Muthuraman, Savitri, Devika and M. V. Rajamma. The film is based on the story of Karna, a character from the Hindu epic Mahabharata.

## Credits

- **Director:** [B. R. Panthulu](https://cinepixo.com/people/b-r-panthulu)
- **Producer:** [B. R. Panthulu](https://cinepixo.com/people/b-r-panthulu)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy](https://cinepixo.com/people/viswanathan-ramamoorthy)
- **Director of Photography:** [M. S. Viswanathan](https://cinepixo.com/people/m-s-viswanathan)

## Cast

- [Devika](https://cinepixo.com/people/devika)
- [Sivaji Ganesan](https://cinepixo.com/people/sivaji-ganesan)
- [N. T. Rama Rao](https://cinepixo.com/people/n-t-rama-rao)
- [S. A. Ashokan](https://cinepixo.com/people/s-a-ashokan)
- [Savitri](https://cinepixo.com/people/savitri)
- [R. Muthuraman](https://cinepixo.com/people/r-muthuraman)

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