Monday, August 13, 2018

ARJUNA'S POPULARITY AND FAME

This post is dedicated to the popularity and fame of Gandiva Dhari Arjuna. The Mahanayaka of Mahabharata.
Even the actor that played Karna's role "Pankaj Dheer" in the 1980's TV serial "Mahabharata" said that he did not even know who Karna is. He thought that only Arjuna and Krishna's roles are worth playing in the Mahabharata.
Time slot - 46:26 (Pankaj Dheer dislikes the true character of Karna) 46:37 ("other than Arjuna and Krishna no one else is worth my time") 46:32 (He admits that he did not know anything about Karna).
  • List of movies named after Arjuna (the list is too long so i can't show the full list)
  1. Arjun: the Warrior Prince - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2404027/
  2. Arjun Reddy - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7294534/?ref_=nv_sr_2
  3. Arjun (1985) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0266260/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
  4. Arjun Pandit (1976) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0149708/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
  5. Arjun Pandit (1999) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0278315/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2
  6. Arjuna (2015) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6275386/?ref_=nv_sr_1
  7. Arjunan Saakshi (2011) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1821329/?ref_=nv_sr_7
  8. Arjunan Pillayum Anchu Makkalum (1997) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0355214/?ref_=nv_sr_5
  9. Alli Arjuna - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0485183/?ref_=nv_sr_2
  10. Thambi Arjuna - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8209378/?ref_=nv_sr_4
  11. Sri Krishnarjuna Yudham (1963) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0265799/?ref_=nv_sr_1
  12. Sri Krishnarjuna Vijayam (1996) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0267950/?ref_=nv_sr_3
  13. Sri Krishnarjuna Yudham (1962) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0266989/?ref_=nv_sr_7
  14. Arjun Patiala (2018) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7881524/?ref_=nv_sr_1
Historic inscriptions found merit in Arjuna and not in Karna. Kings identified with Arjuna. 
  • In Nasik Cave No.3, inscription No.2 (110–138 CE or alternate view, 130–159 CE), it is written about Siri-Satakani Gotamiputa: (quote)
"( Siri-Satakani Gotamiputa) who had inherited from a long line of ancestors the privilege of kingly music; the abode of traditional lore; the refuge of the virtuous; the asylum of Fortune; the fountain of good manners; the unique controller; the unique archer; the unique hero; the unique Brahmana; in prowess equal to Kama, Kesava, Arjuna and Bhimasena; liberal on festive days in unceasing festivities and assemblies; not inferior in lustre to Nabhaga, Nahusha, Janamejaya, Sagara, Yayati, Rama and Ambartsha ..."
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasik_Caves some information of wikipedia can be credited to the citations in it.

4 comments:

  1. Hey! I scrolled through most of your posts. I want to ask if you're aware of the Japanese mobile game Fate Grand/Order? If so, what are your opinions of it?

    The game introduced me to Mahabharata. It has Arjuna and Karna as heroic spirits who help the main character in saving the world (along with other characters like Rama, Ganesha, etc). They are both very strong, but Karna is stronger than Arjuna in terms of gameplay (if you don't count the recently-released alternate version of Arjuna, which in my opinion, the strongest attacker in the game).
    In terms of popularity, they both are popular in the east, but it seems that Arjuna is less popular than Karna in the west. As a fan of Arjuna, I really appreciate all your posts on him. Thank you so much for writing them!

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  2. Chup Pagal 😂
    It's a common truth and that is Karna is way more popular than Arjuna

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    1. Arjuna raped Karna like the criminals raped Nirbhaya its obvious a victim/loser (karna) is more famous LOL.

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