Krishna and Sudama - Its Cinematic adaptations
Lord Krishna is another of Vishnu's Avatar who is well known for his childish exploits. There is also an amazing anecdote that describes the friendship between Krishna and Sudama who came from a poor family. Their friendship from childhood spanned a lot of years. After their education was over, Krishna left to Dwarka while Sudama stayed at his village. Time passed and Sudama had been vey poor with his family. Sudama decided to ask someone for help and went to meet Krishna at Dwarka. Krishna on seeing Sudama felt happy and welcomed him to the kingdom. They regaled their stories and Sudama went home only to realise that his thatched hut became a palace and his family became rich.
This anecdote of friendship between Krishna and Sudama spanned a movie adaptation universe in Indian Languages with every story retaining its essence and making a contemporary touch about a Cine Superstar who had an old friend in a barber during his childhood.
Katha Parayumbol was written by Sreenivasan and directed by M. Mohanan. Sreenivasan starred in the lead role alongside Meena, Jagadish, Mukesh and Late Innocent. Mammootty made a cameo appearance as the cine superstar. The music was composed by M. Jayachandran
Kuselan was a bilingual made by P. Vasu and starring Rajinikanth and Pasupathy in the lead roles. This film was shot in Telegu as Kathanayukudu with Jagapathi Babu replacing Pasupathy. The Tamil versions was produced by Kavithalayaa Productions while The Telegu version was produced by Vyjanthi Movies. The music was composed by G.V Prakash Kumar who was just 21 years old. Both the Tamil and Telegu versions were marketed as a superstar movie.
The Hindi version Billu was directed by Priyadarshan who was a master at screwball comedies. This movie featured Shah Rukh Khan and Irrfan Khan who played the roles so well.
This story is a testament that even if we reach the pinnacle of success, We should never forget the contributions made by our parents, teachers and friends.
