Pandava

In the Mahabharata, a Hindu epic text, the Pandava are the five acknowledged sons of Pandu, by his two wives Kunti who was of Yadhuvansh and Madri who was the princess of Madra. Their names are Yudhishthira, Bhima, Arjuna, Nakula and Sahadeva. All five brothers were married to the same woman, Draupadi.

Together, the brothers fought and prevailed in a great war against their cousins the Kauravas, which came to be known as the Kurukshetra War.

Etymology

The word Pandava is derived from the their father's name, Pandu (पाण्डु). So the meaning of the word is- descendants (sons) of Pandu, aka, Yudhishthira, Bhima, Arjuna, Nakula and Sahadeva. The other epithets of the Pandava group are-

Pandavas: The Five Warriors

Pandavas: The Five Warriors is a 2000 Indian 3D animated film directed by Usha Ganesh Raja and produced by Pentamedia Graphics. It is India's first 3D animated film.

Plot

Based on a classic Indian tale from the Mahabharata, the story depicts the eternal fight between good and evil through the tale of the five Pandavas brothers and their struggles with their cousins, the Kauravas.

Production

Pandavas: The Five Warriors is the first 3D animated theatrical film to be produced by an Indian firm — the Chennai-based multimedia and graphics company Pentamedia Graphics, as well as the first 3D animated adaptation of the Mahabharata. As the film was mainly targeted at western audiences, the character Duryodana was renamed to "Dhuri", and Dharmaraja was renamed to "Dharm". Focusing mainly on the story of the Pandavas from Mahabharata, the majority of episodes in the Mahabharata were downplayed. Krishna's role in the life of the Pandavas did not receive emphasis either, and the film makes only a "passing reference" to the Bhagavad Gita.Ilaiyaraja was signed to compose the film's music, and J. D. Jerry was signed as the creative director. Sujatha Rangarajan was chosen as the screenplay writer, and B. Lenin and V. T. Vijayan were signed as the editors.