Sasirekha Parinayam

Sasirekha Parinayam (the marriage of Sasirekha) is a folk tale based on oral traditions, popular in Andhra Pradesh, India. It is based on the Mahabharata, but is not present in it.

The plot concerns the marriage of Sasirekha, the daughter of Balarama, to Abhimanyu, the son of Arjuna. It echoes the marriage of Arjuna to Subhadra in the Mahabharata.

The story is popular in performances, including shadow-puppets,Yakshagana and Kuchipudi.

It was the basis for several Telugu films, including the 1936 film Sasirekha Parinayam, and the popular 1957 film Mayabazar.

References

↑ Indrajit Bandyopadhyay (29 October 2008), "A Study In Folk "Mahabharata": How Balarama Became Abhimanyu's Father-in-law", Epic India: A New Arts & Culture Magazine

↑ Sampa Ghosh; Utpal Kumar Banerjee (2006), Indian puppets, Abhinav Publications, p. 59, ISBN 978-81-7017-435-6

↑ "In Memory of a pioneer". The Hindu. 2007-09-21.

↑ Sunil Kothari; Avinash Pasricha (2001), Kuchipudi, Abhinav Publications, ISBN 978-81-7017-359-5

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Sasirekha Parinayam (film)

Sasirekha Parinayam is a 2009 Telugu film starring Genelia D'Souza and Tarun Kumar. It was directed by Krishna Vamsi, and received decent reviews upon release.

Plot

The independent and spirited Sasirekha (Genelia) is ordered by her father to get married to an NRI. She is to see a video of the groom and his house, but stamps on it, declaring she doesn't want to get married. When the groom’s father demands dowry on the wedding day, she runs away from her marriage. Soon after, she runs into Anand (Tarun). They bond well during their acquaintance and the rest of the movie is about how she falls in love with Anand. As it turns out, Anand was the one she was supposed to marry, but due to certain events, the wedding party leaves without him.