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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Karunamayudu<br />
| image = Karunamayudu.jpg<br />
| caption =<br />
| director = [[A. Bhimsingh]]<br />Fr. Christopher Coelho OFM<br />
| producer = [[Vijayachander]] and [[The Reverend|Rev.]] [[Louis F. Knoll]], [[Samavesam of Telugu Baptist Churches|STBC]]<br />
| writer = [[Father (title)|Fr.]] Christopher Coelho, [[Order of Friars Minor|O.F.M.]]<br />Modukuri Johnson (dialogues)<br />
| starring = [[Vijayachander]]<br />[[Sreedhar Surapaneni]]<br />
| music = [[Joseph Fernandez (musician)|Joseph Fernandez]]<br />[[B. Gopalam]]<br />
| cinematography = K. S. Prasad<br />
| editing = Paul Doraisingh<br />
| distributor = Radha Chitra<br />
| released = 21 December 1978<br />
| runtime = 160 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Telugu<br />
| budget = <br />
| gross = <br />
}}<br />
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'''''Karunamayudu''''' ({{translation|Ocean of Mercy}}) is a 1978 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[biographical film]] written and directed by [[A. Bhimsingh]]. It stars [[Vijayachander]] as [[Jesus of Nazareth]].<ref name="auto">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SLkABAAAQBAJ&q=sai+baba+mahathyam+1986+film++encyclopedia+of+indian+cinema&pg=PA108|title=Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema|first1=Ashish|last1=Rajadhyaksha|first2=Paul|last2=Willemen|date=10 July 2014|publisher=Routledge|isbn=9781135943189|via=Google Books}}</ref> The film won two [[Nandi Awards]], was notable for two song sequences narrating the [[Birth of Jesus]] and [[Entry into Jerusalem]], the film was screened at the [[International Film Festival of India]].<ref>W. Barnes Tatum Jesus: A Brief History -2009 Page 236 "The auspicious moments"</ref><br />
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It was followed by ''Dayamayudu'' (1987), starring Vijayachander as [[Saint Paul]], which can considered as a sequel to ''Karunamayudu''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Some Obscure Paul Films |url=https://biblefilms.blogspot.com/2011/04/some-obscure-paul-films.html |website=Bible Films Blog |language=en |date=4 May 2011}}</ref> A television series titled [[Dayasagar]] (after the Hindi title of the film) aired on [[DD National]], the national public broadcaster, in the 1990s with Vijayachander reprising the role of Jesus Christ.<ref>{{cite book|author=Peter Malone|title=Screen Jesus: Portrayals of Christ in Television and Film|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3sIj6ak6Cc8C&pg=PA222|date=12 October 2012|publisher=Scarecrow Press|isbn=978-0-8108-8390-1|page=222}}</ref><br />
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==Role in Evangelism in India==<br />
Directed and produced in [[India]], with all-Indian actors, Karunamayudu was seen by many missionaries as one of the most culturally relevant tools for Christian evangelism in India. In India, many of the villagers encounter a story that they are unfamiliar with: the Life of [[Christ]]. The gospel is rendered in their cultural context when the film is shown.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
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* [[Vijayachander]] as [[Jesus]]<br />
* [[Vennira Aadai Nirmala]] as [[Mary Magdalene]]<br />
* [[A. Bhimsingh]] as [[Judas Iscariot]]<br />
* [[Chandra Mohan (Telugu actor)|Chandra Mohan]] as [[Healing the blind near Jericho|Bartimaeus]], the [[Blind man]]<br />
* [[Jaggayya]] as [[Pontius Pilate]]<br />
* [[Surekha (actress)|Surekha]] as [[Mary (mother of Jesus)|Mary]]<br />
* [[Rajasulochana]]<br />
* [[Sumalatha]]<br />
* [[Mukkamala Krishna Murthy|Mukkamala]]<br />
* [[Mikkilineni Radhakrishna Murthy|Mikkilineni]]<br />
* [[Dhulipala Seetarama Sastry|Dhulipala]]<br />
* [[Raja Babu (actor)|Raja Babu]]<br />
* [[B. Padmanabham|Padmanabham]]<br />
* [[Giri Babu]] as [[Apostle John]]<br />
* Sreedhar<br />
* Tyagaraju<br />
* Mada Venkateswara Rao<br />
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==Other language titles==<br />
* [[Hindi]] - Daya Sagar<br />
* [[Tamil language|Tamil]] - Karunamoorthy<br />
* [[English language|English]] - Ocean of Mercy<br />
* [[Kannada language|Kannada]] - Dayasagara<br />
* [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]] - Mishihaacharithram<br />
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==Songs==<br />
Playback Singers: [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[Vani Jayaram]], [[V. Ramakrishna]]<br />
* "Devudu Ledani Anakunda" (Singer: [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]])<br />
* "Kadile Muvvala Sandadilo" (Singer: [[Vani Jayaram]])<br />
* "Kadilindi Karuna Radham" (Singer: [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]])<br />
* "Paripoorna Kreestu"<br />
* "Puvvulakanna Punnami Vennelakanna" (Singer: [[V. Ramakrishna]])<br />
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== Awards==<br />
;[[Nandi Awards]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ipr.ap.nic.in/New_Links/Film.pdf|title=నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)|trans-title=A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)|publisher=[[Andhra Pradesh (magazine)|Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh]]|access-date=21 August 2020}}(in [[Telugu language|Telugu]])</ref><br />
* [[Nandi Award for Best Feature Film|Third Best Feature Film - Bronze]] - [[Vijayachander]]<br />
* [[Nandi Award for Best Screenplay Writer|Best Screenplay Writer]] - Modhukuri Jhonson<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120309021208/http://www.dayasagar.com/ Dayasagar Website]<br />
* {{IMDb title|0156690|Karunamayudu}}<br />
* {{cite web |title=Dayasagar / Karunamayudu (1978) |url=https://biblefilms.blogspot.com/2006/06/dayasagar-karunamayudu-1978.html |website=Bible Films Blog |language=en |date=23 June 2006}}<br />
* {{cite web |title=Dayasagar Scene Guide |url=https://biblefilms.blogspot.com/2006/06/dayasagar-scene-guide.html |website=Bible Films Blog |language=en |date=29 June 2006}}<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110713012531/http://ilovehyd.com/interviews/interviews-vijaychander-born-to-perform-jesus.html Actor Vijayachander interview explaining history, making of movie 'Karunamayudu']<br />
{{A. Bhimsingh}}<br />
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