Did you know Mahabharat's Krishna Nitish Bharadwaj was lead in THIS Malayalam movie?

Nitish Bharadwaj is best kwn for his role as Lord Krishna in B. R. Chopra's mythological TV series Mahabharat. Also his portrayal of several Avatars of Vishnu from Chopra's or popular work Vishnu Puran is well kwn. Nitish Bharadwaj made his debut directorial film in Marathi titled Pitruroon which was highly acclaimed and won him accolades from both audiences and critics. He focuses entirely on his career through screenwriting, directing, and acting. 

Recently, during lockdown period, Doordarshan has anunced return of Nitish Bharadwaj's Vishnu Puran on its channel after BR Chopra's Mahabharat finished airing.  After re-run of show Mahabharat and Vishnu Puran,  actor has again become synymous with character of Krishna to masses. But did you kw that apart from se shows, actor is fondly remembered in Kerala for a Malayalam film that he did in 1990s? film was titled Njan Gandharvan.

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Mahabharat's Krishna, Nitish Bharadwaj was part of this popular Malayalam film - Njan Gandharvan

Njan Gandharvan was a movie that starred Nitish Bharadwaj in lead role of  'Gandharvan' in film. According to Hindu mythology, Gandharvas are celestial musicians and Soma providers in Devaloka who are meant to keep devas and lords entertained. Njan Gandharvan is a 1991 Malayalam imaginary romantic film penned and helmed by P. Padmarajan.

film Njan Gandharvan stars  old Mahabharat fame Nitish Bharadwaj and Vaishali fame Suparna Anand in prominent roles.  story of film Njan Gandharvan revolves around a mysterious fantasy about a girl and her desire for a celestial lover. This celestial lover keeps appearing from a wooden statue that she came across on a beach. However, he is unseen to ors, as in, or people cant see that wooden statue come to life except her.

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film Njan Gandharvan’s songs were composed by Johnson with lyrics penned by Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri. soundtrack was released by Tharangini, and songs had an exceptional greeting that made audience of Malayalam cinema excited. Have a look at this Nitish Bharadwaj's 'Gandharva' character from this Malayalam movie-

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