Paduvaaralli Pandavaru

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{{Infobox film

| name = Paduvaaralli Pandavaru

| image = Paduvaaralli Pandavaru.jpeg

| caption = poster

| director = Puttanna Kanagal

| producer = Puttanna Kanagal

| writer = Rao Bahaddur

| screenplay = Puttanna Kanagal

| starring = Ambareesh
Ramakrishna
Jai Jagadish
Aarathi (Sp. App.)]]

| music = Vijaya Bhaskar

| cinematography = S. Maruthi Rao

| editing = V. P. Krishna

| distributor = Kanagal Creations

| released = {{Film date|1978}}

| runtime = 146 minutes

| country = India

| language = Kannada

| budget =

}}

Paduvaaralli Pandavaru ({{audio|Kn-ಪಡುವಾರಹಳ್ಳಿ ಪಾಂಡವರು.ogg|pronunciation}}) is a 1978 Indian Kannada language film directed by Puttanna Kanagal. It stars Ambareesh, Ramakrishna and Jai Jagadish as the protagonists and Aarathi makes an extended special appearance in the role of a journalist. The movie was an adaptation of the epic Mahabharata. Fit into a rural scenario, the film references some of the clashes between the Pandavas and the Kauravas.

The film was remade in Telugu as Manavoori Pandavulu (1978) by Bapu,{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmcompanio.in/fc-decades/pages/telugu.html|title=25 Greatest Telugu Films of the Decade | Film Companion}} who later directed the Hindi remake Hum Paanch (1981) and in Tamil as Pannai Purathu Pandavargal (1982).{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Boney-Kapoor-Hum-Paanch-made-Amrish-Puri-a-star/articleshow/48433974.cms|title = Boney Kapoor: Hum Paanch made Amrish Puri a star|website = The Times of India}}