Karunamayudu (Telugu: కరుణామయుడు) is a 1978 Telugu film directed by A. Bhimsingh and starred Vijayachander as Lord Christ. The film won the bronze Nandi Award for Best Feature Film, was dubbed in Hindi as Daya Sagar, Tamil as Karunamoorthy and English as Ocean of Mercy. The most notable aspect about this movie is the two song sequences picturised to narrate the Birth of Jesus and enumerate his entry into Jerusalem with dancers welcoming as splendid spectacular which has never been shown in any of previous Jesus related movies[1]
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 evangelization 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.
Karunamayudu is a professionally produced film that was initially released in cinema houses throughout India. Native actors performing in the same language and lifestyle as the people watching the film watch a depiction of the life of Jesus Christ. Karunamayudu has been the pioneer in culturally-relevant film evangelism for over thirty years.
Which Voice artist dubbed the voice of Jesus(Played by Vijay Chander) in Hindi in the Hindi Version of Dayasagar Serial aired in DD National?
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