Paduvaaralli Pandavaru 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 who later directed the Hindi remake Hum Paanch (1981) and in Tamil as Pannai Purathu Pandavargal (1982).^[1]

Film Companion while compiling the 25 Greatest Telugu Films of the Decade, called Rangasthalam an updated version of Mana Voori Pandavulu which was the Telugu remake of this movie.^[2]

The movie is an adaptation of the epic Mahabharata, fit into a rural scenario. It highlights the clash between a village zamindar and five young men, some of them similar to the conflicts between the Pandavas and the Kauravas. Pandavaru refers to the five men.it also is a commentary on rigid feudal system and eventual opposition to that from our heroes.