| Character | Actor | Notes | |-----------|-------|-------| | Krishna | Vishnu (Vishnu Priyan) | Praised for calm, authoritative portrayal | | Arjuna | Deepak Dinkar | | | Bheema | Vetrivel Raja | | | Yudhishthira | Mahesh Jeyaraj | | | Duryodhana | Vinod Sagar | Powerful performance as the antagonist | | Karna | Rajkumar Manoharan | Fan-favorite, tragic portrayal | | Draupadi | Shilpa (as Draupadi) | Strong central performance | | Bhishma | Krishnakumar | | | Drona | Suresh | | | Shakuni | Nalini (gender-bent casting? No – clarify: Shakuni was played by a male actor; Nalini played a different role) Correction : Shakuni was played by Sampath Ram. | Note: Some minor roles had gender swaps, but core remained faithful. | | Gandhari | Nalini | |