", ▁though ▁B han um ath i ▁" stru gg led ▁in ▁port ray ing ▁the ▁grey ▁sh ades ▁with ▁authentic ity ". ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁also ▁critic ised ▁for ▁being ▁histor ically ▁in ac cur ate . ▁Sw at ant ra ▁pointed ▁out ▁that ▁Ram ak r ish na ▁is ▁given ▁credit ▁for ▁solving ▁the ▁problem ▁of ▁distrib uting ▁ 1 7 ▁disput ed ▁ele ph ants ▁among ▁three ▁brothers , ▁though ▁this ▁was ▁actually ▁done ▁by ▁Tim mar us u . ▁Z ame en ▁Ra ith u ▁was ▁very ▁critical ▁of ▁the ▁port ray al ▁of ▁Ram ak r ish na ▁as ▁a ▁sta unch ▁Sri ▁Va ish nav ite , ▁while ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁Tel ug u ▁Sh a iv ite ▁Bra h min ▁with ▁the ▁alternate ▁name ▁Ram aling a . ▁The ▁rev iewer ▁noted ▁that ▁the ▁dep iction ▁of ▁the ▁clean - sh aven ▁Ram ak r ish na , ▁a ▁ 6 0 0 0 ▁Ni y og i ▁Bra h min ▁by ▁birth , ▁was ▁in ac cur ate ▁for ▁the ▁period ▁as ▁Ni y og is ▁always ▁sport ed ▁a ▁m oust ache ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 4 th ▁century . ▁ ▁Rem ake ▁ ▁Ten ali ▁Ram ak r ish na ▁was ▁re made ▁by ▁R anga ▁into ▁the ▁K ann ada ▁language ▁again ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁as ▁Has yar at na ▁Ram ak r ish na , ▁st arring ▁An ant ▁Nag ▁and ▁S rin ath ▁in ▁the ▁lead