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	\| name = Mahakavi Kalidas		\| name = Mahakavi Kalidas
	\| image = Mahakavi Kalidas 1966 poster.jpg		\| image = Mahakavi Kalidas 1966 poster.jpg
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	\| caption = Theatrical release poster		\| caption = Theatrical release poster
	\| director = R. R. Chandran		\| director = R. R. Chandran
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	\| writer = [[Ku. Ma. Balasubramaniam]]		\| writer = [[Ku. Ma. Balasubramaniam]]
	\| starring = [[Sivaji Ganesan]]		\| starring = [[Sivaji Ganesan]]
	~~\| narrator =~~
	\| music = [[K. V. Mahadevan]]		\| music = [[K. V. Mahadevan]]
	\| cinematography = R. R. Chandran		\| cinematography = R. R. Chandran
	\| editing = P. V. Narayanan		\| editing = P. V. Narayanan
	\| studio = Kalpana Kala Mandhir		\| studio = Kalpana Kala Mandhir
	\| distributor =		\| distributor = [[Sivaji Productions\|Sivaji Films]]<ref>{{Cite news \|date=14 August 1966 \|title=Mahakavi Kalidas \|page=3 \|work=[[The Indian Express]] \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=vzY-6mMDyDUC&dat=19660814&printsec=frontpage&hl=en}}</ref>
	\| ~~released = 19 August 1966~~<ref>{{Cite news \|date=14 August 1966 \|title=Mahakavi Kalidas \|page=3 \|work=[[The Indian Express]] \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=vzY-6mMDyDUC&dat=19660814&printsec=frontpage&hl=en}}</ref>		\| released = {{film date\|1966\|8\|19\|df=y}}
	\| runtime = 143 ~~mins~~		\| runtime = 143 minutes
	\| country = India		\| country = India
	\| language = Tamil		\| language = Tamil
	}}		}}

	'''''Mahakavi Kalidas''''' ({{translation\|The great poet, Kalidas}}) is a 1966 Indian [[Tamil language]] film produced and directed by R. R. Chandran, starring [[Sivaji Ganesan]] ~~in the lead role~~.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=101-110 \|url=http://nadigarthilagam.com/filmographyp11.htm \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://archive.is/20140912165702/http://nadigarthilagam.com/filmographyp11.htm \|archive-date=12 September 2014 \|website=Nadigarthilagam.com}}</ref> The film is ~~a remake of the Kannada movie ''[[Mahakavi Kalidasa]]'' (1955) which was~~ based on the legends of the poet [[~~Kālidāsa~~]].<ref>{{Cite web \|date=6 June 2016 \|title=கலைமாமணி வாமனனின் 'நிழலல்ல நிஜம்' – 27 {{!}} தமிழ் சினிமாவில் சமஸ்கிருத இலக்கியம்! \|url=http://www.dinamalarnellai.com/web/news/9202 \|access-date=19 March 2021 \|website=~~Dinamalarnellai.com~~ \|language=ta}}</ref> ~~This movie ran over 90 days~~ in ~~all theatres~~ in ~~Tamilnadu~~ and ~~became a box office hit.~~		'''''Mahakavi Kalidas''''' ({{translation\|The great poet, Kalidas}}) is a 1966 Indian [[Tamil language]] film produced and directed by R. R. Chandran, starring [[Sivaji Ganesan]].<ref>{{Cite web \|title=101-110 \|url=http://nadigarthilagam.com/filmographyp11.htm \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://archive.is/20140912165702/http://nadigarthilagam.com/filmographyp11.htm \|archive-date=12 September 2014 \|website=Nadigarthilagam.com}}</ref> The film is based on the legends of the poet [[Kalidasa]].<ref>{{Cite web \|date=6 June 2016 \|title=கலைமாமணி வாமனனின் 'நிழலல்ல நிஜம்' – 27 {{!}} தமிழ் சினிமாவில் சமஸ்கிருத இலக்கியம்! \|url=http://www.dinamalarnellai.com/web/news/9202 \|access-date=19 March 2021 \|website=[[Dinamalar]] \|location=Nellai \|language=ta}}</ref> It was released on 19 August 1966.<ref>{{Cite news \|date=30 September 2020 \|title=நடிகர்திலகத்தின் பட வரிசைப்பட்டியல் \|language=ta \|work=Seithi Saral \|url=https://www.seithisaral.in/2020/09/30/sivaji-ganesass-moives-list-and-release-date/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=22 June 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210529050553/https://www.seithisaral.in/2020/09/30/sivaji-ganesass-moives-list-and-release-date/ \|archive-date=29 May 2021}}</ref>

	== Cast ==		== Cast ==
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	== ~~Songs~~ ==		== Soundtrack ==
	Music was composed by [[K. V. Mahadevan]] while the lyrics were penned by [[Kannadasan]] and [[Ku. Ma. Balasubramaniam~~]]. Singer is [[K. B. Sundarambal]] and [[Playback singer]]s are [[T. M. Soundararajan]] and [[P. Susheela~~]]. The "Sakunthalai" music drama was not included in the film but was released on gramophone record.<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Neelamegam \|first=G. \|title=Thiraikalanjiyam — Part 2 \|date=November 2016 \|publisher=Manivasagar Publishers \|edition=1st \|location=Chennai \|~~page~~=~~255 — 256~~ \|language=Tamil}}</ref>		Music was composed by [[K. V. Mahadevan]] while the lyrics were penned by [[Kannadasan]] and [[Ku. Ma. Balasubramaniam]]. The "Sakunthalai" music drama was not included in the film but was released on gramophone record.<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Neelamegam \|first=G. \|title=Thiraikalanjiyam — Part 2 \|date=November 2016 \|publisher=Manivasagar Publishers \|edition=1st \|location=Chennai \|pages=255—256 \|language=Tamil}}</ref>

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	\| 14 \|\| "Maamunivan Kaushikane Thavam Purindhan"<br /><small>"Sakunthalai" music drama</small> \|\| T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela, S. V. Ponnusamy & Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi \|\|		\| 14 \|\| "Maamunivan Kaushikane Thavam Purindhan"<br /><small>"Sakunthalai" music drama</small> \|\| T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela, S. V. Ponnusamy & Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi \|\|
	\|}		\|}

			== Reception ==
			''[[Kalki (magazine)\|Kalki]]'' praised the film for its songs and cast performances.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=4 September 1966 \|title=மகாகவி காளிதாஸ் \|url=http://i872.photobucket.com/albums/ab289/ragasuda/Old%20Magazine%20Pages/KalidasKalkireviewfw.jpg \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.today/otC3I \|archive-date=2021-06-22 \|access-date=2021-06-22 \|website=[[Kalki (magazine)\|Kalki]] \|language=ta}}</ref>

	== References ==		== References ==
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	== External links ==		== External links ==
	{{IMDb title\|id=1441324~~\|title=Mahakavi Kalidas~~}}		* {{IMDb title\|id=1441324}}



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{{Infobox film
| name = Mahakavi Kalidas
| image = Mahakavi Kalidas 1966 poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = R. R. Chandran
| producer = R. R. Chandran
| writer = [[Ku. Ma. Balasubramaniam]]
| starring = [[Sivaji Ganesan]]
| narrator =
| music = [[K. V. Mahadevan]]
| cinematography = R. R. Chandran
| editing = P. V. Narayanan
| studio = Kalpana Kala Mandhir
| distributor =
| released = 19 August 1966<ref>{{Cite news |date=14 August 1966 |title=Mahakavi Kalidas |page=3 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=vzY-6mMDyDUC&dat=19660814&printsec=frontpage&hl=en}}</ref>
| runtime = 143 mins
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Mahakavi Kalidas''''' ({{translation|The great poet, Kalidas}}) is a 1966 Indian [[Tamil language]] film produced and directed by R. R. Chandran, starring [[Sivaji Ganesan]] in the lead role.<ref>{{Cite web |title=101-110 |url=http://nadigarthilagam.com/filmographyp11.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.is/20140912165702/http://nadigarthilagam.com/filmographyp11.htm |archive-date=12 September 2014 |website=Nadigarthilagam.com}}</ref> The film is a remake of the Kannada movie ''[[Mahakavi Kalidasa]]'' (1955) which was based on the legends of the poet [[Kālidāsa]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 June 2016 |title=கலைமாமணி வாமனனின் 'நிழலல்ல நிஜம்' – 27 {{!}} தமிழ் சினிமாவில் சமஸ்கிருத இலக்கியம்! |url=http://www.dinamalarnellai.com/web/news/9202 |access-date=19 March 2021 |website=Dinamalarnellai.com |language=ta}}</ref> This movie ran over 90 days in all theatres in Tamilnadu and became a box office hit.

== Cast ==
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* [[Sivaji Ganesan]] as Chinnaiah / [[Kālidāsa|Kalidas]]
* [[Sowkar Janaki]] as Princess Sangeetha vani / Vilasavathi
* [[R. Muthuraman]] as King Boja
* [[L. Vijayalakshmi]] as Mohanangi
* [[S. V. Sahasranamam]] as (Guest Role)
* [[Manohar (actor)|R. S. Manohar]] as Ambarisan
* [[V. K. Ramasamy (actor)|V. K. Ramasamy]] as Konar (Chinnaiah's father)
* [[Nagesh]] as Oviyar (Guest Role)
* [[A. Karunanidhi]] as Suppan
* [[C. K. Saraswathi]] as Chinnaiah's mother
* [[K. B. Sundarambal]] as [[Kali|Goddess Kali]]
* [[E. R. Sahadevan]] as King
* Usilaimani as Poet
* [[Karuppu Subbiah]] as Poet
* [[Karikol Raju]] as Barber
* C. S. Pandian
* S. V. Sivanandham
* [[G. Sakunthala]]
* M. S. Malathi
* P. K. Vijayarani
{{div col end}}

== Songs ==
Music was composed by [[K. V. Mahadevan]] while the lyrics were penned by [[Kannadasan]] and [[Ku. Ma. Balasubramaniam]]. Singer is [[K. B. Sundarambal]] and [[Playback singer]]s are [[T. M. Soundararajan]] and [[P. Susheela]]. The "Sakunthalai" music drama was not included in the film but was released on gramophone record.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Neelamegam |first=G. |title=Thiraikalanjiyam — Part 2 |date=November 2016 |publisher=Manivasagar Publishers |edition=1st |location=Chennai |page=255 — 256 |language=Tamil}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! No. !! Song !! Singer/s !! Lyricist !! Duration (m:ss)
|-
| 1 || "Senru Vaa Magane'' || rowspan=2|K. B. Sundarambal || rowspan=7|[[Kannadasan]] ||
|-
| 2 || "Kaalathil Azhiyaada'' || 3.15
|-
| 3 || "Kuzhandhaiyin Kodugal Oviyama .. Kalaimagal Enakoru'' || T. M. Soundararajan & P. Susheela ||
|-
| 4 || "Kallaayi Vandhavan Kadavulamma" || rowspan=8|T. M. Soundararajan || 03:35
|-
| 5 || "Maanikka Veenaiye...Yaar Tharuvar" || 03:00
|-
| 6 || "Malarum Vaan Nilavum" ||
|-
| 7 || "Chinnaiya Endrazhaitha" ||
|-
| 8 || "Thangame Thaamarai Mottukalaagi" || rowspan=7|[[Ku. Ma. Balasubramaniam]] ||
|-
| 9 || "Pann Patta Nenjile Punn Pattadho" ||
|-
| 10 || "Piraputtren Kaaliyidam" ||
|-
| 11 || "Ariyaadha Maandhargale" ||
|-
| 12 || "Deivathin Avadhaara Idhikaasa" || K. B. Sundarambal ||
|-
| 13 || ''Malarum Vaan Nilavum" || P. Susheela ||
|-
| 14 || "Maamunivan Kaushikane Thavam Purindhan"<br /><small>"Sakunthalai" music drama</small> || T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela, S. V. Ponnusamy & Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi ||
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
{{IMDb title|id=1441324|title=Mahakavi Kalidas}}

[[Category:1960s biographical films]]
[[Category:1960s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:1966 films]]
[[Category:Films about Kālidāsa]]
[[Category:Indian biographical films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Films scored by K. V. Mahadevan]]
[[Category:Tamil remakes of Kannada films]]
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