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	== Plot ==		== Plot ==
	The king od Avanti kingdom has a daughter Vidyadhari, an ardent devotee of [[Mahakali\|Goddess Mahakali]]. Once a soothsayer predicts that she would be the leading woman ~~for~~ a great history. Being cognizant of it, the King decides to espouse his daughter with a glorious poet when Mahamantri Hariharamathyudu (K.V.S.Sarma) expresses his desire to couple up the princess with his idiotic son but King scorns him. Enraged Mahamantri ploys and finds a young charming, retarded guy Kaludu (Akkineni Nageswara Rao), passing him off as a great scholar, ~~performs~~ his marriage with the princess. Soon after, Vidyadhari ~~realises~~ the truth, laments before the goddess, to save her, Kaludu makes a huge penance when Kaali accords him a boon of new Knowledge. Immediately, Kaludu transforms into a Sanskrit scholar Kalidasu but forgets the past and leaves the place. Distressed Vidyadhari stands up with courage and keeping faith in her deity goes ahead in search of her husband. Right now, Kalidasu earns various kudos for his works and reaches [[Varanasi\|Kaasi]] where he clarifies a stanza and states it is from Ramayana written by [[Lord Hanuman]]. Listening to it, self-proclaimed poet Rakshasa (C.S.R) at the court of King Bhoja Raja (S.V.Ranga Rao) heckles when Lord Hanuman appears, punishes him and affirms Kalidasa as a great poet. Witnessing it, Bhoja Raja himself moves to pursue whereabouts of him. Both of them meet at a peepal tree where a demon awaiting ~~for there~~ conjoining presents them an idol of [[Saraswati\|Goddess Sharada]] which they install in Bharatacharya's (P. Suribabu) ashram.		The king of the Avanti kingdom has a daughter Vidyadhari, an ardent devotee of [[Mahakali\|Goddess Mahakali]]. Once a soothsayer predicts that she would be the leading woman in a great history. Being cognizant of it, the King decides to espouse his daughter with a glorious poet when Mahamantri Hariharamathyudu (K.V.S.Sarma) expresses his desire to couple up the princess with his idiotic son but King scorns him. Enraged Mahamantri ploys and finds a young charming, retarded guy Kaludu (Akkineni Nageswara Rao), passing him off as a great scholar, and performing his marriage with the princess. Soon after, Vidyadhari realizes the truth, and laments before the goddess, to save her, Kaludu makes a huge penance when Kaali accords him a boon of new Knowledge. Immediately, Kaludu transforms into a Sanskrit scholar Kalidasu but forgets the past and leaves the place. Distressed Vidyadhari stands up with courage and keeping faith in her deity goes ahead in search of her husband. Right now, Kalidasu earns various kudos for his works and reaches [[Varanasi\|Kaasi]] where he clarifies a stanza and states it is from Ramayana written by [[Lord Hanuman]]. Listening to it, self-proclaimed poet Rakshasa (C.S.R) at the court of King Bhoja Raja (S.V.Ranga Rao) heckles when Lord Hanuman appears, punishes him, and affirms Kalidasa as a great poet. Witnessing it, Bhoja Raja himself moves to pursue his whereabouts of him. Both of them meet at a peepal tree where a demon awaiting their conjoining presents them with an idol of [[Saraswati\|Goddess Sharada]] which they install in Bharatacharya's (P. Suribabu) ashram.

	Here, Bhoja Raja bestows a great admiration & respect for Kalidasu which irks Kavi Rakshasa and ruses to defame him. Simultaneously, learning regarding her husband Vidyadhari lands at Kaasi where she spots Kalidasu's closeness with court dancer Vilasavati (Rajasulocahana). Humiliated Vidyadhari tries to commit suicide when Bharatacharya rescues and gives her shelter. Currently, she starts serving Kalidasu who calls her as Uma and falls for her. But ~~recognising~~ her as a married woman he goes into ~~depressed~~. During that time, as a coincidence, Bhoja Raja asks him scripture an epic on feelings out of separation when Kalidasu composes a beautiful love story [[Meghadūta\|Meghasandesam]]. ~~At that point in time~~, Kavi Rakshasa challenges to write the same but fails, so, he steals Kalidasu's book. But by god's grace Bhoja Raja understands the reality when Kavi Rakshana is ~~penalised~~ by withdrawing his laureates. Thereafter, Bhoja Raja requests Kalidasu to pen the story of [[Shakuntala]] which he hesitates as there is a lack of standards in characters. Later on, with the inspiration of Vidyadhari, he ~~successfully~~ completes another world-class epic [[Shakuntala (play)\|Abhijñānaśākuntalam]]. At present, Bhoja Raja decides to accolade Kalidasu with half of his kingdom. At that juncture, Bharatacharya gazes the ~~relation~~ between Kalidasu & Vidyadhari, so, he invites the King of Avanti too for the event where he professes Kalidasu as his daughter's husband to which he refuses. During that plight, Vidyadhari implores the deity who retrieves Kalidasu's memory. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the reunion of the couple.		Here, Bhoja Raja bestows a great admiration & respect for Kalidasu which irks Kavi Rakshasa and ruses to defame him. Simultaneously, learning regarding her husband Vidyadhari lands at Kaasi where she spots Kalidasu's closeness with court dancer Vilasavati (Rajasulocahana). Humiliated Vidyadhari tries to commit suicide when Bharatacharya rescues and gives her shelter. Currently, she starts serving Kalidasu who calls her Uma and falls for her. But recognizing her as a married woman he goes into depression. During that time, as a coincidence, Bhoja Raja asks him scripture an epic on feelings out of separation when Kalidasu composes a beautiful love story [[Meghadūta\|Meghasandesam]]. Then, Kavi Rakshasa challenges to write the same but fails, so, he steals Kalidasu's book. But by god's grace Bhoja Raja understands the reality when Kavi Rakshana is penalized by withdrawing his laureates. Thereafter, Bhoja Raja requests Kalidasu to pen the story of [[Shakuntala]] which he hesitates as there is a lack of standards in characters. Later on, with the inspiration of Vidyadhari, he completes another world-class epic [[Shakuntala (play)\|Abhijñānaśākuntalam]]. At present, Bhoja Raja decides to accolade Kalidasu with half of his kingdom. At that juncture, Bharatacharya gazes the relationship between Kalidasu & Vidyadhari, so, he invites the King of Avanti too for the event where he professes Kalidasu as his daughter's husband to which he refuses. During that plight, Vidyadhari implores the deity who retrieves Kalidasu's memory. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the reunion of the couple.

	== Cast ==		== Cast ==
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	* [[S. V. Ranga Rao]] as [[Bhoja\|Raja Bhoja]]		* [[S. V. Ranga Rao]] as [[Bhoja\|Raja Bhoja]]
	* [[Chilakalapudi Seetha Rama Anjaneyulu\|C.S.R]] as Rakshasa Kavi		* [[Chilakalapudi Seetha Rama Anjaneyulu\|C.S.R]] as Rakshasa Kavi
	* [[Relangi ~~Venkataramaiah~~\|Relangi]] as Sutradhari		* [[Relangi (actor)\|Relangi]] as Sutradhari
	* K.V.S.Sarma as Hariharamathyudu		* K.V.S.Sarma as Hariharamathyudu
	* [[Vangara Venkata Subbaiah\|Vangara]]		* [[Vangara Venkata Subbaiah\|Vangara]]
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	== External links ==		== External links ==
	* ~~[https://www.imdb.com/~~title~~/tt0261033/ Mahakavi Kalidasu at IMDb.]~~		* {{IMDb title\|id=0261033}}

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{{Infobox film
| name = Mahakavi Kalidasu
| image = Mahakavi Kalidasu.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Kamalakara Kameswara Rao]]
| writer = [[Pingali Nagendra Rao]]
| producer = K. Nagamani<br /> [[P. Suri Babu]]
| starring = [[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]]<br />[[Sriranjani Jr.]]
| cinematography = Annayya
| editing = R. V. Rajan
| music = [[Pendyala Nageswara Rao]]
| studio = Sarani Productions
| distributor = Navayuga Films
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1960|4|2}}
| runtime = 150 minutes
| country = India
| language = Telugu
| budget =
| gross =
}}

'''''Mahakavi Kalidasu''''' is 1960 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[biographical film]] produced by K. Nagamani and [[P. Suri Babu]] and directed by [[Kamalakara Kameswara Rao]]. It stars [[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]] and [[Sriranjani Jr.]], with music composed by [[Pendyala Nageswara Rao]]. The film is based on the life of the poet [[Kalidasa]].<ref name="bftp">{{Cite news |last=Narasimham |first=M. L. |date=14 January 2016 |title=Blast from the Past: Mahakavi Kalidasu (1960) |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/Blast-from-the-Past-Mahakavi-Kalidasu-1960/article13999452.ece |access-date=25 August 2021}}</ref>

== Plot ==
The king od Avanti kingdom has a daughter Vidyadhari, an ardent devotee of [[Mahakali|Goddess Mahakali]]. Once a soothsayer predicts that she would be the leading woman for a great history. Being cognizant of it, the King decides to espouse his daughter with a glorious poet when Mahamantri Hariharamathyudu (K.V.S.Sarma) expresses his desire to couple up the princess with his idiotic son but King scorns him. Enraged Mahamantri ploys and finds a young charming, retarded guy Kaludu (Akkineni Nageswara Rao), passing him off as a great scholar, performs his marriage with the princess. Soon after, Vidyadhari realises the truth, laments before the goddess, to save her, Kaludu makes a huge penance when Kaali accords him a boon of new Knowledge. Immediately, Kaludu transforms into a Sanskrit scholar Kalidasu but forgets the past and leaves the place. Distressed Vidyadhari stands up with courage and keeping faith in her deity goes ahead in search of her husband. Right now, Kalidasu earns various kudos for his works and reaches [[Varanasi|Kaasi]] where he clarifies a stanza and states it is from Ramayana written by [[Lord Hanuman]]. Listening to it, self-proclaimed poet Rakshasa (C.S.R) at the court of King Bhoja Raja (S.V.Ranga Rao) heckles when Lord Hanuman appears, punishes him and affirms Kalidasa as a great poet. Witnessing it, Bhoja Raja himself moves to pursue whereabouts of him. Both of them meet at a peepal tree where a demon awaiting for there conjoining presents them an idol of [[Saraswati|Goddess Sharada]] which they install in Bharatacharya's (P. Suribabu) ashram.

Here, Bhoja Raja bestows a great admiration & respect for Kalidasu which irks Kavi Rakshasa and ruses to defame him. Simultaneously, learning regarding her husband Vidyadhari lands at Kaasi where she spots Kalidasu's closeness with court dancer Vilasavati (Rajasulocahana). Humiliated Vidyadhari tries to commit suicide when Bharatacharya rescues and gives her shelter. Currently, she starts serving Kalidasu who calls her as Uma and falls for her. But recognising her as a married woman he goes into depressed. During that time, as a coincidence, Bhoja Raja asks him scripture an epic on feelings out of separation when Kalidasu composes a beautiful love story [[Meghadūta|Meghasandesam]]. At that point in time, Kavi Rakshasa challenges to write the same but fails, so, he steals Kalidasu's book. But by god's grace Bhoja Raja understands the reality when Kavi Rakshana is penalised by withdrawing his laureates. Thereafter, Bhoja Raja requests Kalidasu to pen the story of [[Shakuntala]] which he hesitates as there is a lack of standards in characters. Later on, with the inspiration of Vidyadhari, he successfully completes another world-class epic [[Shakuntala (play)|Abhijñānaśākuntalam]]. At present, Bhoja Raja decides to accolade Kalidasu with half of his kingdom. At that juncture, Bharatacharya gazes the relation between Kalidasu & Vidyadhari, so, he invites the King of Avanti too for the event where he professes Kalidasu as his daughter's husband to which he refuses. During that plight, Vidyadhari implores the deity who retrieves Kalidasu's memory. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the reunion of the couple.

== Cast ==
* [[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]] as [[Kalidasa]]
* [[Sriranjani Jr.]] as Vidyadhari
* [[S. V. Ranga Rao]] as [[Bhoja|Raja Bhoja]]
* [[Chilakalapudi Seetha Rama Anjaneyulu|C.S.R]] as Rakshasa Kavi
* [[Relangi Venkataramaiah|Relangi]] as Sutradhari
* K.V.S.Sarma as Hariharamathyudu
* [[Vangara Venkata Subbaiah|Vangara]]
* [[Mudigonda Lingamurthy]] as King of Avanti
* [[P. Suri Babu]] as Bharathacharya
* [[Rajasulochana]] as Vilasavathi, court dancer
* Sandhya
* [[Vasanthi (actress)|Vasanthi]] as [[Kali|Goddess Kalika]]
* ''Master'' Nagaraju

== Soundtrack ==
{{Infobox album
| name = Mahakavi Kalidasu
| type = film
| artist = [[Pendyala Nageswara Rao]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 1960
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Soundtrack
| length = 38:25
| label =
| producer = [[Pendyala Nageswara Rao]]
| prev_title =
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Music composed by [[Pendyala Nageswara Rao]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mahakavi Kalidasu (1960)-Song_Booklet |url=https://indiancine.ma/documents/DAD/info |access-date=25 August 2021 |website=Indiancine.ma}}</ref>
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!S. No!!Song Title !! Lyrics !!Singers !!length
|-
|1
|"Manikya Veena Mupaalalayanti"
|[[Kalidasa]]
|[[Ghantasala (singer)|Ghantasala]]
|4:06
|-
|2
|"Jaya Jaya Jaya Sharada Jaya Kalabhi Sharada"
|Pingali
|[[P. Susheela]]
|3:37
|-
|3
|"Aa Maatante"
|Pingali
|[[Madhavapeddi Satyam]], P. Susheela
|2:25
|-
|4
|"Nanu Choodu Naa"
|Pingali
|Madhavapeddi Satyam, [[K. Rani (singer)|K. Rani]]
|1:44
|-
|5
|"Neekettundogani Pilla"
|Pingali
|Ghantasala
|5:15
|-
|6
|"Velugu Velagara Nayana"
|Pingali
|Ghantasala
|2:22
|-
|7
|"Rasikaraja"
|Pingali
|[[P. Leela]], [[Radha Jayalakshmi]]
|4:04
|-
|8
|"Srikaramagu Paripaalana"
|Pingali
|P. Leela
|3:16
|-
|9
|"Sakuntala" (Natakam)
|Kalidasa
|Ghantasala, [[Jikki]]
|8:33
|}

=== Poems ===
Lyrics were written by [[P. Suribabu]]
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!No.!!Song Title !!Singers !!length
|-
|1
|"Drowpadya"
|Ghantasala
|0:41
|-
|2
|"Entha Pralayamu Vachina"
|P. Susheela
|0:42
|-
|3
|"Pranakarini Vanuchu"
|P. Susheela
|1:05
|-
|4
|"Vagardha"
|Ghantasala
|0:38
|}

== Awards ==
;[[National Film Awards]]
* [[8th National Film Awards|1960]]: [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu|President's silver medal for Best Feature Film in Telugu]]<ref name="8thaward">{{Cite web |date=31 March 1961 |title=State Awards for Films |url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm8thNFAAward.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161123052231/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm8thNFAAward.aspx |archive-date=23 November 2016 |access-date=7 September 2011 |publisher=[[International Film Festival of India]]}}</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0261033/ Mahakavi Kalidasu at IMDb.]

{{Kamalakara Kameswara Rao}}
{{National Film Award Best Feature Film Telugu}}

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[[Category:Films scored by Pendyala Nageswara Rao]]
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