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| name          = Mahakavi Kalidas
| name          = Mahakavi Kalidas
| image          = Mahakavi Kalidas 1966 poster.jpg
| image          = Mahakavi Kalidas 1966 poster.jpg
| border        = no
| 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
}}
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'''''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&nbsp;— Part 2 |date=November 2016 |publisher=Manivasagar Publishers |edition=1st |location=Chennai |page=255&nbsp;— 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&nbsp;— 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 ||
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== 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}}
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Latest revision as of 03:18, 24 June 2021

Mahakavi Kalidas
Theatrical release poster
Directed byR. R. Chandran
Produced byR. R. Chandran
Written byKu. Ma. Balasubramaniam
StarringSivaji Ganesan
Music byK. V. Mahadevan
CinematographyR. R. Chandran
Edited byP. V. Narayanan
Production
company
Kalpana Kala Mandhir
Distributed bySivaji Films[1]
Release date
  • 19 August 1966 (1966-08-19)
Running time
143 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Mahakavi Kalidas (transl. The great poet, Kalidas) is a 1966 Indian Tamil language film produced and directed by R. R. Chandran, starring Sivaji Ganesan.[2] The film is based on the legends of the poet Kalidasa.[3] It was released on 19 August 1966.[4]

Cast[edit | edit source]

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

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.[5]

No. Song Singer/s Lyricist Duration (m:ss)
1 "Senru Vaa Magane K. B. Sundarambal Kannadasan
2 "Kaalathil Azhiyaada 3.15
3 "Kuzhandhaiyin Kodugal Oviyama .. Kalaimagal Enakoru T. M. Soundararajan & P. Susheela
4 "Kallaayi Vandhavan Kadavulamma" T. M. Soundararajan 03:35
5 "Maanikka Veenaiye...Yaar Tharuvar" 03:00
6 "Malarum Vaan Nilavum"
7 "Chinnaiya Endrazhaitha"
8 "Thangame Thaamarai Mottukalaagi" 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"
"Sakunthalai" music drama		 T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela, S. V. Ponnusamy & Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi

Reception[edit | edit source]

Kalki praised the film for its songs and cast performances.[6]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Mahakavi Kalidas". The Indian Express. 14 August 1966. p. 3.
  2. ↑ "101-110". Nadigarthilagam.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  3. ↑ "கலைமாமணி வாமனனின் 'நிழலல்ல நிஜம்' – 27 | தமிழ் சினிமாவில் சமஸ்கிருத இலக்கியம்!". Dinamalar (in தமிழ்). Nellai. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  4. ↑ "நடிகர்திலகத்தின் பட வரிசைப்பட்டியல்". Seithi Saral (in தமிழ்). 30 September 2020. Archived from the original on 29 May 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  5. ↑ Neelamegam, G. (November 2016). Thiraikalanjiyam — Part 2 (in Tamil) (1st ed.). Chennai: Manivasagar Publishers. pp. 255–256.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  6. ↑ "மகாகவி காளிதாஸ்". Kalki (in தமிழ்). 4 September 1966. Retrieved 22 June 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

External links[edit | edit source]

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