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'''''Mahakavi Kalidasa''''' | '''''Mahakavi Kalidasa''''' is 1955 Indian [[Kannada]]-language film directed by [[K. R. Seetharama Sastry]], in his debut direction. The movie is based on the legends of the poet [[Kālidāsa]]. It stars [[Honnappa Bhagavatar]] as [[Kālidāsa]], a [[Sanskrit language|Sanskrit]] poet who lived during the 4th and 5th Century CE. It tells the story about how he, an aristocratic young man cursed by his guru with ignorance, goes on to become a great poet. B. Raghavendra Rao, [[Narasimharaju (Kannada actor)|Narasimharaju]] and [[B. Saroja Devi]], in her first film, feature in supporting roles. | ||
It was remade in Telugu in 1960 as ''[[Mahakavi Kalidasu]]'' starring [[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]] and in Tamil in 1966 as ''[[Mahakavi Kalidas (1966 film)|Mahakavi Kalidas]]'' starring [[Sivaji Ganesan]]. This Kannada film was dubbed into Tamil and released in 1956 as Mahakavi Kalidas.<ref name=anandan>{{cite book|url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1956.asp|title=Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru|trans-title=History of Landmark Tamil Films|publisher=Sivakami Publishers|author=Film News Anandan|authorlink=Film News Anandan|date= 23 October 2004|location=Chennai|language=Tamil|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20170826001149/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1956.asp|archivedate=26 August 2017}}</ref> | It was remade in Telugu in 1960 as ''[[Mahakavi Kalidasu]]'' starring [[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]] and in Tamil in 1966 as ''[[Mahakavi Kalidas (1966 film)|Mahakavi Kalidas]]'' starring [[Sivaji Ganesan]]. This Kannada film was dubbed into Tamil and released in 1956 as Mahakavi Kalidas.<ref name=anandan>{{cite book|url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1956.asp|title=Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru|trans-title=History of Landmark Tamil Films|publisher=Sivakami Publishers|author=Film News Anandan|authorlink=Film News Anandan|date= 23 October 2004|location=Chennai|language=Tamil|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20170826001149/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1956.asp|archivedate=26 August 2017}}</ref> | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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{{National Film Award Best Feature Film Kannada}} | {{National Film Award Best Feature Film Kannada}} | ||
[[Category:1950s Kannada-language films]] | [[Category:1950s Kannada-language films]] | ||
[[Category:Films about | [[Category:Films about Kalidasa]] | ||
[[Category:1955 films]] | [[Category:1955 films]] | ||
[[Category:1955 musical films]] | [[Category:1955 musical films]] | ||
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| Mahakavi Kalidasa | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | K. R. Seetharama Sastry |
| Produced by | Honnappa Bhagavathar |
| Screenplay by | K. R. Seetharam Shastry |
| Starring | Honnappa Bhagavatar B. Raghavendra Rao Narasimharaju B. Saroja Devi |
| Music by | K. R. Seetharama Sastry Background score: CS Sarojinidevi Lalithakala Vadya Goshti |
| Cinematography | A. N. Paramesh |
| Edited by | P. L. A. Narayan |
Production company | Lalithakala Films Ltd. |
Release date | 1955 |
Running time | 140 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Mahakavi Kalidasa is 1955 Indian Kannada-language film directed by K. R. Seetharama Sastry, in his debut direction. The movie is based on the legends of the poet Kālidāsa. It stars Honnappa Bhagavatar as Kālidāsa, a Sanskrit poet who lived during the 4th and 5th Century CE. It tells the story about how he, an aristocratic young man cursed by his guru with ignorance, goes on to become a great poet. B. Raghavendra Rao, Narasimharaju and B. Saroja Devi, in her first film, feature in supporting roles.
It was remade in Telugu in 1960 as Mahakavi Kalidasu starring Akkineni Nageswara Rao and in Tamil in 1966 as Mahakavi Kalidas starring Sivaji Ganesan. This Kannada film was dubbed into Tamil and released in 1956 as Mahakavi Kalidas.[1]
At the 3rd National Film Awards, the film won the award for Best Feature Film in Kannada.[2] The film is seen as a landmark in Kannada cinema.[3]
Cast[edit | edit source]
- Honnappa Bhagavatar
- B. Raghavendra Rao
- Narasimharaju
- B. Saroja Devi
- Rajasulochana
- B. K. Eshwarappa
Awards[edit | edit source]
- National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada - Certificate of Merit
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Film News Anandan (23 October 2004). Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru [History of Landmark Tamil Films] (in Tamil). Chennai: Sivakami Publishers.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "3rd National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
- ↑ K. Moti Gokulsing; Wimal Dissanayake (17 April 2013). Routledge Handbook of Indian Cinemas. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-136-77284-9.
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