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 | name           = Mahakavi Kalidas
 | image          = Mahakavi Kalidas 1966 poster.jpg
+| border         = no
 | caption        = Theatrical release poster
 | director       = R. R. Chandran
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 | 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    =
+| 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
 | 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 ==
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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 ||
 |}
+== 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 ==
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 == External links ==
-{{IMDb title|id=1441324|title=Mahakavi Kalidas}}
+* {{IMDb title|id=1441324}}
 [[Category:1960s biographical films]]
 [[Category:1960s Tamil-language films]]
 [[Category:1966 films]]
-[[Category:Films about Kālidāsa]]
+[[Category:Films about Kalidasa]]
+[[Category:Films scored by K. V. Mahadevan]]
 [[Category:Indian biographical films]]
 [[Category:Indian films]]
-[[Category:Films scored by K. V. Mahadevan]]
-[[Category:Tamil remakes of Kannada films]]
-{{1960s-Tamil-film-stub}}