Mahakavi Kalidasu
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Mahakavi Kalidasu is a 1960 Telugu Biographical film
based on the life of the great Sanskrit poet Kalidas. It is directed by Kamalakara Kameshwara Rao
. Akkineni Nageswara Rao
played the role of Kalidas. Some poems of Kalidas including Shyamala dandakam by Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao is memorable.
Biographical film
A biographical film, or biopic , is a film that dramatizes the life of an actual person or people. They differ from films “based on a true story” or “historical films” in that they attempt to comprehensively tell a person’s life story or at least the most historically important years of their...
based on the life of the great Sanskrit poet Kalidas. It is directed by Kamalakara Kameshwara Rao
Kamalakara Kameshwara Rao
K. Kameshwara Rao or Kamalakara Kameshwara Rao BA is famous Indian film director popularly known as Pouraanika Chitra Brahma. He has directed about 50 films in Telugu and Tamil languages, majority of them are Mythological in nature. The most renowned among them is Nartanasala.-Life Sketch:He was...
. Akkineni Nageswara Rao
Akkineni Nageswara Rao
Akkineni Nageswara Rao , also known as ANR, is a Telugu cinema actor from Gudivada, Andhra Pradesh. Nageswara Rao has worked in several genres of films in his 70-year acting career, including mythological, social, and drama films...
played the role of Kalidas. Some poems of Kalidas including Shyamala dandakam by Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao is memorable.
Cast
- Akkineni Nageshwara Rao ... Kalidasa Mahakavi
- S. V. Ranga RaoS. V. Ranga RaoSamarla Venkata Ranga Rao Popularly Known as S.V.R. was an Indian Theater actor, Tollywood actor, director and producer...
... Bhoja Raju - SriranjaniSriranjani (junior)Sriranjani was Telugu and Tamil film actress. She is the younger sister of Sriranjani. She is known mainly for her tragedy roles particularly as the long-suffering wife.-Brief life:...
- Chilakalapudi Seetha Rama AnjaneyuluChilakalapudi Seetha Rama AnjaneyuluChilakalapudi Seetha Rama Anjaneyulu , better known as C. S. R. Anjaneyulu or just CSR was an Indian film renowned actor in Telugu Cinema. He acted in many stage dramas and portrayed hero, character and mythological roles in over 175 movies....
- RajasulochanaRajasulochanaPilliarchetty Bhakthavatsalam Naidu Rajeevalochana, better known as Rajasulochana is an South Indian classical dancer and film actress. She has acted in hundreds of films in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi language films.-Brief lifesketch:...
- Relangi Venkataramaiah
- Vangara Venkata SubbaiahVangara Venkata SubbaiahVangara Venkata Subbaiah, better known as Vangara was a famous actor of Telugu cinema. He acted in more than 100 films and in some plays.-Early life:...
- Vaasanti ... Kalika Devi
- Sandhya
- P. Suri Babu
- K. V. R. Sharma
- Sitaram
- Lingamurthy
Crew
- Producers: K. Nagamani and P. Suri Babu
- Production company: Sarani Productions
- Director: Kamalakara Kameshwara RaoKamalakara Kameshwara RaoK. Kameshwara Rao or Kamalakara Kameshwara Rao BA is famous Indian film director popularly known as Pouraanika Chitra Brahma. He has directed about 50 films in Telugu and Tamil languages, majority of them are Mythological in nature. The most renowned among them is Nartanasala.-Life Sketch:He was...
- Assistant Director: V. Ramchand
- Story, Dialogues and Screenplay: Pingali Nagendra Rao
- Producers: Nagamani and Suribabu
- Cinematography: Annayya
- Choreography: Pasumarthi Krishna Murthy, Vempati Satyam
- Original Music: Pendyala Nageshwara Rao and P. Suri Babu (for poems and slokas)
- Art Direction: Madhavapeddi Gokhale
- Editing: R. V. Rajan
- Playback Singers: Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao, Madhavapeddi SatyamMadhavapeddi SatyamMadhavapeddi Satyam was a renowned Telugu singer and stage-actor from the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. He entered into films as a singer-actor in Y.V. Rao's Tamil-Hindi Biligual movie Ramadas in the year 1946. He played the role of Kabir. However, he became more popular as a playback singer...
, P. LeelaP. LeelaPorayathu Leela better known as P. Leela was a popular Indian playback singer. She was awarded Padma Bhushan posthumously in 2006.-Early life:...
, Jikki Krishnaveni, P. SusheelaP. SusheelaPulapaka Susheela is an Indian playback singer. In a career spanning more than four decades, she has recorded songs in many Indian languages including Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi, Bengali, Oriya, Sanskrit, Tulu, Badaga and Sinhalese.-Personal life:She is the daughter of Pulapaka...
, Jayalaxmi and K. Rani. - Stills: M. Sathyam
- Sound effects: A. Krishnan
Songs
- Jaya Jaya Jaya Sharada Jaya Kalabhi Sharada (Singer: P. Susheela)
- Manikya Veena Mupaalalayanti Madalasam Manjula Vagvilasam (Singer: Ghantasala)
- Neekettundogani Pilla Naakubhalega Vundile (Singer: Ghantasala)