Mahakavi Kalidas (1966 film)

Mahakavi Kalidas
Theatrical release poster
Directed byR. R. Chandran
Written byKu. Ma. Balasubramaniam
Produced byR. R. Chandran
StarringSivaji Ganesan
CinematographyR. R. Chandran
Edited byP. V. Narayanan
Music byK. V. Mahadevan
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 biographical film produced and directed by R. R. Chandran, starring Sivaji Ganesan.[2] It is based on the life of the poet Kalidasa.[3] The film was released on 19 August 1966.[4]

Plot

Cast

Soundtrack

Music was composed by K. V. Mahadevan. The "Sakunthalai" music drama was not included in the film but was released on gramophone record.[5]

Song Singer/s Lyricist Length
"Senru Vaa Magane" K. B. Sundarambal Kannadasan
"Kaalathil Azhiyaada" 3.15
"Kuzhandhaiyin Kodugal Oviyama .. Kalaimagal Enakoru" T. M. Soundararajan & P. Susheela
"Kallaayi Vandhavan Kadavulamma" T. M. Soundararajan 03:35
"Maanikka Veenaiye...Yaar Tharuvar" 03:00
"Malarum Vaan Nilavum"
"Chinnaiya Endrazhaitha"
"Thangame Thaamarai Mottukalaagi" Ku. Ma. Balasubramaniam
"Pann Patta Nenjile Punn Pattadho"
"Piraputtren Kaaliyidam"
"Ariyaadha Maandhargale"
"Deivathin Avadhaara Idhikaasa" K. B. Sundarambal
"Malarum Vaan Nilavum" P. Susheela
"Maamunivan Kaushikane Thavam Purindhan"
"Sakunthalai" music drama		 T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela, S. V. Ponnusamy & Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi

Reception

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

References

  1. ^ "Mahakavi Kalidas". The Indian Express. 14 August 1966. p. 3. Retrieved 19 March 2021 – via Google News Archive.
  2. ^ "101-110". Nadigarthilagam.com. Archived from the original on 12 September 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  3. ^ Vamanan (6 June 2016). "கலைமாமணி வாமனனின் 'நிழலல்ல நிஜம்' – 27 | தமிழ் சினிமாவில் சமஸ்கிருத இலக்கியம்!". Dinamalar (in Tamil). Nellai. Archived from the original on 19 March 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  4. ^ "நடிகர் திலகம் சிவாஜி கணேசன் அவர்கள் நடித்த படங்களின் பட்டியல்". Lakshman Sruthi (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 14 August 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  5. ^ Neelamegam, G. (November 2016). Thiraikalanjiyam – Part 2 (in Tamil) (1st ed.). Chennai: Manivasagar Publishers. pp. 255–256.
  6. ^ "மகாகவி காளிதாஸ்". Kalki (in Tamil). 4 September 1966. p. 25. Archived from the original on 26 July 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.