Mahakavi Kalidasu

Mahakavi Kalidasu
Directed by Kamalakara Kameswara Rao
Produced by K. Nagamani
P. Suri Babu
Written by Pingali Nagendra Rao
Starring Akkineni Nageswara Rao
S.V.Ranga Rao
Sriranjani
Relangi Venkata Ramaiah
Rajasulochana
C.S.R. Anjaneyulu
Vangara
P. Suri Babu
Music by Pendyala Nageshwara Rao
P. Suri Babu
Cinematography Annayya
Edited by R. V. Rajan
Release dates
 1960
Country India
Language Telugu

Mahakavi Kalidasu (Telugu: మహాకవి కాళిదాసు) 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.

Credits

Cast

Crew

Story

Nageshwar Rao who acts as the poet was a shephard who was very foolish. But he was a great devotee of goddess Mahakali. There lived a king in his kingdom whose daughter was a great scholar. She told that she would marry the person who would answer her questions. Many scholars tried their luck but could not answer her questions. One of the scholars felt insulted and wanted to take revenge. While he was walking in the forest he met Kalidas and found that there would be no foolish person other than Kalidas because he was cutting the branch in which he was sitting. He thought he could take revenge by making him marry the princess.He convinced Kalidas by saying that he could marry the princess without speaking a word. So Kalidas in the disguise of poet went to the kingdom along with the scholar who wanted to take the revenge. Saying the king that the poet would not speak today the scholars answered the kings daughters questions in a different way which Kalidas meant in a different way. The princess impressed by his answers married Kalidas. Later she knows that she had been fooled and faints in depression. Kalidas feels sad and prays to goddess Kali to give him the knowledge of everything. Impressed by his severe penance goddess Kali gives him knowledge of all the vedas etc.So he forgets his past and becomes a great scholar. On his way he meets many kings and one of them Bhoja (S.V.Ranga Rao) requests him to stay in his kingdom. Kalidas agrees. Meanwhile his daughter gets attracted to the poet. But his wife comes to know the place where he is staying after many days of searching him. But Kalidas could not recognize her.But she works as an apprentice to him. She feels insulted from the king's daughter when she asks her why she is been always with Kalidas even when they are talking personal matters.At last Kalidas comes to know about his wife(Due to Devi Kali's grace) and rejoins with her and the king's daughter begs for forgiveness from Kalidasa's wife for her mean behaviour.

Songs

Awards

National Film Awards

References

  1. ↑ "8th National Film Awards". International Film Festival of India. Retrieved September 7, 2011.

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