Kumara Sambhavam (1969)

Directed by

P. Subramaniam

Genre

music, history, drama

Country

India

Runtime

3h

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Based on Kalidasa's epic poem, this Hindu mythological film retells the story of the god Shiva and his consort Parvati. It follows their divine romance and eventual union.

mythicreverentvisually lushslow-pacedepicceremonialsolemn

What happens

Kumara Sambhavam is a 1969 Indian Malayalam-language Hindu mythological film directed and produced by P. Subramaniam. Based on the epic poem of the poet Kalidasa of the same name, it stars Gemini Ganesan, Padmini, Srividya and Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair. The film won the first ever Kerala State Film Award for Best Film. The film stood apart in technical quality when compared to previous Malayalam films and is hence regarded as a landmark in the history of Malayalam cinema. It also marked Sridevi's first Malayalam film. The film was dubbed in Bengali as Hara Parvati in 1971 and Tamil under the same title. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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