Kaviratna Kalidasa (1983)

Original title

ಕವಿರತ್ನ ಕಾಳಿದಾಸ

Directed by

Renuka Sharma

Genre

biographical film

Country

India

Runtime

3h 09m

Rated

U

Rating

8.5 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is a biographical film about Kalidasa, a famous classical Sanskrit writer from the 4th century. It shows his life and work, with actor Rajkumar playing the title role.

historicaldramaticbiographicalepicperiodreverentslow-burnearnest

What happens

Kaviratna Kalidasa ( transl. Poet Kalidasa) is a 1983 Kannada-language historical drama film based on the life of Kālidāsa, a renowned Classical Sanskrit writer of the 4th Century A.D. The film was directed by Renuka Sharma and produced by V. S. Govinda. The film stars Rajkumar, portraying the title role of Kalidasa, along with Jaya Pradha in the role of Vidyadhare and Srinivasa Murthy as Raja Bhoja. The film is considered to be one of the all-time top money-grossing films in the history of Kannada movies. It was distributed by Parvathamma Rajkumar under the Vajreshwari Combines banner. The movie saw a theatrical run of 25 weeks in 19 theatres. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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