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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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.
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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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Bhakta Prahlada (1983)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.