Mahakavi Kalidas (1966 film)

Mahakavi Kalidas
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	R. R. Chandran
Written by	Ku. Ma. Balasubramaniam
Produced by	R. R. Chandran
Starring	Sivaji Ganesan
Cinematography	R. R. Chandran
Edited by	P. V. Narayanan
Music by	K. V. Mahadevan
Production company	Kalpana Kala Mandhir
Distributed by	Sivaji Films[1]
Release date	19 August 1966 (1966-08-19)
Running time	143 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

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

• Sivaji Ganesan as Chinnaiah / Kalidas
• Sowcar Janaki as Princess Sangeetha Vani / Vilasavathi
• R. Muthuraman as King Boja
• L. Vijayalakshmi as Mohanangi
• S. V. Sahasranamam (guest role)
• R. S. Manohar as Ambarisan
• V. K. Ramasamy as Konar
• Nagesh as Oviyar (guest role)
• A. Karunanidhi as Suppan
• C. K. Saraswathi as Chinnaiah's mother
• K. B. Sundarambal as Kali
• E. R. Sahadevan as King
• Usilaimani as Poet
• Karuppu Subbiah as Poet
• Karikol Raju as Barber
• C. S. Pandian
• S. V. Sivanandham
• G. Sakunthala
• M. S. Malathi
• P. K. Vijayarani

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.

External links

• Mahakavi Kalidas at IMDb