Kaviratna Kalidasa (1983)
3h 9m
Running Time
February 18, 1983Release Date
Kaviratna Kalidasa (1983)
3h 9m
Running Time
February 18, 1983Release Date
Plot.
Sanskrit and upper-caste poet, Kalidas, faces many challenges after falling in love with a low-caste woman, and being entered into a competition against a learned princess.
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Release DateFebruary 18, 1983
Original Nameಕವಿರತ್ನ ಕಾಳಿದಾಸ
StatusReleased
Running Time3h 9m
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Wiki.
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 written and 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.