| Mahakavi Kalidasa | |
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| Directed by | K. R. Seetharama Sastry |
| Screenplay by | K. R. Seetharam Shastry |
| Produced by | Honnappa Bhagavathar |
| Starring | Honnappa Bhagavatar B. Raghavendra Rao Narasimharaju B. Saroja Devi |
| Cinematography | A. N. Paramesh |
| Edited by | P. L. A. Narayan |
| Music by | K. R. Seetharama Sastry Background score: CS Sarojinidevi Lalithakala Vadya Goshti |
Production company | Lalithakala Films Ltd. |
Release date | 1955 |
Running time | 140 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Mahakavi Kalidasa is 1955 Indian Kannada-language film directed by K. R. Seetharama Sastry, in his debut direction. The movie is based on the legends of the poet Kālidāsa. It stars Honnappa Bhagavatar as Kālidāsa, a Sanskrit poet who lived during the 4th and 5th Century CE. It tells the story of how he, an aristocratic young man cursed by his guru with ignorance, goes on to become a great poet. B. Raghavendra Rao, Narasimharaju and B. Saroja Devi (in her film debut) features supporting roles. It was remade in Telugu in 1960 as Mahakavi Kalidasu starring Akkineni Nageswara Rao in Tamil in 1966 as Mahakavi Kalidas starring Sivaji Ganesan. This Kannada film was dubbed into Tamil and released in 1956 as Mahakavi Kalidas.[1] At the 3rd National Film Awards, the film won the award for Best Feature Film in Kannada.[2] The film is seen as a landmark in Kannada cinema.[3]