Mahakavi Kalidasa
Mahakavi Kalidasa () is 1955 Indian Kannada 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 about how he, 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 first film, feature in supporting roles.
Kālidāsa
The Kannada films "Mahakavi Kalidasa" (1955), featuring Honnappa Bagavatar, B. Sarojadevi and later "Kaviratna Kalidasa" (1983), featuring Rajkumar and Jayaprada, were based on the life of Kālidāsa. "Kaviratna Kalidasa" also used Kālidāsa's Shakuntala as a sub-plot in the movie.V. Shantaram made the Hindi movie "Stree" (1961) based on Kālidāsa's Shakuntala. R.R. Chandran made the Tamil movie "Mahakavi Kalidas" (1966) based on Kālidāsa's life. Chevalier Nadigar Thilagam Sivaji Ganesan played the part of the poet himself. "Mahakavi Kalidasu" (Telugu, 1960) featuring Akkineni Nageswara Rao was similarly based on Kālidāsa's life and work.