Cast
- Sivaji Ganesan as Chinnaiah/Mahakavi Kalidas
- K. B. Sundarambal as Goddess Kaali
- Sowcar Janaki as Princess Sangeetha Vani / Vilasavathi
- L. Vijayalakshmi
- R. Muthuraman
- V. K. Ramasamy as Chinnaiah's Foster Father
- R. S. Manohar
- A. Karunanidhi as Suppan, Chinnaiah's Friend
- E. R. Sahadevan as King, Father of Sangeetha Vani
- C. S. Pandian
- S. V. Sivanandham
- G. Sakunthala
- C. K. Saraswathi as Alamelu, Chinnaiah's Foster Mother
- M. S. Malathi
- P. K. Vijayarani
- K. S. Angamuthu
- Nagesh (Guest)
- S. V. Sahasranamam (Guest)
- Usilaimani as Abarisan's Assistant Poet
- Karuppu Subbaiah as Abarisan's Assistant Poet
- Karikol Raju as Barber
Crew
- Singers - T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela, Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi, Ponnusami
- Screenplay - Ku. Ma. Balasubramaniam
- Dialogue - Ku. Ma. Balasubramaniam
- Lyrics - Kannadhasan, Ku. Ma. Balasubramaniam
- Operative Cameraman - K. S. Mani, A. P. Ramanaujam
- Art - Ramasamy
- Stills - R. N. Nagaraja Rao, N. Narasinha Rao, A. Sankar Rao
- Assistant Director - S. Sivakumar, So. Meenakshi Sundaram
- Editor - P. V. Narayanan
- Director of Cinematography - R. R. Chandran
- Associate Director - Ka. Narayanan
- Music - K. V. Mahadevan
- Producer - R. R. Chandran
- Director - R. R. Chandran
Film Details
Mahakavi Kalidas is a 1966 Tamil-language black-and-white biographical film produced and directed by R. R. Chandran. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, K. B. Sundarambal, Sowcar Janaki and L. Vijayalakshmi in lead roles.
The story narrates the history of Poet Kalidasa.
Overview
The story revolves around Chinnaiah (Sivaji Ganesan), an uneducated man who becomes a renowned poet through the divine grace of Goddess Kaali.
Soundtrack
The music for Mahakavi Kalidas was composed by K. V. Mahadevan, with lyrics by Kannadhasan, and Ku. Ma. Subramaniam.
Playback singers include T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela, Soolamangalam Rajalakashmi, and Ponnusami.
Availability
The full movie Mahakavi Kalidas (1966) is available for viewing on YouTube.
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