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Adi Shankaracharya( 1983)

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The first and only Indian movie to be made in Sanskrit. The movie follows the life and times of Sankara - the founder of the non-duality (Advaita) school of Indian philosophy.

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      Sarvadaman D. Banerjee

      Shankara

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      Srinivasa Prabhu

      Prajnana

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      T. S. Nagabharana

      Mrithyu

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      Bharat Bhushan

      Shivaguru

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      Manjunath Bhat

      Padmapada

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      Gopal

      Thotaka

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      V.R.K Prasad

      Hasthamalaka

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      M. V. Narayanarao

      Sureshwara

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      Gopinathdas

      Govinda Bhagwathpada

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      L. V. Sharada Rao

      Aryamba

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      Leela Narayana Rao

      Ubhaya Bharathi

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      Sreepathy Bhatta

      Kumarila Bhatta

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      G. V. Iyer

      Veda Vyasa

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      Gopi

      Young Shankara

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      Radhakrishna

      Baby Krishna

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      Raghu Iyer

      Young Prajnana

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    A review by PantaOz

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    Written by PantaOz on Sun Jul 19 2015
    It wasn't easy finding this 1983 Indian film, first ever made in Sanskrit language, directed by G. V. Iyer. I heard that it was possible to see it on YouTube, but there is no access to YouTube from China where I am currently working. Anyway, it is over 30 years old movie which looks much older - especially at the start, rolling credits which primary school students could do better in 1983. But, as soon as the movie started you will notice the talent of the team, especially the directing and cinematography (Madhu Ambat) were outstanding! There was a problem with some of the illustrations which w...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

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