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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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Sarvadaman D. Banerjee

      Shankara

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      M. V. Narayanarao

      Sureshwara

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      Manjunath Bhat

      Padmapada

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      Leela Narayana Rao

      Ubhaya Bharathi

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      L. V. Sharada Rao

      Aryamba

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      Bharat Bhushan

      Shivaguru

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      T. S. Nagabharana

      Mrithyu

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      Srinivasa Prabhu

      Prajnana

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      Gopal

      Thotaka

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      V.R.K Prasad

      Hasthamalaka

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      Gopalakrishnan

      Nambudiri

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      Gayatri Balusha

      Amalaka Lady

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      Balasubramanyam

      Rich Man

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      Balu Barghava

      Chiushka

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      Ajay

      Sathyakama

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      Sripathi Ballal

      Kumarila Bhatta

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      Vijay Bharan

      Young Mrithyu

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      Radhakrishna Bokka

      Baby Shankara

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      Gopinath Das

      Govinda Bhagavathpada

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      Girish

      Vidyananda

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      Gopi

      Young Shankara

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      G. V. Iyer

      Veda Vyasa

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      Raghu Iyer

      Young Prajnana

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      Veena Kamal

      Jabali

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      Mallesh

      Kapalika

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      Manohar

      Mama

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      Murgod

      Chandala

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      G. S. Narataj

      Matavishnu

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      Purushotham

      Boudha Bikshu

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      G.V. Shivanand

      Guru

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      Mahesh Swamy

      Boudha Guru

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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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    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

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