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Adi Shankaracharya

1983

130 minutes

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Overview

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 Cast

Sarvadaman D. Banerjee headshot

Sarvadaman D. Banerjee

Shankara

M. V. Narayanarao headshot

M. V. Narayanarao

Sureshwara

Manjunath Bhat headshot

Manjunath Bhat

Padmapada

Leela Narayana Rao headshot

Leela Narayana Rao

Ubhaya Bharathi

L. V. Sharada Rao headshot

L. V. Sharada Rao

Aryamba

Bharat Bhushan headshot

Bharat Bhushan

Shivaguru

T. S. Nagabharana headshot

T. S. Nagabharana

Mrithyu

Srinivasa Prabhu headshot

Srinivasa Prabhu

Prajnana

Gopal headshot

Gopal

Thotaka

V.R.K Prasad headshot

V.R.K Prasad

Hasthamalaka

Gopalakrishnan headshot

Gopalakrishnan

Nambudiri

Gayatri Balusha headshot

Gayatri Balusha

Amalaka Lady

Balasubramanyam headshot

Balasubramanyam

Rich Man

Balu Barghava headshot

Balu Barghava

Chiushka

Ajay headshot

Ajay

Sathyakama

Sripathi Ballal headshot

Sripathi Ballal

Kumarila Bhatta

Vijay Bharan headshot

Vijay Bharan

Young Mrithyu

Radhakrishna Bokka headshot

Radhakrishna Bokka

Baby Shankara

Gopinath Das headshot

Gopinath Das

Govinda Bhagavathpada

Girish headshot

Girish

Vidyananda

Gopi headshot

Gopi

Young Shankara

G. V. Iyer headshot

G. V. Iyer

Veda Vyasa

Raghu Iyer headshot

Raghu Iyer

Young Prajnana

Veena Kamal headshot

Veena Kamal

Jabali

Mallesh headshot

Mallesh

Kapalika

Manohar headshot

Manohar

Mama

Murgod headshot

Murgod

Chandala

G. S. Narataj headshot

G. S. Narataj

Matavishnu

Purushotham headshot

Purushotham

Boudha Bikshu

G.V. Shivanand headshot

G.V. Shivanand

Guru

Mahesh Swamy headshot

Mahesh Swamy

Boudha Guru