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Adi Shankaracharya 1983 Directed by G. V. Iyer

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.

Production Country India
Language Sanskrit
Spoken Language Sanskrit
Gneres Drama , History
Release Date 1 January 1983
130 mins
Cast
Sarvadaman D. Banerjee
Sarvadaman D. Banerjee Shankara
M. V. Narayanarao
M. V. Narayanarao Sureshwara
Manjunath Bhat
Manjunath Bhat Padmapada
Leela Narayana Rao
Leela Narayana Rao Ubhaya Bharathi
L. V. Sharada Rao
L. V. Sharada Rao Aryamba
Bharat Bhushan
Bharat Bhushan Shivaguru
T. S. Nagabharana
T. S. Nagabharana Mrithyu
Srinivasa Prabhu
Srinivasa Prabhu Prajnana
Gopal
Gopal Thotaka
V.R.K Prasad
V.R.K Prasad Hasthamalaka
Gopalakrishnan
Gopalakrishnan Nambudiri
Gayatri Balusha
Gayatri Balusha Amalaka Lady
Balasubramanyam
Balasubramanyam Rich Man
Balu Barghava
Balu Barghava Chiushka
Ajay
Ajay Sathyakama
Sripathi Ballal
Sripathi Ballal Kumarila Bhatta
Vijay Bharan
Vijay Bharan Young Mrithyu
Radhakrishna Bokka
Radhakrishna Bokka Baby Shankara
Gopinath Das
Gopinath Das Govinda Bhagavathpada
Girish
Girish Vidyananda
Gopi
Gopi Young Shankara
G. V. Iyer
G. V. Iyer Veda Vyasa
Raghu Iyer
Raghu Iyer Young Prajnana
Veena Kamal
Veena Kamal Jabali
Mallesh
Mallesh Kapalika
Manohar
Manohar Mama
Murgod
Murgod Chandala
G. S. Narataj
G. S. Narataj Matavishnu
Purushotham
Purushotham Boudha Bikshu
G.V. Shivanand
G.V. Shivanand Guru
Mahesh Swamy
Mahesh Swamy Boudha Guru
Crew
Director
G. V. Iyer
G. V. Iyer
Writer
G. V. Iyer
G. V. Iyer
Cinematography
Madhu Ambat
Madhu Ambat
P. Krishna Murthy
P. Krishna Murthy
Composer
B.V. Karanth
B.V. Karanth
Editor
V.R.K Prasad
V.R.K Prasad
Makeup Artist
Mallesh
Mallesh