Adi Shankaracharya

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Adi Shankaracharya

1983

2h 10m

6.4(7 votes)

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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.

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Production Companies

National Film Development Corporation of India

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Cast & Crew

31 members

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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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Editing

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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Writing

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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