Mahakavi Kalidasa (1955)

Mahakavi Kalidasa is a Kannada-language biography film from 1955 directed by K. R. Seetharama Sastry, starring Honnappa Bhagavathar and G. V. Iyer.

Mahakavi Kalidasa () is 1955 Indian Kannada-language film directed by K. R. Seetharama Sastry, in his debut direction. The movie is based on the legends of the poet Kālidāsa. It stars Honnappa Bhagavatar as Kālidāsa, a Sanskrit poet who lived during the 4th and 5th Century CE and B. Saroja Devi (in her film debut) .It tells the story of how he, an aristocratic young man cursed by his guru with ignorance, goes on to become a great poet. B. Raghavendra Rao, Narasimharaju features supporting roles.

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