Adi Shankaracharya (1983)

Avaliação/utilizador:

8,2/10   

Diretor:

G.V. Iyer

Escritores:

Benanjaya Godvincharya (dialogue)
G.V. Iyer (screenplay)

Gênero:

Biografia | Drama

Argumento:

The first and only Indian movie to be made in Sanskrit. The movie follows the life and times of Sankara...

Plot Keywords:

Historical | Hindu Philosophical | Character Name In Title

Prêmios:

2 wins

Comentários dos utilizadores:

Absolute Bliss - A Gem among the movies

Elenco

Sarvadaman D. Banerjee	...	Shankara (Adi Shankaracharya)
M.V. Narayana Rao
Manjunath Bhatt
Leela Narayana Rao
L.V. Sharada Rao
Bharat Bhushan
T.S. Nagabharana
Srinivasa Prabhu
Gopal
V.R.K. Prasad
Gopalakrishnan
Gayathri Balu
Balasubramanyam
Balu Barghava

Conhecido como:

The First Teacher Sankara
The Philosopher (International: English title) (informal literal title)

Duração:

130 min

País:

India

Língua:

Sanskrit

Cor:

Cor

Certificação:

India:U

Companhia :

National Film Development Corporation

Absolute Bliss - A Gem among the movies

DON'T MISS THIS MOVIE AT ANY COST. If you like classics, this would be at the top your list.

No words can describe the bliss you'd enjoy after watching this movie. This movie about Advaita and Sankara comes with a screenplay and characterization that is completely different from the run-of-the-mill movies and easy-to-swallow story lines. Interpretation is left to the viewer and whichever way viewer interprets, he/she ends up in understanding Advaita!

G V Iyer's idea of personifying Wisdom and Death as Sankara's friends, to me, is the best part of the film. It takes the viewer into a sublime world. The abstract Advaita explained the best way! Vedic Hyms, music is excellent (Balamuralikrishna has done a good job).

A special mention for the locations. Amazing locales. Be it Narmada in full flow or the ascetic caves, G V Iyer has done a terrific groundwork to identify and use the perfect locales.

All actors lived with their characters. It is a music to ears while listening to dialogues in Samskrit.

Only sore point of the movie was the production quality. I wish this movie is remade with better cinematography, cameraman. Pity and shame that there was no big financial support in 1983 for this first ever Samskrit movie. And you don't get the DVD for this movie in India. It is only available in US market. Why?