Adi Shankaracharya (1983)

Director: 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.

Cast

Sarvadaman D. Banerjee

Shankara

M. V. Narayanarao

Sureshwara

Manjunath Bhat

Padmapada

Leela Narayana Rao

Ubhaya Bharathi

L. V. Sharada Rao

Aryamba

Bharat Bhushan

Shivaguru

T. S. Nagabharana

Mrithyu

Srinivasa Prabhu

Prajnana

Gopal

Thotaka

V.R.K Prasad

Hasthamalaka