''Mahathma Kabir'' is a 1962 Indian
Kannada
Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, with minorities in all neighbouring states. It has around 47 million native s ...
-language
biographical film, directed by P. Srinivas and produced by T N Reddy on mystic saint
Kabir Das
Kabir Das (1398–1518) was a 15th-century Indian mystic poet and saint. His writings influenced Hinduism's Bhakti movement, and his verses are found in Sikhism's scripture Guru Granth Sahib, the Satguru Granth Sahib of Saint Garib Das, ...
. The film stars
Rajkumar, Krishnakumari,
Udaykumar
Bommasandra Srinivasaiah Suryanarayana Murthy (16 March 1933 – 26 December 1985), known by his screen name Udaykumar, was an Indian actor and producer in Kannada cinema. He, along with Kalyan Kumar and Rajkumar, were called the ''Kumarath ...
and
T. D. Kusalakumari
Thanjavur Damayanthi Kusalakumari (6 December 1937 - 7 March 2019) was an Indian actress and dancer. She featured in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam language films.
Early life
Born in Thanjavur, Kusalakumari is a niece of T. R. Rajakumari. Her bir ...
. Telugu actor
Sobhan Babu
Sobhan Babu (born Uppu Sobhana Chalapathi Rao; 14 January 1937 – 20 March 2008) was an Indian actor known for his works in Telugu cinema.Bangaru Panjaram in Venditera Paatalu, Krishnasastri Sahityam, third volume, Vishalandhra Publishing House ...
made a guest appearance in this movie which is his only Kannada movie. The movie had musical score by A.Anasuyadevi - making it the first instance of a female music director in
Kannada cinema
Kannada cinema, also known as Sandalwood, or Chandanavana, is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Kannada language widely spoken in the state of Karnataka. The 1934 film '' Sati Sulochana'' directe ...
.
Cast
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Rajkumar
*Krishnakumari
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Udaykumar
Bommasandra Srinivasaiah Suryanarayana Murthy (16 March 1933 – 26 December 1985), known by his screen name Udaykumar, was an Indian actor and producer in Kannada cinema. He, along with Kalyan Kumar and Rajkumar, were called the ''Kumarath ...
*
T. D. Kusalakumari
Thanjavur Damayanthi Kusalakumari (6 December 1937 - 7 March 2019) was an Indian actress and dancer. She featured in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam language films.
Early life
Born in Thanjavur, Kusalakumari is a niece of T. R. Rajakumari. Her bir ...
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Balakrishna
Bala Krishna ( sa, बाल कृष्ण, lit=child Krishna/divine child Krishna, translit=Bālakṛṣṇa). Present day Krishna worship is an amalgam of various elements. According to historical testimonies Krishna-Vasudeva worship alread ...
*M. N. Lakshmidevi
*M. Sathyanarayana
*Desaraja Ramarao
*Rajendra Krishna
*Kashinath
*Srikanth
*Raghunandan
*Mahalinga Bhagavathar
*S. M. Veerabhadrappa
*Hanumantha Rao
*A. M. Shivaji
*Bhujanga Rao
*P. S. Mani
*Sundar Rao
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B. Jayashree
B. Jayashree (born 9 June 1950) is a veteran Indian theatre actress, director and singer, who has also acted in films and television and worked as dubbing artist in films. She is the creative director of Spandana Theatre, an amateur theatre co ...
*H. P. Saroja
*Papamma
*Sharada
*Baby Chandrakala
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Shobhan Babu
Sobhan Babu (born Uppu Sobhana Chalapathi Rao; 14 January 1937 – 20 March 2008) was an Indian actor known for his works in Telugu cinema.Bangaru Panjaram in Venditera Paatalu, Krishnasastri Sahityam, third volume, Vishalandhra Publishing House ...
in Guest appearance
*Chi Sadashivaiah in Guest appearance
*G. S. Narayan in Guest appearance
*Suchithra in Guest appearance
*Baby Seetha
References
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1962 films
1960s Kannada-language films
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