''Jagadguru Aadisankaran'' is a 1977 Indian

Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of ...

film, directed and produced by P. Bhaskaran. The film stars Muralimohan,

Kaviyoor Ponnamma Kaviyoor Ponnamma (10 September 1945 – 20 September 2024) was an Indian actress who appeared in Malayalam films and television. She began her career performing in theatre dramas before foraying into cinema. She also acted in TV serials and c ...

, O. Ramdas and

Sankaradi Paravoor memana Kanakku Chembakaraman Parameswaran Chandrashekara Menon, better known by his screen name Sankaradi (14 July 1924 – 8 October 2001), was an Indian actor. He was a veteran Malayalam comedian and character artist, who had over 70 ...

in the lead roles. The story revolves around the life, philosophies and miracles of 8th century saint

Adi Shankara Adi Shankara (8th c. CE), also called Adi Shankaracharya (, ), was an Indian Vedanga, Vedic scholar, Hindu philosophy, philosopher and teacher (''acharya'') of Advaita Vedanta. Reliable information on Shankara's actual life is scant, and h ...

Cast

* Murali Mohan as

as Kaippilly Aryadevi Antarjanam, Mother of Sankaracharyar *Manjeri Chandran as Lord

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as Moorkkathu Namboothiri *

Prathapachandran Prathapachandran (1941–2004) was an Indian actor, who worked predominantly in Malayalam film industry, though he acted in a few Tamil and Telugu movies as well. He is known for the portrayal of villainous and character roles in over 300 mov ...

as Vishnusharma/Sanandan/Padmapada *C. R. Lakshmi as Omana/Moorkhan's wife *

Mallika Sukumaran Mohamallika Pillai (born 4 November 1954), better known as Mallika Sukumaran is an Indian actress and businesswoman, known for her works in Malayalam cinema. She debuted in 1974 with the Malayalam film ''Utharayanam'' by G. Aravindan. Since th ...

as Goddess

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* Master Raghu as Young Adi Shankara * N. Govindankutty as Pathala Bhairavan * Pala Thankam as the poor Lady who donates Amla (

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) *Panjabi as Vengu *

Premji Mullamangalath Parameshwaran Bhattathiripad (23 September 1908 – 10 August 1998), commonly known as M. P. Bhatathirippad or Premji, was a social reformer, cultural leader and actor from Kerala state, India. Premji joined Yogakshema Sabha ...

as Kaipilly Shivaguru Nambudiri, Father of Sankaracharyar * Rajakokila as Maharani *

T. P. Madhavan T. P. Madhavan (7 November 1935 – 9 October 2024) was an Indian actor who worked in Malayalam cinema, Malayalam films. He began acting at age 40 and appeared in over 600 films. Initially known for playing antagonistic roles, he transitioned t ...

as Govinda Guru *Thodupuzha Radhakrishnan as Ugrabhairava *Sreemoolanagaram Vijayan as Amaravi Raja * Vallathol Unnikrishnan as Mandalakesha/Sureshwara *Dashaavathaaram Ravikumar as Kumaralbhaktha *P. R. Menon as

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* J. A. R. Anand as Velu

Soundtrack

The film has musical score by V. Dakshinamoorthy.

K. J. Yesudas Kattassery Joseph Yesudas ( /jeːʃud̪aːs/; born 10 January 1940) is an Indian playback singer and musician who sings Indian classical, devotional and film songs. He is widely considered one of the greatest singers in the history of Indian m ...

won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Singer for the song "Sankara Digvijayam".

References

External links

* 1977 films 1970s Malayalam-language films 1970s Indian films Adi Shankara Films directed by P. Bhaskaran {{1970s-Malayalam-film-stub