Film historian Film News Anandan stated that Kalidas 'was produced in a hurry, and was technically flawed.' Kalidas was shot in Bombay (now Mumbai) on the sets of Alam Ara it was completed in eight days, using either 6,000 feet (1,800Р’В m) or 10,000 feet (3,000Р’В m) of film, as sources differ. The sound was recorded by German technicians using German-made equipment. Supporting roles were played by Thevaram Rajambal, T. Rajalakshmi was chosen to play the female protagonist according to film historian Randor Guy, she was the 'automatic choice to play the heroine.' Before this, Rajalakshmi had acted in many silent films, and Kalidas was her first sound film. Prasad-who later founded Prasad Studios-appeared in a comic role as a temple priest.

Venkatesan was chosen to play the title role. Irani produced the film under Imperial Movi-Tone. Reddy, his former assistant, to direct the first South Indian sound film, which would later become the first Tamil- Telugu film Kalidas, based on the life of the Sanskrit poet and playwright Kalidasa. The top still depicts Rajalakshmi and Venkatesan as their characters.Р”Р„fter the success of India's first sound film Alam Ara (1931), its director Ardeshir Irani wanted to venture into South Indian cinema. Other supporting roles were played by Thevaram Rajambal, T. Kali appears before her, names her husband Kalidas and endows him with phenomenal literary talents. When Vidhyadhari realises she has been cheated, and is married to a farmhand, she prays to the goddess Kali for a remedy. The minister persuades the cowman to come to the palace and has Vidhyadhari marry him. In the forest, the minister finds an illiterate cowman sitting on a tree and cutting into the branch on which he is sitting. Annoyed, the minister sets out to find another potential husband for Vidhyadhari. His minister wants the princess to marry his son but she refuses. Vidhyadhari is the daughter of Vijayavarman, the king of Thejavathi. Because no print, gramophone record, or songbook of the film is known to survive, it is a lost film. In addition to its commercial success, Kalidas was a major breakthrough for Rajalakshmi's career, and made her a bankable singing star. The success of Kalidas spawned other films based upon KР”РѓlidР”Рѓsa, including Mahakavi Kalidasa (1955), Mahakavi Kalidasu (1960) and Mahakavi Kalidas (1966). Despite numerous technical flaws, it received critical acclaim, with praise for Rajalakshmi's singing performance, and became a major commercial success. It was the only South Indian film to be produced and released that year. Kalidas was released with high expectations on 31 October 1931, coinciding with Diwali day. Kalidas was shot in Bombay on the sets of India's first sound film Alam Ara (1931) and was completed in eight days. The sound was recorded using German-made technology. Despite its mythological theme, the film featured songs from much later time periods, such as the compositions of Carnatic musician Tyagaraja, publicity songs of the Indian National Congress, and songs about Mahatma Gandhi and the Indian independence movement. While Rajalakshmi spoke Tamil, Venkatesan spoke only Telugu due to his lack of fluency in Tamil, and Prasad spoke only Hindi. Kalidas, principally in Tamil, contained additional dialogue in Telugu and Hindi. It was based on the life of the Sanskrit poet Kalidasa it featured P. It is notable for being the first sound film in the Tamil and Telugu languages, and the first sound film to be made in a language from South India. The Servant of Kali, pronounced ) is a 1931 Indian Tamil- and Telugu-language biographical film directed by H. While Keechaka Vadaham was a silent movie and the first talkie happened to be Kalidas, which released on 31 October 1931. Kalidas is a 1931 Indian Tamil- and Telugu-language biographical film directed by H.

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