Jagadguru Aadisankaran
Jagadguru Aadisankaran is a 1977 Indian Malayalam film, directed and produced by P. Bhaskaran. The film stars Muralimohan, Kaviyoor Ponnamma, O. Ramdas and Sankaradi in the lead roles. The story revolves around the life, philosophies and miracles of 8th century saint Adi Shankara.Cast
- Muralimohan. as Sree Sankaracharyar
- Kaviyoor Ponnamma as Kaippilly Aryadevi Antarjanam, Mother of Sankaracharyar
- Manjeri Chandran as Lord Paramashiva
- Sankaradi as Moorkkathu Namboothiri
- Prathapachandran as Vishnusharma/Sanandan/Padmapada
- C. R. Lakshmi as Omana/Moorkhan's wife
- Mallika Sukumaran as Sarasavati
- Master Raghu as Young Sankaran
- N. Govindankutty as Pathala Bhairavan
- Pala Thankam as Lady donates gooseberry
- Panjabi as Vengu
- Premji as Kaipilly Shivaguru Nambudiri, Father of Sankaracharyar
- Rajakokila as Maharani
- T. P. Madhavan 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 Vedavyasa
- J. A. R. Anand as Velu
Soundtrack
The film has musical score by V. Dakshinamoorthy. K. J. Yesudas won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Singer for the song "Sankara Digvijayam".