Shakespeare's funerary monument Socrates in genius, a Maro in art," comparing Shakespeare to Nestor the wise King of Pylus, to the Greek philosopher Socrates, and to the Roman poet Virgil (whose last name, or "cognomen" was Maro). The second reads "The earth buries him, the people mourn him, Olympus possesses him," referring to Mount Olympus, the home of the Greek gods. The English poem reads: As modernized by Katherine Duncan-Jones: Stanley Wells is one of the few biographers to comment on the poem, saying that it "somewhat cryptically calls on the passer-by to pay tribute to his greatness as a writer", and admitting
Maro Charitra was sent to Balachander. Besides the lead actors, Madhavi who made an impact with "Thoorpu Padamara" was signed up to play an important role in the film. The film was shot in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. Contrary to most of the films that released during the period, "Maro Charitra" was shot in black and white. The music and background score was composed by M. S. Viswanathan and lyrics were penned by Aatreya. Randor Guy wrote the English portions of a duet picturised on Kamal and Saritha. "Maro Charitra" was released on 9 May 1978. During the first week of release the