The Kannada films "Mahakavi Kalidasa" (1955), featuring Honnappa Bagavatar, B. Sarojadevi and later "Kaviratna Kalidasa" (1983), featuring Rajkumar and Jayaprada, were based on the life of Kālidāsa. "Kaviratna Kalidasa" also used Kālidāsa's Shakuntala as a sub-plot in the movie.V. Shantaram made the Hindi movie "Stree" (1961) based on Kālidāsa's Shakuntala. R.R. Chandran made the Tamil movie "Mahakavi Kalidas" (1966) based on Kālidāsa's life. Chevalier Nadigar Thilagam Sivaji Ganesan played the part of the poet himself. "Mahakavi Kalidasu" (Telugu, 1960) featuring Akkineni Nageswara Rao was similarly based on Kālidāsa's life and work.