Jagadguru Adi Shankara

Jagadguru Adi Shankara is a 2013 Indian Telugu-language biographical film written and directed by J. K. Bharavi that depicts the life of 8th-century philosopher Adi Shankara. The ensemble cast includes Kaushik Babu in the title role of Adi Shankaracharya, Nagarjuna, Mohan Babu, Suman, Srihari and Sai Kumar. Some of Chiranjeevi's scenes from Sri Manjunatha (2001) were reused in the film.[2]

Jagadguru Adi Shankara
Film poster
Directed byJ. K. Bharavi
Written byJ. K. Bharavi
Produced byNara Jaya Sri Devi
StarringKaushik Babu
Nagarjuna Akkineni
Mohan Babu
Suman
Srihari
Sai Kumar
CinematographyS. Gopal Reddy
P. K. H. Das
Edited byGautham Raju
Music byNag Sri Vatsa
Production
company
Global Peace Creators
Release date
  • 15 August 2013 (2013-08-15)[1]
Running time
130 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Plot

Adi Shankara is born at Kalady in Kerala to a Brahmin family. Soon after Adi Shankara is born, Agni the fire-god, says to Rudraksha Rushi that he has only 8 years of life. So, Rudraksha Rushi gives 24 years of life to Shankara from his span, at a cycle of every 8 years whenever Shankara's life is in trouble. After his father's death, Shankara shows his remarkable power in acquiring mastery over four Vedas at the age of eight. When he is caught by a crocodile in the Purna river, he seeks the permission of his mother to become a Sanyasi, and then only the crocodile leaves him. Reluctantly, his mother accepts his proposal and then the crocodile disappears.

Shankara leaves for North India in search of a guru. Then he finds his guru, Govinda Bhagavatpada. Bhagavatpada teaches Shankara 'Jala Stambhana', 'Agnisthambana', 'Vaayusthambana' and 'Parakaya Pravesha' (leaving one's own soul and entering others) etc. skills. Soon, Shankara decides to preach his Advaita Vedanta philosophy to the people who are quarreling among themselves in the name of caste and religion. Shankara teaches a lesson to one such person, Kapalikudu, who is responsible for the quarrels among the people. In another sequence, a Chandala proves to Shankara that all the people are equal before God.

During his philosophical tour which spans the cities of Srisailam, Sringeri, Srirangam, Pithapuram, Nashik, Khajuraho, Ujjain, Kathmandu, Simhachalam, Aravalli, Varanasi, Madurai, Pushpagiri, Kurukshetra, Khandwa, Dwaraka, Kumbakonam, Draksharamam, Ajanta, Somnath, Kolar, Konark, Murudeshwara, Kanyakumari, Badrinath, Nanjangud, Guruvayur, Dandakaranya, Alampuram, Shravanabelagola, Sarnath, Chidambaram, Puri, Tirumala, Haridwar, Taxila, Prayagraj, Ayodhya, Patna, Parli, Srikalahasti and Bhimashankara, Shankara gets a chance to debate with Maṇḍana Miśra. While Miśra is about to give up, his wife Ubhaya Bharati challenges Shankara by asking some questions on sex and related subjects. As Shankara is a Sanyasi, he cannot answer her questions. He then asks for a recess of 15 days. He later does Parakaya Pravesha and enters the dead body of King Amaraka Maharaju. He then makes love with his wife and learns and gets the answers to the questions posed by Ubhaya Bharati. Although being a sage, he performs the rituals of his dead mother by invoking Lord Shiva. This factor irks the elders of his religion. However, they repent for their actions later. Finally, having occupied 'Sarvagnapeetha' of Kashmir, Adi Shankara walks through the Himalayas, gets salvation and merges into Lord Shiva. He is believed to merge into Shiva at present-day Kedarnath.

Cast

Extended Cameo Appearances

  • Mohan Babu as Rudraksha Rushi; who donates his 24 years of life span to Sankara.
  • Tanikella Bharani as AgniDeva, who teaches "Mruthyunjaya Manthram" to Sanakara and transforms Rudraksha Rushi's life span to Sankara.
  • Srihari as Guruji; A Rushi once a king who teaches Magic to Sankara.
  • P. Sai Kumar as Maṇḍana Miśra; debates with Sankara on the topic "Karma Gnana V. Kriya Gnana". Later becomes a disciple of Sankara and changes his name as Suresvaracharya.
  • Kamalinee Mukherjee as Ubhaya Bharati; Mandana Miśra's wife who sits as a judge in the debate; later challenges Sankara for her husband's defeat in the intellectual debate.
  • Nagarjuna as Chandaludu; lord Shiva in disguise removes Sankara's ego with his argument, Sankara tributes this incident with Chandala Stotram.

Cameo Appearances

Soundtrack

Jagadguru Adi Shankara
Film score by
Nag Sri Vatsa
Released
  • 11 March 2013 (2013-03-11)
Recorded2013
GenreSoundtrack
Length45:31
LabelAditya Music
ProducerNag Sri Vatsa

Music was composed by Nag Sri Vatsa. Music was released on ADITYA Music Company. The soundtrack of fourteen tracks was released by Paripoornananda Saraswati, on 11 March 2013.[3] Some of the songs were composed by Adi Shankara and Vyasa.

No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Omkaram"VyasaShankar Mahadevan3:23
2."Akhila Charachara"VyasaUnni Krishnan3:52
3."Om Namah Shivaya"VyasaKarthik3:39
4."Bhaja Govindam"Adi ShankaraMadhu Balakrishnan3:52
5."Bhrama Ani Telusu"J. K. BharaviSreerama Chandra4:36
6."Sri Krishnaha"VyasaS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Mani Nagaraj2:59
7."Yavadu Neevu"J. K. BharaviS. P. Balasubrahmanyam3:17
8."Lakshmi Padmalaya"Adi ShankaraSharath Santosh1:31
9."Soundarya Lahari"Adi ShankaraRanjith2:38
10."Lakshmi Nrusimha"Adi ShankaraTippu2:15
11."Veda Thandavam"VedasChorus1:29
12."Annapurna Ashtakam"Adi ShankaraS. P. Balasubrahmanyam4:36
13."Shankara Vijayam"VyasaChorus1:42
14."Shivoham"Adi ShankaraHariharan3:15
15."Chiranjeevi About Adi Shankaracharya"J. K. BharaviChiranjeevi2:13
Total length:45:31

Home Media

Producers planned in low expensive. Blu-ray studio took copy from producers. Later on 30 September 2013 HD DVD came in force. Later broadcast right acquired by Gemini TV.

Reception

Karthik Pasupulate of The Times of India, rated the film 1.5/5 and wrote: "The movie isn't great enough to be even funny." Pasupalate criticized the lead actor by stating, "Kaushik is an absolute disaster who when not looking dazed, looks intensely agitated."[4] 123Telugu.com which rated the film 3/5, opined, "‘Jagadguru Adishankara’ is a film that will appeal to elderly people and folks who are devotionally inclined." The reviewer, however, criticized the technical departments of the film such as VFX, cinematography and editing.[1]

References

  1. "Review : Jagadguru Adishankara – Devotional film for families". 123telugu.com. 15 August 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  2. "Sri Jagadguru Adi Shankara: Audio launch". The Times of India. 13 March 2013.
  3. Shekhar (7 March 2013). "Listen Chiranjeevi's voiceover for Sri Jagadguru Adi Shankara – Oneindia Entertainment". Entertainment.oneindia.in. Archived from the original on 20 May 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  4. "Jagadguru Adi Shankara Movie Review {1.5/5}: Critic Review of Jagadguru Adi Shankara by Times of India", The Times of India, retrieved 31 December 2020
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