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{{Infobox film
| name = Kalidasu
| image = Film_poster_of_Kalidasu.jpg
| alt = 
| caption =
| director =G. Ravicharan Reddy
| producer = Chinthalapudi Srinivasa Rao A.Naga Suseela
| writer = G. Ravicharan Reddy (dialogues )
| screenplay = G. Ravicharan Reddy
| story = G. Ravicharan Reddy
| starring = [[Sushanth]] [[Tamannaah]]
| music = [[Chakri (music director)|Chakri]]
| cinematography = Akhilan
| editing = Goutham Raju
| studio = Sri Nag Corporation [[Annapurna Studios]] (Presents) 
| distributor =
| released = 11 April 2008
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Telugu
| budget =
| gross =
}}

''''' Kalidasu ''''' ({{lang-te| కాళిదాసు }}) is a 2008 [[Telugu film]], directed by G. Ravicharan Reddy and produced by Chinthalapudi Srinivasa Rao and A. Naga Suseela, under Sri Nag Corporation. The film stars [[Sushanth]] and [[Tamannaah]] in the lead roles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cinegoer.com/reviews/kalidasu+review.htm |title=Telugu Movie Reviews - Kalidasu Review |publisher=CineGoer.com |date=2008-04-11 |accessdate=2012-09-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bharatmovies.com/telugu/info/kalidasu.htm |title=Kalidasu. Kalidasu Movie Cast & Crew |publisher=Bharatmovies.com |date=2008-04-11 |accessdate=2012-09-30}}</ref> The film was a success at box office playing more than 50 days at a number of centers across Andhra Pradesh.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://srinaginfra.com/index.php/kalidasumovie|title=Kalidasu|publisher=srinaginfra.com|accessdate=}}</ref> Later it was dubbed in [[Hindi language|Hindi]] as ''Meri Shaan''.

==Plot==
Kalidasu ([[Sushanth]]) is the son of a sincere police officer ([[Nagendra Babu|Nagababu]]), who is killed in the hands of a factionist (GV). However, Kalidasu kills that factionist and escapes from Rayalaseema and reaches Guntur. Kanakadurga ([[Jayasudha]]) brings him up along with her son Jai Dev (Vamsikrishna). Kalidasu helps Dev to continue his studies in Hyderabad, by turning himself a car-lifter. Baba (Chalapati Rao) buys such lifted cars. His son Basha ([[Sunil (actor)|Sunil]]) also becomes his good friend. Once, Kalidasu lifts a car and finds a girl hiding in it. The girl says that her name is Mirchi ([[Tamannaah]]) and pretends that she is a lunatic. But Kalidasu does not believe that she is lunatic and suspects her that she is pretending. Once some goons led by Pratap and Ajay (Vinodkumar and [[Ajay (actor)|Ajay]]) reach Guntur and take away Mirchi after killing Basha.

Kalidasu goes to Hyderabad after noticing Dev's photo with Mirchi in her mobile phone. However, after going to the college, the principal ([[Tanikella Bharani]]) reveals that Dev is killed by the goons led by a political leader ([[Rajan P. Dev]]) and his henchmen Pratap and Ajay to save the college maintained by Archana (Real name of Mirchi). Kalidasu decides to take revenge against the killers of Basha and Dev. Then Kalidasu starts his mind game and plays a trick, which makes Pratap to kill his own brothers. Later, Ajay kills his brother-in-law Pratap. In the climax, Kalidasu's trick again makes Ajay meet his own death. The film ends on a happy note as Kalidasu and Archana are in Love and lead a happy life.

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
*[[Sushanth]] as Kalidasu
*[[Tamannaah]] as Archana
*[[Ajay (actor)|Ajay]] as Ajay
*[[Sunil (actor)|Sunil]] as Basha
*Vamsikrishna as Jayadev
*[[Rajan P. Dev]] as Home Minister
*[[Vinod Kumar]] as Pratap
*[[Jayasudha]] as Kanakadurga
*[[Nagendra Babu|Nagababu]] as Kalidasu's Father
*[[Ravi Babu]] as Police Officer
*[[Tanikella Bharani]] as Principal of College
*[[Chalapathi Rao]]
*[[Fish Venkat]]
*[[Hema (actress)|Hema]]
{{colend}}

==Reception==
Telugucinema.com gave a review of rating 3/5 stating "Sushanth makes decent debut. He can become good actor by honing skills further. A very formulaic story but decent film for a debutant."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/moviereviews/kalidasu_moviereview.php|title=Reviews : Movie Reviews : Kalidasu - Movie Review|publisher=Telugucinema.com|accessdate=11 April 2008  }}</ref> Oneindia Entertainment gave a review stating "Despite less glamour, the debutant hero, Sushant, is able to gain mass hero image. There are several elements in the film like sentiment, glamour, action and love scenes in the film to cater to the needs of all classes of audiences. The film does not appear like a debutant's film and the production values of Sri Nag Corporation are adequate."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/telugu/reviews/2008/kalidasu-review-140408.html|title=Kalidasu Review |publisher=Oneindia Entertainment|accessdate=14 April 2008}}</ref> IndiaGlitz gave a review stating "Sushant showed excellent ease in dances and action scenes, despite it is his debut film. Tamanna too looked gorgeous in the film in ultra modern outfits. She was very romantic all through the film. Though there is not much scope to prove her acting talents, her role was moulded in a near sexy way. The director was able to maintain good tempo all through the film. He did never lose grip on the story. He moulded the hero's character with a sole aim of giving him a mass image."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/review/10085.html|title=Kalidasu - Sushant - Dance is his strength|publisher=IndiaGlitz|accessdate=11 April 2008}}</ref> Cinegoer.com gave a review stating "The movie has nothing new or good to offer, but it isn't an unbearable affair either. Sushanth's debut is not bad, but a makeover and voice modulation, some more of the grooming and training (dance-fights-etc) he's obviously received will go a long way. For now, he has miles to travel before he gets a claim to fame. The movie has taken a middling formulaic route."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cinegoer.com/reviews/kalidasu+review.htm|title=Kalidasu Review - Formula Fails To Fascinate|publisher=Cinegoer.com|accessdate=11 April 2008}}</ref> Sify.com gave a review stating the film to be a watchable one.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/kalidasu-review-telugu-14648117.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151209175841/http://www.sify.com/movies/kalidasu-review-telugu-14648117.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2015-12-09|title=Movie Review : Kalidasu|publisher=Sify.com|accessdate=}}</ref>
{{Infobox album
| name = Kalidasu
| type = Soundtrack
| longtype = to Kalidasu
| artist = [[Chakri (music director)|Chakri]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 31 March 2008
| recorded = 2008
| venue =
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| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length =
| language = [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
| label = [[Aditya Music]]
| producer = [[Chakri (music director)|Chakri]]
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| prev_year =
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==Music==

Music of the film was released on 31 March 2008 at a function organized in Annapurna studios. The function was held without inviting press as it was an exclusive event to Nagarjuna’s MAA TV. The producer has later given the event gallery to the press.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions/audio-kalidasu-sushant.html|title=Music launch - Kalidasu (veediki chetivatam ekkuva)|publisher=idlebrain.com|accessdate=31 March 2008}}</ref> The music of the film was composed by [[Chakri (music director)|Chakri]] and songs were penned by [[Chandrabose (lyricist)|Chandrabose]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.raaga.com/channels/telugu/moviedetail.asp?mid=a0001280 |title=Kalidasu Songs - Kalidasu Telugu Movie Songs - Telugu Songs Lyrics Trailer Videos, Preview Stills Reviews |publisher=Raaga.com |date= |accessdate=2012-09-30}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#cccccf; text-align:center;"
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Length (m:ss)
|-
| 1|| "Hey Baby Hey Baby " ||[[Chakri (music director)|Chakri]], [[Kousalya (singer)|Kousalya]] || 05:13
|-
|2 || "Thadisi Mopedu "||Ravivarma, [[Anuradha Sriram]] ||05:10
|-
| 3|| "Ellake Ellake "|| Vasu, [[Geeta Madhuri]] ||04:03
|-
| 4|| "Prema (Okasari Karam) "|| Chakri, Kousalya ||03:58
|-
| 5 || "Pada Padarey" ||Devan ||04:37
|-
| 6 || "Cheemalemo Chakkara" ||[[Baba Sehgal]] ||04:27
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|1285123}}

[[Category:2008 films]]
[[Category:Telugu-language films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]

Kalidasu - Revision history

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