Vidyapati

Classic celebration of Mithila's King Shiva Singha's (Bannerjee/Kapoor) love for his wife while chronicling the influence of the pacifist court poet Bidyapati (Sanyal). Invited to the royal court by the king, Bidyapati arrives with his faithful follower Anuradha (Kanan Devi). Queen Laxmi (Chhaya Devi) falls in love with the poet, much to the distress of the king. The king falls ill and starts neglecting his royal duties until Anuradha persuades him that true love does not need reciprocation. The queen, equally distressed by her divided loyalties, contemplates suicide, encouraged by the prime minister who is worried by the nefarious impact of Bidyapati's poetry on the king.

Pahadi Sanyal

Vidyapathi

Kanan Devi

Anuradha

Krishna Chandra Dey

Madhusudan

Prithviraj Kapoor

King Shiva Singha

Chhaya Devi

Queen Laxmi

Lila Desai

Devdasi

Amar Mullick

Bidushak

Devbala

Labangalata

Ahi Sanyal

Pitamber

Sailen Pal

Durgadas Bandyopadhyay

Shiba Singha

• Debaki BoseDirector
• Yusuf MuljiDirector of Photography
• Rai Chand BoralOriginal Music Composer

Release date

January 1, 1937

Status

Released

Original language

Bangla

Runtime

2h 21m

Genres

Romance, Drama