Jagadguru Aadisankaran

Jagadguru Aadisankaran is a 1977 Indian Malayalam film, directed and produced by P. Bhaskaran. The film stars Muralimohan, Kaviyoor Ponnamma, O. Ramdas and Sankaradi in the lead roles. The story revolves around the life, philosophies and miracles of 8th century saint Adi Shankara.

Cast

 * Murali Mohan as Adi Shankara
 * Kaviyoor Ponnamma as Kaippilly Aryadevi Antarjanam, Mother of Sankaracharyar
 * Manjeri Chandran as Lord Shiva
 * Sankaradi as Moorkkathu Namboothiri
 * Prathapachandran as Vishnusharma/Sanandan/Padmapada
 * C. R. Lakshmi as Omana/Moorkhan's wife
 * Mallika Sukumaran as Goddess Saraswati
 * Master Raghu as Young Adi Shankara
 * N. Govindankutty as Pathala Bhairavan
 * Pala Thankam as the poor Lady who donates Amla (Gooseberry)
 * Panjabi as Vengu
 * Premji as Kaipilly Shivaguru Nambudiri, Father of Sankaracharyar
 * Rajakokila as Maharani
 * T. P. Madhavan as Govinda Guru
 * Thodupuzha Radhakrishnan as Ugrabhairava
 * Sreemoolanagaram Vijayan as Amaravi Raja
 * Vallathol Unnikrishnan as Mandalakesha/Sureshwara
 * Dashaavathaaram Ravikumar as Kumaralbhaktha
 * P. R. Menon as Vyasa
 * J. A. R. Anand as Velu

Soundtrack
The film has musical score by V. Dakshinamoorthy. K. J. Yesudas won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Singer for the song "Sankara Digvijayam".