"The first and only Indian movie to be made in Sanskrit. The movie follows the life and times of Sankara - the founder of the non-duality (Advaita) school of Indian philosophy."
Sarvadaman D. Banerjee
as Shankara
M. V. Narayanarao
as Sureshwara
Manjunath Bhat
as Padmapada
Leela Narayana Rao
as Ubhaya Bharathi
L. V. Sharada Rao
as Aryamba
Bharat Bhushan
as Shivaguru
T. S. Nagabharana
as Mrithyu
Srinivasa Prabhu
as Prajnana
Gopal
as Thotaka
V.R.K Prasad
as Hasthamalaka
Gopalakrishnan
as Nambudiri
Gayatri Balusha
as Amalaka Lady
Balasubramanyam
as Rich Man
Balu Barghava
as Chiushka
Ajay
as Sathyakama
Sripathi Ballal
as Kumarila Bhatta
Vijay Bharan
as Young Mrithyu
Radhakrishna Bokka
as Baby Shankara
Gopinath Das
as Govinda Bhagavathpada
Girish
as Vidyananda
Gopi
as Young Shankara
G. V. Iyer
as Veda Vyasa
Raghu Iyer
as Young Prajnana
Veena Kamal
as Jabali
Mallesh
as Kapalika
Manohar
as Mama
Murgod
as Chandala
G. S. Narataj
as Matavishnu
Purushotham
as Boudha Bikshu
G.V. Shivanand
as Guru
Mahesh Swamy
as Boudha Guru
Editor
Writer
Makeup Artist
Director
Madhu Ambat
Director of Photography
P. Krishna Murthy
B.V. Karanth
Original Music Composer