Kalidas is a lost 1931 Indian biographical film directed by H. M. Reddy
and produced by Ardeshir Irani. No print, gramophone record, or songbook
of the film is known to survive. It was the first sound film to be made
in South India and the first in Tamil, with additional dialogue in
Telugu and Hindi. Based on the life of the Sanskrit poet Kālidāsa, it
featured P. G. Venkatesan in the title role and T. P. Rajalakshmi as the
female lead, with L. V. Prasad, Thevaram Rajambal, T. Susheela Devi, J.
Sushila, and M. S. Santhanalakshmi in supporting roles. It was shot in
Mumbai on the sets of India's first sound film Alam Ara (1931) and was
completed in eight days. Despite its mythological theme, the film
featured songs from modern times, including the compositions of Carnatic
musician Tyagaraja, publicity songs of the Indian National Congress, and
songs about Mahatma Gandhi and the Indian independence movement.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalidas_%28film%29>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1819:
In Manchester, England, 15 people were killed and 400 to 700
others injured when cavalry charged into a crowd (depiction shown)
demanding the reform of parliamentary representation.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peterloo_Massacre>
1891:
San Sebastian Church in Manila, the only all-steel church in
Asia, was officially consecrated.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Sebastian_Church_%28Manila%29>
1906:
An estimated 8.2 MW earthquake hit Valparaíso, Chile, killing
3,882 people.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1906_Valpara%C3%ADso_earthquake>
2009:
At the World Championships in Athletics in Berlin, Usain Bolt
ran the 100 metres in 9.58 seconds, breaking his own record set a year
earlier.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usain_Bolt>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
pie-eyed:
1. (informal, originally US) With one's eyes wide open and staring in an
expressionless manner; wide-eyed.
2. (informal, by extension) (Extremely) drunk or intoxicated.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pie-eyed>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
As it is always darkest just before the day dawneth, so God useth
to visit His servants with greatest afflictions when he intendeth their
speedy advancement.
--Thomas Fuller
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Thomas_Fuller>