Bharat Ek Khoj The Sangam Period - Silapaddirakam: Part 1 (Season 1, Episode 15)
TV Episode | 45 min | History

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Bharat Ek Khoj

The Sangam Period - Silapaddirakam: Part 1 (Season 1, Episode 15)

TV Episode | 45 min | History

The Sangam Period in south India occurred between 300 BC and 300 AD. Tamil language and poetry got a boost. The story of Puhar (Poompuhar) residents Kovalan, his wife Kannagi and his ill-fated love affair with Madhavi is narrated.

Director

Shyam Benegal

Writers

Priya Chandrashekhar | Vasant Dev | Ashok Mishra | Jawaharlal Nehru (book) & 3 more

Producer

Shyam Benegal

Composer

Vanraj Bhatia

Cinematographer

V.K. Murthy

Editors

Sanjay Leela Bhansali | Sutanu Gupta | Deepak Segal

Casting Director

Ravi Kemmu

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Updated Feb 19, 1989

Release date

Feb 19, 1989 (India)

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9 cast members

Name	Known for
Anandi Madhavi Madhavi See fewer	Paap (2003)
Rakesh Dhar Kovalan Kovalan See fewer	The Seventh Horse of the Sun (1992)
Rekha Jayakar Devandi Devandi See fewer	Bharat Ek Khoj (1988)
Pallavi Joshi Kannaki Kannaki See fewer	The Tashkent Files (2019)
Akhilendra Mishra Soothsayer Soothsayer See fewer	Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001)
Rekha Parmar Mother Mother See fewer	Kaun Kare Kurbanie (1991)
Rajshri Pingle Maid Maid See fewer	Bhediyon Ka Samooh: A Pack of Wolves (1991)
Sunita Rao Vasantmala Vasantmala See fewer	Pranali: The Tradition (2008)
Roshan Seth Jawaharlal Nehru Jawaharlal Nehru See fewer	Gandhi (1982)