Mohityanchi Manjula
- Suryakant
- Jayshree Gadkar
- Chandrakant
- Baburao Pendharkar
companies
Jaiprabha Studio[1]
- 1 May 1963 (1963-05-01)
Mohityanchi Manjula (transl. Manjula of the Mohite Family)[2] is a 1963 Indian Marathi-language historical fiction[3] film directed by Bhalji Pendharkar who also provide story, screenplay and dialougues and produced by Jay Bhavani Chitra,[4] the film stars Suryakant, Jayshree Gadkar, Chandrakant, Baburao Pendharkar in the pivotal roles. The film plot follows a fictional story inspired from the life of Bahirji Naik, a secret agent of Chhatrapati Shivaji.[3]
The film was released on 1 May 1963.[2]
Cast
- Suryakant as Bahirji Naik
- Jayshree Gadkar as Manjula
- Chandrakant as Chatrapati Shivaji
- Raja Patwardhan as Kedarji
- Baburao Pendharkar as Hanumant
- Jaishankar Danve as Chandra Rao More
- Chittaranjan Kolhatkar as Ganya
- Shanta Tambe as Hamsa
- Raja Mayekar as Manjula's aunt
- Vasant Shinde
- Master Vitthal
- Indira Chitnis
- Shankar Kulkarni[5]
Production
The production work of the film is completed at the Jayprabha Studio in Kolhapur.[6][7]
Release
The film was released on 1 May 1963, coinciding with Maharashtra Day.[2] It was the second film of 1963 to become reasonably popular after Molkarin.[4]
Soundtrack
Mohityanchi Manjula | |
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Soundtrack album by | |
Released | 1963 |
Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
Length | 14:02 |
Language | Marathi |
Label | Saregama India limited |
Official audio | |
Mohityanchi Manjula - Full Album on YouTube | |
The music is composed by Anandghan (pseudonym used by Lata Mangeshkar) who also sung the songs along with her siblings Asha Bhosle, Usha Mangeshkar, and Hridaynath Mangeshkar.[8] Lata Mangeshkar also composed music for Ram Ram Pavhana (1960), Maratha Titka Melvava (1963), Sadhi Mansa (1965), Tambadi Mati (1969) under the pseudonym Anandghan.[9][10][11] The lyrics was provided by Shanta Shelke and Jagdish Khebudkar while sound design is handled by Kaushik.[5]
All music is composed by Anandghan
No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Bai Bai Manmoracha" | Jagdish Khebudkar | Lata Mangeshkar | 3:22 |
2. | "Zala Sakharpuda - 1963" | Jagdish Khebudkar | Lata Mangeshkar, Usha Mangeshkar, Chorus | 3:31 |
3. | "Nilya Abhali" | Jagdish Khebudkar | Lata Mangeshkar | 3:04 |
4. | "Son Sakali Sarja" | Shanta Shelke | Lata Mangeshkar | 3:34 |
Total length: | 14:02 |
References
- ^ India (April 1963). The Gazette of India. Authority. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ a b c Paik, Shailaja (25 October 2022). The Vulgarity of Caste: Dalits, Sexuality, and Humanity in Modern India. Stanford University Press. ISBN 978-1-5036-3409-1.
- ^ a b "Period dramas on Maratha warriors flavour of the season". Hindustan Times. 24 November 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ a b Mujawar, Isak (1969). Maharashtra: Birthplace of Indian Film Industry. Chief Information Officer, Maharashtra Information Centre.
- ^ a b "Mohityanchi Manjula (1963)". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ "मोहित्यांची मंजुळा". मराठी चित्रपट सूची. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ "Why Lata Mangeshkar's erstwhile Jayprabha Studio is at the centre of controversy". India Today. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ Mishra, Yatindra (30 January 2023). Lata: A Life in Music. Penguin Random House India Private Limited. ISBN 978-93-5492-889-5.
- ^ "Music composer 'Anandghan': A little-known side of Lata Mangeshkar". English Jagran. 6 February 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ Singh, Rajindra (1 January 2023). Goa Indian State. Guarav book center.
- ^ Bharatan, Raju (1995). Lata Mangeshkar: A Biography. UBS Publishers' Distributors. ISBN 978-81-7476-023-4.
External links
- Mohityanchi Manjula at IMDb