A list of films produced by the Marathi language film industry based in Maharashtra in the year 1953.
A list of films produced by the Marathi language film industry based in Maharashtra in the year 1953.
A list of Marathi films released in 1953.
| Year | Film | Director | Cast | Release Date | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Sant Bahinabai | R. S. Junnarkar | Lalita Pawar | [1] | ||
| Ammaldar | K. Narayan Kale, Madhukar Kulkarni | P. L. Deshpande | [2] | |||
| Mahatma | Datta Dharmadhikari | Gajanan Jagirdar, David, Rekha | Simultaneously made in Marathi and Hindi | [3] [4] | ||
| Soubhagya | Datta Dharmadhikari | Raja Nene | Simultaneously made in Marathi and Hindi as Bhagyawan | [5] [6] | ||
| Mahajan | Baburao Painter | [7] | ||||
| Mazi Zameen | Bhalji Pendharkar | [8] | ||||
| Aboli | Anant Mane | [9] | ||||
| Devbappa | Ram Gabale | Chitra, Medha Gupte, Vivek | [10] | |||
| Shyamchi Aai | P. K. Atre | Damuanna Joshi, Vanamala, Madhav Vaze, Saraswati Bodas, Sumati Gupte | Shyamchi Aai won the Golden Lotus Award for Best Film at the National Film Awards in 1954.It is The First Film in India to be awarded with THE NATIONAL AWARD for The BEST FILM. | [11] | ||
| Sant Bhanudas | G. P. Pawar | [12] | ||||
| Vahinichaya Bangdya | Shantaram Athavale | [13] | ||||
| Kon Kunacha | Yeshwant Pethkar | [14] | ||||
| Tai Teleen | K.P. Bhave, Anto Narhari | Shanta Apte, Dinshaw Bilimoria, Master Vithal | [15] | |||
| Vaadal | Madhav Shinde | Master Vithal | [16] | |||
| Maisaheb | K.P. Bhave | Parshwanath Yeshwant Altekar | [17] | |||
| Gulacha Ganapati | P.L. Deshpande | Chitra, P.L. Deshpande, Vinay Kale | [18] | |||
Vinayak Narahari Bhave, also known as Vinoba Bhave, was an Indian advocate of nonviolence and human rights. Often called Acharya, he is best known for the Bhoodan Movement. He is considered as National Teacher of India and the spiritual successor of Mahatma Gandhi. He was an eminent philosopher. The Gita has been translated into the Marathi language by him with the title Geetai.
Sant Tukaram Maharaj, also known as Tuka, Tukobaraya, Tukoba, was a Hindu, Marathi Saint of Varkari sampradaya" in Dehu village, Maharashtra in the 17th century. He was a bhakt of the god Vithoba of Pandharpur. He is best known for his devotional poetry called Abhanga, which are popular in Maharashtra, many of his poems deals with social reform.
Pralhad Keshav Atre, popularly known as Āchārya Atre, was a prominent Marathi writer, poet, educationist, founder–editor of Maratha, and above all a noted orator.
Vasant Desai (1912–1975) was an Indian film music composer, most remembered for his score in V. Shantaram films like Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje (1955), Do Aankhen Barah Haath (1957), Vijay Bhatt's Goonj Uthi Shehnai (1959), Sampoorna Ramayan (1961), Ashirwad (1968) and Hrishikesh Mukherjee's Guddi (1971).
Debaki Bose (1898–1971), also known as Debaki Kumar Bose, was an Indian director, writer, and actor who is recognized for his contribution in Hindi as well as Bengali cinema. He was born on 25 November 1898 in Akalposh,, Burdwan, Bengal Presidency, British India. He died on 17 November 1971 in Calcutta, West Bengal, India. He is known for his innovative use of sound and music in Indian Cinema. He worked first under the banner of British Dominion Films of Dhiren Ganguly and later with Pramathesh Barua's Barua Pictures and finally he joined New Theatres banner in 1932. He started his own production company, Debaki Productions, in 1945.
Dattatreya Balkrishna Kalelkar, popularly known as Kaka Kalelkar, was an Indian independence activist, social reformer, journalist and an eminent follower of the philosophy and methods of Mahatma Gandhi.
Mahatma Phule is a 1954 Marathi film directed by Pralhad Keshav Atre. The film is based on the life of social reformer and activist Jyotirao Govindrao Phule.
Dharmatma is a 1935 Indian social devotional biopic directed by V. Shantaram. The film was a bilingual made in Marathi and Hindi. This was the only devotional film directed by Shantaram, though he had made several mythological films. The story and screenplay were by K. Narayan Kale and the music was composed by Master Krishnarao. The cast included Bal Gandharva in his debut role and Chandra Mohan as the villain, with Master Chhotu, K. Narayan Kale, Ratnaprabha, Vasanti and Hari Pandit.
Krishnaji Ganesh Phulambrikar (1898–1974), popularly known as Master Krishnarao, was a musical genius - an Indian vocalist, classical musician and composer of Hindustani music. He was credited with the creation of three Hindustani ragas and several bandishes. Phulambrikar, a recipient of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship, was also the music composer of several movies, including Dharmatma, a 1935 Hindi film starring Bal Gandharva, a renowned Marathi singer and Padosi, a 1941 directorial venture of V. Shantaram. The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan, in 1971, for his contributions to music.
Raja Gosavi (1925-1998) was an Indian film and theatre actor, in Hindi and Marathi.
