Ram Ram Gangaram

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Ram Ram Gangaram
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Poster
Directed by Dada Kondke
Written byRajesh Mujumdar
Produced byDada Kondke
Starring
CinematographyArvind Lad
Edited by N. S. Vaidya
Music by Raamlaxman
Production
company
Dada Kondke Productions [1]
Release date
  • 5 March 1977 (1977-03-05)
Running time
140 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageMarathi

Ram Ram Gangaram is a 1977 Indian Marathi-language drama film directed and produced by Dada Kondke under the banner of Dada Kondke Productions. It stars Kondke himself with Usha Chavan, Ashok Saraf and Anjana Mumtaz. The music is composed by Raamlaxman, editing is by N. S. Vaidya and cinematography is handled by Arvind Lad. [1]

Contents

The film originally titled Gangaram Vis Kalmi reportedly made reference to Indira Gandhi's Twenty-Point Economic Programme during the Emergency, and the picture itself was meant to be a political satire. This may have contributed to the film's censoring issues. Under this new title, a partially reedited edition was released. [2] [3]

Plot

After his wealthy uncle passes away, Gangaram inherits a million dollars and leaves his village to live in Bombay, where he must deal with his mother's ignorance and his uncle's dishonest manager. Disillusioned, he returns to the village and his beloved Gangi after giving up his money.

Cast

Release

The film was released on 5 March 1977 in Maharashtra. [4]

Soundtrack

Raam Laxman composed the music and sound recording is provided by B. N. Sharma. The lyrics of the songs was written by Dada Kondke and Rajesh Majumdar with singers Usha Mangeshkar, Mahendra Kapoor. [1] [2]

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  3. ↑ Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (10 July 2014). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. Routledge. ISBN   978-1-135-94325-7.
  4. ↑ "Ram Ram Gangaram". The Times of India. ISSN   0971-8257. Archived from the original on 2 December 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
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