V.SHANTARAM

BASIC FACTNAME-Shantaram Rajaram VanakundreBORN- November 18,1901BIRTH PLACE- Kolhapur,Maharashtra,IndiaDIED-October 30,1990[Mumbai,India]OCCUPATION-

Director,Producer,Actor,ScreenwriterYEARS ACTIVE-1921-1987

FAMILY BACKGROUNDHe was a jain and born to reputed jain family of

kolhapurHe maried thrice:1. His first marriage was with vimla2. His second marriage was to the actress jayashree3. His third wife was actress Sandhya He had seven childrens[Tejasri,Rajshree,Kiran

Kumar,Prabhat kumar,Sarojini,Charushila,Madhura pandit

SOCIOLOGYZamindari values.Middle class virtues.Microscopic individual tragedies.Beauty and humanity in indian povertyUse of mythological facts/stories in narrative

FILMS• Fire – Director 1986 • The Sea Wolves – Services Supplier (India) (as V.

Shantaram) 1980 • Chaani – Director 1977 • Chaani – Director 1977 • Chandanachi Choli Anga Anga Jali – Director

1975 • Pinjra – Director 1972 • Pinjra – Director 1972

• Jal Bin Machhli Nritya Bin Bijli – Director (as V. Shantaram), Producer (as V. Shantaram) 1971

• The Blessing – Dedicatee (as V. Shantaram) 1968 • Boond Jo Ban Gayi Moti – Director (as V.

Shantaram) 1967 • Ladki Sahyadri Ki – Director, Producer 1966 • Geet Gaaya Pattharonne – Director (as V.

Shantaram) 1964 • Sehra – Director (as V. Shantaram), Writer

(screenplay), Producer (as V. Shantaram), Editor (as V. Shantaram) 1963

• Stree – Director (as V. Shantaram), Actor 1961

• Navrang – Director (as V. Shantaram), Writer (screenplay) (as V. Shantaram) 1959

• Do Ankhen Barah Haath – Director (as V. Shantaram), Adinath, the young warden (as V. Shantaram) 1957

• Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje – Director (as V. Shantaram) 1955

• Nightmare in Red China – Director (principal footage), Dr. Dwarkanath S. Kotnis 1955

• Great Soul – Director 1954 • Subah Ka Tara – Director, Actor (as V. Shantaram) 1954 • Teen Batti Char Raasta – Director 1953 • Parchhaiyan – Director (as V. Shantaram), Actor (as V.

Shantaram) 1952 • The Immortal Song – Director 1951

• Duniya Na Mane – Director 1937 • Kunku – Director 1937 • Amar Jyoti – Director 1936 • Chandrasena – Director (as V. Shantaram)

1935 • The Holy Year – Director 1935 • The Holy Year – Director 1935 • Amrit Manthan – Director (as Shantaram),

Writer (dialogue) 1934 • Seeta’s Wedding – Director 1934 • Sairandhri – Director 1933 • Sinhagad – Director 1933

• Dahej – Director 1950 • Your Country – Director 1949 • Lok Shahir Ram Joshi – Director (as V. Shantaram) 1947 • Matwala Shair Ram Joshi – Director (as V. Shantaram)

1947 • Dr. Kotnis Ki Amar Kahani – Director, Dwarkanath Kotnis

1946 • Mali – Director 1944 • Shakuntala – Director 1943 • Padosi – Director (as V. Shantaram) 1941 • Shejari – Director 1941 • Life’s for Living: Aadmi – Director (as V. Shantaram) 1939 • Manoos – Director (as V. Shantaram) 1939

• Agnikankan: Branded Oath – Director 1932 • Ayodhyecha Raja – Director, Editor 1932 • Maya Machhindra – Director 1932 • Chandrasena – Director 1931 • Khooni Khanjar – Director 1930 • Rani Saheba – Director 1930 • Thunder of the Hills – Director, Shivaji 1930 • Gopal Krishna – Director 1929 • Netalji Palkar – Director 1927

• Savkari Pash – Actor 1925 • Sati Padmini – Actor 1924 • Sinhagad – Actor (as V. Shantaram) 1923 • Surekha Haran – Lord Krishna 1921

Best Films Do Ankhe Barah Haath.Jhanak jhanak Payal Baje.Navrang.

Good PointsCinematography.Effective use of lightening as part of narration.Symbiolism.Excellent characterization.Including songs as part of narration.Effective use of Transitions ( Dissolve).Excellent Lyrics and Music.

Bad PointsSlow Narration of the stories.Too Many songs.

1 BEST FILM

Do Ankhen Barah Haath• The film portrays a young jail warden, Adinath, who rehabilitates

six deadly prisoners released on parole into persons of virtue.• He takes these six notorious, surly murderers and makes them

work hard with him on a dilapidated country farm and produces great harvest. He wants to rehabilitate them through hard work and kindly guidance.

• The film ends with the death of the warden at the hands of his enemies, and manifests how reformed his pupils after all his work with them.

No. 1 Number of times His Ranisahiba (1930) was the first children’s film in India. He was the first to use the trolley for his film Chandrasena (1931). He made India’s first color film, Sairandhri (1933). He was the first director to use a telephoto lens for his film Amrit

Manthan (1934). He was the first director to use the technique of animation in his film

Jambukaka (1935). He was the first director to us back-lit projection in his film Amar

Jyoti (1936). His films were the first among Indian directors to be exhibited

abroad—Dr. Kotnis Ki Amar Kahani and Shakuntala.

VisualsDo Ankhe Barah haath.

VisualsJhanak Jhanak Payal Baje.

VisualsNavrang.

BIBILOGRAPHY

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