Gajanan Digambar Madgulkar
| G. D. Mādgulkar | |
|---|---|
 Ga Di Mādgulkar | |
| Born |
1 October 1919 Madgule in Atpadi taluka in Sangli district , Mahārāshtra, India |
| Died | 14 December 1977 (aged 58) |
| Pen name | गदिमा (GaDiMā) |
| Occupation | Poet, lyricist, playwright, script writer, dialog writer, actor, and orator |
| Nationality | India |
| Genre | Marāthi |
| Literary movement | Marāthi |
| Notable works | गीतरामायण (Geet Rāmāyan) |
| Website | |
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gadima | |
Gajānan Digambar Mādgulkar (1 October 1919 – 14 December 1977) was a Marāthi poet, lyricist, writer and actor from India. He is popularly known in his home state of Maharashtra by just his initials as Ga Di Ma (गदिमा). He was awarded Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1951[1] and Padma Shri in 1969.[2]
Career
Madgulkar wrote poetry, short stories, novels, autobiographies and scripts, dialogues and lyrics for Marathi as well as Hindi movies. His poems have been adapted to a wide range of musical forms such as Sugam-Sangeet (light music), Bhāwa-Geet (emotional songs), Bhakti-Geet (devotional songs), and Lāwani (a genre of folk songs in Maharashtra). Madgulkar entered the world of movies in 1938 at Kolhāpur. He contributed to 157 Marathi and 23 Hindi movies. He was also an artist. He loved to draw nature drawing.
He had knowledge of 10 languages including Marathi, Hindi, English, Urdu, Bengali, Gujarati, Punjabi, Kannada, Tamil and Telugu.
He was the elder brother of Marathi writer of poetry and novels Vyankatesh Madgulkar. His home is in Dapoli near Ratnagiri. Tourist visit this house as it has been well maintained by his sons.
Works
Geet Ramayan
Geet Rāmāyan (lit. Ramayana in Songs) is considered his most notable work. A lyrical version of the Valmiki Ramayana in Marathi,[3] it consists of 56 songs chronologically describing events from Ramayana. Sudhir Phadke composed the music for Geet Ramayan. Though it is based on sage Valmiki's epic Ramayana, Madgulkar chose a different narrative format and was praised for the lyrics, and was called Ādhunik Valmiki (the modern Valmiki).
Screenwriting
- जीवनज्योती Jeewan Jyoti 1953: Screenplay and Dialogs
- तूफान और दीया Toofān Aur Deeyā 1956: Story
- दो आंखे बारह हाथ Do Ānkhen Bārah Hāth 1957: Story, Screenplay, and Dialogs
- This movie, which was directed by V. Shantaram, won recognition at an Berlin International Film Festival.[4]
Popular Songs
The following is a short list of some of the popular Marathi songs which "गदिमा" wrote:
- इंद्रायणीकाठी देवाची आळंदी (Indrāyani Kāthi Dewāchi Ālandi)
- उद्धवा, अजब तुझे सरकार (Uddhawā, Ajab Tujhze Sarkār)
- तुझ्या उसाला लागल कोल्हा (Tujhyā Usaālā Lāgel Kolhā)
- या चिमण्यानो, परत फिरा रे (Yā Chimanyāno, Parat Phirā Re)
- हे काम ने तडीला, हाजी मलंग बाबा (He Kām Ne Tadilā, Hāji Malang Bābā)
- विठ्ठला, तू वेडा कुंभार (Viththalā, Tu Wedā Kumbhār)
Acting
| Year | Movie | Language | Director | Co-Actors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | पहिला पाळणा (Pahilā Pālnā) | Marathi | Vishrām Bedekar | Shanta Hublikar, Indu Natu, Baburao Pendharkar, Balabhai, Kusum Deshpande, Dinkar Kamanna, Vishnupant Aundhkar |
| 1947 | लोकशाहीर रामजोशी (Lokshāhir Rāmjoshi) (Marathi)/ MatwālāShayar Rāmjoshi (Hindi) | Marathi/Hindi | Bāburāo Painter (Marathi Version) | Jayaram Shiledar, Hansa Wadkar, Shakuntala, Parashuram, Sudha Apte, Samant, Gundopant Walawalkar, Jayaram Desai, Kanase, Sawalaram, Vaidya, Abhyankar |
| 1948 | बनवासी (Banawāsi) | Hindi | Kumār Chandrasekhar | |
| 1948 | अदालत (Adālat) | Hindi | Vasant Joglekar | |
| 1950 | पुढचं पाऊल (Pudhche Pāool) | Marathi | Rājā Parānjpe | P.L. Deshpande, Hansa Wadkar, Kusum Deshpande, Vivek, Mohammed Hussain, D. S. Ambapkar, Bal Chitale, Raja Paranjpe, Shakuntala Jadhav, Suman, Ravindra, Baby Neela |
| 1952 | लाखाची गोष्ट (Lākhāchi Goshta) | Marathi | Rājā Parānjpe | Chitra, Rekha, Raja Gosavi, Indira Chitnis, Ravindra, Sharad Talwalkar, Raja Paranjpe, Madan Mohan |
| 1952 | पेडगावचे शहाणे (Pedagāwache Shahāne) | Marathi | Rājā Parānjpe | Raja Paranjpe, Chittaranjan Kolhatkar, Dhumal, Master Dwarkanath, Vasant Shinde, Nalini Nagpurkar, Nayana, Prasad Sawkar, Sadashiv Thakar, Ganpatrao Kelkar, Daldaseth |
| 1952 | जीत (Jeet Kiskee) | Hindi | Vasant Joglekar | |
| 1953 | अंमलदार (Ammaladār) | Marathi | K. Nārāyan Kāle | P. L. Deshpande, K. Narayan Kale, Sheila Naik, Leela Ogale, Vinay Kale (Music Composer: G. D. Madgulkar) |
| 1960 | जगाच्या पाठीवर (Jagāchyā Pāthiwar) | Marathi | Rājā Parānjpe | Ramesh Deo, Seema Deo, Dhumal, Raja Paranjpe, Mai Bhide, Vinay Kale, Raja Gosavi, Sharad Talwalkar, Raj Dutt |
Awards and recognitions
- Sangeet Natak Akademi Award – 1951
- Padma Shri – 1969
References
- ↑ "Sangeet Natak Akademi Puraskar (Akademi Awards)". National Academy of Music, Dance and Drama.
Gajanan D. Madgulkar 1951
- ↑ "Padma Awards Directory (1954–2013)" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs.
1969: 60: Shri Gajanan Digambar Madgulkar
- ↑ "Geet Ramayan gathers dust at AIR". Indian Express. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
- ↑ "Berlin Film Festival: Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
External links
- Marathi Songs Of Ga Di Madgulkar – The Official Gadima Website
- Gadima On Facebook – The Official Gadima Facebook Page
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