V. Shantaram

V. Shantaram
Born Shantaram Rajaram Vankudre
(1901-11-18)18 November 1901
Kolhapur, Maharashtra, British India
Died 30 October 1990(1990-10-30) (aged 88)
Mumbai, India
Occupation Film director, producer, actor, screenwriter
Years active 1921–1987 [1]
Religion Jainism
Awards Best Director
1957 Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje
Best Film
1958 Do Aankhen Barah Haath
Dadasaheb Phalke Award
1985
Padma Vibhushan
1992

Shantaram Rajaram Vankudre (18 November 1901 – 30 October 1990), referred to as V. Shantaram, was an Indian filmmaker, film producer and actor.[2] He is most known for his films like Dr. Kotnis Ki Amar Kahani (1946), Amar Bhoopali (1951), Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje (1955), Do Aankhen Barah Haath (1957), Navrang (1959), Duniya Na Mane (1937), Pinjra (1972), Chani, Iye Marathiche Nagari and Zunj.

He directed his first film, Netaji Palkar, in 1927.[3] In 1929, he founded the Prabhat Film Company along with Vishnupant Damle, K.R. Dhaiber, S. Fatelal and S.B. Kulkarni, which made Ayodhyecha Raja, the first Marathi language film in 1932 under his direction.[4] He left Prabhat in 1942 to form "Rajkamal Kalamandir" in Mumbai.[5] In time, 'Rajkamal' became one of the most sophisticated studios of the country.[6]

He was praised by Chaplin for his Marathi film Manoos. Chaplin reportedly liked the film very much.[7]

Early life

Shantaram Rajaram Vankudre[8] was born on 18 November 1901 in the erstwhile princely state of Kolhapur (in present-day Maharashtra) into a Maharashtrian Jain family.[2][9]

Career

A commemorative Indian postage stamp on V. Shantaram was issued on 17th December 2001.

V. Shantaram started his film career doing odd jobs in Maharashtra Film Co. owned by Baburao Painter at Kolhapur.[10] He went on to debut as an actor in the silent film, Surekha Haran in 1921.[11]

Shantaram, fondly known as Annasaheb, had an illustrious career as a filmmaker for almost six decades. He was one of the early filmmakers to realize the efficacy of the film medium as an instrument of social change and used it successfully to advocate humanism on one hand and expose bigotry and injustice on the other. V. Shantaram had a very keen interest in music. It is said that he "ghost wrote" music for many of his music directors, and took a very active part in the creation of music. Some of his songs had to rehearsed several times before which they were approved by V. Shantaram. [12]

The Dadasaheb Phalke Award was conferred on him in 1985.[13] He was awarded the Padma Vibhushan in 1992.[14]

His autobiography Shantarama was published in Hindi and Marathi.[13][15]

Shantaram died on 30 October 1990 in Mumbai.[8] The V. Shantaram Award was constituted by Central Government and Maharashtra State Government. The V. Shantaram Motion Picture Scientific Research and Cultural Foundation, established in 1993, offers various awards to film makers. The award is presented annually on 18 November.[13] A postage stamp, bearing his face, was released by India Post to honour him on 17 November 2001.

Personal life

Shantaram was born in Kohlapur to a Marathi Jain family and he married thrice. His first marriage was to Vimla, with whom he has three children, son Prabhat Kumar,daughters Saroj and Charusheela, mother of actor Sushant Ray a.k.a Siddharth Ray.

Shantaram then married actress Jayashree (née Kamulkar), with whom he had three children- Marathi film producer Kiran,[16][17] actress Rajshree and Tejashree.

His third wife, actress Sandhya(née Vijaya Deshmukh), was his co-star in Do Aankhen Barah Haath as well as the heroine of his films like Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje, Navrang, Jal Bin Machhli Nritya Bin Bijli, and Sehra. Their daughter, Madhura is married to Pandit Jasraj and mother of Shaarangdev Pandit and Durga Jasraj.[18]

He introduced Rajshree and Jeetendra in the 1964 film Geet Gaya Patharon Ne. He also introduced his niece Ranjana Deshmukh into the marathi film industry through Chandanachi Choli Ang Ang Jaali, directed by Kiran Shantaram in 1975. Ranjana dominated the Marathi silver screen in 70s and 80s. He used to live at Panhala. His daughter, Saroj has maintained his house and converted it into a hotel, Valley View.

Filmography

As Actor

As Producer

As Director

Maharashtra Film Company

Prabhat Film Company

Rajkamal Kalamandir

Source: IMDB[20]

Awards

Won

Nominated

Biographies

Notes

  1. ↑ filmography Archived 7 December 2009 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. 1 2 Shrinivas Tilak (2006). Understanding Karma: In Light of Paul Ricoeur's Philosophical Anthropology and Hemeneutics. International Centre for Cultural Studies. p. 306. ISBN 978-81-87420-20-0. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
  3. ↑ S. Lal (1 January 2008). 50 Magnificent Indians Of The 20Th Century. Jaico Publishing House. pp. 274–. ISBN 978-81-7992-698-7. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  4. ↑ A navrang of Shantaram's films - Retrospective The Hindu, 2 May 2002. Archived 1 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine.
  5. ↑ Founders Prabhat Film Company Archived 3 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine.
  6. ↑ Well ahead of his times The Hindu, 30 November 2001. Archived 1 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine.
  7. ↑ https://in.movies.yahoo.com/news/charlie-chaplin-saluted-v-shantaram-140157157.html
  8. 1 2 Biography British Film Institute.
  9. ↑ Dwyer, Rachel. (2005). 100 Bollywood films. BFI screen guides. London:British Film Institute. ISBN 978-1-84457-098-0 p.82
  10. ↑ Biography - The V. Shantaram Centennial Collection Archived 2 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine.
  11. ↑ Remembering the Pioneer screenindia. Archived 23 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine.
  12. ↑ Narwekar, Kiran Shantaram with Sanjit (2003). V. Shantaram, the legacy of the Royal Lotus. New Delhi: Rupa & Co. ISBN 978-81-291-0218-8.
  13. 1 2 3 17th Awardee Dada Saheb Phalke Awards, List of Awardees. Archived 25 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine.
  14. ↑ Official List of Awardees Padma Vibhushan. Archived 15 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine.
  15. ↑ "50 years of a Shantaram classic". Times of India. 28 September 2006. Archived from the original on 2009-08-11. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
  16. ↑ Nilu N. Gavankar (26 July 2011). The Desai Trio and the Movie Industry of India. AuthorHouse. p. 139. ISBN 978-1-4685-9981-7. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
  17. ↑ Ambarish Mishra (28 Sep 2006). "50 years of a Shantaram classic". The Times of India. Retrieved 2014-09-22.
  18. ↑ V. Durga Jasraj is his granddaughter Shantaram @ SPICE Archived 5 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine.
  19. ↑ "Aadmi (1939) - Movie Review, Story, Trailers, Videos, Photos, Wallpapers, Songs, Trivia, Movie Tickets". Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  20. ↑ "IMDB Proile films". IMDB. Archived from the original on 2013-09-04. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
  21. 1 2 "3rd National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-11-05. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
  22. 1 2 "5th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-11-03. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
  23. 1 2 3 Awards for Do Aankhen Barah Haath Internet Movie Database. Archived 4 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine.
  24. 1 2 "Berlin Film Festival: Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 2013-10-15. Retrieved 2010-01-01.
  25. ↑ "Awards for Amar Bhoopali (1951)". Internet Movie Database. Archived from the original on 2013-09-04. Retrieved 2009-02-20.

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