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Bhakta Dhruva (1934)

Bhakta Dhruva poster
Original title
ಭಕ್ತ ಧ್ರುವ
Directed by
Parshwanath Yeshwant Altekar
Genre
drama film, biographical film
Country
British Raj
Runtime
2h 22m
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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This is a Kannada mythological film from 1934 about the young devotee Dhruva. It was the first talkie film to begin production though it became the second released. The story follows Dhruva's spiritual journey based on a play.

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What happens

Bhakta Dhruva () is a 1934 Indian Kannada language Mythological devotional film directed by Parshwanath Altekar and produced by U. L. Narayana Rao. Although this was the very first talkie film to go under production, it released as the second film after Sati Sulochana in the same year. The film was made at the Ajanta Studio in Mumbai and premiered at the "Select Cinema" hall in Bangalore. Based on the play by Ratnavali Natak Company, the film was made by the Marathi stage and film director, as a tribute to the Karnataka theater personality, A. V. Varadachar, who died in 1933. The film cast consisted of Master Muthu, grandson of Varadachar, in the titular lead role along with T. Dwarkanath, G. Nagesh, H. S. Krishnamurthy Iyengar among others. The music was composed by Harmonium Sheshadri Rao. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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