Bhakta Dhruva (1934)

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

How it feels

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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