Sant Tukaram (1936)

Directed by

Vishnupant Govind Damle, Sheikh Fattelal

Genre

biographical film

Country

British Raj

Runtime

2h 08m

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 12 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film follows the life of Tukaram, a 17th century Marathi saint and poet. It shows his devotion and how he spreads his spiritual message through poetry.

reverentdevotionalearnestserenecontemplativemelodicspiritualhopeful

What happens

Sant Tukaram (Sant Tukārām), also known as Saint Tukaram, is a 1936 Marathi film, produced by Prabhat Film Company and based on the life of Tukaram (1608–50), a prominent Varkari saint and spiritual poet of the Bhakti movement in India. The film was directed by Vishnupant Govind Damle and Sheikh Fattelal and featured Vishnupant Pagnis in the lead role of the saint. Sant Tukaram is revered as a great Indian film. It was one of the first Indian films to receive international recognition. It was adjudged one of the three best films of the world at the Venice Film Festival and was showcased in other international film festivals. It was a runaway success and broke the box office records by being the first Indian film to run in a single theatre for more than a year. It was Prabhat's and Pagnis's most famous film and became the archetype for devotional film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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