Shantaram Rajaram Vankudre (18 November 1901 â€" 30 October 1990),
referred to as V. Shantaram or Shantaram Bapu, was an Indian Marathi
filmmaker, film producer, and actor. He is most known for films such
as 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), Pinjara (1972), Chani, Iye Marathiche
Nagari and Zunj.V. Shantaram started his film career doing odd jobs in
Maharashtra Film Co. owned by Baburao Painter at Kolhapur. He went on
to debut as an actor in the silent film Surekha Haran in
1921.Shantaram, fondly known as Annasaheb, had an illustrious career
as a filmmaker for almost seven 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 they were approved by V. Shantaram. He Was Also Praised By
Charlie Chaplin for his Marathi film Manoos. Chaplin reportedly liked
the film to a great extent.
referred to as V. Shantaram or Shantaram Bapu, was an Indian Marathi
filmmaker, film producer, and actor. He is most known for films such
as 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), Pinjara (1972), Chani, Iye Marathiche
Nagari and Zunj.V. Shantaram started his film career doing odd jobs in
Maharashtra Film Co. owned by Baburao Painter at Kolhapur. He went on
to debut as an actor in the silent film Surekha Haran in
1921.Shantaram, fondly known as Annasaheb, had an illustrious career
as a filmmaker for almost seven 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 they were approved by V. Shantaram. He Was Also Praised By
Charlie Chaplin for his Marathi film Manoos. Chaplin reportedly liked
the film to a great extent.
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