Vishnupant Govind Damle
2021Sant Dnyaneshwar
Sheikh Fattelal, Vishnupant Govind Damle
Shahu Modak, Datta Dharmadhikari
It's the story of a boy who finds enlightenment by experiencing religious hipocrisy and dogmatism. Dnyaneshwar liberated the "divine knowledge" locked in the Sanskrit language to bring that knowledge into Prakrit (Marathi) and made it available to the common man.
Saint Dnyaneshwar
Sant Tukaram
Sheike Fattelal, Vishnupant Govind Damle
Vishnupant Pagnis, Gauri
This classic film chronicles the life of Tukaram (17th C.), one of Maharashtra’s most popular saint poets, activating the 20th century resonances of his turning away from courtly Sanskrit towards vernacular rhythms of religious poetry.
Sant Tukaram
Gopal Krishna
Sheikh Fattelal, Vishnupant Govind Damle
Ram Marathe, Shanta Apte
This mythological tells of the playful child Krishna (Marathe) and his battle against the evil King Kamsa (Ganpatrao) who rules the city of Gokul. The stories, mainly from the popular 'Bhagvat' and 'Vishnu Purana', also show Krishna vanquishing Keshi (Haribhau), Kamsa's general who arrives in disguise to capture him. Finally, when Kamsa unleashes rain and flood over the city (in a departure from the original legend where Indra caused the natural disaster), Krishna raises the mountain Govardhan over the people to protect them.
Gopal Krishna