Sadhi Mansa (film) explained

Sadhi Mansa
Director:Bhalji Pendharkar
Producer:Bhalji Pendharkar
Starring:Jayshree Gadkar
Suryakant Mandhare
Music:Anandghan
Cinematography:Arvind Lad
Editing:Baburao Gokhale
Studio:Gayatri Chitra
Runtime:100 mins
Country:India
Language:Marathi

Sadhi Mansa is a Marathi black-and-white film released on 15 December 1965.[1] The film is written, directed and produced by Bhalji Pendharkar.[2] The film has many popular songs sung by Lata Mangeshkar.[3]

The film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Marathi at the 13th National Film Awards ceremony held in 1966.[4]

Plot

Shankar Lohar, a truck driver from Hanbarwadi, takes his truck, which had been damaged, to be repaired by Chakkadrao. Shankar helps repair the truck and then takes Chakkadrao, along with his wife Parvati, to Kolhapur. Impressed by Shankar's skills, Chakkadraao shows him a better job opportunity, but it turns out Chakkadrao has a shady background. Shankar gets involved in a legal case due to Chakkadrao's influence and receives a one-year sentence. Parvati stays loyal to Shankar but unfortunately gets into an accident caused by Chakkadrao. Shankar leaves in one direction while Parvati is taken to the hospital.

Cast

Soundtrack

Composed by Anandghan, the famous song "Airaneechya Deva Tula" was written by Jagdish Khebudkar and other songs are written by Yogesh and sung by Lata Mangeshkar, Usha Mangeshkar and Hridaynath Mangeshkar.[5] [6]

Awards

13th National Film Awards
Maharashtra State Film Awards[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sadhi Mansa (1965) . 2024-03-13 . Indiancine.ma.
  2. Web site: 2015-12-13 . Sadhi Mansa movie completed 50 years . Loksatta . mr.
  3. Web site: साधी माणसं . मराठी चित्रपट सूची . en-US.
  4. Web site: 13th National Film Awards .
  5. Web site: SADHI MANSA (MAR) - Play & Download All MP3 Songs @WynkMusic . 2024-03-13 . Wynk Music . en.
  6. Web site: Sadhi Mansa - 31 December 1965 Download Sadhi Mansa - 31 December 1965 Movie Songs Download . www.saregama.com.
  7. Book: सुधीर वासुदेव नांदगावकर, चैतन्य कुंटे . शिल्पकार चरित्रकोश खंड ७ – चित्रपट, संगीत . 2014.