Gopal Krishna (1929 film)

Gopal Krishna (Child Krishna) is an Indian religious silent film made in 1929.[1] It was directed by V. Shantaram for his newly formed Prabhat Film Company.[2] The film was a "solo debut" for Shantaram, after co-directing Netaji Palkar (1927) with K. Dhaiber for the Maharashtra Film Company. The story was written by Shivram Vashikar and the cast composed of Suresh, Kamaladevi, Anant Apte, Sakribai and G.R. Mane.[3]

Gopal Krishna
Directed byV. Shantaram
Produced byPrabhat Film Company
Written byShivram Vashikar
StarringSuresh
Kamala Devi
Anant Apte
G. R. Mane
CinematographyS. Fattelal
Production
company
Prabhat Film Company
Release date
1929
CountryIndia
LanguageSilent film
Marathi intertitles

The story was about the child (Gopal) Krishna and his fight with King Kamsa of Mathura. Made in the Pre-Independence era, the film was cited as representing the "Gandhian anti-colonial nationalism".[4] Shantaram stated that he had meshed the Puranic story with "topical allusions".[5] The film was a success as was the Talkie remake Gopal Krishna (1938).[6]

Cast
  • Suresh
  • Kamaladevi
  • Anant Apte
  • Sakribai
  • G. R. Mane

References
  1. "Gopal Krishna (1929)". Gomolo.com. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  2. Ashish Rajadhyaksha; Paul Willemen (10 July 2014). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. Taylor & Francis. p. 1994. ISBN 978-1-135-94325-7. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  3. "Gopal Krishna 1929". Alan Goble. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  4. K. Moti Gokulsing; Wimal Dissanayake (2013). Routledge Handbook of Indian Cinemas. Routledge. p. 220. ISBN 978-1-136-77284-9.
  5. "Gopal Krishna (1929)". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  6. Nilu N. Gavankar (2011). The Desai Trio and the Movie Industry of India. AuthorHouse. p. 40. ISBN 978-1-4634-1941-7.


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