Udaykal

Udaykal (Thunder Of The Hills) is a 1930 historical silent film co-directed by V. Shantaram and Keshavrao Dhaiber.[1] It was produced by Prabhat Film Company.[2] The story was written by Baburao Pendharkar. The cinematographers were S. Fattelal and V. G. Damle. The film starred V. Shantaram, Baburao Pendharkar, Kamla Devi, G. R. Mane, Ibrahim and Dhaiber.[3]

Udaykal
Screen shot from Udaykal
Directed byV. Shantaram
Produced byPrabhat Film Company
Written byBaburao Pendharkar
StarringV. Shantaram
Kamala Devi
Baburao Pendharkar
G. R. Mane
CinematographyS. Fattelal
V. G. Damle
Production
company
Prabhat Film Company
Release date
1930
CountryIndia
LanguageSilent Film
Marathi intertitles

The film was the second of two "significant historical silent films" made by Shantaram, the first being Netaji Palkar (1927). Udaykal was a historical film based on the "military expeditions" of the young 17th century Maratha Emperor Shivaji.[4]

Cast

Production

Shantaram stated that this was the first film which "politicised" the Maratha Emperor Shivaji. The film was earlier called "Swarajyacha Toran" (The Flags Of Freedom), but with the censors opposing the word "Freedom", which to them seemed "seditious" in the title, its name was changed to Udaykal.[5] The censors had the producers make several other changes just prior to the release, one of them being the climactic hoisting of the "saffron flag" at Sinhagad Fort.[6]

References
  1. Prem Chowdhry (2000). Colonial India and the Making of Empire Cinema: Image, Ideology and Identity. Manchester University Press. pp. 146–. ISBN 978-0-7190-5725-0. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  2. "Udaykal (1930)". Gomolo. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  3. "Udaykal (1930)". Alan Goble. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  4. Doshi, Saryu (1985). Maharashtra. Marg Publications. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  5. B D Garga (1 December 2005). Art Of Cinema. Penguin Books Limited. pp. 66–. ISBN 978-81-8475-431-5. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  6. "Udaykal". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 10 February 2015.


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