''Bhakta Dhruva'' ( kn, ಭಕ್ತ ಧೃವ) is a

1934 Events January–February * January 1 – The International Telecommunication Union, a specialist agency of the League of Nations, is established. * January 15 – The 8.0 Nepal–Bihar earthquake strikes Nepal and Bihar with a maxi ...

Indian

Kannada language Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, with minorities in all neighbouring states. It has around 47 million native ...

Mythological devotional film directed by Parshwanath Altekar and produced by U. L. Narayana Rao. Although this was the very first talkie film to go under production, it released as the second film after '' Sati Sulochana'' in the same year. The film was made at the Ajanta Studio in Mumbai and premiered at the "Select Cinema" hall in Bangalore. Based on the play by Ratnavali Natak Company, the film was made by the Marathi stage and film director, as a tribute to the Karnataka theater personality, A. V. Varadachar, who died in 1933. The film cast consisted of Master Muthu, grandson of Varadachar, in the titular lead role along with T. Dwarkanath, G. Nagesh, H. S. Krishnamurthy Iyengar among others. The music was composed by Harmonium Sheshadri Rao.

Plot

The film tells a mythological story about the child

Dhruva Dhruva (Sanskrit: ध्रुव, , lit. "''unshakeable, immovable, or fixed"'') was an ascetic devotee of Vishnu mentioned in the Vishnu Purana and the Bhagavata Purana. The Sanskrit term ''dhruva nakshatra'' (ध्रुव नक्ष� ...

who in utmost devotion towards Lord

Vishnu Vishnu ( ; , ), also known as Narayana and Hari, is one of the principal deities of Hinduism. He is the supreme being within Vaishnavism, one of the major traditions within contemporary Hinduism. Vishnu is known as "The Preserver" withi ...

, ultimately finds a place in sky as the brightest star (Dhruva Nakshatra) and finds solace at the place.

Cast

* Master Muthu as

* T. Dwarkanath * H. S. Krishnamurthy Iyengar * T. Kanakalakshmamma * S. K. Padma Devi as Bhoo Devi * G. Nagesh * Devudu Narasimha Shastry * M. G. Mari Rao

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External sources

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1934 films 1930s Kannada-language films 1930s biographical drama films Indian biographical drama films Indian black-and-white films Indian films based on plays 1934 drama films Films based on the Bhagavata Purana {{1930s-Kannada-film-stub