Vinayak Damodar Karnataki (19 January 1906 – 19 August 1947) commonly referred to as Master Vinayak was an Indian actor and film director of the 1930s and 1940s.

Personal life

Master Vinayak was born in

Kolhapur Kolhapur () is a city on the banks of the Panchganga River in the southern part of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the administrative headquarter of the Kolhapur district. In, around 2 C.E. Kolapur's name was 'Kuntal'. Kolhapur is kn ...

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. He married Sushila. The couple's children are late actress

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and film producer and director, Jayaprakash Karnataki who is married to actress

Jayshree T. Jayshree Talpade (born c. 1953) is an Indian actress and dancer who mostly plays in Bollywood films. Career Talpade began her career at age 5 in 1958 with ''Goonj Uthi Shehnai''. She gained popularity when she started performing item dances i ...

Master Vinayak was related to many personalities in the Indian film industry. His brother Vasudev Karnataki became a

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while noted film personalities

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(1896–1967) and

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(1897–1994) were his half-brothers. He was also a maternal cousin of legendary film director

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. Master Vinayak was a good friend of the Mangeshkar family and introduced

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to the film industry in his movie ''Pahilee Mangalagaur''. He co-founded ''Huns picture'' in 1936. Amongst his work, he is best remembered for the 1938 Marathi film '' Brahmachari''. It was considered controversial for having the leading lady (played by

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) in a bathing suit. Vinayak died in

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in 1947.Death of Nanda's father
; accessed 30 March 2014.

Filmography

*'' Dr. Kotnis Ki Amar Kahani'' (1946) *''Mazhe Bal'' (1943) *''Amrit'' (1941) *''Sangam'' (1941) *''Ardhangi'' (1940 *''

Ghar Ki Rani ''Ghar Ki Rani'' is a 1940 Bollywood film directed by and starring Master Vinayak. Cast *Master Vinayak as Satyavan *Meenakshi Shirodkar as Savitri *Baburao Pendharkar * Damuanna Malvankar *Leela Chitnis Leela Chitnis (''née'' Naga ...

'' (1940) *''Lapandav'' (1940) *''Brandy Ki Botal'' (1939) *'' Brahmachari'' (1938) ( Marathi & Hindi) ( old) *''Jwala'' (1938) *''Dharmaveer'' (1937) *''Chhaya'' (1936) *''

Bhikharan ''Bhikharan'' (Beggar-Maid) also called ''Song of Life'', is a List of Bollywood films of 1935, 1935 Hindi melodrama film directed by Premankur Atorthy. The film was produced by Kolhapur Cinetone and starred Rattan Bai, Master Vinayak, Hafisji, P ...

'' (1935) *''Nigah-e-Nafrat'' (1935) *''Vilasi Ishwar'' (1935) *''Akashwani'' (1934) *'' Sairandhri'' (1933) *''

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'' (1933) *''Agnikankan: Branded Oath'' (1932) *''

Ayodhyecha Raja ''Ayodhyecha Raja'', literally "The King of Ayodhya", was the first Marathi talkie, released in 1932, directed by Shantaram Rajaram Vankudre. It is based on the mythological story of Raja Harishchandra of Ayodhya and his test by sage Vishwamitr ...

'' (1932) *''

Maya Machindra ''Maya Macchindra'', also titled alternatively as ''Alakh Niranjan'', is the title of various number of films produced in different languages in India. The story is based on the life of Matsyendranath or Machindranath one of the eighty-four Mahasi ...

'' (1932)

Director

*''Mandir'' (1948) *''Jeevan Yatra'' (1946) *''Subhadra'' (1946) *''

Badi Maa ''Badi Maa '' (Elder Mother), also called ''Bari-Ma'', is a Bollywood social war drama film. Released in Bollywood films of 1945, 1945, it was produced and directed by Master Vinayak. Made under the banner of Prafulla Pictures, Kolhapur, it had ...

'' (1945) *''Mazhe Bal'' (1943) *''Sarkari Pahune'' (1942) *''Amrit'' (1941) *''Ardhangi'' (1940) *''Ghar Ki Rani'' (1940) *''Lagna Pahave Karun'' (1940) *''Brandichi Batli'' (1939) *''Brandy Ki Botal'' (1939) *''Devata'' (1939) *'' Brahmachari'' (1938) *''Jwala'' (1938) *''Dharmaveer'' (1937) *''Chhaya'' (1936) *''Nigah-e-Nafrat'' (1935) *''Vilasi Ishwar'' (1935)

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* 1906 births 1947 deaths 20th-century Indian male actors Film directors from Maharashtra Male actors in Marathi cinema People from Kolhapur 20th-century Indian film directors Indian male film actors {{India-actor-stub