comedy drama
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C. Ramchandra
Ramchandra Narhar Chitalkar (12 January 1918 – 5 January 1982), also known as C. Ramchandra or Chitalkar or Anna Sahib, was an Indian music director and playback singer.Saudagar''. The film was hugely successful and was declared a blockbuster at box office.
The film was later remade in Tamil as '' Irumbu Thirai'' by Vasan, with Vyjayanthimala and Saroja Devi reprising their roles.
Plot
The movie traces the lives of the family of a widowed lady, her two sons and daughter.
Mrs. Lal, a widowed lady lives with her two sons, Ram and Ratan, her unmarried daughter, Sheela; Ram's wife, Parvati and her children. Ram works in a mill and Ratan is studying engineering in Calcutta. When Ratan returns, he is offered a job at the same mill, falls in love with a typist named Manju, much to chagrin of Malti, the daughter of the mill-owner, Sewakram.
When Ratan finds out that Sewakram has been defrauding the mill employees, he decides to form a union, a move that is opposed by his brother Ram, who is devoted and loyal to Sewakram. Things go from bad to worse when the workers decide to go on strike, while Ram decides to throw Ratan out of the house. Word gets around that Ratan is against Sewakram, and soon he gets blacklisted.
Sheela who was supposed to marry Kundan, the son of Sitaram, has her marriage cancelled, and the family lose their prestige and credit in the community.
The question remains, will the workers continue to be at the mercy of Sewakram, and will the Lal family be re-united again and is answered during the latter half of the movie.
Pratima Devi Pratima Devi may refer to:
*Prathima Devi (Kannada actress) (1933–2021), Indian actress in Kannada films
*Pratima Devi (Hindi actress), Indian actress in Bollywood films 1940s–1990s, including '' Anokhi Ada'' (1948)
*Pratima Devi (painter)
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as Mrs. Lal
* S. N. Banerjee as Mill Manager
* Mukherjee as Inspector
* Shivraj as Seetaram
* Seetalaxmi as Sheela
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Ishwarlal
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as Jeevan
* Pushpamala as Kamla
* Master Gopi as Bhola
* Kurupaiah as Kundan
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Radha
Radha ( sa, राधा, ), also called Radhika, is a Hindu goddess and the chief consort of the god Krishna. She is worshiped as the goddess of love, tenderness, compassion, and devotion. She is the avatar of goddess Lakshmi and is also de ...
as Seth's Wife
* Madhavan as Sleuth
* Amar as Prosecutor
* Kamal Krishna as Judge
Soundtrack
All songs were music by
C. Ramchandra
Ramchandra Narhar Chitalkar (12 January 1918 – 5 January 1982), also known as C. Ramchandra or Chitalkar or Anna Sahib, was an Indian music director and playback singer.Pradeep Pradeep is a Diya lamp, used in Puja (religious ceremonies) in Hinduism, Jainism, & Buddhism. It is related to the name Pradip.
Notable people with the name include:
Pradeep Dahal* Pradeep (actor)
* Kavi Pradeep
* Vidya Pradeep
* Pradeep Kumar
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Accolades
At the
7th Filmfare Awards
The 7th Filmfare Awards were held in 1960.
''Anari'' won 5 awards, including Best Actor (for Raj Kapoor) and Best Supporting Actress (for Lalita Pawar), thus becoming the most-awarded film at the ceremony.
Main Awards
Best Film
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