''Tukaram'' is a 2012

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biopic on the life of Saint Tukaram, who was a 17th-century

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saint, spiritual poet and devotee of

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. The film was directed by

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. The 1936 Marathi film ''

Sant Tukaram Sant Tukaram Maharaj (Marathi pronunciation: ̪ukaːɾam was a 17th-century Marathi poet, Hindu ''sant'' (saint), popularly known as Tuka, Tukobaraya, Tukoba in Maharashtra. He was a Sant of Varkari sampradaya (Marathi-Vaishnav tradition) ...

'' by directors

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and Sheikh Fattelal under the banner of

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became the first Indian film to receive an award at the 5th Venice International Film Festival. The film still remains popular and is the subject of frequent studies. This was also the first film to capture the life of Tukaram. The 2012 film that was released after 76 years is the second film in Marathi based on the same subject. The subject was also inspiration for

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film ''Santa Thukarama'' (1963) and

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film ''

Bhakta Tukaram ''Bhakta Tukaram'' is a 1973 Indian Telugu-language biographical film based on the life of the saint-poet Tukaram, produced by P. Adinarayana Rao under the Anjali Pictures banner and directed by V. Madhusudhana Rao. It stars Akkineni Nageswara R ...

'' (1973).

Cast

Jitendra Joshi Jitendra Joshi is an Indian actor and reality show host who predominantly works in Marathi cinema. He is well known for his lead role as Sant Tukaram Maharaj in the 2012 marathi movie Tukaram. He starred as constable Katekar in the hit Netflix ...

Tukaram Sant Tukaram Maharaj (Marathi pronunciation: ̪ukaːɾam was a 17th-century Marathi poet, Hindu ''sant'' (saint), popularly known as Tuka, Tukobaraya, Tukoba in Maharashtra. He was a Sant of Varkari sampradaya (Marathi-Vaishnav tradition) ...

* Padmanabh Gaikwad as young Tukaram * Veena Jaamkar as Rakhumābāi (Tukaram's first wife) *

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as Aawalibāi (Tukaram's second wife) *

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as Bolhobā Ambile More (Tukaram's father) *

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as Kanakāi (Tukaram's mother) * Vikas Patil as Kanha (Tukaram's younger brother) *

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as Sāvaji (Tukaram's elder brother) *

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as Manjula (Sāvaji's wife) * Purnanand Wandhekar as Santu Teli (Tukaram's Friend) * Vikram Gaikwad as Fakir (Cameo appearance) *

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as Mambaji Gosavi * Samidha Guru as Bahinābāi *

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as Kanha's wife

Production

Tukaram being a revered saint in Maharashtra, his works have been a subject of numerous study. But the film focuses on his life before sainthood. The film was produced by Sanjay Chhabria under the banner Everest Entertainment. The story, screenplay and dialogues for the film were written by Ajit Dalvi and Prashant Dalvi. Through various researches and many re-writings, the screenplay took almost five years to produce. Multiple National Film Award winner Vikram Gaikwad did the

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of the artists. The costumes were designed by Poornima Oak.

Music

The music of the film is composed by veteran music director

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and the new age director

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. Singers include Aniruddha Joshi, Dnyaneshwar Meshram, Padmanabh Gaikwad and Janhavi Prabhu Arora along with Avdhoot Gupte. Joshi and Gaikwad have been winners of Marathi ''Sa Re Ga Ma Pa'' and Meshram and Arora have been participants in it; all in different seasons. Gaikwad who is the winner of ''

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'' season 2 also plays the role of young Tukaram in the film.

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launched the music album.

Awards

;Screen Awards Marathi 2012 * Best Film * Best Director - Chandrakant Kulkarni

References

External links

* * {{Official website, http://www.tukaramthefilm.com 2012 films Indian biographical drama films Films set in Maharashtra Films directed by Chandrakant Kulkarni 2010s Marathi-language films Films set in the Maratha Empire Religious drama films