''Agnikankan: Branded Oath'' (Burning Symbol) also called ''The Branded Oath'', is a

1932 Events January * January 4 – The British authorities in India arrest and intern Mahatma Gandhi and Vallabhbhai Patel. * January 9 – Sakuradamon Incident: Korean nationalist Lee Bong-chang fails in his effort to assassinate Emperor Hiro ...

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adventure film directed by

V. Shantaram Shantaram Rajaram Vankudre (18 November 1901 – 30 October 1990), referred to as V. Shantaram or Shantaram Bapu, was an Indian filmmaker, film producer, and actor known for his work in Hindi and Marathi films. He is most known for films such ...

. The film was a

Prabhat Film Company Prabhat Film Company (popularly known as Prabhat Films) was an Indian film production company and film studios founded in 1929 by the noted film director V.Shantaram and his friends. It was formed in Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India in 1929, towar ...

production and was a bilingual, called ''Jalti Nishani'' (Burning Symbol) in

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. The cinematography was done by Keshavrao Dhaiber and Art direction by S. Fatehlal. The sound direction was by

Vishnupant Govind Damle Vishnupant Govind Damle (14 October 1892 – 5 July 1945) was an Indian production designer, cinematographer, film director and sound engineer for Marathi films. His 1937 film ''Sant Tukaram'' was the first Indian film to be screened at an inte ...

and the music and lyrics were by

Govindrao Tembe Govind Sadashiv Tembe, popularly known as Govindrao Tembe (5 June 1881 – 9 October 1955), was a harmonium player, stage actor, and music composer. Early life and background He grew up in Kolhapur and became attached to music early in life. He ...

. Dialogues for the movie are written by

. The character artist

Gajanan Jagirdar Gajanan Jagirdar (2 April 1907 – 13 August 1988) was a veteran Indian film director, screenwriter and actor. He worked in Hindi Cinema, also called Bollywood, as well as Marathi cinema. The period of 1942 to 1947, saw his rise as a film direct ...

began his career in films by acting the role of a seventy-five-year-old man at the age of twenty-five. The cast included Shankarrao Bhosle, Kamala Devi,

Master Vinayak 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, Maharashtra, India. He mar ...

, Baburao Pendharkar, Nimbalkar and Jagirdar.

Plot

Senapati Naagraya (Baburao Pendharkar) rebels against the Raja of Vaijayanti (Shankarrao Bhosale), overthrows his army and kills him, but is unable to stop Rani Veermati (Kamaladevi), who escapes along with her infant son, Sudhirchandra (

). For 19 years she remains in hiding, branding her arm with a burning iron every year. When her son is 20, she asks him to promise to take back Vaijayanti or else she will brand her arm for the 20th time. He promises to punish the tyrant and take charge of this region in 10 days, and accordingly travels there in the company of his friend, Bhairav (Budasaheb). Once there, they prepare to meet with the Minister (Nimbalkar), who is secretly rebelling against Naagraya. What Sudhirchandra does not know is that Naagraya has decided to wed the Minister's nubile daughter (Leela Pendharkar), and that she will be involved in snaring him in a deceptive plot to have him arrested, tortured and killed.

Cast

* Shankarrao Bhosle as Raja * Kamaladevi as Rani Veermati * Master Vinayak as Rajkumar Sudhirchandra * Budasaheb as Bhairav (Prince's Friend) * Nimbalkar as Minister Mantri * Leela Chandragiri as Mantri's daughter * Baburao Pendharkar as Commander Raja Naagraya * Jagirdar

Soundtrack

The songs in the film were composed by

, with lyrics written by

. ; Marathi Soundtrack ; Hindi Soundtrack The fifteen songs in the film were composed by

with the lyrics written by Narbada Prasad Aasi.

References

External links

* {{V. Shantaram 1932 films Prabhat Film Company films Films directed by V. Shantaram 1930s Marathi-language films 1930s Hindi-language films Indian black-and-white films Indian adventure films 1932 adventure films Indian multilingual films 1932 multilingual films