''Netaji Palkar'' is a 1927 Indian biopic historical silent film directed by
V. Shantaram. Kaishavrao Dhaiber who was an apprentice with Damle, co-directed the film. He was to become the chief cinematographer for Shantaram in his later films.
Made under the Maharashtra Film Company, Kolhapur, it was the first film directed by Shantaram.
The director of photography was S. Fattelal and the cast included Ansuya, Balasaheb Yadav, Ganpat Bakre and Zunzarrao Pawar.
The film, based on the
Maratha
The Marathi people ( Marathi: मराठी लोक) or Marathis are an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group who are indigenous to Maharashtra in western India. They natively speak Marathi, an Indo-Aryan language. Maharashtra was formed a ...
King
Shivaji
Shivaji Bhonsale I (; 19 February 1630 – 3 April 1680), also referred to as Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, was an Indian ruler and a member of the Bhonsle Maratha clan. Shivaji carved out his own independent kingdom from the declining Adil ...
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Senapati
Senapati (Sanskrit: सेनापति; ''sena-'' meaning "army", ''-pati'' meaning "lord") is a title in ancient India denoting the rank of military commander or general of the army.
It was a hereditary title of nobility used in the Marath ...
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Commander-in-Chief)
Netaji Palkar
Netaji Palkar (1620–1681) was a ''Sardar Senapati'' or ''Sarnaubat'' ( Commander-in-Chief) under Chhatrapati Shivaji, founder of the Maratha empire.
Family history
Netaji Palkar was born in a small village, called Chouk in Khalapur, Maha ...
, and his struggle to save his kingdom, is cited to have made a great "impact" on Marathi Cinema.
According to Garga, the commercial success of the film helped save the Maharashtra Film Company from facing bankruptcy.
Cast
* Balasaheb Yadav
* Sushila Devi
* Zunzharrao Pawar
* Anasuya
* Ganpat Bakre
* Mane
* Gulabbai
* Vasantrao Deshpande
References
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1927 films
1940s Hindi-language films
Indian silent films
Films directed by V. Shantaram
Indian black-and-white films
1920s historical films
Indian historical films
Cultural depictions of Shivaji
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