''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 Tukaram (Marathi pronunciation: Help:IPA/Marathi, ̪ukaːɾam, also known as Tuka, Tukobaraya and Tukoba, was a Hindu Marathi people, Marathi saint of the Warkari, Warkari sampradaya in Dehu village, Maharashtra in the 17th century. He was ...

'' 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

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. 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'' (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 (film), Tukaram''. He starred as constable Katekar ...

Tukaram Tukaram (Marathi pronunciation: ̪ukaːɾam, also known as Tuka, Tukobaraya and Tukoba, was a Hindu Marathi saint of the Warkari sampradaya in Dehu village, Maharashtra in the 17th century. He was a '' bhakt'' of the god Vithoba, also kn ...

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

Radhika Apte Radhika Apte () (born 7 September 1985) is an Indian film and television actress. She began acting in theatre and made her film debut with a brief role in the fantasy drama ''Vaah! Life Ho Toh Aisi!'' (2005). Her first lead role was in the 2009 ...

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) * Vrishasen Dabholkar 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 *

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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.

Ashutosh Gowariker Ashutosh Gowariker (born 15 February 1964) is an Indian film director, actor, screenwriter and producer who works in Indian cinema, Indian Hindi cinema. He is known for directing films "set on a huge canvas while boasting of an opulent treatment ...

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