Shivaji in popular culture
Shivaji (1629–1680 CE) was an the founder of the Maratha Empire in what is now India. Shivaji is a prominent historical figure in the India. A number of films, books, plays, and television serials have been produced about his life and about figures associated with him.
Films
Name of the film |
Year |
Film Company |
Language |
Cast and Crew |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sinhagad |
1923 |
Maharashtra Film Company |
Silent film |
Cast-V. Shantaram, Baburao Painter. |
Sinhagad proved so popular that it attracted the Revenue Department's attention to bring about introduction of Entertainment Tax. |
Kalyan Khajina |
1924 |
Maharashtra Film Company |
Silent film |
Sultana, Baburao Painter,Master Vithal |
Together, Sinhagad and Kalyan Khajina won a medal at the Wembley Exhibition, London. One newspaper, Daily Express, described the films as full of strangely wistful beauty, and acted with extraordinary grace. |
Chhatrapati Sambhaji |
1925 |
United Pictures Syndicate |
Silent film |
Cast-Parshwanath Yeshwant Altekar. |
|
Netaji Palkar |
1927 |
Maharashtra Film Company |
Silent film |
Cast-Ansuya, Balasaheb Yadav, Ganpat Bakre, Zunzarrao Pawar |
|
Thoratanchi Kamala |
1927 |
United Pictures Syndicate |
Silent film |
Director-Narayanrao D. Sarpotdar |
|
Ganimi Kawa |
1928 |
Aryan Film Co. |
Silent film |
Cast- Durgabai, Amboo (Lalita Pawar), P. N. Varne. |
|
Bajiprabhu Deshpande |
1929 |
Maharashtra Film Company |
Silent film |
Director-Baburao Painter |
|
Udaykal |
1930 |
Prabhat Film Company |
Silent film |
Cast-V.Shantaram |
The original title of the film was Swarajya Toran (the flag of freedom) and the film was about Shivaji Maratha's fight against the Mughal rulers. Both these facts drew censorship - the title had to be changed and the story was frowned upon. Mahatma Gandhi's call for Civil Disobedience, the Dandi March against the Salt Law formed the political background of the period and the colonial government saw in the film an endorsement of the Mahatma's actions. |
Bhawani Talwar |
1931 |
Aryan Film Co. |
Silent film |
Director-Narayanrao D. Sarpotdar |
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Sinhagad |
1932 |
Prabhat Film Company |
Marathi |
Director-V. Shantaram |
Based on Hari Narayan Apte's novel Gad Aala Pan Sinha Gela. |
Chatrapati Sambhaji |
1934 |
Saraswati Cinetone Company |
Marathi |
Cast-Master Vithal, |
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Shakakarta Shivaji |
1934 |
Shri Jaidevi Cinetone Company |
Marathi |
Directed by Nagendra Majumdar, starring Madhav Kale,Muzumdar, Athavale, Madhukar Gupte, B. Apte, Master Amritlal, Master Umesh, Gohar Karnataki, Indira Wadkar |
|
Sant Tukaram |
1936 |
Prabhat Film Company |
Marathi |
Cast - Vishnupant Pagnis as Tukaram, Gauri as Jijai, B. Nandrekar, Shankar Kulkarni, Kusum Bhagwat, Shanta Majumdar, Master Chhotu, Pandit Damle |
The film was screened at the 1937 Venice Film Festival and was the first Indian film to get a screening at an international film festival. The film was adjudged as one of the three best films of the year in the World, the other two being Maria Nover of Hungary and Flying Doctor from Australia. |
Swarajya Seemevar |
1937 |
Prince Shivaji Productions |
Marathi |
, starring Col. Nanasaheb Hungle, Kumar Dilip, Nanasaheb Phatak, Shankarrao Bhonsale, Jayshree Ghorpade, Master Suresh, Dinkar Kamhana, Raja Pandit, Samar |
|
Baji Prabhu Deshpande |
1939 |
Maharashtra Pictures |
Marathi |
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Netaji Palkar |
1939 |
Arun Pictures |
Marathi |
Cast-Lalita pawar,Master Vithal, Bhalji Pendharkar |
|
Bhagwa Zhenda |
1939 |
Saraswati Cinetone |
Marathi |
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Raigad |
1940 |
Bhagyodaya Pictures |
Marathi |
N. G. Deware Main Cast: Pramod Pawar, Shashank Udapurkar. (G. S. Devre) |
|
Thoratanchi Kamala |
1941 |
Famous Arun Chitra |
Marathi |
Cast- Chandrakant, Sumati Gupta, Nanasaheb Phatak |
|
Bahirji Naik |
1943 |
Marathi |
Cast- Suryakant, Master Vithal |
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Jai Bhawani |
1947 |
Prabhakar Chitra |
Marathi |
Cast- suryakant, Master vithal. |
|
Shilanganache Sone |
1949 |
Prabhakar Chitra |
Marathi |
Cast- Suryakant, Shanta Apte, Baburao Pendharkar, Master Vithal, Hansa Wadkar. |
|
Kalyan Khajina |
1950 |
Manik Chitra |
Marathi |
Directed by D. S. Aambapkar, starring Durga Khote, Rajan, Baburao Pendharkar, Usha Kiran, Hansha Wadkar |
Music :Datta Davajekar |
Mard Maratha |
1951 |
Suramya Chitra |
Marathi |
Directed by Keshavrao Talpade starring Usha Kiran, Vivek,Master Chotu, Vasant Shinde,Sudha Apte |
Music :Shridhar Parsekar |
Swarajyacha Sheeledar |
1951 |
Shree Gauri Chitra |
Marathi |
Cast- Suryakant, Chandrakant. |
Music Director: Datta Davjekar |
Chhatrapati Shivaji |
1952 |
Prabhakar Chitra |
Marathi |
Directed by Bhalji Pendharkar Starring Chandrakant, Jagirdar, Baburao Pendarkar, Alatekar, Master vittal, Leela, Vanmala, Sakuntala, Ratnamala, Ranjana and Lalita Pawar |
|
Naraveer Tanaji |
1952 |
Kohinoor Production |
Marathi |
starring Durga Khote, Master Vithal |
Music: Sudhir Phadke, Lyricist: G.D. Madgulkar, singers:Asha Bhosle,Sudhir Phadke,Amar Sheikh |
Pratapgad |
1952 |
Navayug amrit chitra |
Marathi |
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Chhatrapati Shivaji |
1952 |
Hindi |
Cast-Prithviraj Kapoor,Lata mangeshkar |
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Maharani Yesubai |
1954 |
Marathi |
Director-Bhalji Pendharkar |
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Pawankhind |
1956 |
JayBhavani Chitra |
Marathi |
Cast- Baburao Pendharkar, Suryakant and Master Vithal |
|
Naikinicha Sajja |
1957 |
JayBhavani Chitra |
Marathi |
Director-Bhalji Pendharkar, Music Director-Hemant Kumar |
|
Mohityanchi Manjula |
1963 |
Jaybhavani Chitra |
Marathi |
Cast-Suryakant, Jayshree Gadkar, Chittaranjan Kolhatkar, Baburao Pendharkar, and Master Vithal |
Written by Muktak Aklujkar, Singer : Lata Mangeshkar |
Thorataanchi Kamala |
1963 |
Surel Chitra |
Marathi |
Cast -Suryakant, Uma,Chandrakant, Indira Chitnis, Vasant Shinde, Chitra, Tara, Manikraj, Baburao Pendharkar, Barchibahadar, Ganpat Patil, Gulab Mokashi, Ranjana, Jog, Shankarrao Bhosale, Kamal Jamenis.Produced and Directed by Madhav Shinde, |
Music: Datta Davjekar, Lyrics: Kavi Sanjeev and Suryakant Khandekar,Story, Screenplay and Dialogues by Bhalji Pendharkar, Playback Singer : Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosale, Usha Mangeshkar, Meena Khadikar |
Maratha Tituka Melwava |
1964 |
JayBhawani Chitra |
Marathi |
Cast- Alhaad, Kashinath Ghanekar,Chandrakant Gokhale, Sulochana Latkar,Rajshekar, Jivankala |
Lyrics: Shanta Shelke, Singer : Hridaynath Mangeshkar,Popular song-शूर अम्ही सरदार अम्हला काय कुनाची भीती ?देव, देश अन् धर्मापायी प्राण घेतलं हाती ! |
Santa Tukaram |
1964 |
Ganesh Prasad Movies |
Kannada |
Cast-Dr. Raj Kumar, Leelavathi, Uday, Rajashri, Pandharibai, Sundarrao Nadkarni, |
Silver medal (Rajat Kamal) for best film in Kannada |
Raigadcha Rajbandhi |
1965 |
Swanand Chitra |
Marathi |
Directed by Raja Thakur, Starring Sulochana, Durga Khote, Chitranjan Kolhatkar, Chandrakant Gokhale, Ganpat Patil |
Producer: Raja Badhe, Music: D.P. Korgaonkar, Lyricist: Raja Badhe, Singers: Shahir Piraji Sarnaik |
Dhanya te Santaji Dhanaji |
1968 |
Sahyadri Pictures |
Marathi |
Cast-Suryakant, chandrakant,Mama Pendse, uma, ratnamala, sujata and nargis banu |
|
Bhakta Tukaram |
1973 |
Telugu |
Cast-Akkineni Nageshwara Rao as Tukaram and Shivaji Ganesan as Sivaji |
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Raja ShivChhatrapati |
1974 |
Shivshakti Production |
Marathi |
Directed by Chandravadan, Starring Shriram Gojamgunde, Sumati Gupte, Smita Patil, Anupama, Kanan Kaushal, Veena, Bharat Kapoor, Chandrashekhar, Iftekar, Shrikant Moghe, Gajanan Jagirdar, Chandrakant Gokhle, Harindnath Chattopaddhyay, Malati Pendharkar, Girija Pendharkar, Charushila Oak, Vasant Athawale, Viju Khote, Bindu, Mahipal. |
|
Netaji Palkar |
1978 |
Bani Enterprises |
Marathi |
Cast- Suryakant, Rajshekhar, Chitaranjan Kolhatkar, Ganpat Patil, Kamini Bhatiya, Kuldeep Pawar, Ranjeet Budhkar, Sanjivni Beedkar, Sarla Yeolekar. |
|
Ganimi Kawa |
1981 Suryakant |
Sohadam Chitra |
Marathi |
Starring Dada Kondke, Usha Chavan, Yashwant Dutt and Suryakant |
|
Bal Shivaji |
1981 |
Children’s Film Society |
Marathi, Documentary |
Cast- Anand Joshi, Bhalchandra Kulkarni, Madhu Aapte, Manikraj, Javavi Khandekar. |
|
Sarja |
1987 |
Dattatray Chitra |
Marathi |
Cast- Ajinkya Dev, Pooja,Ravindra Mahajani, Seema Deo, Nilu Phule, Ramesh Dev, Kuldeep Pawar, |
National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Marathi in 35th National Film Awards year-1987 |
Me Shivajiraje Bhosale Boltoy |
2009 |
Santosh Manjrekar |
Marathi |
Cast-Mahesh Manjrekar as Shivaji Maharaj, Sachin Khedekar as Dinkar Bhosale, Makarand Anaspure as Raiba, Siddarth Jadhav as Usman Parker, Suchitra Bandekar as Sumitra Bhosale, Priya Bapat as Shashikala Bhosale, Abhijeet Kelkar as Rahul Bhosale, Ganesh Yadav as Nandkumar, Reema Lagoo as Jijabai, Vidyadhar Joshi as Gosalia, Bharat Jadhav- Special appearance as Powada presenter |
Set the record for the biggest opening weekend for a Marathi film |
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Television
Name of the Serial |
Channel (Language) |
Cast and Crew |
Note |
|---|---|---|---|
Chhatrapati Shivaji |
Doordarshan (Hindi) |
A serial by Vinay Apte. |
ITA Awards 2001- Best Historical Serial, Best Art Direction (Nitin Desai),Best Costumes- (Pradeep Muley), Best Make Up - (Ashok Pangam) |
Raja ShivChhatrapati |
Star Pravah(Marathi) |
Serial by Nitin Chandrakant Desai,Cast-Dr Amol Kolhe, Mrinal Kulkarni,Avinash Narkar,Neena Kulkarni,Milind Safai and Yateen Karyekar, |
a Marathi television |
Veer Shivaji |
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Cast-Paras Arora and Dr. Amol Kolhe - Shivaji Shahaji Raje Bhosle, Shilpa Tulaskar - Jijabai Shahaji Raje Bhosle,Mandar Jadhav - Maharaj Sambhaji Shahaji Raje Bhosle,Milind Gunaji - Maharaj Shahaji Raje Bhosle,Palak Jain - Saibai Shivaji Raje Bhosle,Ayesha kaduskar – Soyarabai,Natasha Sinha - Begum Huzur,Ali Hassan - Sultan Hazarat Adil Shah and others |
Golden Petal Awards 2011-Colors Special Award For Recreating History |
Theatre
- Janata Raja