Keshavrao Date

Keshavrao Date
Keshavrao Date
	Keshavrao Date, Raja Nene and Shanta Apte in Duniya Na Mane (Kunku, 1937)
Born	28 September 1889; Adivare, Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, India
Died	13 September 1971; Bombay, Maharashtra, India
Occupation(s)	Actor, director
Years active	1934–1964

Keshavrao Date (1889–1971) was an Indian film actor, who worked in both silent and sound movies. He tried to run his own drama company but found it difficult to perform the dual roles of manager and actor.

Career

His role in the drama Andhalyanchi Shala ("The Blinds' School", 1933) won him rave reviews, subsequently he became a star, and also joined the Prabhat Film Company.[1]

After the advent of talkies, he tried his hand at that medium as well, though live theatre remained his chief love. His acting in the Marathi film Kunku (1937) set a standard which has rarely been approached since on the silver screen.[2] He followed it with another sterling performance in Prabhat Film Company's Shejari (1941). Later he performed character roles in films made in Mumbai, where he lived. He also acted in V. Shantaram's Dr. Kotnis Ki Amar Kahani (1946), Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje (1955), Navrang (1959) and Geet Gaya Patharon Ne (1964).[3]

Keshavrao directed four films, Kisise Na Kehna (1942), Andhon Ki Duniya (1947),[4] and Maali or Mali in Hindi (1944) and its Marathi version Bhakticha Mala (1944). Maali and Bhakticha Mala (1944) were Date's the second and third of his directorial ventures, and were produced by V. Shantaram under his new banner Rajkamal Kalamandir.[5]

Filmography

As actor

Amrit Manthan (1934)
Kunku (1937, Marathi)
Chingari (1940)
Shejari (Padosi) (1941)
Kisise Na Kehna (1942) also director
Dr. Kotnis Ki Amar Kahani (1946)
Apna Desh (1949)
Dahej (1950)
Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje (1955)
Toofan Aur Deeya (1956)
Navrang (1959)
Geet Gaya Patharon Ne (1964)

As director

Kisise Na Kehna (1942)
Andhon Ki Duniya (1947)
Maali (1944) in Hindi
Bhakticha Mala (1944) Marathi version of Maali

References

Ashish Rajadhyaksha; Paul Willemen (10 July 2014). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. Taylor & Francis. pp. 1–. ISBN 978-1-135-94325-7.
"Films of Prabhat Film Company: Kunku". Prabhat Film Company. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
Karmalkar, Deepa (16 September 2010). "Dr. Kotnis Ki Amar Kahani (1946) - The Hindu". Retrieved 6 September 2014.
"Keshavrao Date". muvyz.com. Muvyz, Inc. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
"History Of Marathi Cinema In Mumbai And The Marketing Strategies Adopted" (PDF). shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in. Shodhganga. Retrieved 21 February 2015.

External links

Keshavrao Date at IMDb

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[RajadhyakshaWillemen2014-1] Ashish Rajadhyaksha; Paul Willemen (10 July 2014). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. Taylor & Francis. pp. 1–. ISBN 978-1-135-94325-7.

[2] "Films of Prabhat Film Company: Kunku". Prabhat Film Company. Retrieved 6 September 2014.

[3] Karmalkar, Deepa (16 September 2010). "Dr. Kotnis Ki Amar Kahani (1946) - The Hindu". Retrieved 6 September 2014.

[Muvyz-4] "Keshavrao Date". muvyz.com. Muvyz, Inc. Retrieved 21 February 2015.

[Shodhganga-5] "History Of Marathi Cinema In Mumbai And The Marketing Strategies Adopted" (PDF). shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in. Shodhganga. Retrieved 21 February 2015.