Shantaram Rajaram Vankudre

Shantaram Rajaram Vankudre

Shri Shantaram Rajaram Vankudre, popularly known as Annasaheb, was born in Kolhapur, Maharashtra, and was a legendary figure in Indian cinema. Beginning his journey during the silent film era, he evolved into a visionary filmmaker, actor, director, writer, and producer in both Hindi and Marathi cinema. He was instrumental in shaping early Indian filmmaking with socially relevant and technically innovative movies. After parting ways with Prabhat Films, he founded Rajkamal Kalamandir in 1942, which became one of the most respected production houses in Mumbai. His iconic films like "Do Aankhen Barah Haath", "Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje", and "Dr. Kotnis Ki Amar Kahani" not only won National Awards but also gained international acclaim. In recognition of his extraordinary contribution to Indian cinema, he was honored with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, India’s highest film honor. The Government of India also issued a commemorative postage stamp in his name. The Government of Maharashtra further commemorates his legacy through the Chhatrapati V. Shantaram Jeevan Gaurav Puraskar (Lifetime Achievement Award). He also served as the President of IMPPA from 1940 to 1944. His legacy continues through the V. Shantaram Awards and his enduring influence on Indian filmmaking. TMDB mini biography by: Ashvin Borad

  • Title: Shantaram Rajaram Vankudre
  • Popularity: 0.1344
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1901-11-19
  • Place of Birth: Kolhapur, Bombay Presidency, British India
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  • Also Known As: व्ही. शांताराम, V. Shantaram, В. Шантарам, Раджарам Ванкудре Шантарам
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Shantaram Rajaram Vankudre Movies

  • 1946
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    Dr. Kotnis Ki Amar Kahani

    Dr. Kotnis Ki Amar Kahani

    5.2 1946 HD

    During the Japanese invasion of China, a young Indian doctor joins the Chinese resistance, meets and courts a Chinese girl, cures a virulent plague,...

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  • 1921
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    Surekha Haran

    Surekha Haran

    1 1921 HD

    Directed by Baburao Painter.

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  • 1925
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    The Indian Shylock: The Original Silent Version

    The Indian Shylock: The Original Silent Version

    1 1925 HD

    A social film with high melodrama, concerning a peasant (Shantaram) who loses his land to a greedy money-lender and moves to the city where he...

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  • 1957
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    Do Ankhen Barah Haath

    Do Ankhen Barah Haath

    7.4 1957 HD

    Progressive, reform-minded young warden gets permission to take six surly murderers from prison to dilapidated country farm, to rehabilitate it and...

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  • 1952
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    Shadow

    Shadow

    1 1952 HD

    Tired of his life, a boat man gets hit in the eye by a bullet, blinding him by a young lady. They soon fall in love each other, but this is not liked...

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  • 1955
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    Nightmare in Red China

    Nightmare in Red China

    1 1955 HD

    An exploitation film primarily culled from footage of a Hindi film titled "The Journey of Dr. Kotnis." Producer Lloyd Friedgen added real and staged...

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  • 1954
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    Subah Ka Tara

    Subah Ka Tara

    5.7 1954 HD

    In a world filled with suffering, humanity seems to have forgotten what it means to be humane. But even in the darkest of days there's always a...

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  • 1932
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    Indrasabha

    Indrasabha

    1 1932 HD

    A righteous king faces a divine test when celestial powers send a fairy disguised as a desperate woman seeking his mercy, challenging his moral...

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  • 1933
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    Sinhagad

    Sinhagad

    1 1933 HD

    Based on the legend of Tanaji Malusare.

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  • 1936
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    Amar Jyoti

    Amar Jyoti

    1 1936 HD

    Faced with extreme patriarchal laws in an ancient seaport kingdom and denied the legal custody of her infant son, a young woman becomes a pirate...

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  • 1975
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    Chandanachi Choli Anga Anga Jali

    Chandanachi Choli Anga Anga Jali

    1 1975 HD

    Vasudeo Deshmukh gets married on his mother's insistence without seeing the girl. Gaura, a famous dancer is on the same train as Vasudeo's. As fate...

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  • 1975
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    Chandanachi Choli Anga Anga Jali

    Chandanachi Choli Anga Anga Jali

    1 1975 HD

    Vasudeo Deshmukh gets married on his mother's insistence without seeing the girl. Gaura, a famous dancer is on the same train as Vasudeo's. As fate...

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  • 1937
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    Kunku

    Kunku

    5.7 1937 HD

    Neera (Apte) is trapped into marrying an old widower Kakasaheb (Date). He is a progressive lawyer with a son and daughter of Neera's age. Neera...

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  • 1959
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    Navrang

    Navrang

    5 1959 HD

    Diwakar is a poet and loves his wife Jamuna on everything. But Jamuna does not agree that Diwakar lives out of sheer poetry in a fantasy world and...

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  • 1959
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    Navrang

    Navrang

    5 1959 HD

    Diwakar is a poet and loves his wife Jamuna on everything. But Jamuna does not agree that Diwakar lives out of sheer poetry in a fantasy world and...

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  • 1939
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    Manoos

    Manoos

    5 1939 HD

    A love tragedy featuring a policeman, Ganpat (Modak) and a prostitute, Mainal (Hublikar). Ganpat saves Maina from a police raid on a brothel and they...

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  • 1941
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    Padosi

    Padosi

    1 1941 HD

    Hindi version of the film starring Mazhar Khan, Gajanan Jagirdar and Anees Khatoon. In a small village in India, the villagers of different...

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  • 1952
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    Amar Bhoopali

    Amar Bhoopali

    6.5 1952 HD

    Veteran director V. Shantaram spins this bio-pic about poet and musician Honaji Bala, best know for popularizing the Lavani dance form and for...

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  • 1934
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    Amrit Manthan

    Amrit Manthan

    5 1934 HD

    This classic opens with a sensational low-angle circular track movement as Chandika cult followers meet in a dungeon of flickering lights and deep...

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  • 1947
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    Lok Shahir Ram Joshi

    Lok Shahir Ram Joshi

    1 1947 HD

    Ram Joshi, a Brahmin poet, discovers the arts, falls in love, descends into alcoholism, and eventually finds salvation through his poetry.

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  • 1935
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    Dharmatma

    Dharmatma

    8 1935 HD

    Sant Eknath, a 16th-century poet-saint who challenges caste discrimination by serving and dining with the untouchables. His actions provoke outrage...

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  • 1946
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    Dr. Kotnis Ki Amar Kahani

    Dr. Kotnis Ki Amar Kahani

    5.2 1946 HD

    During the Japanese invasion of China, a young Indian doctor joins the Chinese resistance, meets and courts a Chinese girl, cures a virulent plague,...

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  • 1971
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    Jal Bin Machhli Nritya Bin Bijli

    Jal Bin Machhli Nritya Bin Bijli

    1 1971 HD

    Film about a young woman who enjoys singing and dancing, but is not thrilled about her impending arranged marriage.

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  • 1971
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    Jal Bin Machhli Nritya Bin Bijli

    Jal Bin Machhli Nritya Bin Bijli

    1 1971 HD

    Film about a young woman who enjoys singing and dancing, but is not thrilled about her impending arranged marriage.

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  • 1937
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    Marriage of Children

    Marriage of Children

    1 1937 HD

    A young girl who is forced to marry an aging lawyer. She is implored to find a young husband before her would be husband snuffs the idea out.

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  • 1943
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    Shakuntala

    Shakuntala

    1 1943 HD

    Following a passionate encounter with King Dushyanta (Chandramohan), the comely Shakuntala (Jayashree) finds herself pregnant and rejected by the...

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  • 1939
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    Life's for Living: Aadmi

    Life's for Living: Aadmi

    1 1939 HD

    A love tragedy featuring a policeman, Moti (Modak) and a prostitute, Kesar (Hublikar).

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  • 1935
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    Chandrasena

    Chandrasena

    1 1935 HD

    Chandrasena, wife of their captor Mahi. Despite her loyalty to Rama, she despises the decadence of her husband's kingdom. As the battle rages and...

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  • 1957
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    Do Ankhen Barah Haath

    Do Ankhen Barah Haath

    7.4 1957 HD

    Progressive, reform-minded young warden gets permission to take six surly murderers from prison to dilapidated country farm, to rehabilitate it and...

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  • 1932
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    Agnikankan: The Branded Oath

    Agnikankan: The Branded Oath

    1 1932 HD

    Prince Sudhirchandra goes into hiding as an infant when his father gets overthrown by Naagraya, a greedy minister. After 20 years, Sudhirchandra...

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  • 1955
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    Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje

    Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje

    6 1955 HD

    Dancer maestro Mangal Maharaj wants his son, Girdhar, who is a dancer par excellence, to enter the once-in-ten-years Nateshwar Utsav dance...

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  • 1952
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    Shadow

    Shadow

    1 1952 HD

    Tired of his life, a boat man gets hit in the eye by a bullet, blinding him by a young lady. They soon fall in love each other, but this is not liked...

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  • 1954
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    Subah Ka Tara

    Subah Ka Tara

    5.7 1954 HD

    In a world filled with suffering, humanity seems to have forgotten what it means to be humane. But even in the darkest of days there's always a...

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  • 1934
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    Amrit Manthan

    Amrit Manthan

    5 1934 HD

    This classic opens with a sensational low-angle circular track movement as Chandika cult followers meet in a dungeon of flickering lights and deep...

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  • 1972
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    Pinjra

    Pinjra

    9.5 1972 HD

    A respected village schoolteacher falls for a travelling dancer and faces a moral dilemma.

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  • 1972
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    Pinjra

    Pinjra

    9.5 1972 HD

    A respected village schoolteacher falls for a travelling dancer and faces a moral dilemma.

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  • 1941
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    Shejari

    Shejari

    1 1941 HD

    Marathi version of the film starring Mazhar Khan, Gajanan Jagirdar and Anees Khatoon. In a small village in India, the villagers of different...

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  • 1965
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    Geet Gaaya Pattharonne

    Geet Gaaya Pattharonne

    5.8 1965 HD

    An impoverished sculptor marries his inspiration but is then betrayed by her.

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  • 1953
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    Teen Batti Char Raasta

    Teen Batti Char Raasta

    1 1953 HD

    Ramesh, the youngest son of a well-to-do family, falls in love with a woman he hears singing on the radio -- even though he's never seen her. When he...

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  • 1953
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    Surang

    Surang

    1 1953 HD

    When one of the quarry workers dies, the management asks the workers to continue, saying people die every day. This incites the workers, and, led by...

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  • 1950
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    Dahej

    Dahej

    1 1950 HD

    Thakur is a proud and dignified man who loves his only daughter, Chanda, dearly. His wife and he receive a proposal for Chanda from the house of a...

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  • 1953
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    Teen Batti Char Raasta

    Teen Batti Char Raasta

    1 1953 HD

    Ramesh, the youngest son of a well-to-do family, falls in love with a woman he hears singing on the radio -- even though he's never seen her. When he...

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  • 1932
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    King of Ayodhya

    King of Ayodhya

    1 1932 HD

    Ayodhyecha Raja, literally "The King of Ayodhya", was the first Marathi talkie. It is based on the mythological story of Raja Harishchandra of...

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  • 1955
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    Nightmare in Red China

    Nightmare in Red China

    1 1955 HD

    An exploitation film primarily culled from footage of a Hindi film titled "The Journey of Dr. Kotnis." Producer Lloyd Friedgen added real and staged...

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  • 1963
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    Sehra

    Sehra

    6 1963 HD

    Angara and Vikram fall in love despite their family being from different clans and having a feud.

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  • 1963
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    Sehra

    Sehra

    6 1963 HD

    Angara and Vikram fall in love despite their family being from different clans and having a feud.

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  • 1949
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    Apna Desh

    Apna Desh

    1 1949 HD

    During the Partition of India, Mohini is abducted and raped. Upon returning to her family, she faces rejection from society. In revenge, she becomes...

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  • 1953
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    Teen Batti Char Raasta

    Teen Batti Char Raasta

    1 1953 HD

    Ramesh, the youngest son of a well-to-do family, falls in love with a woman he hears singing on the radio -- even though he's never seen her. When he...

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  • 1943
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    Shakuntala

    Shakuntala

    1 1943 HD

    Following a passionate encounter with King Dushyanta (Chandramohan), the comely Shakuntala (Jayashree) finds herself pregnant and rejected by the...

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  • 1966
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    Girl From Sahyadri

    Girl From Sahyadri

    1 1966 HD

    Ladki Sahyadri Ki is a 1966 bilingual social drama starring Shalini Abhyankar, Sandhya, Vatsala Deshmukh and others. Rani is asked to join a theatre...

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  • 1975
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    Chandanachi Choli Anga Anga Jali

    Chandanachi Choli Anga Anga Jali

    1 1975 HD

    Vasudeo Deshmukh gets married on his mother's insistence without seeing the girl. Gaura, a famous dancer is on the same train as Vasudeo's. As fate...

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  • 1977
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    Chaani

    Chaani

    1 1977 HD

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  • 1986
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    Fire

    Fire

    1 1986 HD

    This movie is the last film of ace director V Shantaram. It starred his grandson Siddharth Ray in his debut film. The film is about a village...

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  • 1949
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    Apna Desh

    Apna Desh

    1 1949 HD

    During the Partition of India, Mohini is abducted and raped. Upon returning to her family, she faces rejection from society. In revenge, she becomes...

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  • 1967
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    Boond Jo Ban Gayee Moti

    Boond Jo Ban Gayee Moti

    6 1967 HD

    A once-disgraced school-master gets arrested for killing a lawyer's pregnant daughter.

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  • 1965
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    Geet Gaaya Pattharonne

    Geet Gaaya Pattharonne

    5.8 1965 HD

    An impoverished sculptor marries his inspiration but is then betrayed by her.

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