Amrit Manthan (1934)

Name: Amrit Manthan
Released: 1934-01-02

2h 35m

Running Time

Plot.

This classic opens with a sensational low-angle circular track movement as Chandika cult followers meet in a dungeon of flickering lights and deep shadow. As the more rationalist King Krantivarma (Varde) banned human or animal sacrifices from the increasingly fanatical festivals dedicated to the goddess, the cult's high priest (Chandramohan/Date) orders the hapless Vishwagupta (Kelkar) to kill the king.

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Cast & Crew.

Keshavrao Date

Nalini Tarkhad

Sureshbabu Mane

Shanta Apte

Kelkar

Kulkarni

Chandramohan

Shantaram Rajaram Vankudre

Director / Writer

Narayan Hari Apte

Writer

Budasaheb

Lambodhar

Keshavrao Dhaiber

Cinematography

Umakant Desai

Ramsharan Paherekar

Keshavrao Bhole

Music

Shantaram Athavale

Songs

Details.

Release Date
January 2, 1934

Original Name
अमृत मंथन

Status
Released

Running Time
2h 35m

Last updated: 2025-02-11

Wiki.

Amrit Manthan (English: Churning for nectar) is a 1934 Indian costume-drama film directed by V. Shantaram for his Prabhat Film Company. The film was produced simultaneously in Hindi and Marathi. The film starred Chandra Mohan, Nalini Tarkhad, Shanta Apte, G. R. Mane, Varde and Kelkar. The film was based on Narayan Hari Apte's novel Bhagyashree. The Hindi translation was done by Veer Mohammed Puri, who also wrote the lyrics for the film.

The narrative in ''Amrit Manthan'' focuses on a reformist king who bans the sacrifice of animals and humans in his kingdom.

The film was tremendously successful all over the country. It ran in one Bombay theatre for thirty weeks. Prabhat's distributor, Baburao Pai, coined the term "silver jubilee" when "Amrit Manthan" completed its twenty-fifth week: a first in the Indian film industry.