Biography
Anna Hari Salunke, also known as A. Salunke and Annasaheb Saluke, was an Indian actor who performed female roles in very early Indian cinema and also a cinematographer. He is credited as the first person to perform as a heroine in Indian cinema when he played the role of Rani Taramati of King Harishchandra in Dada Saheb Phalke's first full-length film, Raja Harishchandra (1913). In 1917, Salunke became the first to play a double role in Indian cinema, by playing the roles of both the hero and heroine in Lanka Dahan.
Filmography
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Movies 5
Cinematographer
Bhakta Pralhad (1926)
Movie
Marwari Moneylender
The Childhood of Krishna (1919)
Movie
Seeta and Rama
The Burning of Lanka (1917)
Movie
Kala Kanshik's Wife
Raja Harishchandra (1913)
Movie
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GenderMale
CitizenshipsIndia
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