Kanku

Kanku
Film poster
Directed by Kantilal Rathod
Produced by Kantilal Rathod
Written by Pannalal Patel
Based on Kanku
by Pannalal Patel
Starring
  • Kishore Bhatt
  • Kishore Jariwala
  • Pallavi Mehta
Music by Dilip Dholakia
Cinematography Kumar Jaywant
Production
company
Akar Films
Release date
  • 1969 (1969) (India)
Running time
 148 minutes
Country India
Language Gujarati

Kanku is a 1969 Gujarati social drama film, starring Kishore Bhatt, Kishore Jariwala, Pallavi Mehta, directed by Kantilal Rathod. The film was adapted from Pannalal Patel's short story of the same name.[1] The film won National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Gujarati at the 17th National Film Awards.[2]

Plot

The film deals with struggles of a widow, Kanku (Pallavi Mehta).

Production

Gujarati writer Pannalal Patel had written a 20-pages long short story Kanku in 1936 for Diwali Special edition of Nav-Saurashtra magazine. Kantilal Rathod contacted him and convinced him to adapt it into film. Patel also helped him writing script and dialogues of the film.[1][1][3]

Soundtrack

Kanku
Soundtrack album by Dilip Dholakia
Released  ()
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Length 13:46
Label Sa Re Ga Ma

All lyrics written by Venibhai Purohit; all music composed by Dilip Dholakia[4].

Track list
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Luchchan Re Luchchan"Venibhai PurohitIsmail Valera3:18
2."Aa Mast Ghatao Shravanni"Venibhai PurohitIsmail Valera3:28
3."Mune Andhara Bolave"Venibhai PurohitHansa Dave3:27
4."Paglu Paglaman Atvanun"Venibhai PurohitHansa Dave3:33
Total length:13:46

Reception

The film was commercially successful and was critically acclaimed.[5] Film critic Amrit Gangar considered Kanku as the "first real spark in Gujarati cinema firmament".[1]

Home video

The film was released on DVD by Moser Baer. It has shorter cut of 136 minutes, 12 minutes less than the original.[3]

Adaptation

After success of film, Pannalal Patel expanded short story into novel and was serialized in Jansatta daily in 1970. He dedicated novel to Kantilal Rathod.[3]

Awards

Pallavi Mehta won an award at 6th Chicago International Film Festival in 1970.[6] The film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Gujarati at the 17th National Film Awards.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 K. Moti Gokulsing; Wimal Dissanayake (17 April 2013). Routledge Handbook of Indian Cinemas. Routledge. pp. 95–96. ISBN 978-1-136-77291-7. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  2. 1 2 "17th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved September 26, 2011.
  3. 1 2 3 Pandya, Hirendra R. (9 May 2015). "5". ગુજરાતી નવલકથા પર આધારિત ફિલ્મ સર્જનમાં રૂપાંતર પ્રક્રિયાની તપાસ [An Investigation of Process of Adaption of Gujarati Novels into Films] (PhD) (in Gujarati). Department of Gujarati, Sardar Patel University. pp. 475–545. hdl:10603/40951. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  4. ↑ The Illustrated Weekly of India. Published for the proprietors, Bennett, Coleman & Company, Limited, at the Times of India Press. 1972. p. 19.
  5. ↑ Rajika Kirpalani (1970). Another Time, Another Place: Selected Writings of Rajika Kirpalani. Rajika Education Trust. p. 42.
  6. ↑ "Gujarati Movie - Kanku". Gujaratilexicon.com (in Gujarati). Retrieved 2017-04-27.
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