Pralhad Keshav Atre
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Born | August 13, 1898 |
Died | June 13, 1969 70) | (aged
Occupation | Writer, poet |
Prahlād Keshav Atre (
Film and Theatre Career
His Marathi film, Shyamchi Aai won the 1954 National Film Award for Best Feature Film.[1] Atre wrote seven plays; some of them had a humorous theme while others, a serious one. All of them received high public acclaim. His comedy-play, Moruchi Mavshi was later adapted into Hindi film, Aunty No. 1 (1998), starring Govinda and Raveena Tandon. His movie Mahatma Phule (1955) received the President's Silver Medal.
Writing and Jounalism
Atre's two autobiographical works, Mi Kasā Jhālo and Karheche Pāni, similarly received much public acclaim. Atre was the founder–editor of four Marathi newspapers. Two of them had a short life. But the other two, Maratha and (Weekly) Navayug, ran for many years with a large circulation.
Political career
- Member of Local Municipal Board of Pune during 1936–1938.
- Member of Sanyukta Maharashtra Samiti during 1956–60.
- Member of Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha from Dadar constituency (18) 1962–1967[2]
However his ambition of becoming a member of the Indian Parliament could not be fulfilled as he lost these elections.
Important works
Plays
- Sāshtāng Namaskār (1935)
- Gharābāher (1934)
- Bhramāchā Bhopalā (1935)
- Udyāchā Sansār (1936)
- Lagnāchi Bedi (1936)
- Moruchi Māwashi (1947) a Marathi comedy play
- To Mi Navhech (1962)
Novels, Biographies, and Essays
- Chāngunā (1954)
- Battāshi Wa Itar Kathā (1954)
- Mahātmā Jyotibā Phule (1958)
- Suryāsta (1964) (On the life of Jawaharlal Nehru)
- Samādhiwaril Ashru (1956)
- Kelyāne Deshātan (1961)
- Atre Uwāch (1937)
- Lalit Wāngmaya (1944)
- Hashā Āni Tālyā (1958)
Poetry
- zenduuchi Phule (1925)
Autobiographical Works
- Karheche Pāni (5 volumes)(1963, '64, '65, '67, and '68)
- Mi Kasā Jhālo (1953)
Movies
- Brahmachari (1938)
- Shyāmchi Aai
- Premveer (Script writer)
- Dharmveer (Script writer)
- Brandichi Bātali (Script writer)
- Paayaachi Daasi (Hindi: Charanon Ki Daasi). Producer.
- Mahātmā Phule
- Parinde (Hindi, Director under name of Principal Atre) (1945)
Journalism
- Founder/Editor of (weekly) Sāptāhik Navyug (1940–1962) and Tukārām (1954)
- Evening newspaper Jai Hind (1948)
- Daily Marāthā (1956 – Till the end)
Honors
Awards
- National Film Awards (India)
References
- ↑ Awards IMDB
- ↑ "STATISTICAL REPORT ON – GENERAL ELECTION, 1962 – TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF MAHARASHTR" (PDF). Retrieved 7 June 2012.
- ↑ "1st National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
- ↑ "2nd National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
- Prahlad Keshav Atre, by A. N. Pednekar. Sahitya Akademi Publications. ISBN 81-260-1570-5.