Director: V. Damle, S. Fattelal; Writer: Shivram Vashikar, N.L. Shrivastava; Cinematographer: V. Avadhoot; Cast: Ram Marathe, Shanta Apte, Parshuram, Shankar, Pralhad, Ulhas, Manaji Rao, Krushnadevi, Kailash
Duration: 02:03:53; Aspect Ratio: 1.333:1; Lightness: 0.294; Volume: 0.283; Cuts per Minute: 13.440
Summary: Damle and Fattelal followed up their hit
Sant Tukaram (1936) with this remake of Shantaram’s silent mythological
Gopal Krishna (1929). It tells of the playful child Krishna (Marathe) and his battle against the evil King Kamsa (Ganpatrao) who rules the city of Gokul. The stories, mainly from the popular Bhagvat and Vishnu Purana, also show Krishna vanquishing Keshi (Haribhau), Kamsa’s general who arrives in disguise to capture him. Finally, when Kamsa unleashes rain and flood over the city (in a departure from the original legend where Indra caused the natural disaster), Krishna raises the mountain Govardhan over the people to protect them. From its opening sequences showing the cows and cowherds returning at sunset, the milking of the animals and the churning of the milk, the film develops a strongly materialist flavour, playing down ‘miracle’ scenes until the climactic storm and the raising of the mountain. The fast-paced dialogue and esp. the antics of Krishna’s sidekick Pendya (Parashuram) help to make this a family favourite which made the child actor (and later noted classical musician) Ram Marathe famous.
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