Socialibnacc at 07:55, 4 October 2023

2023-10-04T07:55:13Z

New page

{{Infobox film
| name = Kadu Makrani
| image = Kadu Makrani 1960 film poster.jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = [[Manhar Raskapur]]
| producer = Champshibhai Nagada
| writer = [[Gunvantrai Acharya]] (story), Manhar Raskapur (script)
| starring = {{plainlist|
* [[Arvind Pandya]]
}}
| music = [[Avinash Vyas]]
| cinematography = Bipin Gajjar
| editing =
| studio = Sadhna Chitra
| runtime = 148 minutes<ref name="EIC"/>
| country = India
| language = Gujarati
| released = 1960
| based_on =
| distributor =
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Kadu Makrani''''' is 1960 [[Gujarati cinema|Gujarati]] historical fantasy film directed by [[Manhar Raskapur]] from India. The film depicted [[Kadu Makrani]], a [[Banditry|bandit]], fighting the [[British Raj|British]]. The lead role was played by [[Arvind Pandya]]. The music was composed by [[Avinash Vyas]]. It was a commercial success.

== Plot ==
A century ago, Makrani clan of Inaj, a settlement in [[Junagadh State]], defy the [[British Raj]]. The British invades the settlement thus four Makrani members become bandits and harass the British. The British orders Harbhai Desai who was an administrator under the Nawab of Junagadh, to capture or kill their leader Kadar Baksh, also known as Kadu Madrani. Harbhai Desai and Kadu Makrani were childhood friends who clash on the battlefield with each other. Kadu retracted but was identified and finally captured. In 1887, he was [[Hanging|hanged]] in [[Karachi Central Jail|Karachi jail]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Raghuvanshi |first=Harish |date=2006-01-01 |title=કાદુ મકરાણી |url=https://gujarativishwakosh.org/%E0%AA%95%E0%AA%BE%E0%AA%A6%E0%AB%81-%E0%AA%AE%E0%AA%95%E0%AA%B0%E0%AA%BE%E0%AA%A3%E0%AB%80/ |access-date=2023-09-29 |website=[[Gujarati Vishwakosh]] |language=gu}}</ref><ref name="EIC">{{Cite book |last=Rajadhyaksha |first=Ashish |url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=rF8ABAAAQBAJ&pg=PA1994-IA182&dq=kadu+makrani&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjDye681duBAxVg8jgGHRFMB1wQ6AF6BAgJEAI#v=onepage&q=kadu%20makrani&f=false |title=Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema |last2=Willemen |first2=Paul |date=1999 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-135-94325-7 |edition=Revised |pages=363 |language=en}}</ref>

== Cast ==
The cast is as follows:<ref name="EIC"/><ref name=":0" />
* [[Arvind Pandya]]
* Shalini
* Champshibhai Nagada
* Mahesh Desai
* Bhudo Advani
* Babu Raje

Other cast members included Champak Lala, Radha, [[Ruby Myers]] (Sulochana), Ulhas, Jaya Bhatt, [[Honey Chhaya]], Vishnu Vyas, Padmakumar Joshi, Ajit Soni, Mukund Desai, Devika Roy, Bhimjibhai, [[Upendra Trivedi]], Gunvant Kayastha, Bagla, Manjula Moti.<ref name="EIC"/>

== Production ==
The film was a anti-Imperialist historical fantasy.<ref name="EIC" /> The film was based on a biographical story of [[Kadu Makrani]] by Gujarati author [[Gunvantrai Acharya]]. It was directed by Mahnar Raskapur and produced by Champshibhai Nagada under banner of film company Sadhna Chitra.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="EIC"/> The production was launched on 18 September 1958, [[Ganesh Chaturthi]].<ref>{{Cite journal|title=Kadu Makrani |url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=AKWuoPM_1pIC&q=kadu+makrani&dq=kadu+makrani&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjDye681duBAxVg8jgGHRFMB1wQ6AF6BAgDEAI |journal=The Journal of the Film Industry |date= |publisher=Ram L. Gogtay |year=1958 |volume=19-20 |location=1958 |pages=31-32 |language=en}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
The soundtrack is as follows:<ref>{{Citation |publisher=Hungama |title=Kadu Makrani |url=https://www.hungama.com/album/kadu-makrani/22981449/ |access-date=2023-10-04 |language=en}}</ref>
{{Infobox album
| name = Kadu Makrani
| type = soundtrack
| artist = [[Avinash Vyas]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|df=y|1960}}
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 16:12
| label = [[Sa Re Ga Ma]]
| producer = Sadhna Chitra
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title =
| next_year =
}}
{{tracklist
| total_length = 16:12
| headline = Track list
| all_music = [[Avinash Vyas]]<ref name=":0" />
| all_lyrics = Avinash Vyas, Apa Hamir
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Mari Gagrdi Maan
| lyrics1 =
| extra1 = Sulochana Vyas, chorus
| length1 = 3:30
| title2 = Amari Najar Jyan Tamara Bhani Thai
| lyrics2 =
| extra2 = [[Geeta Dutt]]
| length2 = 3:17
| title3 = Dungare Dungare Kadu Tara Dayara
| lyrics3 =
| extra3 = Ratikumar Vyas
| length3 = 3:04
| title4 = Lal Rangna Laheriya
| lyrics4 =
| extra4 = Geeta Dutt, [[Mukesh (singer)|Mukesh]]
| length4 = 3:06
| title5 = Makrani Jo Marad Lade
| lyrics5 =
| extra5 = Ratikumar Vyas
| length5 = 3:15

}}

== Reception ==
The film was a commercial success.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Ramachandran |first=T. M. |url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=Q9rthUDKxyEC&q=kadu+makrani&dq=kadu+makrani&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjs843H2NuBAxXWzjgGHVOTAX04ChDoAXoECAcQAg |title=70 Years of Indian Cinema, 1913-1983 |last2=Rukmini |first2=S. |date=1985 |publisher=CINEMA India-International |isbn=978-0-86132-090-5 |pages=343 |language=en}}</ref> It is Raskapur's best-known film.<ref name="EIC"/> Film critic [[Amrit Gangar]] has considered the film as one of the "landmark" films of Raskapur.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Gokulsing |first=K. Moti |url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=djUFmlFbzFkC&pg=PA95&dq=kadu+makrani&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjDye681duBAxVg8jgGHRFMB1wQ6AF6BAgEEAI#v=onepage&q=kadu%20makrani&f=false |title=Routledge Handbook of Indian Cinemas |last2=Dissanayake |first2=Wimal |date=2013-04-17 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-136-77284-9 |pages=95 |language=en}}</ref>

== Legacy ==
The film started a tradition of films depicting the struggle with the establishment in Gujarati cinema. Large number of such films were produced subsequently and the tradition was also mirrored in the Hindi cinema after a decade and half.<ref name=":0" /> The film's success pushed for more films based on folklore in Gujarati cinema.<ref name=":1" />

The film was remade in 1973 in Gujarati by Manu Desai.<ref name="EIC"/>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title}}

[[Category:1960 films]]
[[Category:Films set in Gujarat]]
[[Category:Films shot in Mumbai]]
[[Category:Films shot in Gujarat]]
[[Category:1960s Gujarati-language films]]
[[Category:Indian biographical films]]
[[Category:Indian historical fantasy films]]
[[Category:Films set in the British Raj]]
[[Category:Films set in the Indian independence movement]]
[[Category:Films based on real people]]

Kadu Makrani (film) - Revision history

Socialibnacc at 07:55, 4 October 2023