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{{Infobox film
| name = Mohandas
| image = Mohandas Film Poster.jpg
| caption = Film poster
| director = [[P. Sheshadri]]
| producer = M/S Mitra Chitra<ref name="the hindu" />
| starring = Param Swamy Samarth Hombal [[Shruti (actress)|Shruti]] [[Anant Mahadevan]]
| screenplay = P. Sheshadri
| based_on = {{based on|''Papu Gandhi, Bapu Gandhi Aada Kathe: The Story of Mahatma Gandhi''|[[Bolwar Mahammad Kunhi]]}} & {{based on|''[[The Story of My Experiments with Truth]]''|[[Mahatma Gandhi]]}}
| music = [[Pravin Godkhindi]]
| cinematography = G. S. Bhaskar
| editing = B. S. Kemparaju
| released = {{Film date|2019|10|02|df=yes}}
| country = India
| language = Kannada Hindi English
| budget = ₹8 [[crore]]<ref name="the hindu" />
}}
'''''Mohandas''''' is an Indian [[biographical film]] about the childhood of [[Mahatma Gandhi]]. It is written and directed by nine-time [[National Film Award]] winner [[P. Sheshadri]] and was made in two languages simultaneously, Hindi and Kannada.<ref name="the hindu">{{cite news |last1=Khajane |first1=Muralidhara |title='Mohandasa': a trilingual to mark the 150th birth anniversary of Gandhiji |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/director-p-sheshadris-film-mohanadasa-will-be-a-trilingual/article28644989.ece |accessdate=17 October 2019 |work=The Hindu |date=22 July 2019 |language=en-IN}}</ref><ref name="times of india">{{cite web |last1=Suresh |first1=Sunayana |title=Anant Mahadevan plays Karamchand Gandhi in a trilingual film - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/anant-mahadevan-plays-karamchand-gandhi-in-a-trilingual-film/articleshow/70303082.cms |website=The Times of India |accessdate=17 October 2019 |date=20 July 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

It is partially based on [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] winning Kannada writer [[Bolwar Mahammad Kunhi]]'s book ''Papu Gandhi, Bapu Gandhi Aada Kathe: The Story of Mahatma Gandhi'' and ''[[The Story of My Experiments with Truth]]'', the autobiography of Mahatma Gandhi. The film covers the events of Gandhi's childhood from the ages of 6 to 14. The cast includes Param Swamy playing Gandhi as a child and Samarth Hombal playing Gandhi as a teenager. [[Shruti (actress)|Shruti]] plays Gandhi's mother Putlibai<ref name="the hindu" /> and [[Anant Mahadevan]] plays his father [[Karamchand Gandhi]].<ref name="times of india" /> Other cast members include Shriram H. R., Abhayankar Bellur, Surya, Mata Koppala, Deepa Ravishankar and Nandini Vittal. Veteran actor [[H. G. Dattatreya]] appears in a [[Cameo appearance|cameo]].

At the [[2019 Karnataka State Film Awards|54th Karnataka State Film Awards]], organized by [[Karnataka Government]], the film won the maximum (4) awards including [[Karnataka State Film Award for First Best Film|Best Film]], [[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Director|Best Director]], [[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Cinematographer|Best Cinematographer]] and [[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Art Direction|Best Art Direction]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/karnataka/karnataka-state-film-awards-2019-sudeep-wins-best-actor-award-p-sheshadris-mohandas-best-film-3368199|title=Karnataka State Film Awards 2019: Sudeep wins best actor award, P Sheshadri's 'Mohandas' best film|website=Deccan Herald|accessdate=22 January 2025}}</ref>

==Synopsis==
"Mohandas" is a children's film that explores the childhood of Mahatma Gandhi. Spanning over six years until his adolescence, it depicts the important events that shaped him into the world renown personality that he eventually became.

Known affectionately as Monia, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born into a privileged family to a father who was a Minister and a mother who nurtured conservative values.

His childhood was witness to an India under oppressive rule by the British Raj. But this was not the concern of a young Mohandas.

Instead, as a child he was deeply influenced by the stories of Shravana and Sathya Harishchandra, two Indian mythological figures. He learned about devotion to his parents from one and devotion to Truth from the other.

As Mohandas approaches adolescence, this devotion is constantly tested. Being impressionable, he falls prey to temptations and begins to lie to his parents about them. He develops a habit of smoking cigarettes, he steals money, and eats meat, which is against the values of his family.

He is deeply conflicted about his actions. He finally reaches a breaking point due to an incident involving his older brother, Karsandas.

Unable to accept his misdeeds and wracked with guilt, he writes a letter to his father confessing his wrongdoings. His father's reaction ends up teaching him a very important lesson that the young Mohandas carries with him for the rest of his life.

==Cast==
* Samarth Hombal as [[Mahatma Gandhi|Mohandas Gandhi]] (age 14)
:*Param Swamy as a younger Mohandas (age 7)
* [[Anant Mahadevan]] as [[Karamchand Uttamchand Gandhi|Karamchand Gandhi]]
* [[Shruti (actress)|Shruti]] as Putlibai
* Shriram H. R. as Karsandas Gandhi
* Abhayankar Bellur as Madhavlal
* Surya as Sheikh Mehtab
* Deepa Ravishakar as Rambha
* Mata Koppala as Ramu Kaka
* Nandini Vittal as prostitute
* [[H. G. Dattatreya]] as [[bioscope show]]man

==Production==

===Screenplay===
According to the film's director, P. Sheshadri, one of the major inspirations for taking up this project was because he thought that Gandhi has been "relegated to a few pages in a textbook" and a [[Gandhi Jayanthi|holiday]] once a year. He felt a film could be an "effective medium to reach young minds."<ref name="the week">{{cite web |last1=Nandakumar |first1=Prathima |title=Finding 'Mohandas': A filmmaker's attempt to capture childhood of Gandhi |url=https://www.theweek.in/theweek/cover/2019/06/27/Finding-Mohandas-A-filmmaker-attempt-to-capture-childhood-of-Gandhi.html |website=The Week |accessdate=17 October 2019 |language=en |date=22 June 2019}}</ref>

Sheshadri first came upon the book ''Papu Gandhi, Bapu Gandhi Aada Kathe: The Story of Mahatma Gandhi'' by Kannada writer [[Bolwar Mahammad Kunhi]] which inspired him to make the film.<ref name="the hindu" /> He felt this was a story that was relevant for children and parents all around the world.<ref name="the hindu" /><ref name="the week" /> The screenplay is also partially based on this book.<ref name="the hindu" /><ref name="the week" /> Another source was Gandhi's own autobiography.{{citation needed|date=January 2020}}

===Filming===
A major portion of the film has been shot in Porbandar and Rajkot, including the ancestral home of the Gandhi family where Mahatma Gandhi was born and raised. Other scenes have been filmed in and around Bengaluru.<ref name="the hindu" />

The film is being shot in two languages, Kannada and Hindi since Sheshadri intends for this story to reach a wider audience.<ref name="the week" />

==Release==
The film was released on 2 October 2019, the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.<ref name="the week" />

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.psheshadri.com/mohandas-2/}}

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[[Category:2019 films]]
[[Category:Films directed by P. Sheshadri]]
[[Category:2019 Kannada-language films]]
[[Category:2019 Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:2019 Indian films]]
[[Category:Films about Mahatma Gandhi]]
[[Category:Indian multilingual films]]

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