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{{Infobox film
| name = Ranakdevi
| image =
| caption = Poster
| director = V. M. Vyas
| producer = V. M. Vyas
| writer = V.M. Vyas, Mohanlal G. Dave (story), Karsandas Manek (dialogue)
| starring = {{plainlist|
* Bhagwandas
* Chhanalal Thakur
* Master Dhulia
* Anjana
* Motibai
* Dulari
* [[Nirupa Roy]]
}}
| music = Chhanalal Thakur
| cinematography = R. M. Rele<ref name="RajadhyakshaWillemen2014" />
| editing =
| studio = Sunrise Pictures<ref name="RajadhyakshaWillemen2014" />
| runtime = 123 minutes<ref name="RajadhyakshaWillemen2014" />
| country = India
| language = Gujarati
| released = {{Film date|1946}}
| based_on = Legend of [[Ranakadevi]]
| distributor =
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Ranakdevi''''' is a 1946 Indian [[Gujarati cinema|Gujarati]] historical drama film written, directed and produced by V. M. Vyas. The film was based on the legend of [[Ranakadevi]].

==Plot==
[[Jayasimha Siddharaja|Siddhraj Jaysinh]] is a [[Solanki dynasty|Solanki]] ruler of [[Patan, Gujarat|Patan]]. He was childless and decided to conduct a worship of [[Shiva]] with his queens. [[Ranakadevi|Ranak]] is a daughter of Parmara of the [[Sindh]] and an adopted daughter of Hadmat Kumbhar of Majevadi village near [[Junagadh]]. Shrikanth Barot, his bard, arranges a mock marriage of Ranak with a sword of Jaysinh as he predicts she will be the mother of his child. Before the mock marriage, Junagadh king [[Khengara (12th century king)|Khengar]] abducts Ranak to avenge his father Navghan. Jaysinh attacks Junagadh and wins the battle with the aid of Deshal and Vishal, Khengar's nephews. He returns to Patan with Ranak but on their way, at [[Wadhwan]] on the banks of river Bhogavo, she commits [[sati (practice)|sati]] by burning herself on the funeral pyre.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="RajadhyakshaWillemen2014" />

==Cast==
The following actors were starred in the film:<ref name=":0" /><ref name="RajadhyakshaWillemen2014" />
* Anjana
* Motibai
* Dulari
* [[Nirupa Roy]]
* Lilavati
* Lila Jayawant
* Mallika
* Damayanti
* Chandrabala
* Amubai
* Sumati
* Daksha
* Kavita
* Bhagwandas
* Pande
* Chhanalal Thakur
* Natwarlal Chohan
* Master Dhulia
* Shyam
* Gangaram
* Gautam

==Production==
The film is based on the local folk legend of [[Ranakadevi]], a 12th century queen of [[Khengara (12th century king)|Khengara]], the [[Chudasama dynasty|Chudasama]] ruler of the [[Saurashtra (region)|Saurashtra]] region of western India. In the film, the historical events were mixed with folk legends. The film was directed and produced by V. M. Vyas. The story was written by Mohanlal G. Dave while the script was written by V. M. Vyas. The dialogues were written by Karsandas Manek.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="RajadhyakshaWillemen2014">{{Cite book |last1=Rajadhyaksha |first1=Ashish |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rF8ABAAAQBAJ |title=Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema |last2=Willemen |first2=Paul |publisher=Routledge |year=1999 |isbn=978-1-135-94325-7 |edition=Revised |pages=306}}</ref> Nirupa Roy made her debut as an actress in the film.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2004-10-14 |title=Nirupa Roy passes away|website= Bollywood Hungama |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/nirupa-roy-passes-away/ |access-date=2023-02-28 |language=en}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
{{Infobox album
| name = Ranakdevi
| type = soundtrack
| artist = Chhanalal Thakur
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 1946
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Feature film soundtrack]]
| length =
| language = [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]]
| label = [[Saregama]]
| producer =
| misc = {{External media
| audio1 = {{url|https://www.saregama.com/album/ranakdevi-guj_1977|Saregama}}}}
}}

{{tracklist
| headline =Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length =
|all_music= Chhanalal Thakur<ref name="RajadhyakshaWillemen2014" />
|all_lyrics= Manaswi Prantijwala<ref name="RajadhyakshaWillemen2014" />

| title1 = Lakh Lakh Divdani Arati
| extra1 = Motibai, Chorus
| length1 = 2:20

| title2 = Mhare Te Gamde Ek Vaar Avjo (Rasdo)
| extra2 = Amirbai Karnataki, Chorus
| length2 = 3:24

| title3 = Ghani Khamma, Ghani Khamma, Mara Baludane Ghani Khamma
| extra3 = Rampyari
| length3 = 3:15

}}

==Release and reception==
The film was released in 1946. It was the only Gujarati film released that year. It was well received by the audience.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|title=રાણકદેવી|last=Raghuvanshi|first=Harish|language=gu|website=[[Gujarati Vishwakosh]]|url=https://gujarativishwakosh.org/%e0%aa%b0%e0%aa%be%e0%aa%a3%e0%aa%95%e0%aa%a6%e0%ab%87%e0%aa%b5%e0%ab%80/}}</ref><ref name="RajadhyakshaWillemen2014" />

The film started a tradition of historical fiction films in Gujarati cinema.<ref name="RajadhyakshaWillemen2014" />

==See also==
* [[List of Gujarati films]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

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

[[Category:1946 films]]
[[Category:Films set in Gujarat]]
[[Category:Films shot in Mumbai]]
[[Category:Films shot in Gujarat]]
[[Category:Films based on Indian folklore]]
[[Category:1940s Gujarati-language films]]
[[Category:Indian historical drama films]]

Ranakdevi (1946 film) - Revision history

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