Balgandharva, the eminent towering singer from the bygone golden era of Marathi "sangeet natak" (musical dramas) definitely deserved some modern celluloid space. This film does well to document his life, the younger generation who is unaware of his charisma will get to know him. The film chronicles his life , his acting career well. It gives a good overview of how the drama companies were run and how he influenced the running. His values and character stand out amidst all the tragedies in his life.

Balgandharva (2011)

Balgandharva (Marathi: बालगंधर्व) is a biographical Marathi film on one of the Marathi singers and stage actors Narayan Shripad Rajhans, famously known as Balgandharva (Bal=child + Gandharva=Singer of Heaven).

★ 7.2/10 May 6, 2011 124 min

Drama

Director: Ravi Jadhav  ·  Writer: Abhiram Bhadkamkar

Balgandharva, the eminent towering singer from the bygone golden era of Marathi "sangeet natak" (musical dramas) definitely deserved some modern celluloid space. This film does well to document his life, the younger generation who is unaware of his charisma will get to know him. The film chronicles his life , his acting career well. It gives a good overview of how the drama companies were run and how he influenced the running. His values and character stand out amidst all the tragedies in his life.

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Director

Ravi Jadhav

Cast

Subodh Bhave Balgandharva Nitin Chandrakant Desai Lokmanya Tilak Vibhawari Deshpande Laxmi Kishore Kadam Ganapatrao Bodas Abhijeet Kelkar Sadubhau Ranade Prachiti Mhatre Johar Begum Avinash Narkar Balasaheb Pandit