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Vidyapati is a 1937 Bengali biopic film directed by Debaki Bose for New Theatres. It starred Pahari Sanyal as Vidyapati. His costars in the film were Kanan Devi, Prithviraj Kapoor, Chhaya Devi, Leela Desai, K. C. Dey and Kidar Sharma. The music was by R. C. Boral and lyrics by Kidar Sharma. Debaki Bose and Qazi Nazrul Islam wrote the story, screenplay and dialogues. The story is about the Maithili poet and Vaishnava saint Vidyapati. The songs of the film became popular and the lyrics though encapsulating Vidyapati's poetry were considered bold for its time. This however ensured the film garnered crowds at the theatres making it a big success of 1937.
Original Release
1937
Cast
Name | Character |
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Pahadi Sanyal | Vidyapati |
Chhayadevi | Queen Laxmi |
Kanan Devi | Anuradha |
Krishna Chandra Dey | Madhusudan |
Leela Desai | Devdasi |
Prithviraj Kapoor | King Shiva Singha |
Amar Mullick | Bidushak |
K.N. Singh | |
Devbala | Labangalata |
Nemo | Bidushak |
Directors
Writers
Debaki Kumar Bose, Kazi Nazrul Islam
Cast
Name | Character |
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Pahadi Sanyal | Vidyapati |
Chhayadevi | Queen Laxmi |
Kanan Devi | Anuradha |
Krishna Chandra Dey | Madhusudan |
Leela Desai | Devdasi |
Prithviraj Kapoor | King Shiva Singha |
Amar Mullick | Bidushak |
K.N. Singh | |
Devbala | Labangalata |
Nemo | Bidushak |
Ahi Sanyal | Pitamber |
Kidar Nath Sharma | Pitamwar |
Sailen Pal | |
Rampiyari | Chapala |
Mohammad Isaq | |
Durgadas Bannerjee | Shiba Singha |