Raja Harishchandra

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Raja Harishchandra is a 1913 silent Marathi film directed by Dadasaheb Phalke, widely regarded as the first full-length Indian feature film and a foundational work of Indian cinema.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indian film
mythological film
silent film
basedOn Harishchandra story from Hindu mythology
legend of King Harishchandra
cinematicUniverse early Indian cinema
cityOfFirstScreening Bombay NERFINISHED
colorProcess black-and-white
countryOfOrigin India
culturalSignificance milestone in Indian national cinema
director Dadasaheb Phalke NERFINISHED
era silent era
filmIndustry Indian cinema
Marathi cinema
filmingLocation Bombay NERFINISHED
format silent
genre mythological
hasMediaType 35 mm film
hasSurvivingFootage partial
hasTitleRole Harishchandra NERFINISHED
influenced development of Indian feature filmmaking
later mythological films in India
notableFor being among the earliest narrative films in India
use of male actors in female roles
originalLanguage Marathi intertitles
placeOfFirstScreening Coronation Cinema, Bombay NERFINISHED
portraysCharacter Harishchandra NERFINISHED
Rohitashva NERFINISHED
Taramati NERFINISHED
preservationStatus partially lost film
producer Dadasaheb Phalke NERFINISHED
productionCompany Phalke Films NERFINISHED
regardedAs first full-length Indian feature film
foundational work of Indian cinema
releaseDate 1913-05-03
releaseYear 1913
runtimeMinutes approximately 40
screeningPattern initially shown to invited audience
starred Anna Salunke NERFINISHED
Bhalchandra Phalke NERFINISHED
Dattatraya Damodar Dabke NERFINISHED
Gajanan Vasudev Sane NERFINISHED
subject sacrifice and dharma
truthfulness of King Harishchandra
subsequentRelease commercial release in Bombay
writer Dadasaheb Phalke NERFINISHED

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