V. Shantaram

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V. Shantaram was a pioneering Indian filmmaker and actor renowned for his socially conscious and visually innovative contributions to early Marathi and Hindi cinema.

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instanceOf cinematographer
film actor
film director
film producer
person
pioneer of Indian cinema
screenwriter
activeYearsEnd 1980s
activeYearsStart 1920
alsoKnownAs Annasaheb NERFINISHED
V. Shantaram NERFINISHED
awardReceived Dadasaheb Phalke Award NERFINISHED
Padma Vibhushan NERFINISHED
burialPlace Mumbai, Maharashtra, India NERFINISHED
child Kiran Shantaram NERFINISHED
Rajshree NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship India
dateOfBirth 1901-11-18
dateOfDeath 1990-10-30
fieldOfWork Hindi cinema
Marathi cinema NERFINISHED
founded Prabhat Film Company NERFINISHED
Rajkamal Kalamandir NERFINISHED
fullName Shantaram Rajaram Vankudre NERFINISHED
genre musical film
social drama
knownFor socially conscious films
use of music and dance in narrative film
visual innovation in cinema
languageOfWorkOrName Hindi
Marathi NERFINISHED
movement early Indian cinema
notableWork Amar Bhoopali NERFINISHED
Ayodhyecha Raja NERFINISHED
Do Aankhen Barah Haath NERFINISHED
Dr. Kotnis Ki Amar Kahani NERFINISHED
Duniya Na Mane NERFINISHED
Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje NERFINISHED
Manoos NERFINISHED
Navrang NERFINISHED
occupation actor
cinematographer
film director
film producer
screenwriter
placeOfBirth Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Mumbai, Maharashtra, India NERFINISHED
spouse Jayashree Kamulkar NERFINISHED
Sandhya NERFINISHED

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