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This film chronicles the life of Tukaram (17th century), one of Maharashtra's most popular saint poets, activating the 20th century resonances of his turning....
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Sant Tukaram (film)
1936 Indian film
Sant Tukaram (Sant Tukārām), also known as Saint Tukaram, is a 1936 Marathi film, produced by Prabhat Film Company and based on the life of Tukaram (1608–50), a prominent Varkarisaint and spiritual poet of the Bhakti movement in India.
The film was directed by Vishnupant Govind Damle and Sheikh Fattelal and featured Vishnupant Pagnis in the lead role of the saint.
Sant Tukaram is revered as a great Indian film. It was one of the first Indian films to receive international recognition.[2] It was adjudged one of the three best films of the world at the Venice Film Festival and was showcased in other international film festivals.[2] It was a runaway success and broke the box office records by being the first Indian film to run in a single theatre for more than a year.[2] It was Prabhat's and Pagnis's most famous film and became the archetype for devotional film.
Plot
Set in 17th century Dehu, Ma