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In 1917, Bengal
saw the birth of its first feature film-Satyabadi Raja Harishchandra
made by J.F.Madan's Elphinstone Bioscope Company. In Madras, the first silent
feature film of South India Keechaka Vadham was made by Nataraja
Mudaliar in 1919. The same year The Maharashtra Film Co. released its debut film
Sairandhri.
The 1930s witnessed the release of the first talkie films in Tamil (Kalidas-1931),
Telugu (Bhakta Prahlada -1931), Bengali (Jamai Sasthi-1931),
Marathi (Ayodhiyecha Raja - 1932), Gujarati (Narasinh Mehta-1932),
Kannada (Dhurvkumar-1934); Oriya (Sita Bibaha-1934); Assamese
(Joymati-1935); Punjabi (Sheila-1935) and Malayalam (Balan-1938).
The Tamil version of this New Theatres release
Devadas appeared in 1936. Damle and Fatehlal's Marathi film Sant
Tukaram (1936) was the first Indian film to gain international recognition,
winning an award at Venice.
Lahore joined the film industry when Khazanchi was produced in 1941. In the same
year, the first film in Pushtu (Laila Majnu) was produced. In 1942, the
first films in Sindhi (Homi Wadia's Ekta) and Marwari (G.P.Kapoor's
Nazrana) were produced. The first Rajasthani film B.K.Adarsh's Babasa
Ri Laadi was released in 1961, while the first Bhojpuri film Ganga Maiya
Tohe Piyari Chadhaibo was released in the following year. The first
Kashmiri film Naizraat was made in 1964. The first Dogri film Kumar Kuldip's
Gallan Hoyian Beetiyan was made in 1966. The first feature films were made
in Manipuri (Matamgi Manipur) and Coorgi (Nada Manne Nade Koolu)
in 1972. The first Haryanvi film Beera Shera was released in 1973. Brij
Bhumi, made in 1982, was the first film in Brij Bhasha. Manik
Raitang is said to be the first Khasi film. Bhadwa Mata made in
1982 by J.H.Nayak and J.Prabhakar was the first film in Malvi. Mamata Gawae
(1982) was the first film in Maithili. NFDC's Sri Adi Shankaracharya
(1983), directed by G.V.Iyer, was the first full-length Sanskrit film, whose
music was composed by M.Balamurali Krishna. |
