Sant Tukaram (1936)

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131 min

6.9

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This classic film chronicles the life of Tukaram (17th C.), one of Maharashtra's most popular saint poets... See full summary »

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Credited cast:
	Vishnupant Pagnis	...	Tukaram
	Gauri	...	Jijai
	B. Nandrekar
	Shankar Kulkarni
	Kusum Bhagwat
	Shanta Majumdar
	Master Chhotu
	Pandit Damle
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Sri Bhagwat	...	Brahmin Salomalo

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This classic film chronicles the life of Tukaram (17th C.), one of Maharashtra's most popular saint poets, activating the 20th-C. resonances of his turning away from courtly Sanskrit towards vernacular rhythms of religious poetry which constituted the first major emancipatory movement against brahmanical caste domination. The episodic plot pits Tukaram (Pagnis) against the Brahmin Salomalo (Bhagwat), who pretends to be the true author of Tukaram's songs while calling for his ostracization. Written by Sujit R. Varma

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