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OUND THE TOWN
"KANHOPATRA"
Produced by: Shalini Cinetone, Kolhapur.
Released at: Majestic Cinema, Bombay.
Date of Release: 26th February.
Bombay Circuit Distributors: Peerless Pictures, Bombay.
Cast: Leela, Londhe, Kolhatker, Dinkar etc.
Screen Play: (By: Bhal G. Pendharkar).
This is the story of a prostitute who rebels against her profession and devotes her life to the service of God. Innumerable obstacles try to prevent her from pursuing her own inclinations and men, particularly those who play the parts in the picture, become almost brutal in frustrating the heroine's attempt at maintaining her chastity. The treatment of the subject is rather stagy but in a story of this nature it cannot be called quite wrong. Some of the situations are thrilling enough to maintain interest right up to the end.
Language: Marathi. (By Bhal G. Pendharkar).
The dialogues of the picture are beautiful and are constantly punctuated by idioms and well worn proverbs of the Marathi language. The song composition, however, is not particularly intelligent. It is trite.
Music: (By Balaji Chougule). Some of the tunes are well se
lected, while the others have done faithful service many times previously.
Photography: (By Machve <S Shinde).
Quite good, though not very enterprising.
Chandramohan and Ratnaprabha in "Jwala" a Huns picture.
Recording: (By Shrikhande & Kale).
With a little more care the recording would have become better.
Direction: (By Bhal G. Pendharkar).
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The direction of the picture is rather sketchy and weak. Situations which were intensely dramatic have become rather apologetic due to lack of vigorous direction. The frail health of the heroine seems to have damped the ardour of the director. Some of the concluding scenes in the picture especially those in the temple have not at all been well directed. Had the director taken more pains over these scenes they would have helped the picture considerably.
Performances: None of the artistes give any specially good performance, though Leela cannot be called bad. A couple of her songs are well sung and she tries her level best to get into the spirit of the story but just fails to do so. Kolhatker should remember that making faces is not acting. Londhe's music was good. Dinkar's slapstick performance got applause.
Costumes & Settings: Quite suitable for the picture.
Special Effects: Some of the trick scenes in the picture will appeal to the devotional minded people.
General Remarks: This is one of those pictures which never allow
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