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Since bachelors are looked down upon by landlords the bachelors have to pretend as married persons.

It is a tale of four youths in search of accommodation. It is a slapstick kind of comedy, with good production values in the context of Marathi Cinema. It is directed by Sachin and have four heroes and four heroines. Shantaram, the veteran, has recently produced a Marathi film called Ashi Hi Banawa Banvi (1988), under Dr. Production of Marathi films in the year 1988 will probably exceed the 27 that were produced last year. Aping the box-office hits is the present creed of Marathi producers. Dada Kondke started this trend of comedies, with double entendres-one straight forward and the other smutty. Once the picture of a particular style and trend becomes a hit, then everyone follows the same pattern till it is rejected by the filmgoers. At present, there is a trend of comedies in Marathi. Changu Mangu is a carbon copy of the old Hindi film Do Phool (Two Flowers, 1973) whereas Chad Re Laxya Mumbaila is a clear lift from a famous American film. Out of 20 films released in 1988, Khatyal Sasu Nathal Sun, Chal Re Laxya Mumbaila and Changu Mangu did fairly good business, while the others did average to below-average business. Sangli and Kolhapur are coming up as two major centres for release of Marathi films. Dada Kondke's Muka Ghya Muka was released in 1987 and was expected to run for a silver jubilee, like his earlier eight films, but it flopped miserably and so Dada Kondke was not anywhere in the picture during 1988.Ī still from Muk Ghya Muke starring the famous Marathi artist-director Dada Kondkeĭuring the first nine months of 1988, nearly about 20 Marathi films were released in Maharasthra, a few in Bombay and Pune, but others were released in places like Sangli and Kolhapur, since theatres were not available in Pune and Bombay. Gammat Jammat and De Danadan were released last year (1987) and were successful in completing silver jubilees.

A few were released last year, but quite a few are yet to see the light of day. Out of these, 8 films were released only this year. In the year 1987, 27 Marathi films were censored. That is why there is a spurt in the production of meaningless films. The main idea behind this, according to the Government of Maharashtra is to promote production of better Marathi films, both thematically and technically, but the scheme is being misused to churn out sub-standard productions in every respect, just to get the benefit of the government grant. One of the reasons for the down-fall of Marathi Cinema is due to the State Government's policy of giving grants to the tune of Rs.8 lakhs per picture on the basis of entertainment tax collected. Marathi literature and theatre show progressive trends, while Marathi films lag behind. There is no dearth of good stories in Marathi. Old Hindi hits are made into Marathi films. There was a time, when stories of hit Marathi films were purchased avidly to be re-made in Hindi. They are crude copies of old and present Hindi hits. They do not present Marathi culture, traditions or customs. Present-day Marathi films are not really Marathi. If he happens to be old enough and had seen earlier Marathi films produced by Prabhat, Mangal Chitra, Master Vinayak, Raja Paranjpe, Raja Thakur, Datta Dharmadhikari and others, he will talk nostalgically about them and finally, with a sad note, decry the present trend of Marathi film production as not having true Marathiness about it. Either he will pooh-pooh or he will see straight into your eyes and say that they are very bad. He was working on a film Jaraa Dheer Dhara with Chauhan when the end came.Ask any Marathi film-goer his opinion about the present-day Marathi films. He became a popular figure after his role in Pandu Havaldar and had no dearth of audiences at a time when the rest of Marathi cinema has to support itself on government aid. Starting off his career as actor and director in Marathi film Songadya, he made a hit team with actress Usha Chavan with whom he worked in almost all his films.Īmong his hits were Pandu Havaldar, Boat Lavin Tithye Gudgulya, Muka Ghya Muka, Ram Ram Gangaram and Hindi films like Tere Mere Beech Mein, and Andheri Raat Mein Diya Tere Haat Mein. His body was taken to his residence at Shivaji Park, Dadar, and the cremation will take place after his sister arrives from Pune. Kondke had a successful film career, acting in and directing around 20 Marathi and Hindi films as a comedian. He is survived by his sister and his nephew Vijay Kondke.ĭada Kondke suffered the attack at 0300 hours and was taken to Shushrusha hospital, Dadar, where he was declared dead on admission. Rediff On The NeT: Marathi comedian Dada Kondke deadĭada Kondke, the Marathi comedian famed for double entendres and broad comedy, died of a massive heart attack early this morning.