King of Ayodhya (1932)

Name: King of Ayodhya
Genre: History, Drama, Music
Released: 1932
Duration: 2 h 32 min
Cast: Govindrao Tembe, Durga Khote, Baburao Pendharkar, Shankarrao Bhosle, Sushila

Marathi movie · History, Drama, Music · 152 min · TMDB 10/10

Ayodhyecha Raja, literally "The King of Ayodhya", was the first Marathi talkie. It is based on the mythological story of Raja Harishchandra of Ayodhya and his test by sage Vishwamitra, as recounted in Valmiki's epic, Ramayana.

Cast: Govindrao Tembe (Harishchandra), Durga Khote (Taramati), Baburao Pendharkar (Mahajan Ganganath), Shankarrao Bhosle, Sushila (Maid Queen), Vinayak Damodar Karnataki (Rohidas).

Directed by Shantaram Rajaram Vankudre.

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