King of Ayodhya
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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. The film was also made as a double-version, Ayodhya Ka Raja (1932) in Hindi, making it the first double version talkie of Indian cinema.
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Cast
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Govindrao Tembe
Harishchandra
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Taramati
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Mughal-e-Azam
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Shantaram Rajaram Vankudre
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Munshi Ismail Farooque
Baburao Pendharkar
Mahajan Ganganath
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Manjula of The Mohits
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NV Kulkarni
Keshavrao Dhaiber
Shankarrao Bhosle
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Sushila
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Savitri
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Vinayak Damodar Karnataki
Rohidas
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Brahmachari
Shantaram Rajaram Vankudre Director
First release January 23, 1932 · Produced in India · Production Prabhat Films
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Prabhat Film Company
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Prabhat Films
Production
India
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Original title
Ayodhyecha Raja
Original language
Marathi
Spoken on screen
Marathi
Release dates
India · January 23, 1932
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