Shivaji

Orange (2012)

Actors: Salim Kumar (actor), Kalabhavan Mani (actor), Machan Varghese (actor), Biju Menon (actor), Sona Nair (actress), Jaffer Idukki (actor), Lena (actress), Ajithkumar (editor), T.S. Raju (actor), Manikandan (actor), Meena Ganesh (actress), Dinesh Nair (actor), Sidharth (actor), Biju Varkey (writer), Biju Varkey (writer),

Tukaram (2012)

Actors: Yatin Karyekar (actor), Ballu Saluja (editor), Radhika Apte (actress), Prateeksha Lonkar (actress), Ravindra Mankani (actor), Ashok Patki (composer), Jitendra Joshi (actor), Chandrakant Kulkarni (director), Veena Jamkar (actress), Sharad Ponkshe (actor), Avdhoot Gupte (composer), Smita Tambe (actress), Sanjay Chhabria (producer), Ajit Dalvi (writer), Vrishasen Dabholkar (actor),

Plot: Biopic on Sant Tukaram, one of the greatest saints to emerge from Maharashtra. Born in an affluent family, Tukaram's childhood is a largely happy one. As an adult, he capably shoulders responsibility of his father's profession as a money lender and is a dutiful son. He marries twice and each of his wives bears him one child each. Then a terrible famine ravages the land and the family falls on hard times and starvation. But then, after several long years, the rains come. Tukaram sees this as a blessing of Lord Vitthal and decides to dedicate the rest of his life to the search of God and the enlightenment of the people, thus becoming Sant (saint) Tukaram.

Sankham (2009)

Actors: Telangana Sakuntala (actress), Rajitha (actress), Banerji (actor), Raghu Babu (actor), Satyaraj (actor), Satyaraj (actor), Dharmavarapu Subramanyam (actor), Sriram L.B. (actor), Venu Madhav (actor), Krishna Bhagavan (actor), M.S. Narayana (actor), Chandramohan (actor), Ali (actor), Martand K. Venkatesh (editor), Srinivasa Rao Kota (actor),

Plot: Based in Australia, Chandu lives with his paternal uncle, Krishna Rao. He dramatically meets with Mahalakshmi, who manages 'Andhra Mirchi' restaurant, and both fall in love with each other. Their hopes to get married are in vain after her aunt forcibly takes her to India in order to get her married to her son, Prem Kumar. Chandu follows her, manages to convince her father, Pasupathi, by saving the life of the latter's son, Shriman Gajapati Naidu, from Sivaiah/Shivaji's goons. Pasupathi is ready to finalize the marriage but asks Chandu to complete a gruesome task - and it is this request that will change everyone's lives forever.

Chhatrapati Shivaji (1952)

Actors: Master Vithal (actor), Gajanan Jagirdar (actor), Prithviraj Kapoor (actor), Bhalji Pendharkar (director), Lalita Pawar (actress), C. Ramchandra (composer), Chandrakant (actor),

Chhatrapati Shivaji (1952)

Actors: Gajanan Jagirdar (actor), Master Vithal (actor), Lalita Pawar (actress), Bhalji Pendharkar (director), Parshwanath Yeshwant Altekar (actor), Chandrakant (actor),

Thoratanchi Kamla (1941)

Actors: Bhalji Pendharkar (director), Chandrakant (actor), Nanasaheb Phatak (actor), Sumati Gupta (actress),

Sinhagad (1933)

Actors: Rajaram Vankudre Shantaram (director), Baburao Pendharkar (actor), Master Vinayak (actor), Leela (actress), Narayan Hari Apte (writer), Keshavrao Dhaiber (actor), Govindrao Tembe (composer), Govindrao Tembe (writer), Budasaheb (actor), Shankarrao Bhosle (actor), Prabhavati (actress), Ganpat G. Shinde (actor), Bazarbattoo (actor),

Plot: The film focuses on the 17th-C. Maratha emperor Shivaji's lieutenant (and folk hero) Tanaji Malusare (Bhosle). Here Kamalkumari, about to commit sati (self-immolation), is captured by Udaybhanu (Pendharkar) and taken to his fort at Kondana.

Udaykal (1930)

Actors: Rajaram Vankudre Shantaram (director), Baburao Pendharkar (actor), Rajaram Vankudre Shantaram (actor), Baburao Pendharkar (writer), Keshavrao Dhaiber (director), Keshavrao Dhaiber (actor), Anant Apte (actor), Ibrahim (actor), Kamaladevi (actress), Bazarbattoo (actor), G.R. Mane (actor), Rahim Miya (actor),

Plot: This was the first film that explicitly politicized the figure of the enormously popular 17th C. Maratha emperor Shivaji. Key scenes include Shivaji's invocation of the goddess Bhawani who blesses his sword, and Shivaji putting up the saffron flag on the Sinhagad fort at the film's climax.

Kalyan Khajina (1924)

Actors: Master Vithal (actor), Baburao Painter (actor), Baburao Painter (director), K.P. Bhave (actor), Sultana (actress), Kamaladevi (actress), Zunzharrao Pawar (actor), Vedi (actor), Miss Nalini (actress), Chimasaheb Bhosle (actor),

Plot: Quasi-historical adventure movie based on the exploits of the 17th C. Maratha emperor Shivaji (Bhosle). A large part of the film is shot in a cave where where Shivaji meets the Subedar of Kalyan (Bhave). The film's dramatic highlight occurs when, inspecting stolen Mughal wealth, Shivaji suddenly confronts a fair maiden (Sultana) emerging from one of the crates full of treasure.

Poona Raided (1924)

Actors: Dulari (actress), Sundarrao Nadkarni (actor), Vishnupant Pagnis (actor), Baburao Sansare (actor), B.V. Warerkar (writer), B.V. Warerkar (director), Narayanrao Phaterphekar (actor), Lakshmanrao Rane (actor), Mohammed Arab (actor), Shankarrao Shinde (actor), Datta Varane (actor), Miss Bhawani (actress), Miss Kaiser (actress), Shuplani Mukherjee (actress), Ratansha Vakil (actress),

Plot: This expensive historical film depicts exploits of the 17th-C. Maratha emperor Shivaji. The film tells the legendary episode, of Mughal emperor Aurangazeb's (Sahasrabuddhe) attack on the city of Pune (then called Poona) and of how Shivaji (Ketkar) repelled it.