King of Ayodhya (1932)
Ayodhyecha Raja
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.
- Date of release
- 1932-01-23
- TMDB
- 10.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 2h 32m
- Genres
- History, Drama, Music
- Director
- Shantaram Rajaram Vankudre
Casting
- Govindrao Tembe — Harishchandra
- Durga Khote — Taramati
- Baburao Pendharkar — Mahajan Ganganath
- Shankarrao Bhosle
- Sushila — Maid Queen
- Vinayak Damodar Karnataki — Rohidas
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