Ram Ram Gangaram

Ram Ram Gangaram is a 1977 Indian Marathi-language drama film directed and produced by Dada Kondke under the banner of Dada Kondke Productions. It stars Kondke himself with Usha Chavan, Ashok Saraf and Anjana Mumtaz. The music is composed by Raamlaxman, editing is by N. S. Vaidya and cinematography is handled by Arvind Lad.^[1]

Ram Ram Gangaram
Poster
Directed by	Dada Kondke
Written by	Rajesh Mujumdar
Produced by	Dada Kondke
Starring	Dada Kondke Ashok Saraf Anjana Mumtaj Usha Chavan Ratnamala
Cinematography	Arvind Lad
Edited by	N. S. Vaidya
Music by	Raamlaxman
Production company	Dada Kondke Productions[1]
Release date	5 March 1977 (1977-03-05)
Running time	140 minutes
Country	India
Language	Marathi

The film originally titled Gangaram Vis Kalmi reportedly made reference to Indira Gandhi's Twenty-Point Economic Programme during the Emergency, and the picture itself was meant to be a political satire. This may have contributed to the film's censoring issues. Under this new title, a partially reedited edition was released.^[2][3]

Plot

After his wealthy uncle passes away, Gangaram inherits a million dollars and leaves his village to live in Bombay, where he must deal with his mother's ignorance and his uncle's dishonest manager. Disillusioned, he returns to the village and his beloved Gangi after giving up his money.

Cast

• Dada Kondke as Gangaram
• Usha Chavan as Gangi
• Ashok Saraf as Mhamdu Khatik
• Anjana Mumtaz as Anjana
• Ratnamala as Sundarabai
• Bhagwan Dada as Gangaram's uncle
• Asha Patil as Gangaram's aunt
• Dhumal
• Mohan Kotiwan
• Dinanath Takalkar
• Kundankumar^[2]

Release

The film was released on 5 March 1977 in Maharashtra.^[4] The film achieved huge success on the box office, running successfully for 25 weeks.^[5]

Soundtrack

Raam Laxman composed the music and sound recording is provided by B. N. Sharma. The lyrics of the songs was written by Dada Kondke and Rajesh Majumdar with singers Usha Mangeshkar, Mahendra Kapoor.^[1][2]

• "Bakricha Samdhyashni Laglay Lala" – Usha Mangeshkar
• "Mhora Ho Gangubai" – Usha Mangeshkar, Mahendra Kapoor
• "Ala Maharaja" – Mahendra Kapoor
• "Gala Varchi Khali Tujhya" - Usha Mangeshkar, Mahendra Kapoor
• "Naki Doli Chhaan" – Usha Mangeshkar
• "Gangoo Tarunya Tujh Befam" – Usha Mangeshkar, Mahendra Kapoor

References

1. "राम राम गंगाराम". मराठी चित्रपट सूची. Archived from the original on 5 November 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
2. "Ram Ram Gangaram (1977)". Indiancine.ma. Archived from the original on 2 December 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
3. Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (10 July 2014). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-94325-7.
4. "Ram Ram Gangaram". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 2 December 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
5. "SoBo single-screen theatre Central Plaza shuts its doors - Mumbai Mirror". mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com.

External links

• Ram Ram Gangaran Full movie
• Ram Ram Gangaram at IMDb