Vinayak Damodar Karnataki (19 January 1906 – 19 August 1947) commonly referred to as Master Vinayak was an Indian actor and film director of the 1930s and 1940s.
Personal life
Master Vinayak was born in
Kolhapur
Kolhapur () is a city on the banks of the Panchganga River in the southern part of the Indian state of Maharashtra.
Kolhapur is one of the most significant cities in South Maharashtra and has been a hub of historical, religious, and cultural a ...
, Maharashtra, India. He married Sushila. The couple had seven children, including late actress
Nanda
Nanda, including Nanda (南大), may refer to:
Education
* Nanchang University (南昌大学), a public university in Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
* Nanhua University (南华大学), a public university in Hengyang, Hunan, China
* Nanjing Universi ...
and film producer and director, Jayaprakash Karnataki who is married to actress
Jayshree T..
Master Vinayak was related to many personalities in the Indian film industry. His brother Vasudev Karnataki became a
cinematographer
The cinematographer or director of photography (sometimes shortened to DP or DOP) is the person responsible for the recording of a film, television production, music video or other live-action piece. The cinematographer is the chief of the camera ...
while noted film personalities
Baburao Pendharkar
Baburao Pendharkar (22 June 1896 3 November 1967), was an Indian actor, director, film producer and writer.
Personal life
Baburao Pendharkar was born on 22 June 1896 in Kolhapur in a Brahmin family. Born to Radhabai and her patron Dr Gopal Pe ...
(1896–1967) and
Bhalji Pendharkar
Bhalji Pendharkar (3 May 1897 – 26 November 1994) was an Indian film director and producer, and a recipient of Dadasaheb Phalke Award, the most prestigious award in the field.
Early life and family
He was born to Radhabai and Gopal Pendha ...
(1897–1994) were his half-brothers. He was also a maternal cousin of legendary film director
V. Shantaram.
Master Vinayak was a good friend of the Mangeshkar family and introduced
Lata Mangeshkar
Lata Mangeshkar (; born Hema Mangeshkar; 28 September 1929 – 6 February 2022) was an Indian playback singer and occasional music composer. She is considered to be one of the greatest and most influential singers of the Indian subcontinent. He ...
to the film industry
with his movie ''Pahilee Mangalagaur''.
He co-founded ''Huns picture'' in 1936. Amongst his work, he is best remembered for the 1938 Marathi film ''
Brahmachari''. It was considered controversial by audiences at the time for having the leading lady (played by
Meenakshi Shirodkar) in a bathing suit.
Vinayak died in Mumbai in 1947.
Death of Nanda's father
; accessed 30 March 2014.
Filmography
*'' Dr. Kotnis Ki Amar Kahani'' (1946)
*''Mazhe Bal'' (1943)
*''Amrit
Amrit (), the classical antiquity, classical Marathus (, ''Marathos''), was a Phoenicians, Phoenician port located near present-day Tartus in Syria. Founded in the third millenniumBC, Marat (, ) was the northernmost important city of ancient Ph ...
'' (1941)
*''Sangam'' (1941)
*''Ardhangi'' (1940
*'' Ghar Ki Rani'' (1940)
*''Lapandav'' (1940)
*''Brandy Ki Botal'' (1939)
*'' Brahmachari'' (1938) ( Marathi & Hindi) ( old)
*''Jwala'' (1938)
*''Dharmaveer'' (1937)
*''Chhaya'' (1936)
*'' Bhikharan'' (1935)
*''Nigah-e-Nafrat'' (1935)
*''Vilasi Ishwar'' (1935)
*''Akashwani'' (1934)
*'' Sairandhri'' (1933)
*''Sinhagad
Sinhagad (''Lion's Fort'') is an ancient hill fortress located at around 28 km southwest of the city of Pune, India. Previously known as ''Kondhana'', the fort had been the site of many battles, most notably the Battle of Sinhagad in 1 ...
'' (1933)
*''Agnikankan: Branded Oath'' (1932)
*''Ayodhyecha Raja
''Ayodhyecha Raja'', literally "The King of Ayodhya", was the first Marathi talkie, released in 1932, directed by Shantaram Rajaram Vankudre. It is based on the puranic story of Raja Harishchandra of Ayodhya and his test by sage Vishwamitra, as ...
'' (1932)
*'' Maya Machindra'' (1932)
Director
*''Mandir'' (1948)
*''Jeevan Yatra'' (1946)
*''Subhadra'' (1946)
*'' Badi Maa'' (1945)
*''Mazhe Bal'' (1943)
*''Sarkari Pahune'' (1942)
*''Amrit'' (1941)
*''Ardhangi'' (1940)
*''Ghar Ki Rani'' (1940)
*''Lagna Pahave Karun'' (1940)
*''Brandichi Batli'' (1939)
*''Brandy Ki Botal'' (1939)
*''Devata'' (1939)
*'' Brahmachari'' (1938)
*''Jwala'' (1938)
*''Dharmaveer'' (1937)
*''Chhaya'' (1936)
*''Nigah-e-Nafrat'' (1935)
*''Vilasi Ishwar'' (1935)
References
External links
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1906 births
1947 deaths
20th-century Indian male actors
Film directors from Maharashtra
Male actors in Marathi cinema
People from Kolhapur
Indian male film actors
Shantaram family
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