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. It is the administrative headquarter of the Kolhapur district. In, around 2 C.E. Kolapur's name was 'Kuntal'.
Kolhapur is k ...
,
Maharashtra,
India
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. He married Sushila. The couple's children are late actress
Nanda
Nanda may refer to:
Indian history and religion
* Nanda Empire, ruled by the Nanda dynasty, an Indian royal dynasty ruling Magadha in the 4th century BCE
** Mahapadma Nanda, first Emperor of the Nanda Empire
** Dhana Nanda (died c. 321 BCE), la ...
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 photographing or recording of a film, television production, music video or other live action piece. The cinematographer is the c ...
while noted film personalities
Baburao Pendharkar (1896–1967) and
Bhalji Pendharkar (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 as Hema Mangeshkar; 28 September 1929 – 06 February 2022) was an Indian playback singer and occasional music composer. She is widely considered to have been the greatest and most influential singers in India. Her con ...
to the film industry
in 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 for having the leading lady (played by
Meenakshi Shirodkar
Meenakshi Shirodkar (11 October 1916 – 3 June 1997), born Ratan Pednekar, was an Indian actress who mainly worked in Marathi films, Marathi theatre and television. She made her debut in 1938 and continued to act in films until the earl ...
) in a bathing suit.
Vinayak died in
Mumbai
Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the secon ...
in 1947.
Death of Nanda's father
; accessed 30 March 2014.
Filmography
*''Dr. Kotnis Ki Amar Kahani
''Dr. Kotnis ki Amar Kahani'' ( en, The eternal tale of Dr. Kotnis) is a 1946 Indian film in Hindustani as well as English, written by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas and directed by V. Shantaram. The English version was titled ''The Journey of Dr. Kotni ...
'' (1946)
*''Mazhe Bal'' (1943)
*''Amrit'' (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'' (1933)
*''Agnikankan: Branded Oath'' (1932)
*'' Ayodhyecha Raja'' (1932)
*''Maya Machindra
''Maya Macchindra'', also titled alternatively as ''Alakh Niranjan'', is the title of various number of films produced in different languages in India. The story is based on the life of Matsyendranath or Machindranath one of the eighty-four Maha ...
'' (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
*
1906 births
1947 deaths
20th-century Indian male actors
Film directors from Maharashtra
Male actors in Marathi cinema
People from Kolhapur
20th-century Indian film directors
Indian male film actors
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