''Pandu Havaldar'' () is a 1975 Indian

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comedy Comedy is a genre of dramatic works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. Origins Comedy originated in ancient Greec ...

film directed and produced by

Dada Kondke Krishna "Dada" Kondke (Marathi pronunciation: ̪aːd̪a koːɳɖke 8 August 1932 – 14 March 1998) was an Indian actor and film producer. He was one of the most renowned personalities in Marathi film industry, famous for his double entendre ...

under the banner of Sadichha Chitra. The film's story, screenplay and dialogues was written by Rajesh Majumdar. The film starring an

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of Dada Kondke,

Usha Chavan Usha Chavan (born 17 October 1955) is an Indian actress working mainly in Marathi movies. She has received several awards including two Filmfare Awards Marathi in the category of Best Actress for her roles in the films ''Nav Motha Lakshan Kh ...

Ashok Saraf Ashok Saraf (born 4 June 1947) is an Indian actor and comedian, known for his work in Marathi and Hindi films along with theatre in both languages. Saraf has received several awards including eleven Maharashtra State Film Awards and four Filmfar ...

, Lata Arun, Ratnamala, Pramod Damle. Saraf Won Maharashtra State Film Award for Best Supporting Actor.

Plot

A fruit merchant with ties to a smuggling organisation, Paru Kelewali, is allied with Pandu Havaldar, a hilarious person whose outfit undermines any attempt to appear authoritative. Pandu Havaldar is a corrupt police officer. The police officer humanises himself by rescuing a deaf and stupid woman, therefore breaking up the gang.

Cast

as Pandu Havaldar *

as Havaldar Sakharam *

as Paro Kelewali *Lata Arun as Sakharam's wife *Roohi Berde as Shobha * Ratnamala as Pandu's mother *Baby Vinaya as Yami; Sakharam's daughter *Mohan Kotiwan *Anant Senjit *Pramod Damle

Reception

The film achieved a huge box office success. It ran over than 25 weeks in theatres.

Soundtrack

The movie soundtrack has 6 songs composed by

Raamlaxman Raamlaxman was an Indian musical duo consisting of Vijay Patil (16 September 1942 – 22 May 2021) who performed under the name Laxman, and Surendra who passed in 1976. However, Patil continued to work under the original name. Laxman, was an I ...

Track listing

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 0232264, Pandu Hawaldar 1975 comedy films Indian comedy films 1970s Marathi-language films Marathi-language comedy films Films scored by Raamlaxman