''Ranakdevi'' is a 1973 Indian Gujarati historical drama film directed by

Babubhai Mistry Babubhai Mistry (5 September 1918 – 20 December 2010) was an Indian film director and special effects pioneer who is best known for his films based on Hindu mythology, such as ''Sampoorna Ramayana'' (1961), ''Mahabharat (1965 film), Mahabhar ...

starring Tarla Mehta, Upendra Trivedi, Arvind Pandya and

Arvind Trivedi Arvind Trivedi (8 November 1938 – 6 October 2021) was an Indian actor and politician from Gujarat. He, alongside his brother Upendra Trivedi, was prolific in Gujarati cinema for over 40 years. He became a household name for playing the role ...

in lead roles. The film was based on the legend of Ranakadevi.

Plot

Siddhraj Jaysinh is a

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ruler of Patan. He was a childless and decided to conduct a worship of

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with his queens. Ranak is a daughter of Parmara of the

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and an adopted daughter of Hadmat Kumbhar of Majevadi village near

Junagadh Junagadh () is the city and headquarters of Junagadh district in the Indian state of Gujarat. Located at the foot of the Girnar hills, southwest of Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar (the state capital), it is the seventh largest city in the state. It i ...

. Shrikanth Barot, his bard, arranges a mock marriage of Ranak with a sword of Jaysinh as he predict she will be a mother of his child. Before the mock marriage, Junagadh king Khengar abducts Ranak to avenge his father Navghan. Jaysinh attacks Junagadh and won the battle with aid of Deshal and Vishal, nephews of Khengar. He returns to Patan with Ranak but on their way, at

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on the banks of river Bhogavo, she commits sati by burning herself on the funeral pyre.

Cast

The following actors were starred in the film: * Tarla Mehta * Upendra Trivedi * Arvind Pandya *

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* Jayshree T. * Jayshree Parikh * Jayant Vyas * Samir Yagnik (child actor)

Production

The film is based on local folk legend of Ranakadevi, a 12th century queen of Khengara, the Chudasama ruler of

Saurashtra Saurashtra, Sourashtra, or variants may refer to: ** Kathiawar, also called Saurashtra Peninsula, a peninsula in western India ** Saurashtra (state), alias United State of Kathiawar, a former Indian state, merged into Bombay State and since its d ...

region of western India. In film, the historical events were mixed with folk legends. The film was directed by Babubhai Mistry. It was shot at Ambika Temple, Girnar and

Girnar Jain temples There is a group of temples of Jainism on Mount Girnar near Junagadh in Junagadh District, Junagadh district, Gujarat, India. While almost all the temples belong to the Śvetāmbara sect, some also belong to the Digambara sect. The hill and so ...

Soundtrack

The songs were sung by

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Mahendra Kapoor Mahendra Kapoor (9 January 1934 – 27 September 2008) was an Indian playback singer. In a long career spanning decades, his repertoire included popular songs such as ''Chalo ekbaar phir se Ajnabi ban jayen hum dono'' ( Gumrah) and ''Neele Gagan ...

Suman Kalyanpur Suman Kalyanpur (born as Suman Hemmadi; 28 January 1937) is an Indian playback singer who is most notable for her work in Hindi cinema. She recorded songs for movies in several languages besides Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Assamese, Gujarati, Ka ...

, Vani Jairam, Sulochana Vyas, Veljibhai Gajjar.

Release and reception

The film was released in 1973. It was well received by the audience.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 0242810 1973 films Films set in Gujarat Films shot in Mumbai Films shot in Gujarat Films based on Indian folklore Indian historical drama films 1970s Gujarati-language films 1973 drama films 1970s historical drama films 1970s Indian films