Mahatma Gandhi is considered the most influential freedom fighter who realized the freedom dream for millions of Indians. India reveres him as the father of the nation while several nations have erected his statues as a mark of respect. Today being his 151st birth anniversary, let us delve into details of movies made on him.
Richard Attenborough’s ‘Gandhi’
Richard Attenborough’s ‘Gandhi’ is the most popular film among those made on Bapuji. Ben Kingsley delivered an award-winning performance as Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. ‘Gandhi’ was released in 1982 and portrays his life beginning from the train incident in South Africa until his assassination by Godse.
Shyam Benegal’s ‘Making of Mahatma’
Mahatma Gandhi is famous for advocating truth and non-violence. ‘Making of Mahatma’ discusses the circumstances that led to Gandhiji practice these virtues in the first place. Rajit Kapur won the ‘National Award’ for playing the role of Gandhi in it.
Megastar’s ‘Shankar Dada Zindabad’
Megastar Chiranjeevi’s ‘Shankar Dada Zindabad’ was the last film before he ended his first innings in movies and launched Praja Rajyamparty to get into full time politics. Directed by Prabhu Deva, the film’s plot revolves around the lead character Shankar who starts reading Gandhi’s writing in a bid to impress his crush. During the course of the film, Shankar begins to emulate Gandhian virtues and ideals and strives to change the lives of others. Dileep Prabhavalkar played the role of ‘Mahatma’ in it.
Srikanth’s 100th film ‘Mahatma’
Charming hero Srikanth completed his 100th film with Krishna Vamsi’s ‘Mahatma’. It focuses on how a henchman to a politician changes his path of violence midway after he gets inspired by Gandhian teachings. Ram Jagan played the role of Bapuji in it.
ANR’s ‘Maro Prapancham’
‘Maro Prapancham’ was produced and directed by great director Adurthi Subba Rao with ANR. It was made under ‘Chakravarthy Chitra’ banner and co-produced by ANR. With an aim to realize an ideal Gandhian world, a motivated group of individuals kidnap children and raise them in an ideal environment that values Gandhi’s principles. The film failed financially, but was lauded by critics.
Rebel Star’s ‘Gandhi Puttina Desam’
Action hero Krishnam Raju played the lead role in ‘Gandhi Puttina Desam’ directed by Lakshmi Deepak. It was produced by senior actor Prabhakar Reddy. The plot revolves around the crimes of politicians which causes a major threat to the society.
T Krishnas’s ‘Desamlo Dongalu Paddaru’
T Krishna who is known for his communist movies made ‘Desamlo Dongalu Paddaru’ based on corruption and crime of that day. Veteran actor PL Narayana portrayed the role of ‘Venkaiah’ who resembles Gandhiji. His character thinks that India still hasn’t got independence after witnessing corruption and nepotism all around.
All these films stress on the fact that Gandhi is not just a man but an institution who inspired the world with his virtues of truth and non-violence.
