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Chintamani Tryambak Khanolkar (C. T. Khanolkar) (8 March 1930 – 26 April 1976) was a Marathi writer from Maharashtra, India. He wrote poetry under the name "Arati Prabhu" and prose under his own name. He received a Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1976 for his playwriting and a Sahitya Akademi Award in 1978 for his collection of poems ...
Sangeet Natak (Marathi for 'musical drama') is a form of drama which combines prose and poetry in the form of songs to convey the story, similar to musicals. They have played a vital role in the development of Marathi theater and cinema , as well as the Indian film industry . [ 1 ]
To Mee Navhech (transl. That's not me) is a classic Marathi-language play written by Acharya Atre based on the court case of Madhav Kazi, who was an active criminal during the years between 1955 and 1960. [1]
Katyar Kaljat Ghusali is a Marathi musical play (Sangeet Natak), originally released in 1967. The play gained such popularity that more than 1,000 shows were staged in a very short period. [1] The play was written by Purushottam Darvhekar. The story depicts clash of two gharanas (schools) of Indian classical music. Pt.
The first public performance of a stage play in Marathi was Sita Swayamvar (Marriage of Sita) by Vishnudas Bhave, based on a popular episode of the epic Ramayana.Staged in 1843 in Sangli, with ruler of the princely state of Sangli in audience, it was an experimental play, based on folk theatre form called Yakshagana from the neighbouring Karnataka region.
He received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in the year 1990 for his contribution to the art form. Each performance lasts 12 hours. The complete play, as enacted in royal courts of Odisha's southern gadajatas, often took as long as 7 nights. Prahallada Nataka has multiple characters, but only a few remain relevant throughout the play.
Prabhakar Panshikar (Marathi: प्रभाकर पणशीकर) (14 March 1931 – 13 January 2011) also known as Pant was an actor on Marathi Stage.His character as Lakhoba Lokhande in the drama To Mi Navhech, written by Prahlad Keshav Atre is considered to be one of the immortal roles presented so far on the Marathi theatre.
Mudrarakshas has also been a doyen of Awadhi Folk Art Forms including Nautanki, Bhand, Swang Sapera, and Bharthari etc. A recipient of President of India's Sangeet Natak Academy and several other awards authored more than 60 books and directed several plays, Mudrarakshas has been known for his writings on Dalits and minorities.