पठ्ठे बापूराव
Status
Released
Release
January 1, 1950
Runtime
2h 23m
Languages
Marathi
A biopic of Patthe Bapurao, Maharashtra’s famous composer and author of the folk-classical lavani musical form. He is shown as an upper-caste schoolteacher, absorbed in a musical genre practised by lower-caste people. He partners the dancer Pavala and together, after many hardships, they popularise the dance-music form throughout the region.