Ekta Jeev Sadashiv

Ekta Jeev Sadashiv
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Govind Kulkarni
Written by	Vasant Sabnis
Produced by	Dada Kondke
Starring	Dada Kondke Usha Chavan
Cinematography	Shankarao Savekar
Edited by	N. S. Vaidya
Music by	Ram Kadam
Production company	Sadicha Chitra[2]
Release date	8 December 1972 (1972-12-08)[1]
Country	India
Language	Marathi

Ekta Jeev Sadashiv is a 1972 Indian Marathi-language comedy drama[3] film directed by Govind Kulkarni, starring Dada Kondke and Usha Chavan as leads.[4] It was remade in Hindi as Jis Desh Mein Ganga Rehta Hain, which was released in 2000.[5] The core plot of the 1974 Kannada movie Bangaarada Panjara was thematically similar to this movie since it was also based on the Marathi play Ekta Jeev Sadashiv.[6]

Plot

Sadashiv, the infant son of a rich family, has an unspecified childhood illness. For reasons of health, Sadashiv's family sends him away from the city to live in a country village. There he is raised by a simple couple whom he regards as his parents. When he becomes a young man, he falls in love with a village girl. When the time comes for Sadashiv to marry, his parents inform him that his biological parents live in the city and want him to settle there. Sadashiv bids a tearful farewell to his village and its inhabitants. He travels to the city of his birth parents. The rest of the movie presents the young man's comic struggle to adjust to city life, its corruption, and its hypocrisy.

Cast

• Dada Kondke
• Usha Chavan
• Ratnamala
• Gulab Korgaonkar
• Suman Jagtap
• Pushpa Bhosale
• Madhu Apte
• Sharad Talwalkar
• Bipin Talpade
• Nana Oak
• Saroj Sukhtankar
• Janardhan Sohni
• Appa Gajmal
• Dhananjay Bhave
• B. Majnalkar
• Bhalchandra Kulkarni
• Gulab Mokashi
• Madhu Bhosle
• Pramod Damle
• Sampat Nikam
• Damodar Gaikwad
• Vasant Khedekar
• Sadhana Bhosle

Soundtrack

Ekta Jeev Sadashiv
Soundtrack album by Ram Kadam
Released	1974 (1974)
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	14:23
Language	Marathi
Label	Saregama India Limited
Official audio
Ekta Jeev Sadashiv - Full Album on YouTube

The music is composed by Ram Kadam and lyrics by Jagdish Khebudkar and Dada Kondke.

Track listing

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Lyrics	Length
1	"Kal Rateela Sapan Padlan"	Jaywant Kulkarni, Usha Mangeshkar	Dada Kondke	3:49
2	"Labad Langda Dhong Karatay"	Jaywant Kulkarni	Jagdish Khebudkar	3:37
3	"Mansa Paris Mendhara Bari"	Jaywant Kulkarni	Dada Kondke	3:03
4	"Nako Chalus Dudkya Chali"	Jaywant Kulkarni	Jagdish Khebudkar	3:36

Remakes

• Bangaarada Panjara (Kannada)
• Jis Desh Mein Ganga Rahta Hain (Hindi)
• Mayer Anchal (Bengali)[7]

References

1. "Ekta Jeev Sadashiv release date". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 6 May 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
2. "Ekta Jeev Sadashiv Cast and crew". Marathi film data. Archived from the original on 30 April 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
3. "Ekta Jeev Sadashiv VCD (1972)". www.induna.com. Archived from the original on 29 April 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
4. K. Moti Gokulsing; Wimal Dissanayake (17 April 2013). Routledge Handbook of Indian Cinemas. Routledge. pp. 153–. ISBN 978-1-136-77291-7.
5. "rediff.com, Movies: Showbuzz! Dada No 2". www.rediff.com. Archived from the original on 30 April 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
6. Arunachalam, Param. BollySwar: 1991 - 2000. Mavrix Infotech Private Limited. ISBN 978-81-938482-1-0. Archived from the original on 14 September 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
7. Mukherjee, Bhaswar (11 January 2022). The Counterfeiter: Abdul Karim Telgi and the Stamp Scam. Om Books International. ISBN 978-93-92834-16-5. Archived from the original on 14 September 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.

External links

• Ekta Jeev Sadashiv at IMDb