G. D. Madgulkar

Infobox Writer
name = G. D. Mādgulkar


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caption = Ga Di Mādgulkar
pseudonym = गदिमा (GaDiMā)
birthdate = birth date|1919|10|1|mf=y
birthplace = Mādgul (near Sātārā), Mahārāshtra, India
deathdate = death date and age|1977|12|14|1919|10|1|mf=y
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occupation = Poet, Lyricist, Playwright, Script Writer, Dialog Writer, Actor, and Orator
nationality = India
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genre = Marāthi
subject = Various
movement = Marāthi
notableworks = "गीतरामायण (Geet Rāmāyan)"
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website = http://www.gadima.com

Gajānan Digambar Mādgulkar (Marathi: गजानन दिगंबर माडगूळकर or ग. दि. माडगूळकर) (October 1, 1919 – December 14, 1977) was a prominent Marāthi poet, lyricist, writer and actor from India. He was popularly known in his home state of Maharashtra by just his initials as "Ga Di Ma" (गदिमा). His younger brother Venkatesh Madgulkar also attained fame as a writer.

Madgulkar wrote poetry, short stories, novels, autobiographies and scripts, dialogs and lyrics for Marathi as well as Hindi movies. His poems are well-known for being adapted to a wide range of musical forms such as "Sugam-Sangeet" (light music), "Bhāwa-Geet" (emotional songs), "Bhakti-Geet" (devotional songs), and "Lāwani" (a genre of folk songs in Maharashtra).

Madgulkar entered the world of movies in 1938 at Kolhāpur. His pen contributed to 157 Marathi and 23 Hindi movies.

He wrote a much-acclaimed work in Marathi titled "Geet Rāmāyan" (lit. "Ramayana in Songs"). It consisted of 56 poems, and its theme was the story in the Sanskrit epic, Rāmāyan. Sudhir Phadke had composed the music for "Geet Ramayan" and then given its many renditions to the public.

Movie Writer

* जीवनज्योती (Jeewan Jyoti) 1953: Screenplay and Dialogs
* तूफान और दीया (Toofān Aur Deeyā) 1956: Story
* दो आंखे बारह हाथ (Do Ānkhen Bārah Hāth) 1957: Story, Screenplay, and Dialogs
**This movie, which was directed by V. Shantaram, won recognition at an international film festival.

Movie Actor

* पहिला पाळणा (Pahilā Pālnā) 1942 (Director: Vishrām Bedekar)
** Actors: "G. D. Madgulkar," Shanta Hublikar, Indu Natu, Baburao Pendharkar, Balabhai, Kusum Deshpande, Dinkar Kamanna, Vishnupant Aundhkar

* लोकशाहीर रामजोशी (Lokshāhir Rāmjoshi) (in Marathi)/ MatwālāShayar Rāmjoshi (in Hindi) (1947) (Director for Marathi version: Bāburāo Painter)
** Actors: "G. D. Madgulkar," Jayaram Shiledar, Hansa Wadkar, Shakuntala, Parashuram, Sudha Apte, Samant, Gundopant Walawalkar, Jayaram Desai, Kanase, Sawalaram, Vaidya, Abhyankar

* बनवासी (Banawāsi) 1948 (in Hindi) (Director: Kumār Chandrasekhar)
** Actors: "G. D. Madgulkar," and others

* अदालत (Adālat) 1948 (in Hindi) (Director: Vasant Joglekar)
** Actors: "G. D. Madgulkar," and others

* पुढचं पाऊल (Pudhche Pāool) 1950 (Director: Rājā Parānjpe)
** Actors: "G. D. Madgulkar," P.L. Deshpande, Hansa Wadkar, Kusum Deshpande, Vivek, Mohammed Hussain, D. S. Ambapkar, Bal Chitale, Raja Paranjpe, Shakuntala Jadhav, Suman, Ravindra, Baby Neela

* लाखाची गोष्ट (Lākhāchi Goshta) 1952 (Director: Rājā Parānjpe)
** Actors: "G. D. Madgulkar," Chitra, Rekha, Raja Gosavi, Indira Chitnis, Ravindra, Sharad Talwalkar, Raja Paranjpe, Madan Mohan

* पेडगावचे शहाणे (Pedagāwache Shahāne) 1952 (Director: Rājā Parānjpe)
** Actors: "G. D. Madgulkar," Raja Paranjpe, Chittaranjan Kolhatkar, Dhumal, Master Dwarkanath, Vasant Shinde, Nalini Nagpurkar, Nayana, Prasad Sawkar, Sadashiv Thakar, Ganpatrao Kelkar, Daldaseth

* जीत किसकी (Jeet Kiskee) 1952 (in Hindi) (Director: Vasant Joglekar)
** Actors: "G. D. Madgulkar," and others

* अंमलदार (Ammaladār) 1953 (Director: K. Nārāyan Kāle; Music Composer: "G. D. Madgulkar")
** Actors: "G. D. Madgulkar," P. L. Deshpande, K. Narayan Kale, Sheila Naik, Leela Ogale, Vinay Kale

* जगाच्या पाठीवर (Jagāchyā Pāthiwar) 1960 (Director: Rājā Parānjpe)
** Actors: "G. D. Madgulkar," Ramesh Deo, Seema Deo, Dhumal, Raja Paranjpe, Mai Bhide, Vinay Kale, Raja Gosavi, Sharad Talwalkar, Raj Dutt

Popular Songs

The following is a short list of some of the popular Marathi songs which "गदिमा" wrote:

* इंद्रायणीकाठी देवाची आळंदी (Indrāyani Kāthi Dewāchi Ālandi)
* उद्धवा, अजब तुझे सरकार (Uddhawā, Ajab Tujhze Sarkār)
* तुझ्या उशाला लागेल कोल्हा (Tujhyā Ushālā Lāgel Kolhā)
* या चिमण्यानो, परत फिरा रे (Yā Chimanyāno, Parat Phirā Re)
* हे काम ने तडीला, हाजी मलंग बाबा (He Kām Ne Tadilā, Hāji Malang Bābā)
* विठ्ठला, तू वेडा कुंभार (Viththalā, Tu Wedā Kumbhār)

References

http://www.hummaa.com/songlistings.php?aid=864&tp=lyricist&pg=album&md=19341&lg=5&lc=movies&artist=G+D+Madgulkar

Awards and recognitions

* Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1957
* Honorary title of "Modern Valmiki" for having composed Geet Ramayan

See also

*Sudhir Phadke

External links

* [http://www.gadima.com gadima.com] - the official website

Persondata
NAME= Madgulkar, G D
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=Ga Di Ma
SHORT DESCRIPTION=One of the greatest modern poets of Maharashtra, India
DATE OF BIRTH=October 1, 1919
PLACE OF BIRTH=Maharashtra, India
DATE OF DEATH=
PLACE OF DEATH=