Gopal Krishna
About Gopal Krishna
The child Krishna, in Gokul, stands against King Kamsa. He defeats Kamsa's general Keshi, who comes in disguise to take him. When Kamsa sends rain and flood, a change from the legend in which Indra causes the storm, Krishna lifts Mount Govardhan over the people. Ram Marathe plays Krishna. Ganpatrao plays Kamsa.
Cast & crew
More about Gopal Krishna
V. G. Damle and Sheikh Fattelal directed. Prabhat made it in Marathi and Hindi at the same time, as a remake of the studio's 1929 silent Gopal Krishna. Shivram Vashikar wrote the story, drawn from the Bhagavata and the Vishnu Purana. Krishnarao Phulambrikar wrote the music. Shanta Apte, Parshuram, Prahlad, and Ulhas are billed. The English Wikipedia reads the cowherds' fight with Kamsa as a stand-in for resentment of British rule.
Themes
Background
Prabhat released the film in 1938, while opposition to British rule was already the public argument. The dialogue puts that argument into Krishna's contest with Kamsa.
Music
Krishnarao Phulambrikar composed the music for both language versions.
Preservation
A copy is on Wikimedia Commons.
Notes
- Haribhau plays Keshi.
- The rain is Kamsa's weapon here, not Indra's.
- A copy is on Wikimedia Commons.
Scenes
- Krishna lifts Govardhan so the people of Gokul can stand under it while Kamsa's flood falls.
Influenced by
- Gopal Krishna (1929 silent)
- The Bhagavata Purana
Also available
- Wikimedia Commons (Gopal Krishna)
