Manoos
About Manoos
Policeman Ganpat saves the prostitute Maina during a raid. He keeps seeing her, falls in love, and tries to marry her out of that life. He takes her to his mother. The disapproval wrecks the house. He drinks. Maina cannot stand the remarks. She kills her uncle and, when she is arrested, will not let Ganpat help.
Cast & crew
More about Manoos
V. Shantaram directed and Prabhat produced. A. Bhaskarrao wrote it. V. Avadhoot photographed. Master Krishnarao composed. The Marathi film opened on September 9, 1939. The Hindi version, shot at the same time, is Aadmi. Shahu Modak plays Ganpat. Shanta Hublikar plays Maina. Sundara Bai plays his mother. English titles include Life's for Living.
Themes
Look
V. Avadhoot photographed the beat, the brothel raid, and the mother's house.
Music
Master Krishnarao composed.
Preservation
Prints of the Marathi film and the Hindi Aadmi survive.
Notes
- Modak is Ganpat in Marathi and Moti in the Hindi version. Hublikar is Maina and also Kesar.
- The mother is the respectable life Maina cannot enter.
- She refuses his help after the arrest. The film does not show him freeing her.
- A circulating copy of Aadmi runs about 2 hours 34 minutes.
Scenes
- Ganpat pulls Maina out of the raid.
- She kills her uncle and will not take his help at the arrest.
