Prithvi Vallabh
About Prithvi Vallabh
Munj, king of Avantipur and called Prithvi Vallabh, is taken prisoner by the neighboring king Tailap, who has the help of his sister Mrinalvati and of King Bhillam. The rest of the film stays with Munj in captivity and with Mrinalvati, who had a hand in his capture.
Cast & crew
More about Prithvi Vallabh
Sohrab Modi directed and played Munj for his own company, Minerva Movietone. Pandit Sudershan wrote the screenplay, dialogue, and lyrics from K. M. Munshi's 1920 book Prithivivallabh. Rafiq Ghaznavi and Saraswati Devi composed the music. The Hindi film runs 121 minutes and was released in 1943.
Themes
Background
The story comes from Munshi's novel about the Paramara king Munja and the Chalukya king Tailapa, set centuries before the film.
Making
Modi cast himself as the captured king and gave Durga Khote the sister of the rival who helps bring him down.
Music
Rafiq Ghaznavi and Saraswati Devi composed the score. Pandit Sudershan wrote the lyrics. Singers include Rafique Ghaznavi, Menka Bai, and Amirbai Karnataki.
Notes
- Durga Khote plays Mrinalvati, Sankatha Prasad plays Tailap, and K. N. Singh plays Bhillam.
- Kajjanbai plays Lakshmi Devi, Meena Shorey plays Vilas, and Al Nasir plays Munj's son Bhoj.
- It is a remake of Manilal Joshi's 1924 silent Prithvi Vallabh.
- Amirbai Karnataki sings in the film and also plays the devotee Charini.
- Writers on Modi have treated it as a smaller box-office result than his Pukar (1939) and Sikandar (1941).
Scenes
- Tailap, Mrinalvati, and Bhillam take Munj prisoner.
Influenced by
- Prithivivallabh by K. M. Munshi
