The Childhood of Krishna
About The Childhood of Krishna
A village woman splashes Krishna's friends. They steal her butter. She beats them. Krishna helps them answer her, is given fruit, and gives it away. At night he ties a rich merchant's beard to his wife's hair. The village complains to his foster parents. Dadasaheb Phalke directed. The film is also called Kaliya Mardan.
Cast & crew
More about The Childhood of Krishna
Phalke made it in 1919 with Marathi subtitles. Mandakini Phalke, Neelkanth, Purushottam Parchure, Yadav Gopal Takle, and Narayan Pache are billed. The listed running time is 47 minutes. What remains is 4,441 feet.
Themes
Preservation
4,441 feet survive.
Notes
- The other title, Kaliya Mardan, names the serpent episode. The surviving scenes are the childhood tricks.
- Marathi title cards, not Hindi.
- Mandakini Phalke, the director's daughter, is in the cast.
- 4,441 feet is the length still held, not a second version.
Scenes
- Krishna ties the merchant's beard to his wife's hair.
- The crowd takes the complaints to Yashoda and Nanda's house.
