Gajanan Digambar Madgulkar
| G. D. Mādgulkar |
| Born |
October 1, 1919(1919-10-01)
Madgule in Atpadi taluka in Sangli district , Mahārāshtra, India |
| Died |
December 14, 1977(1977-12-14) (aged 58) |
| Pen name |
गदिमा (GaDiMā) |
| Occupation |
Poet, Lyricist, Playwright, Script Writer, Dialog Writer, Actor, and Orator |
| Nationality |
India |
| Genres |
Marāthi |
| Subjects |
Various |
| Literary movement |
Marāthi |
| Notable work(s) |
गीतरामायण (Geet Rāmāyan) |
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).It can be rightly stated that his contribution to Marathi culture was rich in its content as well as high in its quality
Career
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. He contributed to 157 Marathi and 23 Hindi movies.
He had the knowledge of 10 languages including Marathi,Hindi,English,Urdu,Bengali,Gujarati,Punjabi,Kannada,Tamil & Telugu.
He is elder brother of famous Marathi poet - Vyankatesh Madgulkar.
Geet Ramayan
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
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 उसाला लागल कोल्हा (Tujhyā Usaālā 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)
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Awards and recognitions
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| 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 |
December 14, 1977 |
| Place of death |
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