Sheikh Fattelal

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Sheikh Fattelal (also called: Sahebmama Fattelal , alternative spelling Fatehlal ; Marathi : शेख फत्तेलाल Śekh Phattelāl ; * October 20, 1897 in Kagal , Kolhapur ; † January 24, 1964 in Bombay , Maharashtra ) was an Indian cameraman , film director , set designer and film producer .

Life

He was born with the name Yashin Mistri as the son of a stonemason in the princely state of Kolhapur. He completed an artistic training with Abalal Rehman in Kolhapur . In 1918 Fattelal was a co-founder of the Maharashtra Film Company . From the beginning he worked for Baburao Painter as an all-round technician, mostly as a cameraman. Vishnupant Damle , with whom Fattelal worked closely until his death, was one of his colleagues . Together they made their directorial debut in 1928 with the film Maharathi Karna .

In 1929 Fattelal left the Maharashtra Film Company and founded the Prabhat Film Company with Damle, V. Shantaram , Keshavrao Dhaiber and Sitarampant Kulkarni . As head of the production design department, he was responsible for the sets of Shantaram's films with mostly large palaces in neoclassical décor, and occasionally he also appeared as a producer.

As a director at Prabhat, Fattelal made “holy” films with Damle, such as Sant Tukaram (1936), which was also shown at the Venice Film Festival and received a special mention there. After Damle's death in 1945 he produced another film and directed two others. After 1956 he retired from the film business.

Filmography

as a cameraman
  • 1920: Sairandhri
  • 1923: Sinhagad
  • 1924: Sati Padmini
  • 1924: Kalyan Khajina
  • 1925: Savkari Pash
  • 1929: Gopal Krishna
  • 1930: Udaykal
as a director
  • 1928: Maharathi Karna
  • 1936: Sant Tukaram
  • 1938: Gopal Krishna
  • 1940: Sant Dnyaneshwar
  • 1941: Sant Sakhu
  • 1955: Jagadguru Shankaracharya
  • 1956: Ayodhyapati
as a production designer
  • 1932: Jalti Nishani / Agnikankan
  • 1932: Ayodhyecha Raja / Ayodhya Ka Raja
  • 1932: Maya Machhindra
  • 1934: amrite manthanum
  • 1936: Amar Jyoti
  • 1937: Kunku / Duniya Na Mane
  • 1938: Mazha Mulga / Mera Ladka
  • 1939: Manoos / Admi
  • 1941: Shejari / Padosi
  • 1944: Ramshastri
as a producer
  • 1937: Kunku / Duniya Na Mane

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The filmography - like the other information in this article - is compiled from all data that can be found in the Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema by Ashish Rajadhyaksha and Paul Willemen. It is not complete.
personal data
SURNAME Fattelal, Sheikh
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Fattelal, Sahebmama; Fatehlal, Sheikh; Mistri, Yashin (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Indian cameraman, film director, production designer and film producer
DATE OF BIRTH October 20, 1897
PLACE OF BIRTH Kagal , Kolhapur
DATE OF DEATH January 24, 1964
Place of death Bombay , Maharashtra