Narayan Hari Apte
Narayan Hari Apte ( Marathi : नारायण हरि आपटे , Nārāyaṇ Hari Āpṭe ; born July 11, 1889 in Samdoli , Presidency of Bombay ; † November 14, 1971 in Koregaon , Maharashtra ) was an Indian writer, editor and screenwriter. He wrote in the Marathi language and had a decisive influence on the development of the genre of social reformist Marathi literature in the 1920s and 1930s.
Life
Apte came from the village of Samdoli in the Sangli district and was an author of novels and collections of short stories influenced by the ideas of the social reform movements of the 19th century in Maharashtra. His stories deal with historical and social issues that are part of the everyday life of the middle class. In 1924 he founded the publishing house “Apte & Co”, which among other things published the literary and political magazine “Alhaad”, which had existed since 1915.
Through Baburao Painter he came to film in 1925 and wrote screenplays for Marathi films , mostly based on his own literary works. His best-known work was created in the 1930s for V. Shantaram at the Prabhat Film Company . He also worked with directors Datta Dharmadhikari , Shantaram Athavale and Dinkar Patil .
Works
- Bhagyashree
- Hridayachi Shrimanti
- Manavi Asha - मानवी आशा
- Na Patnari Goshta (1923) - न पटणारी गोष्ट
- Pach Te Pach - पाच ते पाच
- Rajputache Bhishma - राजपुताचे भीष्म
- Waiting Room - वेटिंग रूम
- Ekti (1966) - एकटी
Filmography
- 1925: Savkari Pash
- 1925: Rana Hamir
- 1934: amrite manthanum
- 1936: Rajput Ramani
- 1937: Kunku / Duniya Na Mane
- 1937: Pratibha
- 1937: Gang avataran
- 1938: Dhruva Kumar
- 1948: Bhagyarekha
- 1951: Kunkvacha Dhani
- 1954: Sansar Karaychay Mala
- 1960: Umaj Padel Tar
literature
- Ashish Rajadhyaksha, Paul Willemen: Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema , p. 44.
Web links
- Narayan Hari Apte in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Narayan Hari Apte in Encyclopaedia of Indian literature vol. 1 by Amaresh Datta
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Apte, Narayan Hari |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | आपटे, नारायण हरि (Marathi) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Indian writer, editor and screenwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 11, 1889 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Samdoli , Presidency of Bombay |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 14, 1971 |
| Place of death | Koregaon , Maharashtra |