| Songadya | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Govind Kulkarni |
| Screenplay by | Vasant Sabnis |
| Produced by | Dada Kondke |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Arvind Lad |
| Edited by | N. S. Vaidya |
| Music by | Ram Kadam |
Production company | Sadicha Chitra |
Release date |
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Running time | 142 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Marathi |
Songadya (transl. Jester)[1][a] is a 1971 Indian Marathi-language drama film directed by Govind Kulkarni and written by Vasant Sabnis. The film was produced and is starred by Dada Kondke with Usha Chavan.[3][4] It was the debut of Kondke's own kind of ribald comedy, vaguely borrowed from tamasha, with a seductive heroine, an innocent but bumbling hero, and dialogue full of innuendo and sexual puns.[1]
The cinematography was handled by Arvind Lad and editing was provided by N. S. Vaidya. In addition, the soundtrack was composed by Ram Kadam.[5] The film was a huge box office hit ran over than 25 weeks in theatres.[6]
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- ^ Gokulsing, K. Moti; Dissanayake, Wimal (17 April 2013). Routledge Handbook of Indian Cinemas. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-136-77284-9.
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