Vishnupant Govind Damle

Vishnupant Govind Damle
Born
Vishnupant Govind Damle

14 October 1892
Bombay, British India
Died5 July 1945 (1945-07-06) (aged 52)
Pune, Maharashtra
NationalityIndian
Notable workMaharathi Karna
Sant Tukaram
Sant Dnyaneshwar
Sant Sakhu

Vishnupant Govind Damle (14 October 1892 – 5 July 1945) was an Indian production designer, cinematographer, film director and sound engineer for Marathi films. His 1937 film Sant Tukaram was the first Indian film to be screened at an international film festival.[1] It won a "Special Recommendation" at the 5th Venice International Film Festival.[2]

  1. ^ "Citation on the participation of Sant Tukaram in the 5th Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematographica in 1937". National Film Archive of India. Archived from the original on 8 November 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
  2. ^ "Venice Film Festival: The 30s". labiennale.org. Retrieved 14 November 2012.