| Ram Ram Gangaram | |
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| Directed by | Dada Kondke |
| Written by | Rajesh Mujumdar |
| Produced by | Dada Kondke |
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| Cinematography | Arvind Lad |
| Edited by | N. S. Vaidya |
| Music by | Raamlaxman |
Production company | Dada Kondke Productions[1] |
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Running time | 140 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Marathi |
Ram Ram Gangaram is a 1977 IndianMarathi-languagedrama film directed and produced byDada Kondke under the banner of Dada Kondke Productions. It stars Kondke himself withUsha Chavan,Ashok Saraf and Anjana Mumtaz. The music is composed byRaamlaxman, editing is byN. S. Vaidya and cinematography is handled by Arvind Lad.[1]
The film originally titledGangaram Vis Kalmi reportedly made reference toIndira Gandhi's Twenty-Point Economic Programme during theEmergency, and the picture itself was meant to be a political satire. This may have contributed to the film's censoring issues. Under this new title, a partially reedited edition was released.[2][3]
After his wealthy uncle passes away, Gangaram inherits a million dollars and leaves his village to live in Bombay, where he must deal with his mother's ignorance and his uncle's dishonest manager. Disillusioned, he returns to the village and his beloved Gangi after giving up his money.
The film was released on 5 March 1977 inMaharashtra.[4] The film achieved huge success on the box office, running successfully for 25 weeks.[5]
Raam Laxman composed the music and sound recording is provided by B. N. Sharma. The lyrics of the songs was written byDada Kondke and Rajesh Majumdar with singersUsha Mangeshkar,Mahendra Kapoor.[1][2]