Kanyadan (film)

Kanyadan
Kanyadan
Directed by	Phani Majumdar
Based on	Kanyadaan; by Hari Mohan Jha
Release date	1965;
Country	India
Language	Maithili

Kanyadan is a 1965 Indian Maithili-language film directed by Phani Majumdar. It was the first feature film in the Maithili language.^[1] This film was based on the novel Kanyadaan, written by Hari Mohan Jha.^[2] The dialogues for the film were written by Hindi writer Phanishwar Nath 'Renu'.^[2]

References

^ "First Maithili movie?". The Times of India. 12 July 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
^ ^a ^b Das, Arvind (5 December 2020). "All these years later, Maithili cinema is still in search of a home". Scroll.in. Retrieved 27 July 2025. Maithili cinema had to wait until the 1960s to begin its journey in Indian cinema. Kanyadan from 1965 is credited as the first movie in Maithili. Phani Mazumdar's film is based on Harimohan Jha's novel of the same name. The theme of a mismatched married couple is depicted through a difference in language – the characters speak Maithili and Hindi, respectively. Noted Hindi writer Phanishwar Nath "Renu" wrote the dialogue for Kanyadan.

[1] "First Maithili movie?". The Times of India. 12 July 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2018.

[scroll1-2] Das, Arvind (5 December 2020). "All these years later, Maithili cinema is still in search of a home". Scroll.in. Retrieved 27 July 2025. Maithili cinema had to wait until the 1960s to begin its journey in Indian cinema. Kanyadan from 1965 is credited as the first movie in Maithili. Phani Mazumdar's film is based on Harimohan Jha's novel of the same name. The theme of a mismatched married couple is depicted through a difference in language – the characters speak Maithili and Hindi, respectively. Noted Hindi writer Phanishwar Nath "Renu" wrote the dialogue for Kanyadan.

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