Prithvi Vallabh is an Indian historical drama film directed by Sohrab Modi. Made under the Minerva Movietone banner it was released in 1943. It had music by Rafiq Ghaznavi and Saraswati Devi with lyrics by Pandit Sudershan who also wrote the screenplay and dialogues. The film starred Sohrab Modi, Durga Khote, Sankatha Prasad, Kajjanbai, Meena Shorey, Sadiq Ali, K. N. Singh and Al Nasir.
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Plot
The story revolves around two kings, Prithvi Vallabh (Munj) of Avantipur and Tailapa, a neighboring king. With the help of his sister Mrinalvati (Durga Khote) and another neighbouring king Bhillam (K. N. Singh), Tailap manages to capture Prithvi Vallabh. The rest of the film follows incidents following his captivity.
Cast
The cast is as follows:
Sohrab Modi as Munj
Durga Khote as Mrinalvati
Sankatha Prasad as Tailap
K. N. Singh as Bhillam
Kajjanbai as Lakshmi Devi
Meena Shorey as Vilas
Amirbai Karnataki as Charini, the devotee
Sadiq Ali as Kavi Raj
Leela Mishra as Bhillam's wife
Al Nasir as Bhoj, Munj's son
Navin Yagnik
Production
The film was a remake of 1924 silent film Prithvi Vallabh by Manilal Joshi. The story is an adaptation of K. M. Munshi's book Prithivivallabh written in 1920.
Reception
It was not a major success compared to Modi's previous big budget films like Pukar (1939) and Sikandar (1941).