Anand Math
Anand Math is a 1952 Indian Hindi-language historical drama film directed by Hemen Gupta, based on the famous Bengali novel Anandamath, written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in 1882. The novel and film are set in the events of the Sannyasi Rebellion, which took place in the late 18th century in Bengal. In a BBC World Service poll conducted in 2003 across 165 countries, the Vande Mataram song written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, composed by Hemant Kumar, sung by Lata Mangeshkar was voted 2nd in the "World's Top Ten" songs of all-time.
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| Directed by | Hemen Gupta |
| Written by | Krishna Prabhakara |
| Screenplay by | Hemen Gupta |
| Story by | Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay |
| Based on | Anandamath by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee |
| Produced by | Hemen Gupta |
| Starring | Prithviraj Kapoor Bharat Bhushan Pradeep Kumar Geeta Bali Ajit |
| Cinematography | Drona Charya |
| Edited by | D. N. Pai (Supervising) Pratap Parmar |
| Music by | Hemant Kumar |
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| Distributed by | Filmistan Ltd. |
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Running time | 176 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
It stars Prithviraj Kapoor, Bharat Bhushan, Pradeep Kumar, Geeta Bali and Ajit in the lead roles. Pradeep Kumar made his debut in Hindi cinema, as did the film's music director Hemant Kumar. Hemant had already worked in Bengali cinema for a while, but then shifted to Mumbai to start a career in Hindi cinema. With this film, Hemant Kumar took a staff position as a composer with S. Mukherjee's Filmistan Studios.
The film was dubbed into Tamil with the title Ananda Madam (āṉanta maṭam) and was released in 1953.