Ramshastri

Extremely rare, old Marathi movie poster of the black and white film, Ramshastri (1944) for sale.

This is an actual surviving original old Marathi movie poster of the 1944 film which was produced by Prabhat Film Company and directed by Vishram Bedekar, Gajanan Jagirdar and Raja Nene.

Printed and circulated during the original first release of the film in Bombay (mid 1940s), this old Marathi movie poster was originally designed for publicity of the film but never ended up being used.

In this old Marathi movie poster, lead actor Gajanan Jagirdar is seen in a black and white photographic still. The still photo is set against a bright orange background in this old Marathi movie poster. The iconic Prabhat Film Company logo is seen on the bottom left corner that reads, “It’s Prabhat.”

This old Marathi movie poster has been graded ★ As Is due to a tattered upper border. Apart from the upper border, there is no other visible damage on the poster and it is overall in perfect display condition.

Prabhat Film Company popularly known as Prabhat Films is widely regarded as one of the finest film production companies and film studios in the history of Indian cinema. It was established in 1929 (towards the end of the silent films era) by noted film director V. Shantaram, in Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The company moved to Pune in 1933, where it established its own studio and produced a total of 45 films in both Marathi and Hindi over a period of 27 years. Prabhat Film Company created a name for itself owing largely to its production excellence and social awareness themes.