On birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda, lets go down the memory lane and remember the movies made on his life.
Swami Vivekananda (1955)
Swami Vivekananda is a 1955 Hindi language Indian feature film produced and directed by Amar Mullick, starring Ajit Prakash, Bharati Devi, Anubha Gupta Manoranjan Bhattachary etc. The film is considered a “faithful and memorable documentation feature” on Swami Vivekananda.
The music of the film was composed by R.C. Boral and Salil Choudhury and sung by Talat Mahmood and Mohammed Rafi.
Bireswar Vivekananda(1964)
Bireswar Vivekananda is a 1964 Indian Bengali-language biographical film about the life and times of Swami Vivekananda. The film was directed by Madhu Bose and made under the banner of Sebak Chitra Pratisthan.
Amaresh Das played the main character Swami Vivekananda and Gurudas Bandyopadhyay played the character Ramakrishna.
Anil Bagchi was music composer of this film.
Swami Vivekananda (1998)
Swami Vivekananda, a 1998 Indian biographical film directed by G. V. Iyer and produced by T. Subbarami Reddy, is a tribute to Swami Vivekananda. It took 11 years for Iyer to meticulously research and craft the screenplay. Starring Sarvadaman D. Banerjee as Swami Vivekananda and Mithun Chakraborty as Ramakrishna, his guru, the film, although completed in 1994, saw its release on 12 June 1998. Premiering on India’s Independence Day in 1998, the film earned acclaim for Mithun Chakraborty’s portrayal, earning him his third National Film Award.
The poignant soundtrack, composed by Salil Chowdhury, features soulful lyrics by Gulzar, including a Bengali song written by Swami Vivekananda himself, titled “Nahi Surjo Nahi Jyoti.”
Swamiji (2012)
Swamiji is a 2012 laser show and documentary film directed and produced by Manick Sorcar, based on the life story of Swami Vivekananda (1863–1902). The documentary was produced on a budget of $125,000, utilizing eight color lasers, LED lights, smoke and haze machines, video projectors, a surround sound system, donated voice talent, song, animation modeling, and animation drawn by Manick Sorcar.
Critics, Ramakrishna Missions and Vedanta Societies around the world praised the documentary for its accurate depiction of Swami Vivekananda’s life. The production was shown in dozens of cities in India and the United States.
The Light: Swami Vivekananda (2013)
The Light: Swami Vivekananda (2013) is a bilingual (Bengali and Hindi) film directed by Utpal (Tutu) Sinha and produced by Tri Colour productions private limited. The film is based on the life and teaching of Swami Vivekananda. The film which dubbed in 18 languages was a tribute to Vivekananda on the 150th anniversary of his birth.
Deep Bhattacharya played the role of Swami Vivekananda, whom director Tutu Sinha first saw in a Bengali drama. Premankur Chattopadhyay and Gargi Roy Chowdhury played the characters of Ramakrishna Paramahamsa and Sarada Devi respectively.
The music of the film was composed by Nachiketa Chakraborty and Dr. Haricharan Verma and the songs were sung by Ajay Chakraborty, Suresh Wadkar, Kavita Krishnamurthy, Nachiketa Chakraborty, Subhankar Bhaskar, and Javed Ali.
