योगदान

1. प्रभात फिल्म कंपनीच्या मराठी चित्रपटांच्या गीता द्वारे काव्यपूर्ण चित्रपटगीतांचे 'बीज' पेरून तीनशे चित्रपटगीते लिहिणारे गीतकार.
   ग दि माडगुळकर यांनी आदर्श मानलेले गीतकार. One of the Pioneers of Film Songs Writing
2. व्ही शांताराम यांची परंपरा सांगणारे, मोजक्याच पण उत्तम, दर्जेदार चित्रपटांचे दिग्दर्शक. Director of few but memorable, great Films. One of the followers of V Shantaram's school of Film Direction
3. विविध विषयांवर वैशिष्ठ्यपूर्ण कविता लिहिणारे कवी. Writer of sweet, salty, and emotional poems on various subjects
4. 'प्रभातकाल' या प्रभात फिल्म कंपनीचा इतिहास सांगणाऱ्या ग्रंथाचे लेखक. Writer of "Prabhatkal" a book depicting the rise and fall of Prabhat Film Company as seen by him
5. अध्यात्म, भारतीय संस्कृती, ज्ञानेश्वरी, नाडीग्रंथ अशा विषयांवरच्या दहा अभ्यासपूर्ण ग्रंथांचे निर्माते. Writer of ten well researched books on Philosophy, Indian Culture, Dnyaneshwari, Astrology (Nadigranth)
6. एक सज्जन, सहृदय, प्रेमळ, कुटुंबवत्सल व्यक्ती. A thorough gentleman, loving, family man

A review of Shantaram Athavale’s life and works

Shantaram Athavale is a name associated with Marathi literature and film industry. Marathi is a regional language from the state of Maharashtra, known to the world due to it’s famous capital city of Bombay (Mumbai), in India. He has written 300 film songs, directed six and acted in 2 Marathi films, written 200 poems (with 2 published books) and 10 books on various subjects.

The “Prabhat Film Company” under the leadership of veteran director V. Shantaram epitomized in it’s entirety the Marathi Film Industry at the time. It produced path breaking and extremely beautiful films based on mythological, historical, devotional and social subjects in the third decade of the 20th century in Pune, a cultural city near Bombay.

Shantaram Athavale contributed through beautiful musical lyrics to films like ‘Sant Dnyaneshwar’, ‘Sant Tukaram’, ‘Gopalkrishna’, ‘Kunku’, ‘Shejari’, ‘Daha Vajta’, ‘Ramshastri’ which have always mesmerized the film lovers. One of the strong points of these films were his simple and easy but meaningful and emotional songs (Bhavgitas). Songs like ‘Aadhi beej ekale’, ‘Lakhalakha chanderi’, ‘Bharati Srishtishe saundarya khele’, ‘Mana suddha tuza’, ‘Don ghadicha daav’, entered not only the drawing rooms, but traveled into the courtyards, kitchens, and even the pooja rooms of houses and made home in the hearts of men and women, young and old.

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