Sairandhri (1933 film)

The story is about the twelfth of the thirteen years of the Pandavas exile. Draupadi in her identity as Sairandhari (female servant) is acting as the maid-in-waiting to Queen Sudeshna. They are in King Virata's palace in Matsya. Kichaka, King Virata's brother-in-law and Sudeshna's brother is an arrogant man who believes that King Virat rules his kingdom because of him. He sees Sairandhari and orders his sister to send Sairandhari to his palace. When she reaches Keechak's palace Bhima who is disguised as the palace cook, arrives to save her and slays Kichaka. ==Cast==

• Master Vinayak as King Virat • Leela as Sairandhari • Mane • Nimbalkar as Keechak • Shakuntala • Prabhavati • Kulkarni • Bhonsle • Salunke ==Production==

Shantaram had been impressed by the "technical virtuosity" in films of Pabst, Lang, and Max Ophuls. Sairandhari was made in colour but for processing Shantaram took it to the UFA studios in Germany. However, the technique failed and the film was released as a Black-and-white production as the colours turned out to be too garish. The film was stated as the first Indian colour film, the processing was done in Germany. Even though a good reaction was expected for this colour film - the processing of the negatives was messed up by the lab in Germany causing the colours to be too garish. The audience rejected the film and it played for less than a week. The film is also credited as having the first original soundtrack disc. The Gramaphone Records were "pressed" from the original soundtrack in Germany. ==Remake==

It was remade as Keechak Vadh in 1959, starring Shobhana Samarth, Helen, Baburao Pendharkar. ==Draupadi in films==

The film was a remake of the earlier silent film Sairandhari (1920) made by Baburao Painter and the remake of Prabhat's original Keechak Vadhan (1928). The several films made from 1916 to 1944 using Draupadi were: • Keechak Vadham (1916) • Draupadi Vastaharan (1920) • Sairandhari (1920) • Draupadi Swayamvar (1922) • Draupadi's Fate (1924) • Draupadi Vastaharan (1927) • Draupadi Vastaharan (1928) • Keechakvadh (1928) • Draupadi (1931) Talkie • Sairandhari (1933) • Draupadi (1944) ==Soundtrack==

;Hindi Soundtrack ==See also==