Another movie that broke the records of all the Konkani films was Bhuierantlo Munis (1977) it was produced under the banner of Chripton Motion Pictures by Tony Coutinho and Chris Perry and released in 1977. Followed by the Mogacho Aunddo, Amche Noxib (1953) and Nirmon (1966) produced by Franklin Fernandes achieved substantial success. There are few films produced by the Goan Directors that has achieved a success beyond the local boundaries. Goans live only in some parts of Maharashtra and Karnataka, in India making it difficult for the producers to recover their investments, but still there are around close to 100 films were produced between 1949 to 2020. Konkani film industry is very small compared to other regional language cinemas due to its limited viewership. The Mogacho Anvddo, produced and directed by Mr Braganza was released in the theatres in 1950 making it the debut film of Kinkani Film Industry and hence, the 24th April is celebrated as Konkani Film Day. “The film was a hit then and many Goans watched it 4-5 times,” recalled Konkani writer Isidore Dantas.Īlthough the ‘ Mogacho Aunddo’ is considered to be the first Konkani Film because it was released in the theatres, but if we look back into the history of Konkani Film industry, the first full-length Konkani film was ‘ Sukhi Konn’ produced by GMB Rodrigues in 1949 but it was never released in the theatres. These are the places in Mumbai where huge Goan population resides. The Konkani Film “Mogacho Aunddo” was first screened on 24th April 1050 in Goa at Dashrat Cinema in Mapusa followed by Rivoli theatre in Matunga (Mumbai) and Star theatre in Mazagaon (Mumbai) and subsequently it was exhibited at Mumbai’s famous Liberty Theatre situated in Dhobi Talao.
The movie created a landmark in the Konkani film industry by attaining the status of ‘Hit Film’ of that time that had been watched by Goans more than 4 to 5 times. The Goan film industry had started back in 1950 with Goa’s first Konkani film produced and directed by Mapusa based Al Jerry Braganza and it was released in Goa and Mumbai simultaneously.
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