Harishchandra has been the subject of many films in India . The earliest is '' Raja Harishchandra '' from 1913 , written and directed by Dhundiraj Govind Phalke ; it is the first full-length Indian feature film. , The first " talkie " of Marathi cinema , '' Ayodhyecha Raja '' ( 1932 ) directed by V. Shantaram , was also based on his life , starring Govindrao Tembe and Durga Khote as the lead roles . The film was later remade under the name '' Ayodhya Ka Raja '' ( 1932 ) in Hindi , making it the first double-language talkie of Indian cinema . The Kannada epic Satya Harishchandra was based on 12th century Hoysala poet Raghavanka 's work , '' Harishchandra Kavya '' starring Dr Rajkumar . At the 13th National Film Awards , the film was awarded the President 's silver medal for the Best Feature Film in Kannada . The film was hugely successful at the time of its release and is seen as a milestone in Kannada cinema . '' Satya Harishchandra '' was the third Indian and first South Indian film to be digitally coloured . The coloured version , released in April 2008 , was a commercial success . Also in popular colloquial , Raja Harishchandra is synonymous with absolute adherence to truth . A person is often chided as being " a Raja Harishchandra " , if he tries to cling to truth even to the detriment of those related to him . In 1985 a Bengali language film '' Harishchandra Shaibya '' was released based on the life of King Harishchandra . This film was directed by Ardhendu Chatterjee
13th National Film Awards
13th National Film Awards
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