birth_date: 1898-08-13 00:00:00
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name: P.K. Atre
about: Prahlād Keshav Atre (Marathi: प्रल्हाद केशव अत्रे (13 August 1898 – 13 June 1969), popularly known as Āchārya Atre (Marathi: आचार्य अत्रे), was a multi-faceted Indian figure. He was a prominent Marathi writer, a poet, an educationist, a newspaper founder–editor of Maratha (a Marathi language daily whose head office and press was located at Coca-Cola gulley in Worli, Mumbai), a political leader, a movie producer–director–script writer and above all, a noted orator.Atre's contributions to Marathi literature have been listed under Important works below. He was an outstanding humorist, and his writing style – whether he wrote humorous or serious material – was highly effective. He introduced parodistic poetry to Marathi language under the pseud Prahlād Keshav Atre (Marathi: प्रल्हाद केशव अत्रे (13 August 1898 – 13 June 1969), popularly known as Āchārya Atre (Marathi: आचार्य अत्रे), was a multi-faceted Indian figure. He was a prominent Marathi writer, a poet, an educationist, a newspaper founder–editor of Maratha (a Marathi language daily whose head office and press was located at Coca-Cola gulley in Worli, Mumbai), a political leader, a movie producer–director–script writer and above all, a noted orator.Atre's contributions to Marathi literature have been listed under Important works below. He was an outstanding humorist, and his writing style – whether he wrote humorous or serious material – was highly effective. He introduced parodistic poetry to Marathi language under the pseudonym Keshav Kumār. His book, zenduuchi Phule, is a collection of his parodistic poems.Atre wrote seven plays; some of them had a humorous theme while others, a serious one. All of them received high public acclaim. His comedy-play, Moruchi Mavshi was later adapted into Hindi film, Aunty No. 1 (1998)Atre's two autobiographical works, Mi Kasā Jhālo and Karheche Pāni, similarly received much public acclaim. Atre was the founder–editor of four Marathi newspapers.Known for his straight forward views in his writing he was called 'Writer &amp; Fighter of Maharashtra' by Former Indian President Dr.K.R.Narayanan.Atre's worthy contributions in the Marathi movie world have been listed below. His movie Shyamchi Aai (1953) received an award as the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in 1953, while his movie Mahatma Phule (1955) received the President's Silver Medal. ...more
death_date: 1969-06-13 00:00:00