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What did Vijay Tendulkar do in his early career?
Vijay Tendulkar began his career writing for newspapers. He wrote the plays Āmcyāvar Koṇ Preṃ Karṇār, Gṛhastha, Śrīmant, Gidhāḍe, and Śāntatā! Court Cālū Āhe.
Who did Vijay Tendulkar write for?
What types of work did Vijay Tendulkar write?
Vijay Tendulkar wrote novels, short story anthologies, plays, musicals, dialogues, translations, and essays.
What were Vijay Tendulkar's other jobs besides writing novels, short story anthologies, plays, musicals, dialogues, translations, and essays?
Vijay Tendulkar was a political journalist, and social commentator primarily in Marāthi. He also wrote screenplays, among them Umbartha.

Question: was the film successful?
Self-contained rewrite: Was the film Umbartha successful?