Writing

Vijay Tendulkar

Known for

Writing

Credits

18 titles

Known for

Film credits

Behind the camera

Manthan poster
6.6

A veterinarian, Dr. Rao, makes a visit to a village, where he intends to commence a co-operative society dairy for the betterment of the rural people. The film is set against the backdrop of the White Revolution of India (Operation Flood) which started in 1970. It was entirely crowdfunded by 500,000 farmers who donated Rs. 2 each.

Manthan

1976

Ardh Satya poster
7.1

A newly appointed police rookie deals with corruption, romance, and brutality.

Ardh Satya

1983

Umbartha poster
6.9

After her husband’s death, Mrs. Mahajan runs a prosperous household with her two sons, while her daughter-in-law Sulabha grows increasingly restless in her domestic role. When she accepts a job as a Superintendent of a distant women’s reformatory against her family’s wishes, she sets out to seek her independence and pursue a career in social service.

Umbartha

1982

Nishant poster
7.1

A man whose wife is abducted seeks to have the culprits prosecuted for their crime, but no one will help him. Meanwhile, the wife—abused and berated by her abductors—cannot bring herself to face her husband.

Nishant

1975

No artwork available
10.0

A remote, backward village sacrifices five women to appease the evil spirit in a tree.

Unimaginable

1981

Sardar poster
7.1

Sardar is a 1993 Indian biopic on Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, one of India's greatest freedom fighters, directed by Ketan Mehta and written by noted playwright Vijay Tendulkar.

Sardar

1993

Aakrosh poster
7.4

In the 1980s, a lawyer defends a tribal man who is under arrest for killing his own wife. As he proceeds with the case, he learns about the harsh life of scheduled tribes in India.

Aakrosh

1980

Silence! The Court Is in Session poster
9.2

A political and social satire on middle-class society's hypocrisy. A group of teachers plan to stage a play in a village. When a cast-member does not show up, a local stagehand is asked to replace him. An improvised, free-flowing 'rehearsal' is arranged and a mock trial is staged to help the novice understand court procedures. A (mock) charge of infanticide is levelled against Miss Benare, another cast-member. Suddenly the pretend-play turns into an accusatory game when it emerges from the trial that Miss Benare is carrying an out-of-wedlock child from her failed illicit relationship with Professor Damle, the missing cast-member.

Silence! The Court Is in Session

1971

No artwork available
9.0

The story of a poverty-stricken family, one of the countless fringe dwellers in India's slums. A man tries to earn some money by selling aborted fetuses to medical institutes.

Spandan

1982

Yeh Hai Chakkad Bakkad Bumbe Bo poster
NR

What happens when you put four mischievous children together with a dog and a monkey? Lots of fun, of course! And that's what 'Chhakkad Bakkad Bumbe Bo' (The Sensational Six) is all about - fun, adventure and learnings.

Yeh Hai Chakkad Bakkad Bumbe Bo

2004

Ghashiram Kotwal poster
6.8

A stylized version of Vijay Tendulkar’s radical Marathi play chronicling the Peshwa regime in western India, a collective effort of direction and cinematography made by an independent group of young filmmakers.

Ghashiram Kotwal

1976

Gehrayee poster
7.1

When a successful manager decides to sell his plantation in his ancestral village to another company, his young daughter begins acting strangely.

Gehrayee

1980

Arvind Desai Ki Ajeeb Dastaan poster
5.1

Arvind, a rich businessman's son, dates the office secretary but is engaged to marry someone else. With a complicated family background, he struggles to find meaning in his life.

Arvind Desai Ki Ajeeb Dastaan

1978

Kamla poster
10.0

An ambitious journalist buys a girl from a village in rural India to expose the existence of flesh trade and embarrass the political elite.

Kamla

1984

Aghaat poster
8.1

Shivalik Engineering Works is divided by two rival labor unions, one led by Madhav Verma (Om Puri) and the other by Krishnan Raju (Gopi), whose methods are completely opposite to Madhav’s ideals. The tension boils over when a factory worker is severely injured on the job. The two unions fiercely clash over the compensation issue, challenging Madhav’s position and his effectiveness as a leader.

Aghaat

1985

Sinhasan poster
7.0

As a heated race for the post of chief minister erupts between the incumbent and a challenger from his own party, political passions play out behind the scenes as seen through a journalist's eyes in this landmark drama. Directed by Jabbar Patel and inspired by Arun Sadhu's novels Mumbai Dinank and Simhasan, the film -- one of India's earliest political pictures -- stars Arun Sarnaik, Shriram Lagoo and Nilu Phule.

Sinhasan

1979

Samna poster
6.8

Wealthy and influential Hindurao Dhonde Patil finds a homeless drunk, brings him home, looks after him, feeds him, finds a room for him, gets him employed, calls him Master, and even finds a woman to look after him. In return, this male steals from Hindurao, is apprehended by the local police, but Hindurao pays for his bail. Hindurao is forced to make a final decision about him after he finds out that Master has been inquiring about a missing army officer named Maruti Kamble.

Samna

1975