Sudhir Phadke (July 25, 1919 - July 29, 2002) was an accomplished Marathi singer-composer from India. He was regarded as an icon of the Marathi film industry and Marathi Sugam Sangeet (light music) for five decades. Apart from Marathi, Phadke sang and composed songs in several Hindi films as well.
Sudhir Phadke was born in Kolhapur on July 25, 1919. His birth name was Ram Phadke, Phadke acquired his primary tutelage in vocal classical music from the late Vamanrao Padhye in Kolhapur. After beginning his career with HMV in 1941, he joined the Prabhat Film Company as music director in 1946. During his long career, he composed for many Marathi and Hindi films. Geet Ramayana, based on poet G D Madgulkar's verses, is one of Phadke's most popular works. The programme ran on All India Radio for a year, 1954-55. Stage performances of the program continue to draw huge crowds even today. Phadke set to music all 56 songs, and they were sung by different singers for radio (Manik Verma, Lata Mangeshkar, Phadke himself, Vasantrao Deshpande etc). All 56 songs were also recorded in Phadke's own voice.
As a composer
(Partial filmography)
Gokul (1946)
Aage Badho (1947)
Sita Swayamwar (1948)
Apraadhi (1949)
Jai Bheem (1949)
Maya Baazar (1949)
Ram Pratiggya (1949)
Sant Janabai (1949)
Shri Krishna Darshan (1950)
Maalti Madhav (1951)
Murli Wala (1951)
Pehli Taarikh (1954)
Ratna Ghar (1954)
Shevgyachya Shenga (1955)
Devghar (1956)
Sajni (1956)
Gaj Gauri (1958)
Gokul Ka Chor (1959)
Bhabhi Ki Chudiyan'' (1961)
Pyar Ki Jeet (1962)
Ekati (1968)
Aadhar (1969)
Daraar (1971)
Sher Shivaji (1981)
Sher Shivaji (1987)
Rukmini Swayamwar
Aamhi jaato amuchchya gaava (Marathi)
Pudhcha Paaul (Marathi)
Jagaachya paathivar (Marathi)
Suvasini (Marathi)
Prapanch (Marathi)
Mumbaicha jawai (Marathi original of Basu Chatterjee Hindi language film Piya ka ghar)
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