Highest rated movie: Mother India (1957)
Lowest rated movie: Jadu Tona (1977)
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Movies starring Kanhaiyalal Chaturvedi have generally received positive reviews and hold an average score of 65%.
Mother India - released in 1957 - is Kanhaiyalal Chaturvedi's highest rated movie, with a score of 70% based on 62 reviews.
The lowest rated film from Kanhaiyalal Chaturvedi is Jadu Tona - released in 1977 - with a score of 60% based on 6 reviews.
Kanhaiyalal, or Kanhaiya Lal Chaturvedi, was an Indian film actor who acted in 105 films in his career, primarily in Hindi films produced in Bollywood, the Mumbai-based film industry.
He was fond of plays and came to Mumbai to find a space on stage. He staged his own written play Pandrah August in Mumbai, and later he tried his luck in films. He also had written many plays. In the 1939 film Ek Hi Raasta as Banke, he got a break in Hindi films and in 1940 he got the role of the moneylender (Sahukar) in a Mehboob Khan's film Aurat as Sukhilala. After that, he later acted in many films as a character artist. When Mehboob Khan directed his film Mother India, he again picked Kanhaiyalal to act as Sukkhi Viruses, a character that came alive with his natural acting. Some of the performances of Kanhaiyalal which were appreciated by the audience for his vesatility include his characters in the films Bhookh (1947), Ganga Jamuna, Gopi, Upkar, Apna Desh, Janta Hawaldar, Dushman, Bandhan, Bharosa, Dharti Kahe Pukar Ke, Hum Paanch, Upkar, Gaon Hamara Desh Tumhara, Dadi A, Gruhasti, Hatyara, Palkon Ki Chhaon Mein, Heera, Teen Bahuraniyaan, Dost etc. His memorable roles include those as villainous[1] scheming moneylenders in the films Mother India , Ganga Jamuna, Gopi and Upkaar.
Kanhaiyalal Chaturvedi has acted in films with Raaj Kumar, Jagdeep, Nargis and Aruna Irani.
Kanhaiyalal Chaturvedi has worked with these film directors: Ravikant Nagaich and Mehboob Khan.
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