S. N. Patankar is an actor and director in Hindi cinema, credited on Abala Rani (1926).
Sadashiv Narayan Patankar (?-1941) was an Indian producer, director, and cameraman. Referred to as "one of the early pioneers of Indian Cinema", his influence is stated to be equal to that of Dadasaheb Phalke. He was one of a wide range of people who filmed the historic Delhi Durbar in 1911 held for King George V, Emperor of India. The Durbar was also filmed by Madan and Hiralal Sen, another professional photographer from Bombay.
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Filmography.
| Year | Film | Role | Language |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 | Abala Rani | Director | Hindi |
| 1926 | Chatra Bakavli | Director | Hindi |
| 1926 | Kacha Devyani | Director | Hindi |
| 1926 | Manovijaya | Director | Hindi |
| 1926 | Satyavijaya | Director | Hindi |
| 1924 | Karan Ghelo | Director | Hindi |
| 1924 | Ranakdevi | Director | Hindi |
| 1924 | Shri Dnyaneshwar | Director | Hindi |
| 1923 | Durvas Shaap | Director | Hindi |
| 1923 | Guru Machindranath | Director | Hindi |
| 1923 | Janak Videhi | Director | Hindi |
| 1923 | Sati Veermata | Director | Hindi |
| 1923 | Shri Krishna Bhakta Peepaji | Director | Hindi |
| 1923 | Shri Krishna Satyabhama | Director | Hindi |
| 1923 | Vaman Avatar | Director | Hindi |
| 1922 | Bhartrahari | Director | Hindi |
| 1922 | Bodana | Director | Hindi |
| 1922 | Draupadi Veni Bandhan | Actor | Hindi |
| 1922 | Jadunath | Director | Hindi |
| 1922 | Kalidas | Director | Hindi |
| 1922 | Karna | Director | Hindi |
| 1922 | Mahashweta Kadambari | Director · Actor | Hindi |
| 1922 | Sati Anjani | Director | Hindi |
| 1922 | Shri Markandeya Avtar | Director | Hindi |
| 1921 | Sati Madalsa | Director | Hindi |
| 1920 | Katorabhar Khoon | Director | Hindi |
| 1920 | The Enchanted Pills | Director | Hindi |
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