लंका दहन

Lanka Dahan — 'The Burning of Lanka' — depicts the climactic episode from the Ramayana in which Hanuman sets Lanka ablaze while rescuing Sita from Ravana's captivity. Directed by Kanjibhai Rathod for Krishna Talkies and released on 1 January 1933, the film joined a wave of Ramayana-derived productions in the early talkie era. The soundtrack, composed by Madhulal Damodar Master, comprised thirteen documented devotional and narrative songs spanning the full range of the story — from the sorrow of Sita's captivity to the triumphant burning of Lanka. The composer brought considerable melodic invention to the devotional material, producing one of the era's more thoroughly documented mythological scores.

Music by Madhulal Damodar Master. 13 documented songs including 'Phunk Dayi Lanka', 'Seetavar Raghupati Ramchandra', 'Maari Hai Nain Kataariya', and 'Aaj Piya Ke Sang Kheli Main Hori'. Full devotional register — stutis, narrative songs, and lyrical interludes.

One of the most musically documented early talkie mythological films, with 13 surviving song titles and a confirmed music director (Madhulal Damodar Master). Kanjibhai Rathod directed several important mythological talkies in the early 1930s including Harishchandra (1931) and Heer Ranjha (1931). The film's first-of-the-year release date (1 January 1933) signals its positioning as a festival-season offering.