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GenreRomance Music directorAlfred Almeida Story byDioguinho De Melo CountryIndia
DirectorAl Jerry Braganza Release dateApril 24, 1950 (Goa) ScreenplayDioguinho De Melo WriterDioguinho De Melo LanguageKonkani
Release dateApril 24, 1950 (1950-04-24) (Mapusa, Matunga and Mazagaon) Based onMogachi Odd
by Dioguinho De Melo CastAl Jerry Braganza, Leena Fernandes, Irene Amaral Similar moviesAmchem Noxib (1963), Nirmon (1966), Padri (2005), Nachom-ia Kumpasar (2014)
Mogacho Anvddo (English: Love's Craving) was the first Konkani film. It was produced and directed by Al Jerry Braganza (Antonio Lawrence Jerry Braganza), a native of Mapusa, under the banner ETICA pictures (Exchange Talkies of India, China and Africa)). It was released on 24 April 1950. Hence, this day is celebrated as Konkani Cinema Day, and AL Jerry Braganza is called the 'Father of Konkani Cinema'.
