World Digital Premiere of ‘Pathaam Valavu’ on Ultra Jhakaas OTT
The World digital premiere of Super hit Film’s director M. Padmakumar’s Malayalam film ‘Patham Valvu’ will be on Ultra Jhakaas Marathi OTT platform on 13th November 2023. This film which is based on a real story stars renowned artistes Indrajeet Sukumaran and Suraj Venjaramudu in lead roles.
The story of this film revolves around S.I. Sethu who after finishing his duties is on his way to hospital to see his wife. He receives an emergency call from his Boss, who tells him to nab a murderer. When Sethu investigates this case, he comes to know the past history of Solomon and he turns emotional.
Ultra Jhakaas have been offering dubbed Marathi versions of many such super hit films from regional languages on their OTT channel and they are well accepted by the viewers.
Pathaam Valavu
Romantic song on Hansraj and Pooja Birari in musical film ‘Bajind’
The title song of forthcoming Marathi film ‘Bajind’ was released recently and it has invited the attention of many music lovers. This film made by Shaan Films Creation, ‘Bajind’ is produced by Nandkumar Shinde-Sarkar and Shahaji Patil. The story of this film has been written by producers Shinde-Sarkar, Shahaji Patil, who have also handled the responsibility of direction along with screenplay, dialogues and songwriting. ‘Bajind’ is slated to release across Maharashtra on 8th December 2023.
National award winning actor Hansraj Jagtap is playing the lead role in the film. He is paired with actress Pooja Birari. The song has wordings like ‘Haatamadhe Haat Tuja, Shaharal Anga, Indradhanu Nabhamadhe Udhalto Rang…’, the love of the couple in the village can be seen in pink colors. The biggest feature of this song is the glimpse of simple village love. The song has been written by Nandkumar Shinde-Sarkar and composed by Agnal Roman in the voice of Prajakta Shukre.
Regarding this song, director Shahaji Patil said that the title song ‘Bajind’ has been taken in the film as per the need of the plot. “The song was to be filmed in a very simple manner. As it is made accordingly, it is loved by music lovers. Hansraj and Pooja’s good chemistry is another highlight of this song. Patil also said that this song, which evokes various colors of love, will touch the young and old.”
Along with Hansraj and Pooja, Sharvani Pillai, Siddheshwar Zadbuke, Anil Nagarkar, Madhuri Pawar, Usha Naik, Prema Kiran, Omkar Bhosle, Priyanka Rathod also have roles in the film. DOP Imtiaz Bargir has done the cinematography and Nikhil Gandhi has done the editing. Composer Agnal Roman has handled the production manager along with providing the background score, while Alok Gaikwad and Chandrakant Nikam are the principal assistant directors. Rajeev Sharma has done the art direction, Sanjeev Rai has done the stills and Santosh Tambe has done the casting.
Saregamapa fame Jayesh Khare to sing ‘Darav Darav’ song in ‘Naal 2′
‘Darav darav..’ song from the forthcoming Marathi film ‘Naal 2′ will be in the voice of ‘Saregamapa’ fame singer Jayesh Khare .This song which is pictured on little children Chaitu, Chimu and Mani is written by Vaibhav Deshmukh and music of this song is composed by A.V. Prafulchandra. Along with Jayesh Khare Master Avan has also given his voice for this song.
Film maker Nagraj Manjule has been offering scope to many newcomers through his films. And the selection of Singer Jayesh Khare was also done by him along with Prafulchandra and Sudhakar Yankati from the Saregamapa programme. In a short time this ‘Saregamapa’ competitor has won the hearts of many music lovers. ‘Naal-2’ which is produced by Zee Studios and Nagraj Manjule will be released during Diwali on 10th November 2023.
‘Fake Marriage’ World Digital Premiere on Ultra Jhakaas Marathi OTT
Marriage is always considered to be the most important event in a person’s life. It is a big gathering of relatives and friends to make it a memorable moment. But, what if this marriage turns out to be a fake marriage ? Based on this theme is forthcoming Marathi film ‘Fake Marriage’ which is suitably titled. This film starring Neha Mahajan and Bhushan Pradhan will be released with a World Television Premiere on Ultra Jhakaas Marathi OTT p;latform on 6th November 2023.
Directed by Swatantra( Savi) Goyal, this film presents the story of Avani( Neha Mahajan) who is highly ambitious and dreams of becoming a collector. She knows that her dream will be fulfilled only after going to Mumbai. Therefore she accepts a marriage proposal only to move to Mumbai. While following her dream, she reaches a certain stage, where she finds some changes in her relationship with near and dear ones. According to makers of this film, the story of this film will inspire others who are looking forward to settle down in their lives.
Sonali Kulkarni’s parents to make guest appearance in ‘Short and Sweet’
Versatile actress Sonali Kulkarni’s parents will be seen in her forthcoming film ‘Short and Sweet’. It so happened that Sonali Kulkarni’s mother and father had visited her during the shooting of her film ‘Short and Sweet’ in Pune. At that time, a scene was being shot in a bus. As Sonali’s parents were available there, the director of the film offered them an opportunity to act in that scene. And both of them agreed to do that scene willingly, as it was with their dear daughter.
Speaking about their first experience in front of the camera, her parents said that they were more than happy to work with their daughter. Even Sonali reacted stating that it was a great experience. The film is directed by Dinkar Kadam and besides Sonali the other lead artistes of this film are Harshad Atkari, Shridhar Vatsar and Rasika Sunil. Made under the banner of Shubham Productions and produced by Payal Ganesh Kadam and Vinod Rao, this film is all set for release on 3rd November 2023.
Vikram Gokhale’s last film ‘Sur Lagu De’ to be released on 12th January 2024
Actor Vikram Gokhale is no more, but he is immortal through art. He faced the camera with great determination to do justice to his character even though his health was often unwell in the last days. His last film ‘Sur Lagu De’, which is very heart-wrenching, is soon coming to his fans. The new poster of this film was released recently.
Produced by Nitin Upadhyay and Abhishek ‘King’ Kumar under the banner Odball Motion Pictures, ‘Sur Lagui De’ is produced by Ratish Tawde, Ashwin Panchal and Devang Gandhi. This film is directed by Praveen Vijaya Eknath Birje and will be released through Pickle Entertainment Studios all over Maharashtra.
Actor Vikram Gokhale’s birth anniversary was on October 30. On the occasion , the new poster of ‘Sur Lagu De’ was unveiled by actor-director Mahesh Manjrekar and actor Manoj Joshi in the presence of Vikram Gokhale’s wife Vrushali Vikram Gokhale at MIG Club in Bandra. The event was attended by Anil Kalelkar, Manoj Pakhade, film producers, directors, actors and dignitaries from the film industry.
Dedicated to Vikram Gokhale, this film has been written by Ashish Dev and music composed by music composer Pankaj Padghan. Along with the series, there is a surprise package featuring Reena Madhukar and Meghna Naidu . They are joined by Ashish Newalkar, Jayraj Nair, Sunil Godbole, Siddheshwar Zadbukke, Nitin Jadhav, Asha Nyate, Meru Vernekar, Anuradha More, Shekhar Shukla, Sandeep Gaikwad, Hitendra Upasani, Pradeep Patwardhan, Aslam Wadkar, Somnath Talwalkar, Sunil Jadhav, Deepika Golipkar, Alka Parab, Atul Ganorkar, Dilip Karade, Sandeep Jayagade, Amogh Chavan and Audumbar Babar. The film will be released on 12th January 2024.
TV9 Marathi to felicitate Marathi artistes through ‘Aapla Bioscope’ awards
TV9 Marathi, the Popular Marathi channel of Maharashtra will be organising ‘Aapla Bioscope 2023′ awards to felicitate Marathi artistes from Marathi film and television industry. Besides artistes the people and production houses promoting the Marathi entertainment industry will also be felicitated. This grand ceremony will be held in Mumbai on 30th November 2023.
The awards will be presented in different categories in both film and TV serial sections. The film and TV serial should have been released during the period 1st November 2022 to 31st October 2023. The TV serial should be of at least 26 episodes. The entries should reach the organisers before 31st October 2023. The nominations will be uploaded on the official website of TV 9 Marathi. For details visit www.tv9marathi.com/aaplabioscope
Gautam Joglekar takes a break from ‘Rama Raghav’
The replacement of actor during the telecast of a popular serial is not new to the home viewers. In the ongoing Marathi serial ‘Rama Raghav’ @ 9 pm on Colors Marathi, Gautam Joglekar who plays the important character of Girish Paranjape i.e. father Rama has taken a break. Gautam has given explanation for the same on the official page of Rama Raghav through a video posted by him.
He has also explained that his character will be played by his friend Srirang Deshmukh , who is his very good friend. He has also taken this opportunity to thank the viewers for appreciating his character and has requested them to offer the same love and affection to him too. The video posted by Gautam clearly shows that he has taken a break due to severe injury suffered by him, for which he needs to rest.
‘Nilavanti’ poster generates curiosity
Many a times a poster of the film generates a lot of curiosity about the film, if it conveys the message about the genre of that film, especially if it is a horror film. Makers of forthcoming Marathi film ‘Nilavanti ‘ with the tagline ‘Tee Yetiy….’ have banked on this kind of publicity. Besides an attractive tagline, they have also printed the poster of the film in such a way that it not only generates curiosity but have clearly indicated that it will be a horror film. A woman with her back to camera is shown carrying a lantern in her hand and walking past a jungle. Moreover, there is no clue about the actress who is seen in the poster.
Actually, ‘Neelavanti’ is a treatise , which has gone unnoticed as many people haven’t read it. There were rumours in the past about this treatise and the truth about the stories in it. But, now film maker Sachin Dabhade will reveal the story of Neelavant’ through this film. Writer- director Sachin Dabhade says that this film will be released soon and through this film the audience will witness not only renowned artistes in different roles but will also be curious to know the truth about Neelavanti .
‘Aatmapamphlet’ wins Asia Pacific Young Audience Award
Before its official theatre release on 6th October 2023, Marathi film ‘Aatmapamphlet’ has been receiving good response from international film festivals.After getting selected at 73rd Berlin International Film Festival, this film has now won the ‘Asia Pacific Young Audience Award’ at Queensland, Australia. There were entries from about 70 countries for this film festival. Three films were selected from this competition and ‘Atmapamphlet’ turned out to be one of them, besides Indonesian and Malaysian films.
Made under the banner of Maysabha Karmanook Mandali and presented by Gulshan Kumar,T Series,Color Yellow Productions and Zee Studios this film is directed by Ashish Avinash Bende and stars Om Bendkhale, Pranjali Shrikant Bhimrao Mude and Ketki Saraf in lead roles. Story of this film is written by Paresh Mokashi.
Speaking about his film director Ashish Avinash Bende says, “ I am really gald that our film has received so much of appreciation from audience in Australia. This film was screened at four places in Australia, including Brisbane and the stdudents’ Jury saw this film. They interacted video conferencing with the directors of the three shortlisted films and only thereafter the award was presented to our film.”