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Maths Professor directs a Marathi film ‘Angai Geet’

Marathi Movie 'Angai Geet'
Marathi film ‘Angai Geet

Mathematics professor directing a Marathi film is itself a big news and that too a professor from a place like Tirupati in South India. It so happened that Narsinh Panthula who teaches maths to students appearing from IIT-JEE exams developed liking for films and was inspired by some foreign films including films from Iran. He has even made some short films. But, a sensational happening in Maharashtra which became a big news at national level in newspapers, invited the attention of this professor and he made up his mind to make a film on this subject. Accordingly, he wrote the script of his film ‘Angai Geet‘ . He even sought help from ‘Shwaas‘ film maker Sandeep Sawant.

Soon, he found a producer and presenter for this film in the form of Arun Kumar Mulye and Chandrashekhar Rayavar and now the film is all set to release on 16th February 2018. The film ‘Angai Geet‘  is set on the backdrop of rural Maharashtra and this social subject revolves around three main characters of Bhikaji, Anusaya & Siddhu. The lead artistes of this film are, Arun Nalawade, Abhay Khadapkar, Neeta Donde, Pratiksha Sable & Raj Bane.

“I was very keen on doing a film on the subject of river” – Sandeep Sawant

Director Sandeep Sawant
Director Sandeep Sawant with his wife Neeraja during the making of ‘Nadi Vahate’

Some film makers are so passionate about a particular subject that it does not matter for them, how long it takes to make a film on this subject. Sandeep Sawant who made his debut as a producer and director through his Marathi film ‘Shwaas‘ not only won the National Award for the best film, but found his film’s entry from India for the prestigious Oscars. This happened exactly after 50 years for Marathi cinema, as earlier Marathi film ‘Shyamchi Aai‘ had earned this honour. ‘Shwaas’ was ranked 6th in the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film category. And, this was certainly a big achievement for Marathi films and maker of this film Sandeep Sawant.

Now, after 13 years Sandeep is returning with his 2nd film ‘Nadi Vahate‘ , which is all set to release on 22nd September 2017. Sandeep Sawant  has really worked hard in making this film on this most relevant social subject. Marathi Movie World spoke to this talented film maker, to know more about his work.

Q: ‘Shwaas‘ was released in 2004 . So, it has taken almost 13 years for you to release your next film ‘Nadi Vahate‘ . Why it has taken so long ?
A: Though ‘Shwaas‘ was released in 2004, I remained busy with this film till 2006, because of film’s participation at different places and post release formalities. It was after that I focused on my favourite subject of ‘River’ and then began the work on extensive research, script on this subject, screenplay etc. to give this subject a perfect cinematic look. Then, it was the question of raising finance, as there are very few producers who come forward to make a film on such subjects. Finally, when myself and my wife Neeraja were ready with our budget, we actually began the work on this film.

Q.: Your wife Neeraja is also art director and costume designer of this film. So, her involvement in this film was from the very beginning. Isn’t it?
A: Yes, Neeraja’s actual involvement into the film started from the beginning, with research and other work.

Q: You have many new artistes in your film. How was their selection done?
A: All these artistes may be new to Marathi film audience, but they are very good artistes. We selected them, after holding several workshops at different places. Priority was given to those, who could speak with that particular accent required in the film. And, they have proved themselves worth.

Q: You completed ‘Shwaas‘ with total 30 shooting days. Did it take the same time for ‘Nadi Vahate‘ ?
A: It’s not the question of number of shooting days. The time period between the shooting schedule gets stretched over a period of time, according to different locations and other requirements. For ‘Nadi Vahate‘ it took me 11 months, as I had to capture different seasons to meet the requirement of my script.

Q: What is the major change you observed in last thirteen years, after you changed the tradition with your path breaking film ‘Shwaas‘ ?
A: Certainly, the quality of films has improved. Now, you find many new subjects attempted by new directors. But, there are very few producers coming forward to release such films on different sensible subjects.

Q: Now that your film is complete with distribution network, what is your strategy to promote this film?
A: We are visiting different places in various districts and holding sessions with shows and talking to people over there, about this film and importance of this subject. Then, there is continuous promotion on social networking sites like facebook and others. And, we are getting good response.

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Nadi Vahate ( नदी वाहते )

Nadi Vahate Marathi Movie Poster
Release Year: 2017 (22 September)
Genres: Drama
Rating:  na
Censor: U
Duration: 130 min.
Studio/presenter: Sahaj Film Private Limited
Producer(s): Sandeep Sawant, Neeraja Patwardhan
Executive  Producer: na
Director: Sandeep Sawant
Writer: Sandeep Sawant
ScreenPlay: Sandeep Sawant
Dialogues: Sandeep Sawant
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Producer(s): Sandeep Sawant, Neeraja Patwardhan
Executive Producer: na
Director: Sandeep Sawant
Assistant Director: na
Writer: Sandeep Sawant
ScreenPlay: Sandeep Sawant
Dialogues: Sandeep Sawant
Lyrics: na
Music: na
Playback Singer:   na
Cinematographer (DOP): Sanjay Memane
Editor: Niraj Vhoralia
Starcast: Vasant Josalkar, Poonam Shetgaonkar, Asha Shelar, Hridaynath Jadhav, Jayant Gadekar, Abhishekh Aanand, Shivkumar Subramaniam, Gajanan Zarmekar, Mahadev Sawant, Vishnupad Barve, Bhushan Vikas
Art Director: Neeraja Patwardhan
Costumes: Neeraja Patwardhan
Makeup: na
Sound : Mandar Kamlapurkar
Background Score: Tushar, Jairaj
Choreographer: na
DI, VFX: na
D.I. Colourist: Malay Re
Promos: na
Music Label: na
Publicity Designs: na
P.R.O.: na
Distributor : Sunshine Studios (Ankit Chandiramani)

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‘Shwaas’ fame Sandeep Sawant to return with ‘Nadi Vahate’
“I was very keen on doing a film on the subject of river” – Sandeep Sawant

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Nadi Vahate Marathi Movie Poster

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