‘Pondicherry’ is the first Marathi film shot on smartphone
Directed by Sachin Kundalkar ‘Pondecherry (पांडिचेरी)’ is the first Marathi film shot on a smartphone. Shot at the picturesque Pondicherry the film is all set for release on 25th February 2022. Recently, the poster and teaser of this film was unveiled on social media. The film stars Sai Tamhankar, Vaibhav Tatwawadi, Amruta Khanvilkar, Mahesh Manjrekar, Neena Kulkarni, Gaurav Ghatnekar and Tanmay Kulkarni in lead roles.
Presented by Akshay Bardapurkat, Planet Marathi, Vistas Media Capital Company and Creative Vibe Productions , in this film Sachin Kundalkar besides directing this film has also written the story of this film, besides producing the film along with Neel Patel. ‘Pondicherry’ has been shot with limited star cast in a period of one month. According to the writer- director, though the film indicates through its poster that it will be love triangle, it is actually an emotion filled journey . “With this film many versatile artistes have come together. Shooting this film on smartphone was challenging, but photographer Milind Jog has shown his skills. I am sure, the audience would love this film,” he said.
Prathamesh performs with Armenian dancer Elena Durgarian in ‘Ek Number’
The steps of Armenian dancer Elena Durgarian, who is trying to establish herself in Hindi cinema has also turned towards Marathi. In her debut film ‘Ek Number (एक नंबर), she has performed a rocking dance song along with Prathamesh Parab. ‘Ek Number’ is directed by Milind Kavde and is produced by Mahesh Shivaji Dhumal, Jitendra Shivaji Dhumal and Milind Kavde in association with Out of the Box Films under the banner of Dhumal Productions.
The song is titled ‘Majhe Tukade Tukade Whatil Ga…’ and choreographed by Rahul Sanjeer. Director Milind Kavde has managed to bring Elena in Marathi. The song, which was shot on Elena-Prathamesh, is written by lyricist Jay Atre and sung by Varun Likhate, Mugdha Karhade and Kavita Ram. Varun has also composed this song. Milind Kavde, who is in charge of direction, has also written the story and screenplay of the film and Sanjay Navgire has penned the dialogues.
Along with Prathamesh, Milind Shinde, Ganesh Yadav, Nisha Parulekar, Abhilasha Patil, Aily Ghiya, Rishikesh Dhamapurkar, Akshata Padgaonkar, Pranali Sanghamitra Dhaware, Sumit Bhokse, Sunil Magare, Harish Thorat, Akash Koli and others have performed in this film. The background music is composed by Abhinay Jagtap and edited by Pranav Patel. Writing of the screenplay has also been assisted by Sanjay Navgire and Sunil Magre. Cinematography is done by Hazrat Sheikh (Wali) .
Prasad Oak arriving with his next film ‘Chandramukhi’ on 29th April
Actor turned director Prasad Oak who offered quality films like ‘Kachha Limbu’ and ‘Hirakani’ is now arriving with his next big project ‘Chandramukhi’ on 29th April 2022. Teaser of this film was released recently, which indicated that it was a love story happening between An experienced politician and a glamorous Tamasha dancer. Surprisingly, the star cast of this film has been kept in abeyance till now.
Highlight of this film is that the music of this film is composed by Ajay Atul and therefore there are big expectations from this film, which is produced by Golden Resho films along with Planet Marathi and presented by Creative Vibe Productions and Flying Dragon Entertainment & Light Within Entertainment. ‘Chandramukhi’ is based on Vishwas Patil’s novel ‘Chandramukhi. Screenplay and dialogues are by Chinmay Mandlekar
Ajay Gogavale gives a new touch to the song from ‘Gulher’
The music lovers will soon experience a somewhat new style of voice from playback singer Ajay Gogavale who has satisfied the ears of music lovers with his magical voice along with his music. Ajay has sung a beautiful song for the upcoming Marathi movie ‘Gulhar’. The film has already won Best Jury Mention Award at Noida International Film Festival 2022, Best Film at South Indian Film Festival 2022, Best Jury Award at Marathwada International Film Festival and was Official Selection in Berlin Life of Film Festival 2022
Produced under the banner of Ideal Venture and R. K. films launched by Shantaram (Appa) Medage, Shivaji Bhintade, Anup Shinde and Abid Syed. ‘Gulhar’ is directed by Ramesh Chaudhari, who directed a somewhat different style of film, ‘Baabo’, after entering the field of direction. The title song of this movie ‘Lahar Aali, Lahar Aali Ga…’ will play an important role in the story. This song is beautifully rendered by Ajay Gogavale and Apoorva Nishad. The song is written by lyricist Vaibhav Kulkarni and composed by Padmanabh Gaikwad.
This song was recorded at Yashraj Studios in Mumbai. Speaking on the occasion, Ajay Gogavale said that the title of the film ‘Gulhar’ is bound to catch the attention of all and also the song ‘Lahar Aali, Lahar Aali Ga…’. “It is my opinion that melodious music has been added to the wonderful n of this song. This song is very special to me as I got a different kind of lyrics and received spiritual satisfaction while recording the song. The audience will definitely experience it while listening to this song,” he added.
The story of the film is written by Mohan Padwal and the screenplay and dialogues are done by Sanjay Navagire. The story of this film revolves around an 11 year old boy. According to the makers, the artistes like Vinayak Poddar, Ravi Kale, Bhargavi Chiramule, Suresh Vishwakarma, Madhav Abhyankar, Kishor Chaugule, Rukmini Sutar, Shivani Bavkar, Shivaji Bhintade, Anup Shinde, Manjiri Yashwant and others have done justice to the story of ‘Gulhar’ through their performances.
Abhinay Berde joins the cast of ‘Dishabhool’ in Goa
Sanavi Productions first Marathi film ‘Dishabhool’ produced by Aarti Chavan and directed by Ashish Kailas Jain had already announced the lead cast of their film comprising of Tejas Barve, Amruta Ghongade and Madhuri Pawar. And now, they have made a surprise inclusion of actor Abhinay Berde in the lead cast of this film. Abhinay has joined the lead cast of this film, while shooting in Goa.The film revolves around collegians and the remaining shooting of this film will be held in Pune and Konkan.
The other artistes of this film comprise of Nagesh Bhosale,Priya Berde, Pranav Raorane, Shubham Mandhare, Ruhi Taru, Arun Kadam, Siddheshwar Zadbuke, Ashutosh Wadekar, Sharad jadhav, Mandar Kulkarni and Gautami Deosthali. DOP Veerdhaval Patil, Music by Chris Mascarenhas and Prathamesh Ghongade, lyrics by Haribhau Ghongade, Choreography by neel Rathod, art by Vaibhav Shirolkar, costumes by Sheetal maheshwari, make up by Rajashri Gokhale, editing by Vinod Raje and sound by Nilesh Butte are the other credits.
Marathi short film ‘Pandemic – The Bright side’ wins many awards
Journalist Nandu Dhurandhar’s Marathi short film ‘Pandemic – The Bright Side’ has received good response at different international short film festivals in India and abroad. In Bangalore Chalchitra Rolling Award ‘ festival this film has bagged ‘The Best Dramatic film’ and The Best Production’ award. For Italy Film Festival, this film has been selected for the final round.
At the Great Indian Short film festival in Kolkatta, this film has found official entry. The film was shot last year during Corona Pandemic and this is the first film made by Gama Foundation on family relationship. The makers of this film Producer Mahesh kalekar, director Nandu Dhurandhar, Concept designer and actress Amruta Deodhar and co producer Nikhil Katare are confident that their film will be appreciated at all the prestigious International film festivals this year too.
Nikhil Katare has written the screenplay and dialogues of this film besides being the assistant director, story and concept is by Amruta Deodhar while cinematography is by Makarand Panchal. Besides Amruta Deodhar, artistes from Soortaal , Vile Parle Group, namely Mahesh Arur, Shalaka Arur, Ulka Kamat and Pallavi Nerurkar have performed in this film.
Lata Didi had a very special bonding with Marathi lyricists and music composers
Today Lata Didi (legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar) is not amongst us, but her songs will always remain close to our hearts. Watching and reading the tributes paid by many people on social media is the best example of the kind of impact her voice had on music lovers over the years. She had a lot of respect for Marathi lyricists and music composers and gave full justice to their songs with her total commitment.
She recorded songs in 36 Indian languages. No wonder, she received several accolades and honours throughout her career. But, her love for Marathi language is known to all those living in Maharashtra. Known for her simplicity, she had maintained very good relations from people belonging to different fields. Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi had great respect for her and wished her every year on her birthday, to seek her blessings. He even rushed to take her last darshan during her funeral.
Popular Marathi songs ‘Mendichya Panavar…’, ‘Chafa Bolena’, ‘Vadala Vaara Sutala Ga.’, ‘Ganaraj rangi Nachato..’ and many other popular songs with mesmerising effect, clearly speak about her melodious Golden voice which touched our hearts. The intensity with which she rendered the Great Freedom fighter and Poet Veer Savarkar’s songs, made them literally inspire all those loving their motherland. MarathiMovieWorld pays sincere tributes to this legendary singer and look forward to her biopic from someone very close to her music.
Bharat Ratna Lata Mangeshkar passed away
Legendary singer, Bharat rantra Lata Mangeshkar, popularly known as Sangeet Swarsamradni (संगीत स्वरसम्राज्ञी ) Latadidid, has passed away today. She was 92 years old. She has been undergoing treatment at Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai for the past few days.
Lata Mangeshkar was infected with corona on January 8. She was experiencing mild symptoms of coronary heart disease. She was also diagnosed with pneumonia. She was admitted to Breach Candy Hospital for treatment. She was admitted to the ICU. He was taken out of the ventilator on January 28 after her condition started improving. However, on 5th February, due to ill health, She was put on ventilator again. But during the treatment, she lost her life.
Her voice which has been pouring rain on the minds of Indians for more than eight decades. Mourning has spread everywhere due to the demise of Latadidi. Heartfelt tributes are being paid to her from all levels, from the President to the Prime Minister.
MarathiMovieworld.com pays sincere tributes to the legendary singer.
‘Mee Vasantrao’ ready for release on 1st April
The biopic on legend of Hindustani Classical music Pandit Vasantrao Deshpande (मी वसंतराव) is now ready for release on 1st April 2022 on the auspicious occasion of Gudhi Padwa. Presented by Jio Studios, produced by Chandrashekhar Gokhale, Darshan Desai and Niranjan Kirloskar this film is directed by Nipun Dharmadhikari and stars Rahul Deshpande , grandson of Vasantrao Deshpande, in lead role. Along with Rahul Dehpande, the film also stars Anita Date, Pushkaraj Chirputkar, Kaumudi Valokar and Amey Wagh in lead roles.
Besides playing title role, Rahul Deshpande has also provided music for this film. Speaking about his film, Rahul says, “The dream I saw 9 years ago, is being fulfilled through the release of this film. I am really thankful to my friends Nipun, Shekhar, Shrikant, Niranjan and other friends who took lot of efforts in making of this film.” Director Nipun Dharmadhikari also feels that the hard work by his entire team for the past 9 years, is finally watching the results. “I am sure the audience will appreciate this film,” he said.
‘Dharmveer’ will be a biopic on the life of Anand Dighe
Inspired by the ideology of Late Balasaheb Thackeray , Anand Dighe had established himself as the most efficient Shiv Sena leader in Thane region. Now, there will a biopic on the life of Anand Dighe, suitably titled ‘Dharmaveer (धर्मवीर)’ motion poster of which was launched on social media recently. Well Known Stage, television and film actor Mangesh Desai, has produced this film under the banner of Sahil Motion Pictures.
This film is written and directed by ‘Deool Band (देऊळ बंद )’ [movie review], and ‘Mulshi Pattern (मुळशी पॅटर्न)’ [movie review] fame Pravin Tarde. Kedar Gaikwad is the cinematographer of this film. Till now, it is not known who will be playing the title role of Anand Dighe in this film. Auditions for this film were taken few days back and therefore there is a lot of curiosity to see who will be performing in this film. Shooting of this film has already begun in Thane