Tribute to Vijay Tendulkar on his birth anniversary
6th January was birth anniversary of Late Vijay Tendulkar. On this occasion Storytel Audio Streaming Company released the Audio Drama festival of Vijay Tendulkar’s plays suitably titled ‘Te –Ek Sravya Anubhav (तें – एक श्राव्य अनुभव)’ to pay tributes to this legendary play writer in presence of renowned personalities in Mumbai. Present on this occasion were, Dr. Mohan Agashe, Pushkar Shrotri, Sandeep Pathak, Pushkaraj Chirputkar, Dushyant wagh, Music director Milind Joshi, Director Mangesh Kadam, Director Pratima Kulkarni, and Rahul Patil & Umesh Barve from Storytel ( India).
A 45 minutes short film ‘Varsaa tencha’, which covers the journey of Vijay tendulkar in the drama field; made by Pratima Kulkarni was shown during the press conference. Thereafter, five plays of Vijay tendulkar namely, ‘Sakharam Binder’, ‘Kavlyanchi Shala’, ‘Baby’, ‘Kanyadaan’ & ‘Shantata Court Chalu Aahe’ were released on Storytel app. Out of these five Pratima Kulkarni has directed ‘Kavlyanchi Shala’, while the other four are directed by Mangesh Kadam. Many renowned artistes from Marathi film, television and stage have offered their voices for different characters in these plays.
Will ‘Badlee’ show new direction to rural education?
Education in rural areas has played a very important role in Nation’s progress.Now, a new Marathi web series ‘Badlee (बदली)’ produced by Mansi Sontakke and written and directed by Nitin Pawar is all set to release on Planet Marathi OTT platform from 15th January 2022. Set on the backdrop of a rural area, this six part web series revolves around a teacher from city who comes to a village to take up the challenge to educate the rural children.
Speaking about this web series, Planet Marathi Head Akshay Bardapurkar said that till now, they presented web series on different subjects keeping in mind the interest of the audience from city side. But now, they have decided to offer some good subjects for the benefit of audience from rural sector and take this subject worldwide. So, it remains to be seen whether ‘Badalee’ will show a new direction to rural education.
Teaser of this web series was released on social media recently, which clearly shows what challenges the teacher has to face while educating the rural children. Veerdhaval Patil has done the cinematography of this web series while music and background music is by Mandar Patil.
Songs of ‘Faas’ praise prowess of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, whose strategies are known all over the world, has become immortal in the hearts of Marathi people. In the upcoming social Marathi film ‘Faas(फास)’, the song that will sing the praises of Shivaraya’s prowess, is expected to make the fans proud.
Presented by Maa Entertainment and produced by Maaheshwari Patil Chakurkar, ‘Faas‘ sheds light on the issue of farmers. A very important song from ‘Faas’ has just been released. This song has been included in ‘Faas’ on the occasion of Shiva Jayanti. This song which starts by saying ‘Ji Ji Ra Ji Ji …’ is describing the birth of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. The song is written by lyricist Amol Deshmukh and composer Alan K. P. and has been recorded by singers Avdhoot Gupte & Sheikh Nishant. Listening to the title of this song, ‘Shivnerivar Shivshakticha Tej Janmala Aaj…’ is memorable.
In this song, Maharaj’s Saffron flag is seen fluttering by Doula, but the beautiful idol of Shivaraya also attracts attention. This song has been filmed on prominent artist Kamlesh Sawant. At the beginning of the song, National Award winning actor Upendra Limaye also appears in khaki uniform, then the song starts. This song of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj has been filmed and recorded to the sound of dhol. Disciplined drumming and rhythmic dancing can be seen in this song. There is also an authentic Marathi lezim dance with a pair of drums and flutes. Apart from the adventure sports like fencing and dandapatta, also fugadi is seen which is the identity of Maharashtra. Overall, this song is coming at an important moment in the story to generate curiosity.
‘Faas’ is directed by Avinash Kolte , while Upendra Limaye, Sayaji Shinde, Kamlesh Sawant, Pallavi Palkar, Ganesh Chandanshive, Namdev Patil, Nilesh Bade, Dnyanesh Undagavkar, Umesh Rajhans, Sharad Kakade, Ishwar More, Pawan Vaidya, Vinay Joshi, Deva Pandey, Pooja Tayde, Tejaswini, Madhuri Bharti and Shrutika Londhe are part of the star cast. The story and dialogues of this film have been written by Maaheshwari Patil Chakurkar, while the screenplay has also been done by the director Avinash Kolte.
‘Faas’, which has garnered more than 130 awards from critics and connoisseurs all over the world, will be released in cinemas on February 4, 2022. The film will give a new perspective on farmers and their way of life. In addition to Cannes, Japan and Paris, as well as in important cities like Rajasthan and Noida, ‘Faas’ has been highly praised. Ramani Ranjan Das is the cinematographer of the film, while Apoorva Motiwale and Ashish Mhatre are the editors. Art direction has been handled by Santosh Samudre.
Musical Motion Poster of ‘Gulhar’ launched
Unique titles of Marathi films have always invited the attention of filmlovers. It is for this reason, some of the Marathi films have taken huge leap across the globe and have also made their presence felt at the international film festivals. One such forthcoming film is ‘Gulhar’ which is produced under the banner of Ideal Venture and R. K. films launched by Shantaram (Appa) Medage, Shivaji Bhintade, Anup Shinde and Abid Syed.Gulhar. Recently, musical motion poster of this film was launched.
The motion poster moves forward with exciting music. This is followed by a blank black board with the tagline ‘Goshta Eka Unad Manachi’ followed by the title ‘Gulhar’. After working as an assistant director for many films, Ramesh Chaudhari, who did the direction of the film ‘Baabo’, has directed ‘Gulhar’. In short, the story of teaching kindness to animals by blowing trumpets against customs will be seen in ‘Gulhar’. The story is portrayed through the point of view of an 11-year-old boy named Gulhar.
The film stars Vinayak Poddar, Ravi Kale, Bhargavi Chiramule, Suresh Vishwakarma, Madhav Abhyankar, Kishore Chougule, Rukmini Sutar, Shivani Bawkar, Shivaji Bhintade, Anup Shinde, Manjiri Yashwant among others. The story of the film is written by Mohan Padwal and the screenplay and dialogues are by Sanjay Navgire. Photography and compilation by Kumar Dongre. Music Director Padmanabh Gaikwad has composed the songs and Vishal Patil has done the choreography. This film is all set to release soon.
‘Story of Lagir’ to release on 14th January
Produced by G.K. Films Creations and Media Works Studios and written and directed by Roheet Rao Narsinge new Marathi film ‘Story of Lagir (स्टोरी ऑफ लागिरं)’ is all set to release on 14th January 2022. Based on Love and Politics, this film is set on the backdrop of a small town in Maharashtra. Trailer of this film was recently released on social media which clearly indicates that it is a love story with touch of political power struggle.
The film stars Roheet Rao Narsinge, Chaitali Chavan, Rutuja Andre, Mohan Jadhav, Somnath Yelnure, along with experienced artistes like Sanjay Khapre, Milind Dastane and Prema Kiran. Cinematography is by Mangesh Gadekar while music is by Sunny- Sushant and Siddhesh Kulkarni- Atul Joshi pairs. Nihar rajhans,B. Gopanarayan have penned the lyrics while editing is by Anil Madansuri.
Now, a Biopic on talented Tamasha artist Lokshahir Patthe Bapurao
Lokshahir Patthe Bapurao , was a celebrated the folk form of Tamasha and led its golden age with pride. The people of Maharashtra can never forget his immense contribution.
Adhering to the principle, “I don’t want to see today’s money tomorrow. I won’t sing today’s Lavani tomorrow” Shahir Patthe Bapurao gave a new twist to the art form of Tamasha with his poetry and pioneering voice. He has written more than 2 lakh Lavanis in his lifetime.
The musical success story of Shahir, who is considered as the university of Lavani, will now be brought to the silver screen. Milind K. Sakpal has taken up the mantle of directing this film. The film is produced by Kantilal Bhosle, Nilesh Babanrao Deshmukh and Rohan A. Godambe under the banners of The Morning Star Film Company and Acoemeti Productions.
Based on Prof. Chandrakumar Nalge’s books ‘Maharasthrache Shilpakar Patthe Bapurao’ and ‘Patthe Bapuravanchya Shodhat’, the story and screenplay of the film is by Rahul Dorle. The lyrics will be composed by lyricist Guru Thakur. Cinematography by Keiko Nakahara. The technical crew also includes production designer Santosh Phutane and makeup and hair designer Vikram Gaikwad. costume designer Sachin Lovalekar and sound designer Mandar Kamalapurkar. Bhaskar Pawaskar will be the supervising producer.
Shahir Patthe Bapurao was responsible for revealing the beauty of ‘Lavani’ an art form. How exactly was his artistic journey from Shridhar Krishna Kulkarni to Shahir Patthe Bapurao? This biopic will bring forth the same to the audience.
Swwapnil Joshi’s new film ‘Ashwatth’
Marathi actor Swwapnil Joshi had caught the attention of fans through his latest web series Samantar and film ‘Bali’. His series also received a large response. Now he has announced his new film at the beginning of the new year.
The film is titled ‘Ashwatth’ and will be directed by Lokesh Gupte. Ashwatth will be released in the winter of 2022 and Swapnil has made the teaser and poster of the film viral on social media. The teaser of ‘Ashwattha’ is set against the backdrop of one such popular verse in the Bhagwat Gita.
‘Lochya Zaala Re’ slated for release on 11th February 2022
It seems that the new year 2022 will begin with a bang for Marathi films industry. Along with some most awaited films, Ankush Choudhary, Siddharth Jadhav, Vaidehi Parshurami and Sayaji Shinde starrer film ‘Lochya Jhala Re’ is also slated for release on 11th February during the new year.
Based on Suresh Jayram’s drama , the poster of this family entertainer was released on social media recently and the poster of this film clearly indicates that it will be a comedy film. ‘Lochya Zaala Re (लोच्या झाला रे)’ is directed by Paritosh Painter, who had written the script of hit Bollywood film ‘Dhamaal’. Another highlight of this film is that renowned cinematographer Sanjay Memane has shot this film.
This film is produced by Navin Chandra, Nitin Kini, Paritosh Painter and Shataram Manve and will be presented by Mumbai Movie Studio and distributed by UFO Movies. This film which has been shot in London, also stars Vijay Patkar, Prasad Khandekar and Resham Tipnis.
Monalisa Bagal and Mayur together in ‘Ka Ra Deva’
Actor Mayur Lad who shot into fame with TV serials like ‘Tujhyat Jeev rangala’, ‘Jai Malhar’, ‘Vithu Mauli’ and Web series ‘Mumbai Diaries’ will now be seen in lead role opposite actress Monalisa Bagal in forthcoming Marathi film ‘Ka Ra Deva ( का र देवा)’ . The music and poster launch of this film took place recently at the hands of renowned singer Anand Shinde. Present on this occasion were Producer, director and technical team of this film. The song ‘Ghumu de Aawaaz Kanaat … vaju de DJ..’ rendered by Anand Shinde is expected to popularise soon.
This film is produced by Prashant Shingte’s Sahyadri Film Productions, while writer and director is Ranjit Dashrath Jadhav. Music of this film is composed by sandip Bhure on the lyrics of Tushar mane and Tansen Lokare. Besides Anand Shinde, other singers like Adarsh Shinde, Madhur Shinde, Dr. Neha Rajpal and Supriya Sorte have rendered their voices for the songs in this film. The film’s tagline ‘Ek Adarsh Premkatha’ clearly indicates that it will be an intense love story.
अंकुश चौधरी आणि प्राजक्तानी घातलाय ‘चायनीज गोंधळ’
अंकुश चौधरी आणि प्राजक्ता माळी ह्यांच्या मुख्य भमिका असलेल्या आगामी ‘लकडाऊन (Luckdown)’ या चित्रपटांतील ‘च्यावम्याव’ हे पहिल गाण नुकतच प्रदर्शित करण्यात आल. चीनच्या एका चुकीमुळे संपूर्ण जगाला त्याचे परिणाम भोगावे लागले आणि भविष्यात अशी चूक पुन्हा होऊ नये म्हणून त्यांना संदेश देणारा असा हा पहिला ‘इंटरनॅशनल गोंधळ’ आहे. आदर्श शिंदे, विश्वजित जोशी आणि मैथिली पानसे जोशी या गायकाच्या सुरांनी हा गोंधळ सजला असून रविंद्र मठाधिकारी याने शब्दात उतरवला असून त्याला अविनाश विश्वजित या जोडीने संगीतबद्ध केलंय.
लॉकडाऊनच्या काळात अनेक गोष्टी घडल्या आणि त्याचे परिणाम ही आपण पाहिले आहेत. या लॉकडाऊनच्या काळात अनेकांची लग्न रखडली आणि अनेकांची झाली पण ते सगळेच जिथे होते तिथे अडकले तर अशाच एका लग्नाची गोष्ट ‘लकडाऊन’ सांगत आहे. लॉकडाऊनच्या मध्ये एका लग्न घरात नेमकं काय काय घडलं असेल याच चित्रण या चित्रपटात आहे. तर या च्यावम्याव या गोंधळाने प्रत्येक भारतीयाच्या मनात असलेली कुणकुण मजेशीर रित्या शब्दात आणि सुरात एकत्र बांधली गेली आहे.
