The release date of most awaited Marathi film ‘Anya (अन्य)’ has now been announced as 10th June 2022. This film has already won two awards, Best Film at the Elvisbenn Film Festival in Sweden, Best First Time Director, and Best Picture at the Falcon International Film Festival (June Edition 2021) in London. The film has also received admiring reviews at the Toronto Independent Festival and Global Indian International Film Festival.

‘Anya’ has been produced by Shelna K. and Simmi ‘Anya (अन्य)’ and is directed by Simmi Joseph. Simmi is a well-known director in South Indian cinema. He has directed Marathi cinema for the first time through ‘Anya’. In ‘Anya’, Simmi tries to shed light on the very important issue of human trafficking. A documentary has been used to present this subject effectively.

Renowned actor Atul Kulkarni, is the main attraction of the film along with actors like Prathamesh Parab, Tejashree Pradhan, Bhushan Pradhan, Krutika Deo, Sunil Tawde, and others. Besides these Marathi actors there are also Hindi as well as Bengali cinema actors in this film, like Raima Sen, Yashpal Sharma, Govind Namdev, etc. Therefore, the combination of a strong star cast and a rich story will be the USP of ‘Anya’.

Cinematography is done by DOP Sajjan Kalathil. The film was made in two languages, the Hindi lyric composition is written by Dr. Sagar and Sajeev Sarathi, and the Marathi lyrics are by Prashant Jamdar. Along with composer Vipin Patwa, who is known for composing melodious compositions in Hindi cinema, Raam nath, Rishi S., And Krishnaraj have composed the lyrics of ‘Anya’. Background music is by Rohit Kulkarni. Nandu Achrekar, Robin, and Raju are the associate directors of the film, while Shekhar Ujjainwal has worked as the production designer. The costume design is by Nilam Shetye and the choreography is by Sabha Mayuri. Thanuj has compiled this film.