Umesh Kulkarni’s ‘Vihir’ has been selected for the Competitive section of the Berlin Film Festival to be held in early February 2010. This is Umesh’s second film after the critically acclaimed ‘Valu’. Amitabh Bachchan’s A.B. Corporation Ltd. are the producers of the film, who have ventured into Marathi film production, especially with the backing and support of Jaya Bachchan who was very impressed with Umesh’s short film ‘Girni’.

‘Vihir’ is a film about the coming of age of two teenage boys and the effect it has on one of them after an accidental drowning of his elder brother in the village well. The film stars Girish Kulkarni, Madan Deodhar, Alok Rajwade, and Renuka Daptardar.Produced by Ramesh Pulapaka the film’s music is composed by Mangesh Dhakde. DOP is Sudheer Palsane while Niraj Voralia the editor.

The film has already won an award at the Pusan International Film Festival in 2009. It was also appreciated universally at the MAMI International Film Festival .