Actor Sandesh Jadhav to play Police Officer for the first time in a Marathi play
Popularly known for his character of a Police officer in Marathi films and TV serials, Actor Sandesh Jadhav will now be playing a Police officer in a suspense filled Marathi play ‘You Must Die’ . This play is produced by Aditi Rao, written by Niraj Shirvaikar and directed by Vijay Kenkre. Along with Sandesh Jadhav, this play also stars Sharvari Lohakare, Saurabh Gokhale, Neha Kulkarni, Ajinkya Bhosale, Harshal Mhamunkar, Pramod Kadam, Vinita Date and Dhanesh Potdar.
Speaking about his role in this play, Sandesh Jadhav says,” Having played a Police officer in so many films and TV serials, I was actually avoiding to play a Police officer in Marathi plays and had even rejected such offers. But, when this offer to play a Police officer in ‘You Must Die’ came to me, I was impressed by the story. Moreover, this play was directed by Vijay kenkre and therefore I agreed to play this role. My role has different shades and therefore I get the pleasure of presenting them live on stage.”
No wonder, his role in this play and this suspense filled play is well accepted by the audience.
‘Dheyadhund’ Best play in Ravikiran Children’s Play competition
Vimal Mhatre, Dr Madhuri Vinayak Gavande, Dhananjay Sirdeshpande, Santosh Rokade
36th Children’s play competition by Ravikiran group, was recently at Ravindra Natya Mandir, Prabhadevi. This competition received overwhelming response from different groups. It was inaugurated by Mr. Santosh Rokade, Director of P.L. Deshpande Academy . On the second day,renowned Production designer Pradeep Mulye was the chief guest and gave away the prizes to the winners. Actress Vimal Mhatre, Dr. Madhuri Vinayak Gavande and Dhananjay Sardeshpande were the Judges for this competition. ‘Dheyadhund’ play was adjudged the best play in this competition. 
bal Rangbhumi, Natak ‘Dheyadhund’
This competition was held in memory of Late Jyotiram Kadam Sir formerly from Dr.K.M.S, Shirodkar High School. Mentioning about this the Programme Presenter Mr. Nagesh Vandre said ,”it was the wish of Kadam Sir that Ravikiran Group should organize Children’s play competitions and he had mentioned this way back in 1984.” On this occasion a book with the collection of plays written by Kadam Sir were distributed to the representatives of the schools present on this occasion.
‘Bamboo’ to present Abhinay Berde in a new look
Teaser of forthcoming Marathi film ‘Bamboo’ has been released with lead actor Abhinay Berde in a new look. Produced by Tejaswini Pandit and Santosh Kher, this film is directed Vishal Sakharam Devrukhkar and written by Amber Hadap. Along with Abhinay this film stars Shivaji Satam, Atul Kale, Vaishnavi Kalyankar, Parth Bhalerao, Snehal Shidam, Sameer Chougule in lead roles.
The teaser of this film clearly shows Abhinay Berde with different girls, but it is not clear who will win his heart. This will be clear only after the release of this film on 26th January 2023. According to the director this film is targeted on youth , as they will connect themselves with this film’s story. Producer Santosh Kher feels that the subject of this film is very appealing. Every actor in this film will display something special. He is sure that it will offer 100% entertainment.
Marathi Short film ‘Bhay’’ released on Planet Marathi OTT
Short films with a proper presentation and good subject matter are attracting good viewership on OTT platform. On such film ‘Bhay : The Untold Villain of Life’ has been released on OTT platform. This film presents the story of a young person, who is victim of addiction and how he is trying to come out of this trouble. So, there is a social message given through this short film, which is so necessary now days.
peaking about this short film, Mr. Akshay Bardapurkar Chief of Planet Marathi said, “ We are always committed to present different types of content and this short film is also part of our mission.Though the subject of this short film is common, I am sure the audience will like the story and presentation.Presented by parabi Films this film is directed by Niraj Joshi with story, screenplay and dialogues by Omkar Vetal.
Aditi Sarangdhar, Aastad Kale get invite from abroad for their popular Marathi play
Discussions on any topic are very common today. Many a times these discussions are harmful in the society. A new Marathi play based on one such discussion ‘Charcha Tar Honarach’ starring Aditi Sarangdhar, Aastad Kale and Kshitij Zarapkar has become very popular among the drama theatre audience. So much so that they have received invitations from Maharashtra mandals of USA, Singapore and Dubai to perform abroad. They want maximum shows to be performed at different places in these countries.
Actually, the subject presented in the play by writer – director Hemant Edalabadkar is timely and worth discussion topic and for this reason this play has been well accepted by the drama lovers. The play is well received in Mumbai and Pune and very soon shows of this play will be performed in Konkan region. This play is produced by Kalpana Kothari and Vinay Algeri.
Teaser of ‘Gadad Andhar’ released
Makers of forthcoming Marathi film ‘Gadad Andhar’, who have shown that Marathi films are nowhere behind in underwater shooting technology, released the exciting teaser of their film on social media recently. Made by Elula Future Vision Pvt. Ltd. under the banner of producers Capt. Avadesh Singh and Varsha Singh, this film is directed by Pradnyesh Ramesh Kadam.
According to the makers, ‘Gadad Andhar’ is going to shed light on a never-seen-before story line and supernatural universe. Director Pradnyesh Kadam says that this film will be a truly different experience for Marathi film lovers. The winner of ‘MTV Splitsvilla X3′ and ‘Bigg Boss’ fame Jai Dudhane, Neha Mahajan, Shubhangi Tambale, Akash Kumbhar and others have played important roles in this film. The film has been written by Pradnyesh Kadam, Laukeek and Chetan Mule, and playback singer and music composer Rohit Raut has has shouldered the responsibility of giving music to the songs in ‘Gadad Andhar’. This so called Super natural thriller will be released on 3rd February 2023 all over Maharashtra.
‘Chitrakarmi’ is an inspiring precious treasure – Sonali Kulkarni
Every artiste leaves behind something, when he says ‘goodbye’ to this world. Tributes are paid to such artiste on social media for next one or two days. Actually, the contribution of this artiste is to be remembered forever. Writer- lyricist and screenplay writer Ashish Ningurkar has written a book titled ‘Chitrakarmi‘ which covers such artistes and their contribution.
Recently, this book was released by renowned actress Sonali Kulkarni, who was all praise for this book. “This book is an inspiring precious treasure,” she said . Along with Sonali other dignitaries present on this occasion were, actress Prarthana Behere, Sr. Journalist Mr. Rahul Ranalkar, Sagar Vaidya( senate Member of Savitribai Phule University – Pune) , organisrer Mr. Motilal Tayde and Writer- Ashish Ningurkar.
This book covers the life journey of 30 well Known artistes namely, Durga Khote, raja Paranjape, Sharad Talwalkar, Ganpat Patil, Dr. Shreeram Lagoo, Ramesh Deo, Shrikant Moghe, Nilu Phule, Prabhakar Panshikar, Jagdish Khebudkar, Prof. Madhukar Toradmal, Shashikala, Dada Kondke, Arun Sarnaik, Kishore Pradhan, Rajshekhar, Ravi Patwardhan, Ashalata Wabgaonkar, Viju Khote, Jayashree Gadkar, Sumitra Bhave, Ilahi Jamadar, Kuldeep Pawar, Sadashiv Amrapurkar, Vinay Apte, Laxmikant Berde, Vijay Chavan, Smita Patil, Satish Tare and Rajeev Patil.
Paresh Mokashi ‘Vaalvi’ to release on 13th January 2023
Zee Talkies and Paresh Mokashi have together in the past released two successful films ‘Elizabeth Ekadashi’ and ‘Chi va Chi Sou Ka’ Now, their next film ‘Vaalvi’ is all set for release on 13th January 2023. To make this announcement Director Paresh Mokashi has released an unusual teaser , in which we see him talking to the four lead artistes of the film, telling them the subject of the film, which highlights ‘termite’ a dangerous insect which feds on wood.
However, there is a lot of curiosity among the film lovers, as to what type of characters the four lead artistes in the film , namely Swapnil Joshi, Anita Date, Subodh Bhave and Shivani Surve will be playing in this film. Incidentally, ‘Vaalvi’ was won the Best film award at the 13th Chicago South Asian Film Festival and therefore there are big hopes from this film. Even otherwise, Zee Talkies and Paresh Mokashi will make a hat trick with this film’s release.
Teaser of upcoming Marathi film Saath Sobat released
The teaser of the upcoming Marathi film ‘Saath Sobat (साथ सोबत)’ which was released on social recently, has been receiving good response from netizens in a short time. It gives an impression that National award winning director Ramesh More has presented a different plot in this film , which will be released on January 13, 2023.
Sangram Samel, Mrunal Kulkarni in Marathi movie ‘Saath-Sobat’
Presented by Prasanna Vaidya, produced by Dhanji Maru under the banner of Maru Enterprises, ‘Saath Sobat’ is written and directed by Ramesh More. Sameer Dixit and Rishikesh Bhirangi of Pickle Entertainment will look after the distribution of the film across Maharashtra. After watching the teaser, it gives an idea that it is a love story on the backdrop of a picturesque village. Sangram Samel, who has succeeded in making his mark in all three mediums namely serials, films and stage, is playing the lead role. He is paired with young debutant actress Mrunal Kulkarni. Besides this lead pair, the film also stars Rajdutt, Mohan Joshi, Anil Gavas, Amol Redij, Dilip Asurdekar and other artistes.
Cinematography is by Harshal Kantak and editing by Abhishek Mhaskar. Lyrics penned by Yashshree More, have been composed by music composer Mahesh Naik. Background music is also by Mahesh Naik. Yashshree More has also handled the responsibility of costumes in this film. Santosh Chari and Satish Bhavsar have done the Makeup. Besides choreography, Meenal Ghag has also done the hairstyling and Prakash Kamble has done the art direction.
Omkar Bhojane to play lead in ‘Sarla Ek Koti’
Popular comedian Omkar Bhojane will be seen in a new look and that too in the lead role on big screen. Recently, poster of his new film ‘Sarla Ek Koti (सरला एक कोटी)’ in the lead role was released, where he is seen in a new look. So, his new look is the topic of discussion among his fans who are also eager to know what is this film about and what type of character Omkar will be playing?
The title of this film itself is unique. In the poster of this film Omkar is seen gambling while playing cards and there is a message seen on the poster ‘ One who believes in good luck is a real Gambler’. Presented by Sanvi Productions, produced by Aarti Chavan, the story, screenplay and direction by award winning personality Nitin Sindhuvijay Supekar, this film is all set for release during the new year on 20th January 2023.