Saurabh Gokhale to play Swatantryaveer Savarkar
Versatile stage, television and film actor Saurabh Gokhale will play the lead role of Swatantryaveer Vinayak Damodar Savarkar in the much talked about Marathi short film ‘Kaljayee Savarkar’ which is due for release soon. Another important role of Hindustan the country and also the narrator will be portrayed by veteran actor Manoj Joshi. This film will be released in different parts of Maharashtra soon. This film’s distribution is open to all individuals and therefore different educational institutions and other non educational institutions who are interested in showing this film in their villages or cities are required to contact Amogh Ponkshe via e mail amogh.parc[at]gmail.com or on his phone 9421010971 .
Besides Saurabh Gokhale and Manoj Joshi, this film also stars Payal Gogate, Aparna Chothe, Leena Datar, Hruta Pingale, Hridaynath Rane,Shantanu Ambadekar, Jayostu Mestry, Dinesh Kanade, Chinmay Pataskar, Hrishikesh Bhosale, Pramod Vaidya and Pramod Pawar. This being a biopic on Veer Savarkar, there is a lot of curiosity about this short film among the film lovers.
Mrinal Kulkarni joins Founders’ Board of Planet Marathi
Popular Marathi television and film actress Mrinal Kulkarni has joined the Founders Board of Planet Marathi OTT and A Vistas Media Capital Company recently. Mrinal having experience of her long career in acting and now as a director screenplay writer, will be of great help to Planet Marathi, to take Marathi films at the top level, with her active presence with them.
Speaking about her new association with Planet Marathi, Mrinal says, “This is a very happy moment for me . But, at the same time there will be a lot of responsibility. Today, the Web world is looking forward to place before the audience their best content fearlessly. Planet Marathi has already made a good beginning and therefore I have totake their Marathi flag higher across the globe by contributing from my side.” At the same time Mr. Akshay Bardapurkar has also .welcomed the entry of Mrinal Kulkarni. She will begin her work with Planet Marathi from this month of June 2022.
‘Har Har Mahadev’ to be released in 5 languages on Diwali 2022
The much awaited Marathi film ‘Har Har Mahadev (हर हर महादेव)’ has been receiving all the attention, ever since the teaser of this film was released in the voice of MNS Chief Mr. Raj Thackeray. This film which is presented by Zee Studios and Shree Ganesh Marketing & Films will be released on 23rd October 2022 and besides Marathi, it will be released simultaneously in four other languages Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada in a dubbed version. And this will be a good move by the makers of this film to reach out to maximum people.
Speaking about this film Zee Studios Business Head Mr. Mangesh Kulkarni said, “ The work done by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj is so great that it cannot be limited to only to Maharashtra. It should be known to people all over the world, who are keen to study the history of this great Warrior from Maharashtra. This film is written and directed by Abhijeet Deshpande. Another highlight of this film is that the about VFX experts who have worked for Hollywood films, have been engaged for the special effects of this film.
Children from Snehalaya offer a unique gift to Mukta Barve
Actress Mukta Barve who has received good wishes from many prominent personalities for her forthcoming Marathi film ‘Y’ has now received a unique gift from ‘Snehalaya’ a children’s home along with similar other children’s home like ‘Snehankur’ and ‘Yuvan’. Mukta had visited these places recently and spent some quality time with these children and shared some of her experiences with them.
These children too reciprocated, by forming the alphabet ‘Y’ by their group formation to offer this unique gift to her. Overwhelmed by this response, Mukta said that this was a memorable moment in her life , which was very encouraging. “Their best wishes are very special for me,” she added. Directed by Ajit Wadikar, this film will be released on 24th June 2022.
‘झोलझाल (zolzaal)’ चित्रपटाचा म्युझिक लॉंच सोहळा संपन्न
Hruta Durgule in Zee Studios film ‘Timepass 3′
Presented by Zee Studios presentation and Ravi Jadhav directed ‘Timepass 3 (टाइमपास 3)’ teaser was released recently. It may be recalled that ‘Timepass’ and ‘Timepass 2′ had become hit films and therefore all eyes on ‘Timepass 3′. In part 3 there is a twist, according to the makers. The centre of attraction of this Part 3 teaser is the character of Palavi Dinkar Patil played by Hruta Durgule.
So, there is a curiosity among the Marathi film lovers, whether the character of Praju will be seen in this film or not ? However, the characters of Madhav Lele (Vaibhav Mangle) and Dagadu(Prathamesh Parabh) are noticed in the teaser. One doubt is made clear by the makers is that the story is not post marriage of Dagadu but during his teenage. One thing is sure that the film lovers may not have to wait for long, as the film will be released on 29th July 2022.
Marathi short film ‘Arjun’ wins first prize
In order to offer opportunities to new film makers, Planet Marathi had organized ‘Planet Marathi Short Film Festival’ ( PMSFF) recently. This festival had received a very good response with 1600 entries. Out of which five short films were selected for awards. The judges of this competition were Sanjay Jadhav, Mrunal Kulkarni, Kiran Yadnyopavit, Nikhil Mahajan and Sarvesh Parab.
Madhuban Film’s ‘Arjun’ bagged the first prize comprising of Rs. 5 lakhs. The second prize of Rs. 3 lakhs was awarded to ‘Arjun’s story’ made by Rakhadi Sudios, while the third prize of Rs. 2 lakhs went to Rakhadi Studios ‘Avanti’. The consolation prizes of Rs. 50,000/- were awarded to Rakhadi Studios’ ‘Abhi- Anu’ and Rs. 30,000/- ‘ Amar Gore and Akbar Sayyad’s short film ‘Aatman’.
Planet Marathi founder Mr. Akshay Bardapurkar expressed his happiness for the overwhelming response received from new film makers for this short film festival, which was organized by them for the first time. “All the films were well presented with variety of subjects and had very good artistes. So, it was a difficult task for the judges to shortlist five films . But, they did their job very well,” he said.
‘Bhirkit’ to strike with cyclone of Comedy on 17th June
Described as a ‘Cyclone of Comedy’ by makers of this film, ‘Bhirkit (भिरकिट)’ is now all set to release on 17th June all over Maharashtra. Presented by Classic Enterprise, produced by Suresh Oswal & Bhagyavanti Oswal and directed by Anup Jagdale, ‘Bhirkit’ is a story happening in a village and revolves around family relationship, politics, love story and humour arising out of it. Songs of this film have already popularized and now with the release of film’s trailer, this film has raised big expectations.
The film has a big star cast comprising of renowned artistes like Girish Kulkarni, Hrishikesh Joshi, Kushal Badreike,Sagar karande, Monalisa Bagal, Tanaji Galgunde, Kailas Waghmare, Usha Naik, Yakub Sayyed, Shrikant Yadav, Meenal Bal, Shilpa Thakre, Deepti Dhotre, Aarya Ghare, Seva More, Rohit Chavan, Balkrishna Shinde, Namdev Mirkute,Radha Sagar, Ashwini Bagal in lead roles. And their coming together through this film, clearly suggests that it will be comedy film.
सन मराठी सादर करीत आहे नवी मालिका ‘माझी माणसं’
अल्पावधीतच आपल्या उत्तम मालिकांच्या द्वारे मराठी प्रेक्षकांचे मन जिंकून लोकप्रियता मिळत असलेल्या सन मराठी ही मराठी वाहिनी प्रेक्षकांसाठी अजुन एक नवी मलिका घेऊन आलिये.
आजपासून (३० मे) ‘माझी माणसं’ (Maajhi Maanasa) ही स्वकर्तृत्वावर घर सांभाळणाऱ्या गिरीजाची गोष्ट आपल्याला सन मराठीवर दिसणार आहे. आपल्या वडिलांच्या पश्चात आपल्या संपूर्ण कुटुंबाची जबाबदारी सांभाळणाऱ्या ‘गिरीजा’ची ही गोष्ट असून एका हॉस्पिटलमध्ये हेड नर्स असलेली गिरिजा तिच्या ८ जणांच्या कुटुंबातील एकमेव कमवणारी व्यक्ती आहे.
घरातील सर्वांची काळजी घेत असताना, स्वतःकडे; स्वतःच्या सुखाकडे मात्र ती नेहमीच दुर्लक्ष करते. कुटुंबाचा एकटाच कमवता आधार असल्यामुळे आपल्या भावंडांच्या शिक्षणापासून ते घरखर्च भागवण्याची जबाबदारी सर्वस्वी गिरीजाच पार पाडते. अर्थात या सगळ्या प्रवासात अनेक अडथळे येतात. त्यातून मार्ग काढताना ज्या आपल्या माणसांचा तिला आधार वाटतो, अशी तिला आपली वाटणारी माणसं खरंच तिची आपली आहेत का? ह्या प्रश्नाभोवती मालिका गुंफलेली आहे.
र्तव्यदक्ष आणि जबाबदार गिरीजाची भूमिका या मालिकेत जानकी पाठक (Janaki Pathak) साकारत आहे. झोंबिवली या चित्रपटातून पदार्पण करणाऱ्या जानकीची ही पहिलीच मालिका आहे. स्मिता सरवदे या मालिकेत गिरीजाच्या आईची भूमिका साकारत असून, दिगंबर नाईक मालिकेत गिरीजाचे काका ही नकारात्मक भूमिका साकारत आहेत. याशिवाय साईंकित कामत, आरती मोरे, भूमिजा पाटील, विजय पाटील, साक्षी महाजन, रोहन पेडणेकर, सोनम म्हसवेकर हे कलाकार सुद्धा या मालिकेत ठळक भूमिकेत दिसणार आहेत. कोठारे व्हिजन यांची निर्मिती असलेली ही मालिका सन मराठीवर ३० तारखेपासून सोमवार ते शनिवार रोज रात्री ८ वाजता महाराष्ट्राच्या प्रेक्षकांच्या भेटीस येणार आहे.
सन मराठी ही फ्री वाहिनी सर्व प्रमुख डिटीएच प्लॅटफॉर्म्स आणि केबल नेटवर्क्सवर मोफत उपलब्ध आहे. तसेच ही वाहिनी डीडी फ्री डिश वर देखील चॅनेल नंबर ६ वर उपलब्ध आहे.
‘Anya’ movie trailer launched; to be released on 10th June
Forthcoming Marathi film ‘Anya’, which is also to be made in Hindi, has raised the curiosity of film lovers. Moreover, the trailer of this film has also been released has been well received, with the announcement of release date of this film as 10th June 2022. Produced by Shelna K. And Simmy co-produced ‘Anya’ with Capitalwoods under the banner of Initiative Films. This film won two awards, Best Film at the Alvsbyn Film Festival in Sweden, Best First Time Director, and Best Picture at the Falcon International Film Festival (May Edition) in London.
Directed by by Simmy Joseph, a renowned director of South Film Industry; this film has received well appreciated reviews at the Global Indian International Film Festival as well as at the Toronto Independent Festival. At first sight, after watching the trailer, one realizes that this film is telling the story of a good ‘Anya’. It is seen in the trailer that it touches on the important issues of today such as espionage, truthfulness, sex trafficking, child labour, orphanage, farmer suicides, etc. According to the makers, the film is based on true events and sheds light on human trafficking. An attempt has been made to present the bitter reality and frightening truth of the society on the basis of a documentary.
Director Simmy Joseph has also written this film and the dialogues are penned by Mahendra Patil. Atul Kulkarni, Raima Sen, Yashpal Sharma, Govind Namdev, Prathamesh Parab, Tejashree Pradhan, Bhushan Pradhan, Krutika Deo, Sunil Tawde will be seen in important roles in this film. Dr. Sagar and Sajeev Sarathi has written songs for Hindi cinema, while Prashant Jamdar for Marathi. Composer Vipin Patwa along with Raam Naath, Rishi S. And Krishna Raaj has composed the music for these songs. Background music is provided by Rohit Kulkarni and cinematography is done by Sajjan Kalathil. Costume design by Neelam Sehtya, choreography by Sabha Mayuri and compilation by Thanuj.