New TV Channel ‘Q Marathi’ launched
A TV channel ‘Q Marathi has been launched by Q You Media Company recently. After launching their ‘The Q’ Hindi channel, this is their first regional language channel. This free to air ‘Q Marathi’ channel has been launched to expand their network into regional language. On this Marathi national channel the promoters have assured to present overall quality entertainment through Marathi Digital producers.
For the past ten years we have observed many changes in presentation format of entertainment. Accordingly, the owners of this channel have decided to present popular stars on small screen. According to Channel head Neeta Thakre, this channel will offer quality entertainment with a difference to invite the attention of the entire family. The programming head of the channel Mr. Ashutosh Barve feels that their channel will present all the popular stars who have been well accepted by the digital world.
Trailer of ‘Vishu’ released
Trailer of Shree Krupa Productions’ Marathi film ‘Vishu’ was released recently, giving a clear indication how a young man working in the busy city, has his native place Konkan in his mind all the time. This shows how deep are his roots in the picturesque Konkan. The film presents the sweet Malwani language and pure hearts of the people living there.
Written and directed by Mayur Madhukar Shinde, this film will be released on 8th April in the theatres. According to him, this film is a family entertainer and all the artistes have done justice to their roles. Along with the lead pair of Gashmeer Mahajani and Mrunmayee Godbole, the film also stars Eitasha Sanzgiri, Manasi Mohile, Milind Pathak, Vijay Nikam, Sanjay Gurubakshani, Pradnesh Dingorkar in lead roles. Hrishikesh Kamerkar has composed the music of this film on the lyrics of Mangesh Kangane. Cinematography is by Mohit Jadhav.
Trailer of ‘Aashray’ inviting all the attention
The trailer of Marathi film ‘Aashray (आश्रय)’ which was launched recently, is inviting all the attention on social media. When you see the trailer for ‘Aashray’, you can see that it really represents the plot of the film. The trailer of the movie which was made without revealing the secret of the original subject is being appreciated everywhere. In this trailer, the divine power called mother is mentioned and that everyone’s dreams will come to reality someday. The couple also has a romantic story of a hero-heroine struggling to make their dreams come true and create their own identity. It also has a Holi festival song.
Presented by Sankalp Motion Films, ‘Aashray’ is produced by Abhishek Sanjay Phade. Ramesh Popat Nanavare and Santosh Sahebrao Kapase directors of ‘Aashray’, extended a helping hand to Maher, a social organization in Pune, a few days ago. Abhishek Sanjay Phade has written the story of ‘Aashray’ and Dixit Sarvade has written the script and dialogues.
Shweta Pagar and Amey Barve are the new couple in the lead roles in the film. Apart from this,artistes like Nishigandha Wad, Sunil Godbole, Deepali Kulkarni will also be seen in important roles. The songs written by Aarti Abhishek Phade have been set to music by composer Vishal Borulkar. Anand Shinde, Rishikesh Ranade and Aarti Phade have sung the songs of this film. Ajinkya Jain has provided background music. DOP Raju Deshmukh and Prathamesh Shirke have done the cinematography and Pradeep Panchal has done the compilation. VFX and DI Jayesh Malkapure and costumes are by Amrita Sawant Patil are the other credits.
‘Majhe Radhe Ga…’ a new song from Pickle Music
Marathi songs based on new concepts are gaining popularity these days. Rudra Movies & Entertainment and Pickle Music recently released their new love song ‘Majhe Radhe Ga’ . The poster of this song was also released recently. Produced by Dilip Dhekale, Mohan Shikhare, Sachin Yewale, Vikas Karande, and Haridas Malve, under the banner of Rudra Movies & Entertainment, and presented by Sameer Dixit and Rishikesh Bhirangi of Pickle Music, the song ‘Maazhe Radhe Ga…’ is about to shed new colors of love. The song was launched at Afterplay Studio, Andheri in the presence of producers, directors, actors, and technicians.
Directed by Mohan Shikhare, this song features a new pair of Vishal Phale and Sanjana Kale. Two child actors Asmi Chaudhary and Sohan Sinalkar have also performed in it. Written by Shailesh Parashuram Gawand, this song has been composed by composer Milind More. Kalpesh Nate and Preeti Nimkar Joshi have rendered their voices for the song.
Renowned cinematographer Amol Gole has worked as a special DOP for the flashback shoot for this song. The song is choreographed by Jitesh Kadam and the cinematography is by Siddharaj Sawant. The song has been compiled by Gandhali Kulkarni, while Jayashree and Manali Bhosale have done the makeup and hairdressing. The song was shot at Mira Bunder Beach in Ratnagiri in Konkan and Durshet village in Panvel.
Mrunmayee Deshpande and Sandeep Khare to present ‘Nal Damayanti’ audio drama
With the rising popularity of Audio Book format, Storytel have produced an ‘Nul Damayanti’ which is based on renowned writer Anand Neelkanthan’s novel ‘Nul Damayanti’. This audio drama will be released in 9 Indian languages at a time. The Marathi version of this audio drama is presented in the voice of Mrunmayee Deshpande and Sandeep Khare.
Anand Neelkanthan, who has written many books is known for his writing for ‘Bahubali’ , ‘Asur- Tale of Vanquished’ on Netflix, ‘Siya Ke Raam’ ( Star Plus), Chakravartin Ashok Samrat ( Colors), ‘Hanuman’ ‘Sarfarosh ( Sony TV) etc. This is the first time, he has written an audio drama in the form of ‘Nul Damayanti’. Storytel are more than happy to present this old tale from mythology which according to them is sure to invite the attention of the audio lovers.
Adinath Kothare to play ‘Daulat’ in ‘Chandramukhi’
Ever since the teaser of the film ‘Chandramukhi’ has been released, there has been curiosity to know who was playing the character of Daulat in this film, as the photo did not reveal the face clearly. Now, that curtain has been raised and the name of the actor has been announced as Adinath Kothare. ‘Chandramukhi’ is based on Vishwas Patil’s novel with the same name.
The film presents this strong character of Daulat Deshmane who as a leader was always there to help the people in need of justice. Produced by Akshay Bardapurkar, Planet Marathi, Golden Resho Films and presented by Creative Vibes productions, this film is directed by Prasad Oak with Screenplay and dialogues by Chinmay Mandlekar. According to the makers of this film, this film will be released in theatres.
’38 Krushna Villa’ will be Dr. Girish Oak’s 50th play
Dr. Girish Oak is a versatile actor, having performed in various stage plays, TV serials and films. His 50 th play ’38 Krushna Villa (’38 कृष्ण व्हिला’)’ directed by Vijay Kenkre will soon be staged with the inaugural show to be held at Deenanath Mangeshkar Natyagruh @ 4.15 pm on 19th March 2022. This will be followed by 2nd show at Gadkari Rangayatan, Thane on 20th March 2022 @ 4.30 pm.
This play is produced by Mihir Gavali and is written by Shweta Pendse, who has also performed lead role in this play opposite Dr. Girish Oak. Production designer is Sandesh Bendre, while Mangal Kenkre has designed the costumes. Music is by Ajit Parab and Shital Talpade has handled the light effects.
In this play Dr. Girish Oak plays a high profile character of Devdutt Kamat whoi is accused by a stranger woman Nandini Chitre with some serious charges. And then begins the challenge before Devdutt Kamat to prove himself not guilty.
New Marathi Film ‘Samrenu’ teaser launched
Teaser of new Marathi film ‘Samrenu (समरेणू)’ was launched recently on social media with an interesting tagline ‘Survaat Mahatvachi , Shevat Naay’ (Beginning is important and not the end). Presented by M.R. Film World this film is written and directed by Mahesh Dongre. Pramod Kavde, Balasaheb Borkar, Balaji More, and Yuvraj Shelar are the co producers of this film.
Till now, the names of the artistes of this film have not been announced but one thing is sure that it will be a love story, as indicated through the teaser. Lyrics of this film are penned by Guru Thakur and Kshitij Patwardhan and music is by Suraj- Dheeraj. Popular singers like Kunal Ganjawala, Niti Mohan, Aadarsh Shinde and Ajay Gogavale have lent their voices for the songs. The release date of this film in theatres has been announced as 13th May 2022.
‘Mee Vasantaro’ ready for release on 1st April 2022
The much talked about film ‘Mee Vasantaro’ to be presented by Jio studios is now all set for release on 1st April 2022 coinciding with the auspicious Gudhi Padwa day. Recently, trailer of this film was released by popular actor Nana Patekar in a ceremony held recently, in presence of Director Nipun Dharmadhikari, Rahul Deshpande, Anita Date, Sarang Sathye, Kaumudi Walokar, Amey Wagh, Subodh Bhave, Hrishikesh Joshi, Jitendra Joshi and others.
Speaking on this occasion, chief guest Nana Patekar said, “ Renowned people don’t say Good bye to this world. They always remain in our heart through music.This is what P.L.Deshpande used to say. And this is very true in the case of Late Vasantrao Deshpande. He knew all the forms of music. His knowledge was vast. I am fortunate to have met him . I have seen this film on his life and it has been presented very well. This film will be one of the best films in Marathi. And Rahul has done full justice in the role of his grandfather.”
27 मे 2022 रोजी होणार ‘सरसेनापती हंबीरराव’ सर्वत्र प्रदर्शित
आगामी बहुचर्चित ‘सरसेनापती हंबीरराव (Sarsenapati Hambirrao)’ हा भव्यदिव्य ऐतिहासिक चित्रपट कधी प्रदर्शित होणार याची उत्कंठा प्रेक्षकांना लागून राहिली होती. जगभरातील शिवप्रेमी या ऐतिहासिक मराठी चित्रपटाची मोठ्या उत्सुकतेने वाट पाहत आहेत. अखेर या चित्रपटाच्या प्रदर्शनाची तारीख जाहीर करण्यात आली आहे, 27 मे 2022 रोजी ‘सरसेनापती हंबीरराव’ हा बिगबजेट चित्रपट प्रेक्षकांच्या भेटीस येणार असून मे महिन्याच्या सुट्टीत दमदार संवाद, जबरदस्त ऍक्शनची मेजवानी प्रेक्षकांना मिळणार आहे.
या चित्रपटात मराठीतील ‘हँडसम हंक’ अभिनेता गश्मीर महाजनी (Gashmeer Mahajani) हा छत्रपती शिवाजी महाराजांच्या महत्त्वपूर्ण भूमिकेत दिसणार आहे. छत्रपती शिवाजी महाराज आणि छत्रपती संभाजी महाराज या दोन छत्रपतींच्या काळात स्वराज्याचे सरसेनापती होण्याचा बहुमान मिळालेले एकमेव सरसेनापती हंबीरराव मोहिते यांची व्यक्तिरेखा स्वतः प्रविण तरडे साकारत आहेत. याशिवाय अनेक दिग्गज कलाकार महत्त्वपूर्ण भूमिकेत दिसणार आहेत.
संदीप मोहितेपाटील प्रस्तुत, उर्वीता प्रॉडक्शन्स निर्मित आणि शेखर मोहितेपाटील, सौजन्य निकम, धर्मेंद्र बोरा यांची निर्मिती असलेला ‘सरसेनापती हंबीरराव (Sarsenapati Hambirrao Trailer )’ हा भव्य, ऐतिहासिक मराठी चित्रपट येत्या 27 मे 2022 रोजी संपूर्ण महाराष्ट्रासह जगभरातील शिवप्रेमींच्या भेटीला मोठ्या पडद्यावर येत आहे.