‘Picasso’ – An artistic film with a difference
Summary 'Picasso' is a perfect tribute to all those performers, singers and musicians who are part of this folk art. Certainly, an artistic film with a difference.
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Produced by Shiladitya Bora and directed by debutant Abhijeet Mohan Warang, ‘Picasso’ is an artistic Marathi film which was shown at few film festivals and which has now been released by Amazon Prime Video on OTT Platform. Set on the backdrop of a remote village from South Konkan region, the film focuses on a young seventh standard student Gandharva Pandurang Gawade( Samay Sanjeev Tambe). Gandharva who is selected for the Picasso Arts Scholarship at the National level, is required to pay a fee Rs. 1500/- to be eligible for the next level of competition.
With his mother(Ashwini Mukadam) already suffering from an ailment and father just able to manage the household expenses with petty jobs and performing in Dashavatari plays, it becomes difficult for the boy to manage the fees payable for competition. With the notice of paying the fees reaching the school late due to postal delay , the boy reaches the nearby village on the same day, where his father is performing. Though happy with this news, the father expresses his inability to raise this amount in short time. That night the boy spends his time watching the performance of his beloved father in the play. How this night brings the changes in the life of father and son, is what the film’s climax is all about.
Through this simple story of the boy, the film has also shown the importance of the folk art theatre in that region, where Dashavtar plays began in 12th century. So, we get to see, how despite financial struggle and dependence on people’s patronage, these plays still exist in this region. Therefore, the film is a perfect tribute to all those performers, singers and musicians who are part of this folk art. The performances by Prasad Oak, Ashwini Mukadam , Child artiste Samay and other supporting cast are very natural and worth appreciating. Debutant director Abhijeet Mohan Warang has presented this film very well with the support of good folk music Anand Lunkad and decent photography by Stanley Mudda. Certainly, an artistic film with a difference.
Who will play the ‘Phulrani’ on Marathi big screen
‘Phulrani’ has been a very popular character over the years on Marathi stage. First it was late Bhakti Barve who presented this character on Marathi stage through the play ‘Ti Phulrani’ written by late P. L. Deshpande which was based on G.B. Shaw’s old famous English play ‘Pygmalion’. We had also seen an American Musical film ‘My Fair Lady’ also based on this English play. And now, Director Vishwas Joshi is all set to begin the shoot of a Marathi film ‘Phulrani …. Avismaraniya Premkahani’ which is also inspired by ‘Pygmalion’. This will be Vishwas Joshi’s second film as a director after ‘Whats App Lagna’.
Recently, the poster of this film was unveiled making official announcement of this film. This film will release its fragrance in theatres this year. The film’s story is written by Guru Thakur along with Vishwas Joshi, while lyrics are penned by Balkavi and Guru Thakur together. Nilesh Moharir will compose music of this film with cinematography by Kedar Gaikwad. Art direction by Santosh Phutane, editing by Guru Patil , choreography by Subhash Nakashe, dress design by Sayali Soman are the other credits of this film. So far, the lead cast of this film has not been disclosed. And therefore, there is a lot of curiosity to know who will play the ‘Phulrani’ on Marathi big screen?
New Marathi film ‘Mangalashtak Return’ highlights Divorce ceremony
Recently, a video about a divorce ceremony being performed had become viral on social media. There was a big discussion going on among the viewers as to giving so much of importance to this kind of ceremony. But, it turned out to be a clipping of the shooting of forthcoming Marathi film ‘Mangalashtak Return’, which is in progress after there was relaxation on the long period of lockdown .
This film is being produced by Veerkumar Shah under his banner Sharda Productions and is directed by Yogesh Bhosale who had earlier directed a Marathi film ‘Bazaar’ which had won 16 different awards. Shooting of this film is presently in progress at Hinjawadi, Pune and the film stars Prasad Oak, Anand Ingale, Saksham Kulkarni, Vrushabh Shah, Shweta Kharat, Prasanna Ketkar, Sheetal Ahirrao, Sunil Godbole, Kamlesh Sawant, Sameer Poulaste, Prajakta Nevale, Sonal Pawar, Bhakti Chavan and Sheetal Oswal
महाराष्ट्राची हास्यजत्राने गाठला 300 भागांचा पल्ला!
सोनी मराठी वरील मजेदार आणि दर्जेदार ‘महाराष्ट्राची हास्यजत्रा’ या प्रेक्षकांचे निखळ मनोरंजन केले आहे.
आणि अशा या सगळ्यांच्या लाडक्या हास्यकत्रेचे ३०० भाग पूर्ण होत आहेत. ही अतिशय आनंद आणि समाधानाची बाब आहे की गेली २.५ वर्ष संपूर्ण ‘महाराष्ट्राची हास्यजत्रा’ची टीम सगळ्यांना खळखळून हसवते आहे.हसणं हा सगळ्यावरचा रामबाण उपाय आहे असं म्हटलं जात आणि हे हसवणं गेले चार सीजन सातत्याने महाराष्ट्राची हास्यजत्रा आपल्या प्रेक्षकांना देत आहे. नवनवीन संकल्पना, आपलेसे वाटणारे विषय, भन्नाट टाईमिंग, हवीहवीशी वाटणारी पात्र आणि कमाल विनोद या सगळ्यांचा मिलाफ म्हणेज महाराष्ट्राची हास्यजत्रा.
सुप्रसिद्ध तारक मेहता का उल्टा चष्मा या मालिकेच्या टीमनी.मालिकेतील जेठालाल, भिडे, पोपटलाल, माधवी भाभी, कोमल भाभी आणि मालिकेचे निर्माते असित कुमार मोदी हे ३०० नाबादच्या या सोहळ्याला हजर होते. अनेक वर्षांनी एवढं हसलो अशी प्रतिक्रिया या वेळी मालिकेत आत्माराम भिडेंची भूमिका साकारणाऱ्या मंदार चांदवडेकर यांनी दिली. तर इथली सर्व ऊर्जा घेऊन आम्ही आमच्या मालिकेतही ती आणण्याचा प्रयत्न करू असं मालिकेचे निर्माते असित कुमार म्हणाले.
हा विनोदाचा विशेष सोहळा येत्या १७ आणि १८ फेब्रुवारीला रात्री ९ वा. प्रेक्षकांना सोनी मराठी वाहिनीवर पहायला मिळणार आहे.
‘Chandramukhi’ based on Vishwas Patil’s novel to go on the floors soon
IAS Officer and historian Vishwas Patil has written many novels . Some of his novels have even received prestigious awards. We have seen a sensible Marathi film like ‘Pangira’ which was based on his novel with the same name. Now, another Marathi film ‘Chandramukhi’ based on his novel with the same name will go on the floors soon. Akshay Bardapurkar along with Piyush Singh will produce this film and have made all the arrangements to begin the shoot of this film in November , taking all the necessary precautions, keeping in mind the ongoing lockdown restrictions.
Prasad Oak who will be directing this film said, “Though I am excited to begin my work after a long gap, there is a lot of responsibility on my shoulders, to ensure safety during the shooting. I am aware that after watching the poster of my film ‘Chandramukhi’, you are keen to know who is playing the title role and other important roles. Even I am eager to disclose this as early as possible; but till then I need all your good wishes for this project.”
Hope to know all the details of this film soon.
‘नेक्स्ट स्टेप’ या अनोख्या उपक्रमाअंतर्गत नवोदित कलाकारांना मार्गदर्शन
टेलिव्हिजन आणि सिनेमाक्षेत्रात प्रवेश करू पाहणाऱ्या नवोदित कलाकारांना मार्गदर्शन करण्यासाठी, जयंत पवार यांनी ‘नेक्स्ट स्टेप’ हा अनोखा उपक्रम आयोजिला आहे. ह्या क्षेत्रात काम कराचे असेल तर फक्त अभिनय असणे गरजेचं नसून त्या बरोबर अनेक तांत्रिक बाबींचा सुद्धा अभ्यास असणे गरजेचा असतो. ह्या वेबिनार मध्ये, प्रत्यक्षात कॅमेऱ्या समोर उतरल्यावर नक्की काय करायचं? मोबाईल कॅमेरा आणि फिल्म कॅमेरा यात फरक असतो? या आणि अशा अनेक गोष्टींबद्दल जाणत्या, अनुभवी दिग्गजांकडून जाणून घ्यायला मिळणार आहेत.
स्वरूप रिक्रिएशन्स अँड मीडिया प्रा.लि. ने आजवर अनेक मराठी चित्रपटांची, नाटकांची निर्मिती आणि प्रस्तुती केली आहे. त्यांच्या द्वारे ३१ मे ते ६ जून या कालावधीत ‘नेक्स्ट स्टेप’ ह्या वेबमिनारचे आयोजन करण्यात आले आहे. या वेबमिनार मध्ये अभिनेता प्रसाद ओक, कॅमेरामन वासुदेव राणे,दिग्दर्शक मंदार देवस्थळी, दिग्दर्शक गिरीश मोहिते, असे अनेक मान्यवर मार्गदर्शन करणार आहेत. वेबमिनारच्या अधिक माहितीसाठी ९००४७८८५७२ या क्रमांकावर संपर्क साधावा
Prasad Oak to direct Vishwas Patil’s creation ‘Chandramukhi’ on big screen
Vishwas Patil is renowned writer and his novel ‘Chandramukhi’ has received a very good response from Marathi readers. Now, his ‘Chandramukhi’ will see big screen. Planet Marathi’s Akshay Badlapurkar who had earlier produced films like ‘AB & CD’ and ‘Goshta Eka Paithanichi’ will produce this film which will be directed by Prasd Oak, who recently directed ‘Hirakani’ which won popular awards.
However, it is not known as to who will play the title role in this film, which is based on the subject of politics and its link with Tamasha. And the beautiful Chandramukhi the central character obviously has prominent part in this film being an excellent dancer . To give justice to this novel written by a renowned writer, Prasad Oak seems to be the right choice as a director. Having proved his ability as a director in the recent past, he is now considered one of the talented directors the Marathi film industry has received of recent times. Moreover the writer- director combo has come together once again after the success of Hirakani.
Another highlight of this film is that the screenplay and dialogues of this film are penned by Chinmay Mandlekar. The teaser poster of this film has also been released on social media recently.
‘Dhurala’ shows how Power game can split the family
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In the past there have been many films on power games played by Politicians when it was for gaining or retaining power. Films like ‘Samana’, ‘Sinhasan’, ‘Sarkarnama’, ‘Zenda’, ‘Aajcha Diwas Majha’ and few others have presented different subjects on the backdrop of this power game in politics. Now, latest released film written by Kshitij Patwardhan and Directed by Sameer Vidwans shows how the power game can split the family of a popular Village Sarpanch Nivrrutti Anna Ubhe, after his sad demise.
Set on the backdrop of a Village-Ambegaon in rural Maharashtra, the film has shown how the selfish people including MLA of the district try to prevent the eldest son Navnath ( Ankush Chaudhari) from contesting the election to carry forward the family tradition. But, he finds the clever game played by MLA( Sabnis) to declare the constituency reserved for women and suggesting the name of his step mother (Alka Kubal) by supporting her for his own political gains. If this is not enough, his otherwise ambitious sister in law Monica (Sonalee) is also convinced to contest by their family’s rival Gadhve( Prasad Oak) . Navnath has no other option but to request his obedient wife Harshada ( Sai Tamhankar) to jump into the fray , making it a triangular contest within the family.
So, the real fight which begins, is witnessed only in the second half of this about 169 minutes long film, when all the interesting happenings take place one after the other. A lot of time has thus been wasted in the first half to show how the outsiders get involved with their dirty political games to split the family. What is remarkable to see, is the strong bonding in spite of the split noticed through some of the emotion filled scenes. There are few twists and turns in the film, including the climax, but what appeals the most are the dialogues exchanged between them by the important characters at different situations.
Veteran actress Alka Kubal is at her best . Ankush Choudhari displays his commitment to social work through his powerful character. Sai Tamhankar does very well , especially when she presents ‘Bharud’ during her election campaign. Sonalee has played the ambitious woman taking it as a challenge. Siddharth does well in his role of a lazy and happy go lucky husband, while Amey Wagh gets his share to show his skills through his ‘not so easy’ character. In the role of family’s opponents Prasad Oak dos well, while Umesh Kamat has very little to his share.
There is no scope for music in this film, but the clever cinematography captures the perfect village atmosphere and close up expressions of every important character very well. Full marks to all the artistes for their wonderful performances and to director Sameer for handling all those important scenes with the help of writer Khsitij . All in all, it is good political based timely film, but should have been shortened lengthwise, especially in the first half.
Trailer of ‘Dhurala’ creates a buzz on social media
Now a days different methods are adopted by film makers to promote their film. But, before going to social media, what is more important is to connect with the general people at the grass root level. Makers of forthcoming Marathi film ‘Dhurala’ did exactly that. They released the trailer of their film at a public place in Mumbai. The place selected was Shramik Gymkhana Maidan and the event was to release the trailer of this film. Perhaps this was the first film to release its trailer at an event open for all.
Anyway, this has helped to generate a lot of curiosity about this film, which is all set to release on 3rd January 2020. Highlight of this film is that after a long time Siddharth Jadhav and Sonalee Kulkarni will be seen together in this film and veteran actress Alka Kubal Known for her emotion filled roles, will be performing a different challenging role in this film. Dashing Ankush Choudhari and popular actress Sai Tamhankar will also be seen in lead important characters through this film. This is clearly indicated through the trailer of this film.
The film is set on the backdrop of political power game in rural Maharashtra and therefore has special significance. Apart from the above five artistes mentioned above, the other equally important artistes of this film are, Prasad Oak, Sulekha Talwalkar, Amey Wagh, Priyadarshan Jadhav and Umesh kamat.
Multi starrer ‘Dhurala’ to throw light on Political scenario in Rural Maharashtra
At present the political situation in Maharashtra has already exposed the greed of politicians to grab power. For the past one month the people in Maharashtra witnessed the worst happenings in which many top leaders were involved. Now, through forthcoming Marathi multi-starrer film ‘Dhurala’ Marathi film lovers will get to see election fever and involvement of politicians especially in rural Maharashtra.
Writer Kshitij Patwardhan and Director Sameer Vinwans two big names in Marathi film industry are coming together to offer this political based film which as a big star cast comprising of renowned artistes like Ankush Choudhari, Sai Tamhankar, Siddharth Jadhav, Amey Wagh, Umesh Kamat, Alka Kubal, Sonali Kulkarni and others. So, with the current ongoing murky political situation in Maharashtra , it will be interesting to see what the writer – director duo have in store for the film lovers. But, the teaser of this film just released , has raised big hopes from this film.