• Review : Saha Gun (2017)
• Producer : Ujwala Gawade
• Director : Kiran Sabhaji Gawade
• Star Cast : Amruta Subhash, Archit Deodhar, Sunil Barve, Atul Todankar, Panav Raorane
• Writer : Kiran Sabhaji Gawade
• Music : Raj Pawar, Kapil Redekar
• Review By : Abhay Salvi

Rating : 1.5/5

Saha Gun Marathi Movie Review :

The one thing that filmmakers who are trying to deliver a clear message should do is be sure about what exactly is the message. ‘Saha Gun’ fails at this basic stage. However the storyline of the film is not all nonsense. If written by a skilled screenwriter & equally sound director ‘Saha Gun’ could have at least scored average marks.

The film is set in a small village in Konkan& deals with lives of a few 8^th std. kids studying in ‘AdarshVidyalaya’. I am reluctant to call the character of VidyaSarvode (ArchitDeodhar) as the protagonist of this story, because the film ignores his perspective almost completely. Vidya is under the dictatorial rule of his mother (sadly, AmrutaSubhash) who is ferociously obsessed with her son’s first rank in studies. Yes the film tries to justify this obsession later but it’s completely powerless. Vidya considers every other child in the class as beings belonging to inferior species. And along with his mother quite confidently believes that he’s the ‘Rajhans’, so that obviously makes the entire class hate him except one girl (for no apparent reason). Then enters RajuPanse; the new kid in town who quite effortlessly becomes the class favorite. Raju is marvel of modern science! The kid’s perfect in every possible way!

So the film quite mercilessly becomes all about winning & defeating your opponent, whether it’s studies or a ‘Kabaddi competition’! Never do we see a perspective that reminds us about the ‘fun’ part in studies or sports. Actually the character of the father (a scientist who once also competed in ‘Kabbadi’ & won some prestigious award – again the ‘perfect dad’) makes a few half-hearted attempts to make his child enjoy his life, but then the last say again goes to the win-obsessed mother.

The film takes the primitive route that no matter what your parents love you & all they do is for the good. If you remember that in ‘Dangal’ the  father asks for one single year of training the daughters & promises his wife that once they don’t feel like continuing it, they can leave it. This little addition makes a whole lot of difference in the moral department.

Never do we understand her side or feel connected with the mother. Though AmrutaSubhash plays the ‘hitler’ mom with decent effect, but we can’t stop comparing her previous films to this messed up dosage of ‘fighting spirit’.

Barring a few scenes the film also fails in utilizing the beautiful locales of the region. The ‘n’ number of child artists are cardboard cutouts including ‘RajuPanse’ who has an important role in the story. Though ArchitDeodhar has been around now post ‘Killa’, he manages to display no sense of maturity as an actor. The most unintentionally amusing character is of a kid named ‘Babban’ who is the son of local politician who is again almost ‘perfect’. Now this seems to be an agenda of showing powerful families of villages as rightful, noble & in-born with great leadership skills. The of course there’s a fat kid & thin boy who are prescribed for a few laughs (which they never deliver).

There’s one accepts that one can’t make out even after watching the whole film & that is the period in which it’s set, however whichever period it’s supposably set in quite maniacally represents our education system as equally (as the mother) obsessed about the ‘first ranker’ in class! Where we that bad really?

Overall:

‘Saha Gun’ is a film that a parent or a child should think twice about, (or maybe thrice) before watching it together. 

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Many a times we have seen a hero-heroine pair repeated in films. But seldom do we say a mother-son duo being repeated. Amruta Subhash & Archit Deodhar are a welcome exception. After playing reel life mother & son in Avinash Arun’s ‘Killa’ both of them will again be seen playing mother & son in ‘Saha Gun’ an upcoming Marathi film set to release on 14th April. The film also stars Sunil Barve in an important role.

The poster of ‘6 Gun’ was recently revealed on social media. It appears from the poster that film is about education. Soon the trailer of the film will also be revealed. It’s directed by debutant Kiran Gawade & is produced by Ujjwala Gawade & co-produced by Ashok Kotian & Sheila Rao. This film has been honoured in many film festivals.

The Archit-Amruta duo has definitely made the audience excited about the film & in addition it also stars the evergreen actor Sunil Barve. ‘6 Gun’ will hopefully continue the legacy of beautiful Marathi films about childhood.

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• Movie : Saha Gun (2017) | सहा गुण
• Producer : Ujwala Gawade
• Director : Kiran Sabhaji Gawade
• Studio : G.K. Production Creations
• Star Cast :
  • Amruta Subhash
  • Archit Deodhar
  • Bhushan Pradhan
  • Sunil Barve
  • Atul Todankar
  • Panav Raorane
  • Arati Solanki
• Story & Screenplay: Kiran Sabhaji Gawade
• Music : Raj Pawar, Kapil Redekar
• Playback Singers : Suresh Wadkar, Kapil redkar, Ravindra Khomane
• Sound : Nageshwarrao Chaudhary
• Cinematography (DOP) : Suresh Deshmane
• Editor : Rohita More
• Art Director : Veda More, Sachin Gawade
• Executive-producer : Ganesh Gaonkar
• Co-Producer : Ashok Kotian & Sheelaa Rao
• Associate Producer : Rajendra Jadhav, Abhishek Jathar
• Genre : Drama
• Duration : NA
• Release Date : 14th April 2017

Synopsis : 

Saha Gun Marathi Movie Photos, Poster :

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Killa, a film by Avinash Arun has been appreciated in many national and international film festivals along with the National Awards. The film also received good response at the box office. The film will be premiered on the television for the first time on Zee Marathi on 29 May at 12 noon, 4 pm and 7 pm.

The story of the film revolves around a single mother and her son Chinmay, who come to a village in Konkan from Pune. How their lives are affected by this sudden change will be seen in this film.

The film stars Amruta Subhash, Archit Deodhar, Parth Bhalerao, Gaureesh Gavade and Athave Upasani in the lead roles.

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The music release of Kiran Gawde directed “Saha Gun” was recently done by education Minister Vinod Tawde. The film stars Archit Devdhar, Amruta Subhash, Sunil Barve, Atul Todankar, Panav Raorane, Arati Solanki et al. The music has been composed by Raj Pawar. The songs have been sung by Suresh Wadkar, Kapil redkar, Ravindra Khomane and Raj Pawar.

The plot of the film revolves around education of a child.

The film also stars more than forty child actors and they were given special training workshop for acting. The film is produced under the banner of GK Productions and produced by Ujjwala Gawde and Abhishek Jathar.

The music album contains five songs. “Deshala Ghadavooya” has been sung by Suresh Wadkar along with Sapna Bhandari, Gayatri Kulkarni, Ankita Kalantri, Akanksha Vidhekar, Ujjwal Kasat, Bhagyesh Dodke, Pratiksha Waghmare. The song Kabaddi Kabaddi has been sung by Ravindra Khomane. Abhyas Abhyas has been sung by various singers. Composer Raj Pawar has sung Aaj Ka Andharale.

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Killa, a national award winning film directed by Avinash Arun has been a successful at box office. The film has collected 3 crores and 25 lakh in its first weekend. The film was released in 225 theaters and more than 3000 shows. The film has been a smashing hit across Maharashtra including cities like Mumbai, Pune, Kolhapur, Auragabad, Nashik, Latur and Nagpur.

The film has recently won a national award for Best Marathi film and several awards in film festivals. Critics have already praised this simple yet beautiful film for its plot, structure, actors and cinematography. The film uses some excellent shots to capture the exquisiteness of nature in Konkan region. The story revolves around a mother-son relationship and how the surroundings change us.

We wish best luck to this film, and let’s hope that film continues to get such phenomenal response from the audience.

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• Review: Killa (2015)
• Director: Avinash Arun
• Producers:Essel Vision, M R Filmworks and Jar Pictures
• Writers:Tusshaar Paranjape and Upendra Sindhaye
• Cast: Archit Deodhar, Amruta Subhash, Parth Bhalerao
• Music: Naren Chandavakar and Benedict Taylor
• Genre: Drama
• Review By : Keyur Seta

Rating: 4/5

Review:

Over the last few years, Marathi cinema has seen some truly well-made rural films revolving around a child or children. Some of the noteworthy examples are Vihir, Shala, Fandry, Elizabeth Ekadashi, Salaam, Dhag, Jana Gana Mana, etc.

But it would be unfair to say that Avinash Arun’s Killa is yet another well-made film of this genre. That won’t do justice to its achievement. To put it simply, the film is a heartwarming coming-of-age saga that achieves excellence in every department. It is yet another Marathi film of international caliber.

Killa revolves around Chinmay Kale (Archit Deodhar), a student in the seventh standard. He is forced to migrate to a village in the Konkan area from his hometown Pune after his mother (Amruta Subhash), an uprightly honest government employee, is transferred there. He stays alone with his mother ever since his father passed away few years back.

Chinmay is depressed as he dearly misses Pune and his cousin cum best friend. He finds it difficult to fit into his new school because of the mischievous group of students, led by the notorious Bandya (Parth Bhalerao). But slowly Chinmay starts getting acceptance among the kids. What happens next forms the rest of the film.

Like various films of this genre, Killa doesn’t follow a conventional storyline. It is more of a peak into the life of Chinmay. So, instead of story development, the intention is to put forth Chinmay’s experiences, joys, inner-turmoil, and confusion. Arun fulfills this aim in a masterly manner, which ensures that anybody with a heart will be moved by the characters and their situations.

Needless to say, you get involved into the everyday life of Chinmay and others in a way that you tend to forget the outside world and you don’t feel like believing that they aren’t real life characters. Incidents like masti in school, funny incidents between friends, exam scenes and the small outings are sure to make you nostalgic. This is another triumph of the filmmaker and that too in his very first film. He has provided a perfect example of narrating through visuals, especially during the climax.

Of course, the narration has its share of sad moments but it steers clear from treading on the depressing path. In the midst of such positives, the only negative aspect is that the pace drops slightly on few occasions. But this is not a big issue here.

The skillful camerawork, also by Avinash Arun, is a major reason for the final product turning out to be of international standards. He has shown his skills even in the most mundane situations. Plus, the beauty of the interiors of Konkan region just doesn’t cease to amaze you. Naren Chandavarkar and Benedict Taylor’s tunes add to the emotions.

Archit Deodhar is simply outstanding as Chinmay. He switches over to different emotions with remarkable ease and also manages to speak through expressions on many occasions. Amruta Subhash once again proves she is one of the finest actors around through a mature act.

But Parth Bhalerao is simply the scene-stealer with his brilliant comic timing, cuteness and acting skills. He was well-appreciated last year in Bhoothnath Returns. The film also has some earnest performances from the rest of the kids, the actor playing Maths teacher and other actors.

Overall:

Killa is an excellent effort! It’s a triumph of mature storytelling. The film has received National Awards for the Best Feature Film in Marathi and Special Mention (Parth Bhalerao) Award along with other international awards. The strong word-of-mouth will ensure good returns for it.

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• Movie: Killa (2015)
• Producer : Madhukar R Musle, Ajay G Rai, Alan McAlex
• Directer : Avinash Arun
• Studio :Essel Vision, M R Filmworks  and a Jar Pictures.
• Star Cast : Amruta Subhash, Archit Devadhar as Chinmay, Parth Bhalerao as Bandya, Gaurish Gawade as Yuvraj, Atharva Upasni as Omkar
• Writers : Tushaar Paranjape, Upendra Sindhaye
• Screenplay : Tushaar Paranjape
• Music : Naren Chandavakar, Benedict Taylor
• Dialogues : Upendra Sindhaye
• Cinematography : Avinash Arun
• Editor :CharuShri Roy
• Director Of Photography : AvinashArun
• Costumes : Sachin Lovalekar
• Executive Producer : Ranjit Gugle
• Sound Design : Mohandas V P
• Genre : Drama
• Release Date : 26^th Jun 2015
• Duration : 107 minutes

Plot Outline : An 11-year-old moves to a small town because of his mother’s job transfer.

Killa Marathi Movie Official Poster / Still Photos

Killa Marathi Movie Official Trailer

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Watch Marathi Song ‘Thodese ahe’ from upcoming film ‘Siddhant‘. The song is sung by Shankar Mahadevan and is composed by Shailendra Barve, lyrics by Kishore Kadam (Soumitra). Siddhant has already created a lot of buzz and with the melodious tracks the movie is just winning those brownie points. The film is produced by Nilesh Navalakha, Vivek Kajaria & Amit Ahirrao and is directed by Vivek Wagh.

The film’s story revolves around relationship between an old mathematician played by Vikram Gokhale and his grandson played by Archit Deodhar. The actors are already gathering a lot of appreciation. The movie is slated to release on May 29th.

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Watch Official Trailer of upcoming Marathi film “Siddhant” starring Vikram Gokhle, Swati Chitnis, Ganesh Yadav, Archit Deodhar, Kishore Kadam, Sarang Sathaye, Neha Mahajan and Madhavi Soman.

Produced by Nilesh Navalakha, Vivek Kajaria and Amit Ahirrrao.

Releasing in theaters 29th May 2015

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