2017 has been a different year! Different because the whole Film industry has seen extreme peak points with success of Bahubali 2 & Dangal! The other film industries with ease proved that their films are full proof from all kinds of social political changes that are happening in our country. Sadly that’s not the case with Marathi cinema. Our films have been affected by these changes for sure. Apart from a few exceptions our films haven’t really worked on the box office. But the better news is that our audiences have still backed few good works that came out in 2017 so far, in the first half.

5. Braveheart

Though Braveheart was not technically perfect, it had a powerful soul in it’s story. The real life inspiring story of Nikhil Karkhanis who fights a deadly disease without losing hope or losing his love for life! The strongest aspect of Braveheart was Sangram Samel’s performance as Nikhil & the chemistry he shared with his father portrayed by Arun Nalawade.
Read our Review of Braveheart HERE

4. Chi Va Chi Sau Ka

Romcom as a genre has been lately been explored too often by Marathi cinema. But Paresh Mokashi and co-writer Madhugandha Kulkarni give this love story a fresh spin by incorporating a unique twist in the tale. Lalit Prabahakar and Mrunmayee Godbole share a warm chemistry that makes their characters and performances even more relatable.
Read our Full Review of Chi Va Chi Sau Ka HERE

3. Ti Saddhya Kay Karte

Satish Rajwade’s Ti Saddhya Kay Karte gave a solid beginning to 2017 for Marathi cinema. A unique rom com that didn’t follow any set pattern. Ankush Chaudhari’s performance both as an actor & narrator lifted the whole calibre of the film. Though debutants Aarya Ambekar & Abhinay Berde could have been better the film still entertained us thoroughly. Not to forget a refreshing performance by Tejashri Pradhan.
Read our Review of Ti Saddhya Kay Karte HERE

2. Muramba

Another fantastic take on the Rom Com genre. But debutant director Varun Narvekar’s Muramba was beyond just that. It was a family drama set in today’s time, today’s sensibilities. Varun proved that a good script, systematic approach to the craft & using the aesthetics of cinema visually & through music is enough for the audiences to love your film. A huge budget is not a necessity. The film relied equally on the shoulders of the cast Amey Wagh, Mithila Palkar, Sachin Khedekar & Chinmayee Sumeet who gave literally perfect performances.
Read our Review of Muramba HERE

1. Ringan

The best Marathi film of 2017 so far & probably the best Marathi film in recent years of Marathi cinema. Ringan’s strongest aspect was it’s simplicity. In the plot, in the treatment & in the performances. Shashank Shende & the little Sahil Joshi as father & son showed heartfelt chemistry. Director Makarand Mane’s clarity of his intentions can also be credited in the success of Ringan. The holy city of Pandharpur has a connect with us & Ringan reinstated our belief in it & strengthened the positivity within us.
Read our Review of Ringan HERE

– Abhay Salvi

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• Review : Braveheart Jidd Jagnyachi (2017)
• Producer : Sacchidananad Gopinath Karkhanis, Santosh Yashwant Mikashi
• Director : DasBabu
• Star Cast : Sangram Samel, Dhanshree Kadgaonkar, Arun Nalawade, Atul Parchure, Sulabha Deshpande, Kishore Pradhan, Dr. Vilas Ujawane, Vijay Chavan, Ila Bhatte
• Writer : Shrikant Bojewar
• Music : Arnab Chaterji
• Review By : Abhay Salvi

Rating : 3/5

Braveheart Marathi Movie Review :

Braveheart is a film that’s not technically or logically flawless, but manages to strike the most essential chord, the ‘emotional’ one. 2017 hasn’t been a great year for Marathi cinema so far & Braveheart is one of those few films that the audiences should definitely give a try.

The film is based on a true story. A young man named Nikhil Karkhanis (Sangram Samel) suffers from a deadly disease of the spinal cord, with no possibilities of surviving. The scene in which the doctor reveals this sad truth to him & in his father Sacchidanand Karkhanis (Arun Nalawade) is where the film starts rising above average. Nikhil’s first reaction to this is not just shocking but extremely uplifting. He asks the doctor how many months, years he has with him. Nikhil is passionate about many little things in life from trekking, traveling to food & he wishes to complete as many dreams as he can in whatever time he has left.

However the narrative of the film reflects more on his struggle with the deadly disease that works like slow poison, affecting his legs first making them useless & slowly the entire body. Throughout this struggle there are two faithful helping hands to Nikhil, one being the company he works for ‘Tech Mahindra’ & the other & the most important his father Mr. Sacchidanand Karkhanis. Nikhil grew up under the love of his father & grandmother (Sulabha Deshpande) as his mother too died from a disease when he was 12-13 years old.     

Apart from this really inspiring real struggle of Nikhil, the strongest points of this film include the performances by the two lead actors Sangram Samel & Arun Nalawade. Sangram, the debutant has truly poured his heart into the performance. Both physically & emotionally he lives Nikhil’s character. Arun Nalawade is an actor who has a tendency to go over the top, but when he doesn’t he has a great gift to make his characters human! And he did make Mr. Sacchidanand Karkhanis very much human.

Talking about flaws, ‘Braveheart’ could have avoided a clichéd approach to the character of Nikhil’s love interest played by Dhanashri Kadgaonkar. A girl who is madly in love with Nikhil & wishes to marry him disregarding his disease. But after the marriage, she changes drastically without any solid reason. She was married to Nikhil for almost four years, if they wanted the character to change so drastically they could’ve shown the transition slowly & without directly making her a vamp.

‘Tech Mahindra’ as I said earlier is an important helping hand to Nikhil, but unfortunately we never really witness Nikhil’s office routine or the reason why he is so important to the company. Another major flaw is the ever-present narrator (Atul Parchure) who contributes nothing substantial to the narrative.

Many a times some important incidents in Nikhil’s journey are simply narrated by the narrator, which should’ve been shown to the audience. Obviously there are financial constraints that could’ve made the director take these decisions.

This film is written by the ‘Ek Hazarachi Note’ fame writer ‘Shrikant Bojewar’ & his dialogues are very much important for making the emotional connect. Another refreshing aspect is the background score given by Amar Mohile. Yes it’s melodramatic but still displays a lot of craftsmanship & an intent to contribute to the film’s emotional context.

This film being produced by the actual Mr. Sachhidanand Karkhanis (real Nikhil’s father) avoids any unnecessary “commercial”, “masala” sorts of additions. Directed by a non-Marathi director Dasbabu, ‘Braveheart’ is a film that could’ve been even better if it had a bigger budget & more work on the screenplay, but nevertheless this story of a real life ‘Braveheart’ & his equally brave father manages to inspire us positively & value our lives more.   

Overall:

If you love inspiring real life stories, ‘Braveheart’ is a must watch, for others too ‘Braveheart’ can surprise you emotionally!

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We get to see the true story of the relationship between father and son in the forthcoming Marathi Movie ‘Braveheart Jidd Jagnyachi’. Under the banner of Nikhil films, producers Sachidanand Gopinath Karkhanis and Santosh Yashwant Mokashi, have produced this film and veteran Bengali director Dasbabu has directed this movie. ‘Braveheart Jidd Jagnyachi’ comes to the theatres on the 7th of April.

The movie has won commendations and laurels in many film festivals. In the recently concluded 15th Third Eye Asian film festival, critics and the general audience appreciated the movie. The story of the tenacity of the father-son duo, their struggles, their effort to lead a meaningful life and their fighting spirit, is what we are going to see in the movie ‘Braveheart’. The movie’s director, Dasbabu, has nearly 20 years of experience working in the Marathi entertainment industry.

Actor Arun Nalawade has enacted the role of the father i.e. Sachidanand Karkhanis and the young actor Sangram Samel has acted as Nikhil. Along with Arun Nalawade, Sangram and Dhanshree Kadgaonkar, we also have actors Atul Parchure, Sulabha Deshpande, Kishore Pradhan, Dr. Vilas Ujawane, Vijay Chavan, Ila Bhatte, Abhay Kulkarni, Shama Ninave, Atharva Talvelkar, Swamikumar Banavlikar, Pradip Bhide, Ashish Badde, Dev Waghmare, Aappa Korgaonkar, Dhananjay Gokhale, Santosh Ghadge, Santosh Patil, Prashant Gurav, Ashwin Sakhare and Pooja Hole.

The script, dialogue and lyrics are written by Shrikant Bojewar. Arnab Chatterjee has scored the music and background music is by Arun Mohile. Suresh Wadkar and Sadhna Sargam have sung the songs of ‘Braveheart’. Poet Soumitra (Kishore Kadam) has done the poetry reading in his distinct style. Cinematography is by Willy and sound recording is by Shrikant Kamble. The art director is Sanjay Tandel and Mahendra Gaikar, editing is by Parag Sawant. Choreography is by Shrikant Barve, Production controller is Prashant Pawar and Sujit Sahu. Having left its imprint on many national and international film festivals, this heart touching movie ‘Braveheart’ is coming to the theatres on the 7th of April.

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