The success of ‘Mulshi Pattern‘ created a new identity for Pravin Tarde. A sensitive writer, star actor, & a high-quality filmmaker Pravin Tarde was once a national level athlete who played ‘Kabaddi’ & ‘Soft Ball’. While the audiences aren’t aware of this, now that side of him can be seen in the upcoming film ‘Sur Sapata’.

Pravin Tarde will be seen playing a Kabbadi referee in this film about Kabbadi! Presented by Lade Bros. Pvt. Ltd, produced by Jayant Lade & directed by Mangesh Kanthale, ‘Sur Sapata‘ is set to release on 21st of March. Pravin Tarde began his career in the industry as a writer with serials like ‘Kunku’, ‘Pinjara’, ‘Kanyadan’, ‘Tujha Majha Jamena’ & later films like ‘Rege’, ‘Pitruroon’ & then becoming a director with ‘Deool Band’ & ‘Mulshi Pattern’.

Thanks to ‘Sur Sapata‘ he got a chance to relive his old college memories when he was an athlete. This film promises to be the biggest sports film made in Marathi especially because of the way it has used the craft of cinema. The film stars national award winning child actor Hansraj Jagtap, Yash Kulkarni, Chinmay Sant, Chinmay Patwardhan, Rupesh Bane, Jeevan Kalarkar, Suyash Shirke & others along with renown Hindi actor Govind Namdeo, filmmaker turned actor Sanjay Jadhav, in a surprising role Upendra Limaye, Anand Ingle, Abhidnya Bhave, Neha Shitole & of course Pravin Tarde!

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• Movie : Sur Sapata (2019) | सूर सपाटा
• Producer : Jayant Lade
• Director : Mangesh Kanthale
• Studio : Lade Bros Films Pvt Ltd
• Star Cast :
  • Upendra Limaye as Anna
  • Govind Namdeo as Sahane Mastar
  • Pravin Tarde as Ajit (Ayojak)
  • Hansraj Jagtap as Parlya
  • Anand Ingale as Sabale Sir
  • Sanjay Jadhav as Shankar Jagdale (Coach)
  • Bharat Ganeshpure as Commentry
  • Siddharth Zadbuke as Ananda (Shipai)
  • Yash Kulkarni as Dhigya
  • Chinmay Sant as Dnyana
  • Jeevan Kalarkar as Tagya
  • Chinmay Patwardhan as Purna
  • Rupesh Bane as Ismail
  • Suyash Shirke as Zampya
  • Sharayu Sonawane as Surakhi
  • Ninad Tambade as Pakya
• Story : Amit Baiche
• Screenplay : Mangesh Kanthale and Amit Baiche
• Dialogues : Amit Baiche
• Lyrics : Mangesh Kangane and Swapnil Chaphekar
• Music : Abhinay Jagtap
• Sound Design : Rohit Pradhan
• Background Score : Abhinay and Kshitiz
• Cinematography (DOP) : Vijay Mishra
• Editor : Aashish Mhatre – Apurva Motiwal
• Art Director : Santosh Sankhad
• Costume : Kavita Bajpai
• Associate Director : Vijay Pagare
• Presenter : Prakassh Nathan, Himanshu Asher, Sanjay Patodia and Arshad Kamal Khan
• Choreography : Rajesh Bidve and Satosh Sarvade
• Co-Producer : Kishor Khillare, Subhash Gupta, Satish Gupta, Jagdish Lade
• Associate Producer : Rahul Mane
• Action : Vikram Dahiya (Bunty)
• Pro : Latika-Mahesh
• VFX : VInay Kadam
• DI : Famous Studio
• Digital Head : Abhijjet Edlabadkar
• Visual Promotions : Just Right Studioz NX
• Production : Moiz Tarwadi, Pravin Jagtap, Rohit Kadam, Rohit Maurya, Sanjay Khan, Pratik and Mayur Gadekar
• Chief Associate Director : Amol Bhor
• Digital Media Marketing : Vizual Junkies
• Marketing : Eagle Eye Entertainment
• Publicity Design : Milind Matkar
• Genre : Drama
• Release Date : 21st March 2019

Synopsis : Unable to bear the pressure and restrictions posed the society and their parents, a group of young boys decide to take their passion for Kabaddi to another level. A motivational journey of a group of boys who break their rural boundaries to face the challenges of the metro cities for their beloved sport.

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• Review : Re Raya
• Producer : Ajay Kanayalal Sukheja
• Director : Milind Shinde
• Screenplay : Kiran Berad
• Star Cast : Bhushan Pradhan, Sanskruti Balgude, Hansraj Jagtap, Arun Tikekar, Nayan Jadhav & Abhijeet Chavan
• Review by : Abhay Salvi

Rating : 1.5/5

Re Raya Review (Marathi Movie):

Re Raya is a film that lacks any serious inclination towards getting into the soul of the subject. It uses a usual sports drama template & adds anti-system rants to make it seem important. The film fails to make any connect with the audiences & struggles at basic technical aspects of cinema too.

The film starts off with Aadesh’s childhood (Bhushan Pradhan) & how he struggled a bit & made a mark as an athletic. This whole childhood sequence has very little to do with the actual film. The actual starting point of the film is when Aadesh doesn’t win the prestigious ‘Shiv Chhatrapati Puraskar’ (an actual award given to sportspersons & athletes of Maharashtra). The obsession of Indian athletes with such government awards is openly known, however never does ‘Re Raya’ think of it that it’s principally wrong for athletes to be so obsessed with a mere award! It never even tries to explain the importance of this award to us! However it uses the ‘award’ as the most important plot device! Later when Aadesh trains young kids for different athletic games he even says that he wants them to win the award which he couldn’t win!

These 3 young kids belong to the lowest strata of Aadesh’s village. None of them have any inclination towards sports. However they are good at certain talents that are tailor made for certain athletic events. This idea was certainly interesting but sadly the film never really uses it to it’s benefit. It fails at the basic stage of execution. Throughout the film suffers from abrupt & bad cinematography & editing. Another basic aspect at which the film fails is in creating characters. Aadesh’s friend (Nayan Jadhav), love interest (Sanskruti Balgude) have absolutely nothing to do in the film other than just being there for Aadesh, yet they have fair amount of screen time! What they do for a living? Even that is never known!

The only little positive about ‘Re Raya’ is that it manages to show High Jump, Archery to decently acceptable extent. The kid who plays the high jump athlete is probably a high jump athlete himself. However the ‘archery’ part also seems silly when it tries to create drama out of the competition. And the third sport, running is ruined throughout the film by jerky slow motion. Not even once did I see a running event in it’s normal speed! What’s with this obsession?

Talking about the performances, Bhushan Pradhan has again sank to the bottom where he previously was a couple of years ago, some of his recent performances (especially ‘Amhi Doghi’) under capable directors have been good enough but now he’s unbearable in every dramatic dialogue that he delivers. Among the three kids Hansraj Jagtap is the only ‘actor’ & he does decent work. Abhijeet Chavan gets a few decent scenes where we he uses his usual presence! Sanskruti Balgude’s performance stays irrelevant to the film just like her character’s existence. It’s sad that even after being directed by a talented actor like Milind Shinde, the film doesn’t even manage to work on a performance level of it’s ensemble cast.

This film made me think, the convenient use of post film text slide to wrap up the narrative should be officially banned from our films! I mean how simple it is to just say this, this & that happened. Anyways even without the slide ‘Re Raya’ had no chance of becoming a lesser bad film!

Overall:

Sports film is an extremely connectable film genre. And Marathi audiences can easily associate with such stories, provided they are well made films with a decent story to tell.

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• Movie : Re Raya (2018) | रे राया
• Producer : Ajay Kanayalal Sukheja
• Director : Milind Shinde
• Studio : Radhe Motion Films
• Star Cast :
  • Bhushan Pradhan as Aadesh
  • Sanskruti Balgude as Smita
  • Uday Tikekar
  • Prakash Dhotre
  • Hansraj Jagtap
  • Vivek Chabukswar
  • Sudarshan Patil
• Story, Screenplay and Dialogues : Kiran Berad
• Lyrics : Milind Shinde
• Music and Background Score : Mangesh Dhakde
• Sound : Dhananjay Sathe
• Cinematography (DOP) : Pratap P Nair
• Editor : Amit Sonawane
• Art Director : Yogesh Ingale
• Costume : Kalyani Gugale
• Make-up : Sameer Kadam
• Executive Producer : Anita Sanjay Poptani
• Chief Assistant Director : Kavita Datir
• First Assistant : Mangesh Badar
• Stunts : Javed R Shaikh
• Production Manager : Janardan Dhumal (JD) and Prashant Jathar
• DI : Yogesh Dixit
• Publicity Design : Rajesh Ghadigaonkar
• Genre : Drama
• Release Date : 20th July 2018

Synopsis : Re Raya is a Marathi movie starring Bhushan Pradhan and Vivek Chabukswar in prominent roles. The movie also stars Sanskruti Balgude, Uday Tikekar, Prakash Dhotre and Hansraj Jagtap. It is a drama directed by Milind Shinde with Mangesh Dhakde as musician, forming part of the crew.

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• Review : Ziprya
• Producer : Ranjeet Darekar
• Director : Kedar Vaidya
• Screenplay : Kedar Vaidya
• Star Cast : Chinmay Kambli, Amruta Subhash, Prathamesh Parab, Hansraj Jagtap, Saksham Kulkarni & Praveen Tarde
• Review by : Abhay Salvi

Rating : 2/5

Ziprya Review (Marathi Movie):

Based on a novel of an acclaimed Marathi writer ‘Arun Sadhu’, ‘Ziprya’ is a film that manages to only give little glimpses of the actual world the story was set in. Firstly the film has no understanding of a cinematic structure in the screenplay. It feels abrupt from the beginning & ends on even more abrupt note.

There’s something inherently connectable about films that manage to capture the essence of Mumbai’s actual heart. It all started with one of the finest films ever made anywhere, Mira Nair’s ‘Salaam Bombay’ to the recent Rajnikant epic ‘Kaala’ & many films in between. But then by default these films don’t become great just because of the subject! There’s a whole lot of expertise required to be perfected especially in this genre.

One of it is acting. Acting is not just connected to the talent of an actor but also to the choices they make along with the director, the choice of casting & finally the overall effect of all of it on the backdrop of the film. There’s just not enough coherence here in the overall effect. Amruta Subhash as ‘Leela’ looks a straight miscast playing the elder sister of ‘Ziprya’. Some scenes seem so serial-like & never remind us of the harsher reality on which they are based.

The original novel was published in 1990 but was set in the late 70s to early 80s. Now this film is clearly set in today’s times. But still we see a Amitabh Bachchan fanboy (Aslam played by Prathamesh Parab) reciting dialogues from ‘Deewar’ (1975). While on the other hand he also mentions Salman Khan! None of the main characters behave like they belong in today’s times. We see the kids selling mobile covers, but we never see them using a mobile!

Ziprya (Chinmay Kambli) and his boot polish gang do not create any emotional connection with the audiences, mainly because they never seem like real characters. The background score & the songs don’t help here, instead keep us even more distant from them. Still the only clear positive of the film is the locations where the film is shot. This is unfiltered Mumbai! If the makers managed to shoot at such real locations, more work on the script could have easily made ‘Ziprya’ an effective experience.

The performances in the film are not bad when looked individually but as said earlier the effect isn’t coherent in the context of the overall film. Prathamesh Parab’s ‘Aslam’ is made the centre of attention by the end of the film, for no real reason. Maybe the only logical explanation to this is that since Aslam was played by the most popular actor in the cast! Throughout it’s Parab’s performance that irritates us the most, we have seen him do the same thing so many times now!

Chinmay Kambli who plays Ziprya was earlier seen in the extremely effective feel good film about ‘farmer suicides’, ‘Jhing Chik Jhing’. He was very effective back then as a child artist, not now. Saksham Kulkarni’s performance is the only one that makes some impact on us, but sadly his character is left in between the film, & then suddenly brought back later.

It has been proved countless times before, that a highly relevant subject doesn’t process itself into a highly relevant film by default & it’s proved again. It needs better cinematic understanding & an approach to get precise performances from the cast.

Overall:

It’s an easier choice to make between ‘Ziprya’ the novel & ‘Ziprya’ the film for the audiences who really are excited by the idea & premise of this story.

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A sports film is a very rare genre in Marathi cinema & even more rare is ‘athletics’ in our films. Actor turned director Milind Shinde directorial ‘Re Raya..Kar Dhava’ is that very rare film releasing in theatres from 20^th July. Presented by ‘Radhe Motion Pictures’ & produced by Ajay Sukheja this film stars Bhushan Pradhan, Sanskruti Balgude, Uday Tikekar, Prakash Dhotre, Vivek Chabukswar & Hansraj Jagtap.

This film tells the story of the journey of rural kids who aspire to be athletes. Actor Bhushan Pradhan plays their coach. Director Milind Shinde believes there’s a natural physical strength in kids born in rural areas they just need the right guidance to achieve their dreams. He also believes that the ‘sports’ genre is difficult to deal with but he has made a very realistic sports film.

Milind Shinde who has also been a well-known actor, says while directing the film, the actor within him was distant from him. He thought of the film from a director’s point of view throughout. He didn’t show his actors how to act by doing it himself. He instead let every actor explore their character on their own & hence their performances turned out very natural & organic, believes Shinde.

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Some writers have such a great following that their works represent a complete generation of our culture. Arun Sadhu was one such writer in Marathi literature. His novels like ‘Sinhasan’, ‘Mumbai Dinank’ & ‘Ziprya’ have become immortal in Marathi culture. So ever since the news of a film based on ‘Ziprya’ novel was out audiences were excited.

Now the trailer is out & the film looks like a good enough adaptation of the novel. While the original story was based in Mumbai a few decades earlier, this film seems to have converted it to today’s times. Sadly even now the state of Mumbai is no different. In fact, the story has become even more relevant in today’s times, as the people living in slums & on the footpaths have only increased in number.

The film stars known faces like Amruta Subhash, Prathamesh Parab & Pravin Tarde along with other new actors too, who look convincing in their part. The film is set to release in theatres on 22^nd June in theatres all over Maharashtra. After a long time, we will see a film in theatres which showcases the reality of Mumbai & tells the story of the poor & the downtrodden.

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• Movie : Ziprya (2018) | झिपऱ्या
• Producer : Ranjeet Darekar
• Director : Kedar Vaidya
• Studio : Deevas Productions and A R D Productions
• Star Cast :
  • Prathamesh Parab
  • Amruta Subhash
  • Chinmay Kambli
  • Saksham Kulkarni
  • Hansraj Jagtap
  • Aman Attar
  • Devansh Deshmukh
  • Nachiket Purnapatre
  • Vimal Mhatre
  • Deepak Karanjikar
  • Pravin Tarde
• Story : Arun Sadhu
• Screenplay and Dialogue : Kedar Vaidya
• Singer : Divya Kumar and Shekhar Ravjiani
• Lyrics : Abhishekh Khankar and Sameer Samant
• Music : Sameer Saptiskar and Troy-Arif
• Background Music : Taufiq Qureshi
• Cinematography (DOP) : Rajesh Nadone
• Editor : Devendra Murdeshwar
• Art Director : Vinayak Katkar
• Sound Design : Anmol Bhave
• Make-up : Vidyadhar Bhatte
• Co-Producer : Atharva Pawar Creations
• Presenter : Ashwini Ranjeet Darekar
• Choreography : Umesh Jadhav
• Action : Abbas Ali Moghal
• Project Head : Hemant Bankar
• Creative Director : Hemant Bankar and Ashwini Darekar
• DI : Prasad Film Labs
• Publicity Design : Sachin Gurav
• Genre : Drama
• Release Date : 22nd June 2018

Synopsis : This film seems to have converted it to today’s times. Sadly even now the state of Mumbai is no different. In fact, the story has become even more relevant in today’s times, as the people living in slums & on the footpaths have only increased in number.

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Atumgiri is an upcoming Marathi film starring ‘Dhag’ fame national award winning child artist Hansraj Jagtap. Though now Hansraj has grown up & he plays the hero in ‘Itemgiri. The film has already created a lot of buzz among the audience especially because of the songs that have gone viral on social media.

During the shooting of a romantic scene between Hansraj Jagtap & Dhanashri Meshram, Hansraj was a little reluctant. He says that he had never hugged a girl before hence it was a little awkward. The directors even played the songs of the film to bring him in a romantic mood. But even that didn’t work. Finally the directors Pradeep Tonge, Mangesh Shendge had to do the scene themselves to show it to Hansraj.

After many retakes finally the 15th take of Hansraj hugging Dhanashri was perfect. Atumgiri also stars Fandry fame Rajeshwari Kharat, Milind Shinde & Chaya Kadam & is set to release on 9th June.

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After the first song ‘Chitta Haravlay’ that was about falling in love, here we present to you another song from upcoming Marathi film ‘Itemgiri’. A song that celebrates the sad feeling of lost love. And which other music genre can suit this film than ‘Qawwali’.

Written by Pradeep Kamble, Sung & composed by P. Shankaram ‘Sanam Bedardi’ is an interesting variation of ‘Qawwali’ by imbibing the Marathi flavor to it. The video too is shot at a Masjid which brings even more relevance to the song. The film & the song both stars Hansraj Jagtap & Dhanashree Meshram & they emote really well in this song.

Moreover this song also seems to be a part of the narrative of the film. Hence the complete video gives us an insight into the film & tells us about an important stage in the film. Atumgiri is love story based in the rural scenario that’ll soon be releasing in theatres.

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