Review: Kaagar
Cast: Rinku Rajguru, Shubhankar Tawde, Shashank Shende, Suhas Palshikar & Umesh Jagtap
Director: Makarand Mane

Viewpoint: ‘Kaagar’ succeeds on a directorial level where it builds an exciting atmosphere of a fast paced political thriller that is stylized on many levels including the background score & the way film is edited. But ‘Kaagar’ is also weak in the writing department, both in  screenplay & in dialogues.

What Works? 

• Up until the first half ‘Kaagar’ is completely engaging & it sucks us into the world it creates. A world that is based on actual villages in Maharashtra & how the politics is connected with the sugar cane farming. The film instantly connects us with it’s subject.
• The two lead characters of ‘Rani’ (Rinku Rajguru) & ‘Yuvraj’ (Shubhankar Tawde) have been created well, we understand their behaviour & their motives especially in the first half. Rinku’s ‘Rani’ character is distinctly different from the ‘Archi’ character of ‘Sairat’ & in the most parts of the film she plays her character convincingly.
• As said above the film is very stylized technically. Even though there are glimpses of ‘Sairat’ here & there, the background score in particular gives ‘Kaagar’ a style of it’s own!
• The pre-interval scene of the film is a major highlight of the film’s plot. It’s a twist that arrives unexpectedly & works really well in keeping us intrigued for the next half. Though what happens in the second half is a different story!

What Fails? 

• The trailer of the film was a major spoiler. It gave away the entire plot of the film! For example we see a major character dying in the trailer & then while we are watching the film we expect that to happen early in the film since it has been revealed in the trailer, but that’s not the case & hence the shock factor of that incident happening doesn’t exist! Ideally the film should have been promoted as a love story based in a political backdrop & not the other way round.
• The film shies away from giving a grey shade to one major character especially when the situation demands it, instead it chooses a safer way by making things happen on it’s own.
• The overall second half of the film doesn’t live up to the first half. There are many plot-holes & some of the important characters in the film are treated wrongly, undermining characteristics of the character & ideally how it should have acted in the situations that have been created.
• Shashank Shende’s ‘Guruji’ was a ‘Krishna’ like figure in this political ‘Mahabharat’ but eventually the way it shapes up takes away all the fun from the character. The actual complexity in today’s politics could have been explored through his character but the makes miss that chance!

Final Verdict: ‘Kaagar’ overall is an engaging & effective political thriller. We as a society are always politically driven & especially currently when it’s the election season going on! Hence ‘Kaagar’ definitely deserves one watch! Not to forget fans of Rinku Rajguru will be pleased by her presence & performance.

Rating: 3/5

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Maharashtra is a state where everyone is interested in politics and has a political opinion, sometimes even without voting in the elections! However, this obsession in our culture has hardly been seen in our films. Sparring a few classics like ‘Samna’ & ‘Sinhasan’ we have hardly had any films related to politics. Hence Rinku Rajguru starrer ‘Kaagar‘ is a rare & precious film to be excited for!

While the teaser of the film established the Rinku’s character & the overall theme of the film, the trailer which is out now going in further details about the overall tone of the film. From the trailer, one can say nothing can be taken on face value! Every character seems to be more in a grey shade than black or white!

This film is directed by Makarand Mane who has bagged a national award for his debut film ‘Ringan’. Alike ‘Ringan’ & his second film ‘Youngraad’, Shashank Shende also stars in ‘Kaagar‘ in an important role! Rinku Rajguru looks absolutely perfect in her part in this twisted political thriller where she also stands out being an alone lady in the midst of all men!

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The much-awaited teaser of Rinku Rajguru’s second Marathi film was released online & the first impression of the film ‘Kaagar‘ is of a stylistic political drama. Rinku’s character looks very dynamic & suits her public persona which was created after her character of ‘Archi’ in ‘Sairat‘.

Written & directed by national award-winning filmmaker Makarand Mane ‘Kaagar’ looks to be a journey of a young girl who comes from a humble background but after getting married to a politician’s son gets involved in politics. A major plot point of the film has been revealed in the teaser, that of the girl’s husband dying!

It would be interesting to see how ‘Kaagar’ rediscovers the actress within Rinku. Moreover, this film also seems to be the first Marathi film that is exploring the rise of a young politician. Many audiences would also be drawing parallels to real life female politicians in Maharashtra & would be searching for inspirations from real life or incidents in the film!

‘Kaagar‘ is being presented by Viacom 18 & is releasing in theatres on 26th of April!

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Rinku Rajguru became Maharashtra’s most loved actress post the success of ‘Sairat‘. She achieved superstardom overnight at a very young age! Now she is all set to prove her versatility as an actress in her second Marathi film ‘Kagar’ which is directed by national award winning director Makarand Mane.

The first official poster of the film was recently revealed & one can easily make out that ‘Kaagar‘ is a film about politics! There have also been rumors that Rinku’s character in the film is based on an actual female politician! But nothing has been revealed of that sort by the makers of the film! Who do you think would be that politician?

The film also stars gifted actor Shashank Shende who has been previously part of ‘Ringan’ & ‘Youngraad‘ also made by director Makarand Mane. Fans of Rinku would be all geared up for ‘Kagar’ & moreover since there are waves of elections all around the country & Maharashtra the subject of politics will surely be of excitement for the audiences!

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• Movie : Kaagar (2019) | कागर
• Producer : Sudhir Kolte and Vikas Hande Ajit Andhare, NikhilSane
• Director : Makarand Mane
• Studio : Udaharanarth Nirmit, Viacom 18 Motion Pictures
• Star Cast :
  • Rinku Rajguru
  • Shashank Shende
  • Shantanu Gangane
• Story : NA
• Screenplay and Dialogues : NA
• Lyrics : NA
• Sound : NA
• Sound Design : NA
• Music : NA
• Background Music : NA
• Cinematography (DOP) : NA
• Editor : NA
• Art Director : NA
• Costume : NA
• Hair Stylist : NA
• Make-up : NA
• Presenter : NA
• Choreography : NA
• Co-Producer : NA
• Visual Promotions : NA
• Digital Promotions : NA
• Genre : Drama
• Release Date : Coming Soon

Synopsis : KaaGaR is a Marathi movie starring Rinku Rajguru and Shashank Shende in prominent roles. The movie also stars Shantanu Gangane. It is a drama directed by Makrand Mane.

Kaagar Marathi Movie Poster/Photos :

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