2018 has been a splendid year for Marathi cinema! The great cinema was made last year too, but the audiences didn’t quite respond towards it! This year the audiences have wholeheartedly loved Marathi cinema & the box-office has boomed tremendously especially in the second half of 2018! So here’s our list of top 10 Marathi films of the year! Films that are high on quality as well have clicked with the audiences!

10. Mumbai Pune Mumbai 3
Our Rating: 3.5/5

The third part of the franchise mixed up the best of the previous two films very skillfully! It had the lighthearted fun tone of the first film & the serious dramatic undertone from the second film. Swapnil Joshi & Mukta Barve both had flawless chemistry as always!

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9. Redu
Our Rating: 3.5/5

Editor turned director Sagar Vanjari re-introduced the sweetness of ‘Malvani’ language & culture to the audiences, throughout enthralling us by the simplicity of this film. The film ended on such an unexpected yet beautiful point that it redefined the whole film & made us think after the film for a long time!

8. Aapla Manus
Our Rating: 4/5

The second Satish Rajwade film in our list after MPM 3! Nana Patekar’s surprise double role, the performances of the rest of the solid cast that included Sumit Raghavan & Irawati Harshe & the overall strength of the story made ‘Aapla Manus’ one of the most exciting films of the year! The idea of a suspense thriller was pushed to its limits rewarding the audiences in the end with an altogether unexpected twist.

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7. Pimpal
Our Rating: 4/5

Gajendra Ahire’s most simplistically beautiful film of all time! Dilip Prabhawalkar’s heartfelt performance connects us with the film almost instantly & we feel like we know this old man in real life. The film was a beautiful love letter to loneliness & how old age makes any stiff man become tender about his memories & the people who were most dear to him!

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6. Nude
Our Rating: 4/5

Ravi Jadhav’s magnum opus! Every frame of this film was like a painting! Probably the most visually stunning film made in Marathi ever! At the same time the film dealt with a very deep subject that dealt with the tragedy of a single uneducated mother fighting against the world. ‘Nude’ also had a philosophical subtext regarding ‘art’ & how it’s perceived by society.

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5. Maska
Our Rating: 4.5/5

Priyadarshan Jadhav’s debut film as a director was the most unexpectedly entertaining film of the year! Never have we ever seen a better ‘genre’ comedy in Marathi cinema. The performances of the cast that included Aniket Vishwasrao, Shashank Shende, Prarthana Behere, Pranav Raorane & Chinmay Mandlekar were equally brilliant & brought life into the quirky fun script! In years to come ‘Maska’ is destined to be an iconic Marathi film that will be enjoyed by the audiences repeatedly!

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4. Gulabjaam
Our Rating: 4.5/5

Sachin Kundalkar’s passion for food was seen in ‘Vazandar’ before but in ‘Gulabjaam’ he glamorized Maharashtrian food like never before! But beyond that the film’s strength was it’s emotional core & the chemistry between the characters played by Sonali Kulkarni & Siddharth Chandekar. ‘Gulabjaam’ had the right blend of Kundalkar’s avant-garde sensibilities & his love for ‘youthful’ mainstream cinema!

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3. Lathe Joshi
Our Rating: 4.5/5

A subtle masterpiece by debutant director Mangesh Joshi. A film that demands patience from the audiences & in return it rewards them with a completely original cinematic experience. A film that garnered praise all around the world at different festivals but didn’t quite receive a similar response upon its theatrical release here. Hopefully ,the film will pass the test of time & slowly the audiences would re-discover it some way.

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2. Chumbak
Our Rating: 5/5

A film presented by super star Akshay Kumar! He was so much in love with the film after watching it that that he wanted to be associated with it without expecting any returns! The film took the children film genre to an altogether new level in Marathi cinema. Popular lyricist & singer Swanand Kirkire gave a performance of a lifetime in this film & was equally supported by the rest of the teenage cast.

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1. Naal
Our Rating: 5/5

The Nagraj Manjule magic again worked! This time as producer & actor! However ,the real star of the film was the little kid Shrinivas Pokhale who gave the performance of the year! The audiences were throughout at the edge of the seat while watching this emotional journey of a little boy who discovers the meaning of the motherhood through it. Director Sudhakar Reddy Yakkanti explored the larger meaning of birth & death too in a very organic & non-pretentious yet artistic way!

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Honourable Mentions:
Farzand – 3.5/5
Amhi Doghi – 3.5/5
Take Care Good Night – 3/5
Ani..Dr. Kashinath Ghanekar – 3/5
Mulshi Pattern – 3/5
Cycle – 3/5
Mantra – 3/5
Youngraad – 3/5

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‘Redu‘ movie has been in talks long before it’s trailer being revealed. The director of the film & the film itself has been awarded with quite a few prestigious awards. And now when we watch the trailer we understand the reason behind it! This film revolves around a very simple yet effective story.

The innocence of the ‘Konkani Manoos’ especially in the old times before the technological advancements can be seen in this trailer. We have all heard stories about how ‘Radio’ being the first ever digital medium of entertainment became extremely close to people’s heart. ‘Redu’ seems to tell something more beyond this nostalgic feeling!

Shashank Shende who is usually seen in serious roles seems to be having great fun here! He has become one of Marathi cinema’s favorite go to man in recent times especially for stories with a rural backdrop. Here though he is playing a Konkani man which we haven’t seen him play before!

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• Movie : Redu (2018) | रेडू
• Producer : Navalkishor Sarda and Vidhi Kasliwal
• Director : Sagar Chhaya Vanjari
• Studio : Landmarc Films, Naval Films Production and Blink Motion Pictures Pvt Ltd
• Star Cast :
  • Shashank Shende as Tatu
  • Chhaya Kadam as Chhaya
  • Gauri Konge as Suman
  • Vinamra Bhabal as Baban (Sadu)
  • Mrunmayi Arun Supal as Saru
• Story, Screenplay and Dialogue : Sanjay Navgire
• Singer : Ajay Gogawale
• Lyrics : Guru Thakur and Vijay Narayan Gavande
• Music and Background Score : Vijay Narayan Gavande
• Sound Design : Piyush Shah
• Cinematography (DOP) : Mangesh Gadekar
• Editor : Sagar Chhaya Vanjari
• Art Director : Nilesh Gorkshe
• Costume : Pournima Oak
• Make-up Designer : Shrikant Desai
• Assistant Makeup Artist : Madan Gaikwad
• hair stylist Tejashree Karande
• Associate Director : Shruti Pradeepkishor
• Executive Producer : Neha Gupta and Rupesh Jadhav
• Project Manager : Bibhishan Gholap
• Executive in Charge of Production : Rupesh Jadhav
• Production Manager : Rohan Patil and Rakesh Raorane
• Third Assistant Director : Sameer Prabhumirashi
• Second Assistant Director : Sagar Shete
• First Assistant Director : Sneha Sonawane
• Associate Art Director : Pooja Gaonkar
• First Assistant Camera : Girish Jambhlikar
• On-line Editor : Shalab Badhe
• Assistant Editor : Akshay Chavan
• Associate Editor/Assistant Editor : Rohan Patil
• Location Manager : Rohan Parkar
• DI : Prasad Film Labs (Mumbai) Pvt Ltd
• VFX : Amin A. Kazi
• Malvani Adaptation : Chinmay Patankar
• Marketing Consultant : Niranjan Vidyasagar
• Visual Promotion : Mohasin Kazi and Somnath Chavan
• Publicity Design : Vizual Junkies
• Genre : Drama
• Release Date : 18th May 2018

Synopsis : Redu is a Marathi movie starring Shashank Shende and Chhaya Kadam in prominent roles. It is a drama directed by Sagar Vanjari.

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