• Movie Review :  Kanha (2016)
• Producer : Pratap Sarnaik
• Directer : Avadhoot Gupte
• StarCast : Vaibbhav Tatwawdi, Gashmeer Mahajani, Gauri Nalawade, Sumedh Wani, Kiran Karmarkar, Prasad Oak, Omprakash Shinde
• Writer : Sachin Darekar, Avadhoot Gupte
• Music : Sachin Darekar, Avadhoot Gupte
• Genre : Drama
• Review By : Rasik Tirodkar

Rating : 2/5

Kanha Marathi Movie Review :

Avdhoot Gupte’s Kanha is built on the same template as that of Morya. At the backdrop of a Hindu festival (Gokulashtami in this case) two factions are involved in a game of one-upmanship that turns ugly due to political interference. Morya did have issues, but the plot, which felt novel back then, kept you engaged. Kanha has the same issues as Morya and the generously borrowed plot adds to the misery of watching the film.

The Govinda troupe of Jai Ekta lead by Raghu (Gashmir Mahajani) have the world record of building the highest human pyramid of nine layers to their name. Post that feat a court order restricting the height of the human pyramid meant that no other group now has the chance of eclipsing their world record, much to the frustration of the rival group of Jai Bajrang lead by Malhar (Vaibhav Tatvawadi).

Raghu resting on the past laurels of his Jai Ekta troupe, never misses an opportunity to humiliate Malhar. At a pre Dahi Handi event, in the spur of a moment, Malhar’s Jai Bajrang troupe manages to equal the world record. Local politician Shivajirao (Prasad Oak) witnesses this and manages to convince Malhar to repeat the feat, despite it being illegal, at the main Dahi Handi event organised by him. Raghu’s mentor (Kiran Karmarkar) meanwhile aspires to stand for the local elections and wants to make the most of the Dahi Handi festivities. Interference of politicians turn things ugly. Those who have seen Morya can predict how the film will end from miles away.

Kanha tries to put forward an argument of considering the competition between Govind troupes to break the Dahi Handi as a sport. But the argument is so weak and laughable that you just can’t take it seriously. Quite like Morya, the characters here also have a tendency to go on long preachy monologues. In one such monologue by Malhar, the cap on the height of the human pyramids is considered as a discouragement to compete in Dahi Handi competitions. The character then, much to our bewilderment, asks if Sachin Tendulkar would have become the world beater that he was if there ever was a cap on the highest number of runs scored in Test cricket after Gavaskar set that record. Such an absolutely illogical comparison does a great disservice to the basic idea of considering Dahi Handi as a sport.

Kanha does manage to grip you in the beginning of the first half despite the overbearing ‘been there, done that’ feeling. The whole world of the chawls with the boys and girls prepping hard for the Dahi handi is drawn up in a fairly engaging manner. But besides this the screenplay is rather shoddy. Save for Malhar, the characters are either cardboards or caricatures. We don’t care much for any character. Sub-plots are hastily abandoned and the climax lacks the necessary punch.

Avadhoot Gupte’s soundtrack for the film also doesn’t create much of an impact, either. The songs sometimes feel forcibly inserted into the film and are an obstacle for the narrative to move forward.

Feminists would also be up in arms with the film as it seems to condone regressive ideas. The love interest of Malhar played by Gauri Nalawade blames a girl for perverse behavior of men. Her crime being – wanting a slim figure. Gauri’s character thinks that men get the license to harass women on the streets, just because a few girls want a toned body to attract the opposite sex. It is a classic case of condoning the ‘men will be men’ mindset. Not to mention that Gauri Nalawade is terribly miscast and looks very awkward in the role of a girl who prefers to sweat it out in the gym than spend hours in the saloon.

Gashmir Mahajani is Marathi cinema’s answer to John Abraham – a muscular hunk (the film objectifies his body generously), but just cannot express with his face; his dialogue delivery is comparatively better, though. It is Vaibhav Tatwawadi in the lead role of Malhar who saves the day. Vaibhav has grown to become a reliable actor with a good screen presence. He gets the most screen time and his performance is what makes the film watchable. Vaibhav is the rare actor from the new crop who shows promise to carry a commercial film entirely on his shoulder in the near future.

Overall:

A heavily borrowed plot from Morya makes the proceedings, especially in the second half, rather dull. Apart from Vaibhav Tatwawadi’s performance, the film has little else to recommend.

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Kanha is getting ready for the Gokul ashtami release. The new song Krishna Janmala goes very well with the title of the film. The song is composed and sung by Avadhoot Gupte. The female part has been sung by Sonu Kakkar and Vaishali Samant.

The song has an upbeat dandiya feel to it and narrates the story of Lord Krishna’s birth. The song has been picturized on Vaibhav Tattwavadi and Gauri Nalawade. The highlight of the song is Umesh Jadhav’s choreography. It has very good use of the traditional Dandiya steps with a modern twist.  His dance movements are very energetic yet the slow pace of the song is not lost. The song surely has a tremendous Dahi Handi and Navaratri appeal.

Kanha, a film directed by Avadhoot Gupte is about a Dahi Handi group and stars Vaibhav Tattvavadi and Gashemeer Mahajani in the lead roles. The film will be releasing on 26 August all over Maharashtra.

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Mitra Marathi Song From Avdhoot Gupte’s Upcoming Marathi Movie Kanha :Gokulashtami is around the corner and Avadhoot Gupte has brought a fresh sizzling song for this festival. Composed by Avadhoot and sung by Adarsh Shinde and Rohit Raut, Mitra is a perfect song to dance on the occasion of Dahi Handi. The song is from the film Kanha, as the name suggests, the film is about Gokulashtami and the competition between two Govinda pathaks to construct the tallest human pyramid.

The song has been picturized on Gashmeer Mahajani and Vaibhav Tatwavadi. Gashmeer is a fabulous dancer and a song like this gives him a wonderful opportunity to showcase his talent. His steps have been choreographed well and he executed them brilliantly. Though, Vaibhav is not as good dancer as Gashmeer yet his fresh screen presence and energetic dancing looks very great. The song presents that marvelous spirit of Mumbai Chaal where Dahi Handi is celebrated in true style.

This will be the third film is directed by Avadhoot Gupte (after Zenda and Morya). The film also stars Gauri Nalawade, Prasad Oak, Kiran Karmarkar and child actor Sumedh Vani. The film is ready to release on 26 August.

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Come Shravan and the festive season begins! In this auspicious month of the Hindu calendar everyone’s favourite festival Gokulashtami arrives. And the fervour and enthusiasm with which the festival is celebrated in Mumbai and its neighboring areas has just to be seen to be believed. Popular composer-director Avdhoot Gupte who has made films like Zenda and Maurya in the past will soon be releasing his latest film called Kanha. As the name suggests, the film is about Gokulashtami and the competition between two Govinda pathaks to construct the tallest human pyramid.

Shiv Sena MLA Pratap Sarnaik’s Vihang Group has produced this film along with YoungBerry Productions and Joe Rajan. Kanha is going to be Zee studio’s next release as well. It is always a matter of interest regarding which film Zee Studios would be releasing and now we know of their association with Kanha.

Pratap Sarnaik’s Sanskruti Yuva Pratishthan hosts one of the most popular Govinda’s in town. It’s own Govinda team holds the record for the highest human pyramid ever. So his obvious love for the subject ensured that no stone was left unturned in the making of Kanha.

The music of the film composed by Avdhoot Gupte himself was launched at a gala event in a prestigious 5 star hotel in Mumbai. The event was attended by who’s who of the world of politics like Praful Patel, Amar Singh and the CM of Maharashtra, Devendra Fadnavis. The marathi film fraternity also made their presence felt.The film has six songs which are sung by Suresh Wadkar, Kailash Kher, Vaishali Samant, Sonu Kakkar, Avdhoot Gupte, Swapnil Bandodkar and Purvesh Sarnaik.

Kanha is about the competition between two pathaks to form the highest human pyramid. It completes the trilogy of films on Maharashtra culture by Avdhoot Gupte after Zenda and Morya. The film has two leads, the energetic and natural Vaibhav Tatwawadi and the hunk Gashmeer Mahajani. The films also stars Gauri Nalawade, Prasad Oak, Kiran Karmarkar and child actor Sumedh Vani.

Kanha is going to be released by Zee Studio all over Maharashtra on August 26th, 2016.

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• Movie : Kanha (2016) | (कान्हा)
• Producer : Pratap Sarnaik
• Director : Avadhoot Gupte
• Studio : Vihang Entertainment, Youngberry Entertainment, Zee Studios
• Star Cast :
  • Vaibbhav Tatwawdi as Malhar
  • Gashmeer Mahajani as Raghu
  • Gauri Nalawade
  • Sumedh Wani
  • Kiran Karmarkar
  • Prasad Oak
  • Omprakash Shinde
• Writer : Sachin Darekar, Avadhoot Gupte
• Screenplay : Sachin Darekar, Swapnil Gangurde
• Dialogues : Sachin Darekar, Swapnil Gangurde
• Music : Avdhoot Gupte
• Lyrics : Mandar Cholkar, Arvind Jagtap, Vaibhav Joshi
• Singers : Sonu Kakkar, Vaishali Samant, Avdhoot Gupte, Suresh Wadkar, Kailash Kher, Adarsh Shinde, Rohit Raut, Swapnil Bandodkar, Purvesh Sarnaik
• Cinematographer : Rahul Jadhav
• Art : Shailesh Mahadik
• Editor : Imran & Faisal
• Action : Prashant Naik
• Choreography : Umesh Jadhav, Siddhesh Dalvi
• Costume Design : Aparna Guram
• Associate Director : Prakash Tambe
• Distribution : Zee Studio
• Genre : Drama
• Release Date : August 26, 2016

Kanha Marathi Movie Posters

Kanha Marathi Movie Official Trailer

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