Dhurala is a 2020 Indian Marathi-language political drama film directed by Sameer Vidwans. It stars an ensemble cast including starring Ankush Chaudhari, Alka Kubal, Sai Tamhankar, Siddhartha Jadhav, Sonalee Kulkarni, Amey Wagh, Umesh Kamat and Prasad Oak. The film is and written by Kshitij Patwardhan and revolves around the story of gram panchayat elections in a small village in Maharashtra.
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| Directed by | Sameer Vidwans |
| Written by | Kshitij Patwardhan |
| Produced by | Anish Jog |
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| Cinematography | Akash Agarwal |
| Edited by | Faisal Mahadik |
| Music by | AV Prafullachandra |
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Running time | 169 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Marathi |
| Box office | est. ₹8.7 crore (US$1.0 million)[1] |
Plot
editAmbegaon is a small village in Maharashtra and the sarpanch Nivrutti "Anna" Ubhe, of the gram panchayat, dies while the new elections are approaching. His eldest son Navnath "Dada" Ubhe runs their family business and considers himself as heir apparent for the sarpanch position and decides to run in the elections. Opposition leader, Harish Gadhwe, is furious over his last loss; but now thinks he has good chance of winning since Dada is new to politics. But the battle gets a new turn when MLA Prithviraj Shinde convinces Jyoti Tai Ubhe to also run in the elections as women empowerment is necessary at grassroot. Jyoti Tai is step-mother of Dada and their relationship has not been very cordial. Dada also inducts his wife Harshada in his newly formed party to give a female face to his team. Hanumantha, the second son of Anna, has a cement business. But his wife Monica sees the power-play going on in the family and persuades Hanumantha also to fight in the elections. The drama continues as the fight for the position intensifies and also disturbs their familial bond.
Cast
edit- Ankush Chaudhari as Navnath "Dada" Ubhe, eldest son of Anna Ubhe
- Alka Kubal as Jyoti Tai Ubhe (Akka), second wife of Anna Ubhe
- Siddhartha Jadhav as Hanumantha Ubhe, second son of Anna Ubhe
- Amey Wagh as Nilesh Ubhe, youngest son of Anna Ubhe
- Sai Tamhankar as Harshada Ubhe, wife of Dada
- Sonalee Kulkarni as Monica Ubhe, wife of Hanumantha
- Umesh Kamat as Atul
- Prasad Oak as Harish Gadhwe
- Sunil Tawde as Baharmal Kaka
- Sulekha Talwalkar as Sunaina Babar
- Uday Sabnis as Prithviraj Shinde (Bhaiyyasaheb)
- Dnyanada Ramtirthkar as Divya Babar
- Prajakta Hanamghar as Lata Harish Gadhwe
- Priyadarshan Jadhav as PR person in Gadhwe team
Production
editThe film is directed by Sameer Vidwans based on the story written by Kshitij Patwardhan. They both have earlier collaborated for films: Time Please (2013), Double Seat (2015), YZ (2016) and Mala Kahich Problem Nahi (2017). In 2013, the storyline was adapted as a play by Vidwans and Patwardhan and was presented under the title Saglech Ubhe Aahet.[2] However, due to poor script writing and a low response from the audience, the play did not do well. The script was then re-written and presented in the film.[3]
Soundtrack
editAll music is composed by AV Prafullachandra
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Naad Kara" | Adarsh Shinde, Anand Shinde | 2:53 |
| 2. | "Rada Dhurala" | Adarsh Shinde, Manish Rajgire, Rupali Moghe | 4:07 |
| 3. | "Jalmachi Vaari" | Manish Rajgire, Sahil Kulkarni | 3:28 |
| 4. | "Baari Baari" | Urmila Dhangar | 3:10 |
| 5. | "Kaakana Kinkin" | Aanandi Joshi | 4:04 |
| Total length: | 17:42 | ||
Reception
editCritical response
editIn their review, Maharashtra Times compared the films with older Marathi films based on politics like Sinhasan (1979), Vazir (1994), Sarkarnama (1998), Saubhagyavati Sarpanch (1999) and Sattadhish (2000) and appreciated the modernization of politics shown in the film while still keeping the major core same to the old one. The review by Madhura Nerurkar highlights the notable work done in story writing, dialogues, and Tamhankar's portrayal of her lead role.[4] Lokmat compared the film with its play version released in 2013 and noted the tremendous improvement in storyline and scriptwriting.[3]
At the Filmfare Marathi Awards, 2021, the film won seven awards from 16 nominations. Chaudhari won the award in Best Actor category and Tamhankar won award in Best Actress category. She shared the award with Neha Pendse for the film June. The Best Supporting Actor award was presented to Jadhav and Best Supporting Actress award to Kulkarni. She shared the award with Geetanjali Kulkarni for the film Karkhanisanchi Waari. Adarsh Shinde won the award for Best Playback Singer (Male) and AV Prafullachandra received it for Best Background Score. The award for Best Dialogues was shared by Irawati Karnik for Jhimma and Kshitij Patwardhan for Dhurala.[5][6][7] The film also received three awards at Ma Ta Sanman ceremony, organized by Maharashtra Times in March 2022.[8]
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Awards | Category | Recipient | Result | Notes |
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| 2021 | Filmfare Marathi Awards | Best Film | Dhurala | Nominated | |
| Best Director | Sameer Vidhwans | Nominated | |||
| Best Actor | Ankush Chaudhari | Won | |||
| Best Actress | Sai Tamhankar | Won | Shared with Neha Pendse (film June) | ||
| Best Supporting Actor | Siddhartha Jadhav | Won | |||
| Best Supporting Actress | Sonalee Kulkarni | Won | Shared with Geetanjali Kulkarni (film Karkhanisanchi Waari) | ||
| Alka Kubal | Nominated | ||||
| Best Music Album | AV Prafullachandra | Nominated | |||
| Best Playback Singer (Male) | Adarsh Shinde | Won | For the song "Rada Dhurala" | ||
| Best Background Score | AV Prafullachandra | Won | |||
| Best Story | Kshitij Patwardhan | Nominated | |||
| Best Dialogues | Kshitij Patwardhan | Won | Shared with Irawati Karnik (film Jhimma) | ||
| Best Production Design | Nilesh Wagh | Nominated | |||
| Best Cinematography | Akash Agarwal | Nominated | |||
| Best Editing | Faisal Imran | Nominated | |||
| Best Sound Design | Avinash Sonawane | Nominated | |||
| 2022 | Ma Ta Sanmaan | Best Film | Dhurala | Won | Shared with film Dithee |
| Best Actor | Ankush Chaudhari | Won | Shared with Kishor Kadam (film Dithee) | ||
| Best Supporting Actor | Siddhartha Jadhav | Won |
References
edit- ^ "Dhurala Box Office Collection | Day Wise | Worldwide - Sacnilk". www.sacnilk.com. 22 January 2020.
- ^ Pawar, Jayant (23 March 2013). "सावळ्या गोंधळात 'सगळे उभे!'" (in Marathi). Maharashtra Times. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
- ^ a b Parchure, Ajay (4 January 2020). "Dhurala Film Review: क्षणाक्षणाला उत्कंठा वाढवणारा धुरळा" (in Marathi). Lokmat. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
- ^ Nerurkar, Madhura (3 January 2020). "सिनेरिव्ह्यू - धुरळा" (in Marathi). Maharashtra Times. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
- ^ "6th Planet Filmfare Marathi Awards 2021: Complete winners' list". Times of India. 1 April 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ "Nominations for the 6th edition of Filmfare Awards Marathi 2021". Filmfare. 28 March 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- ^ "Winners of the Filmfare Awards Marathi 2021". Filmfare. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- ^ "'दिठी', 'धुरळा'ची छाप". Maharashtra Times. 25 March 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2022.