''Not Only Mrs. Raut'' is a 2003 Indian

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social drama film directed by

Gajendra Ahire Gajendra Vitthal Ahire is an Indian Marathi film maker and screenwriter. Till now, he has 57 movies on his name in all of which he has contributed as Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialogues and Lyrics. He is noted for his work in Marathi cinem ...

. Aditi Deshpande, who plays the lead role of Mrs. Raut, has produced the film. The film won National Award for Best Film in Marathi (Rajat Kamal) at the

51st National Film Awards The 51st National Film Awards, presented by Directorate of Film Festivals, the organisation set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India to felicitate the best of Indian Cinema released in the year 2003. Awards were announced by ...

for "its treatment of two women's struggle against male exploitation and domination".

Plot

Mrs. Vidya Raut murders her boss Karkhanis near Juhu Beach and surrenders herself to the police. She also submits the bloody dagger, weapon of murder. Swati Dandavate, a budding scholar advocate decides to fight her case. Her initial meetings with Mrs. Raut go waste as she keeps confessing her crime and is ready for the punishment. Convinced that something is hidden, Swati decides to find it out. Swati's husband Aditya, who is also an advocate, is now public prosecutor in this case. His elder brother and he try to convince Swati to drop the case which she would obviously lose. But standing against her family, Swati decides to dig out truth and defend Mrs. Raut.

Cast

Aditi Deshpande ''Not Only Mrs. Raut'' is a 2003 Indian Marathi social drama film directed by Gajendra Ahire. Aditi Deshpande, who plays the lead role of Mrs. Raut, has produced the film. The film won National Award for Best Film in Marathi (Rajat Kamal) at ...

as Mrs. Vidya Raut *

Madhura Velankar Madhura Velankar-Satam (Marathi:मधुरा वेलणकर; born 8 October 1981) is an Indian actress. She is a four-time State Award winner who appears in Bollywood and Marathi movies and established herself as one of Marathi cinema's ...

as Advocate Swati Dandavate *

Tushar Dalvi Tushar Dalvi is an Indian film and television actor. He has acted in Marathi and Hindi films. His first film role was in ''Jivalaga''. He has won many awards and was nominated on several occasions. He has also done roles in various Hindi televis ...

as Public Prosecutor Aditya Vishnu Dandavate *

Mohan Joshi Mohan Joshi is an Indian film, television and theater actor. He has worked in Hindi, Marathi and Bhojpuri films. Early life Joshi was born in Bangalore, Karnataka. He made his acting debut in Pune, Maharashtra. For better career prospects, ...

as Advocate Dada Vishnu Dandavate *

Vandana Gupte Vandana Gupte is a Marathi stage actress who has also performed television and film roles. Career Her most well-known TV role was as the domineering Nilambari Pandey in Zee TV's comedy serial ''Kareena Kareena''. She was a part of project d ...

Vikram Gokhale Vikram Gokhale (14 November 1945 – 26 November 2022) was an Indian film, television and stage actor, noted for his roles in Marathi theatre, Hindi films and television. He was the son of the Veteran Marathi theater and film actor, Chandrakant ...

as Judge *

Kaushal Inamdar Kaushal S. Inamdar (born 2 October 1971) is an Indian music composer and singer in Marathi and Hindi movies. His work in music spans from composing music for films, television, drama to events, concerts in Hindi and Marathi, composing music for ...

as Witness / Hotel Boy * Ketaki Karadekar as Sneha *

Ravindra Mankani Ravindra Laxman Mankani ( mr, रवींद्र लक्ष्मण मंकणी; born 21 May 1956) is an Indian actor who is noted for his work in soap operas, plays and films. He first became a civil engineer and then shifted to acting. ...

as Raghuvir Karkhanis *

Milind Shinde Milind Shinde is an Indian actor and film director who works in Marathi, Kannada and Hindi films. He started his career with Girish Karnad's Hindi television serials and Kannada films. He is well known for his portrayal in the Marathi film '' ...

as Advocate S.M. Garud

Awards

The film won the Silver Lotus Award (Rajat Kamal) for Best Film in Marathi. Aditi Deshpande won the Screen Best Actress - Marathi award for her performance of Mrs. Raut. She won this award jointly with

Sonali Bendre Sonali Bendre (born 1 January 1975) is an Indian actress primarily known for her work in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu films. She did modelling assignments prior to making her acting debut with '' Aag'' (1994), which won her the Filmfare Award for Ne ...

, who played the role of Queen Sheelavati in '' Anahat'' (2003).

References

External links

* * {{National Film Award Best Feature Film Marathi 2003 films Indian rape and revenge films Best Marathi Feature Film National Film Award winners Films directed by Gajendra Ahire 2000s Marathi-language films