''Anumati'' is a

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directed and written by

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. The film stars

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 ...

and

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in the lead roles. The film has received wide critical acclaim. It won the Best Feature Film Award at the

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and Gokhale received

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for his role. Anupam Khers The Signature movie is the remake of Anumati.

Plot

The movie is based on the helplessness of old man whose wife slips into coma and is on ventilator in the hospital. Expenditures of hospitalisation and medicine are beyond his means. One day he wanders into the home of his college days friend and she learns of the situation after seeing the hospital file in his bag. She goes to hospital and deposits the required money but when she returns, she finds him collapsed dead on the dining table.

Awards

Song

The film includes situational poetry rendered by the lead character Ratnakar played by veteran actor Vikram Gokhale. The movie had melodious song "Phulanchi palakhi nighali" which was sung by Suresh. There is another song "Ghir aai sham" in Hindi rendered by classical singer Prachi Dublay.

References

External links

* 2010s Marathi-language films Films featuring a Best Actor National Award-winning performance Films directed by Gajendra Ahire {{2010s-Marathi-film-stub