''Dhurala'' is a Marathi entertainment political drama film released in 2020 starring

Ankush Chaudhari Ankush Chaudhari (Marathi pronunciation: �ŋkuʃ t͡səu̯dʱəɾiː is an Indian film actor, screenwriter, director, producer and theatre personality known for his works in Marathi cinema. Ankush is known as "DASHING SUPERSTAR" And "Mahar ...

, Alka Kubal, Sai Tamhankar,

Siddhartha Jadhav Siddhartha Ramchandra Jadhav (born 23 October 1981) is an Indian actor, entertainer and comedian from Sewri, Maharashtra. He has acted in television, Marathi and Hindi films. He has acted in several Bollywood movies like '' Golmaal'' and ''Go ...

, Sonalee Kulkarni in lead roles with ensemble cast consisting of Amey Wagh, Umesh Kamat,

Prasad Oak Prasad Prabhakar Oak (Marathi pronunciation: ɾəsaːd̪ oːk born 17 February 1975) is an actor, director, writer, singer, anchor, poet and film producer. In 2007 he participated in Sa Re Ga Ma Pa (Celebrity Round) and won, became Ajinkyata ...

and many more. The film is directed by

Sameer Vidwans Sameer Vidwans is an Indian film director, actor and writer known for his work in Marathi cinema. He won the Filmfare Awards Marathi for Best Director for '' Anandi Gopal'' and the film also won the National Film Award for Best Film on Other Socia ...

and written by Kshitij Patwardhan and revolves around the story of gram panchayat elections in a small village in Maharashtra.

Plot

Ambegaon 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.

Production and cast

The film is directed by

based on the story written by Kshitij Patwardhan. They both have earlier collaborated for films: ''

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'' (2013), ''

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'' (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''. 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. *

as Navnath "Dada" Ubhe, eldest son of Anna Ubhe * Alka Kubal as Jyoti Tai Ubhe (Akka), second wife of Anna Ubhe *

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 *

as Harish Gadhwe * Sunil Tawde as Baharmal Kaka *

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as Sunaina Babar *

Uday Sabnis Uday Sabnis (born 7 June 1959) is an Indian actor and voice actor. He has worked in English, Hindi and Marathi languages. As a voice actor, most of his work is Indian but he has also dubbed for foreign films and series. Filmography Live acti ...

as Prithviraj Shinde (Bhaiyyasaheb) * Dnyanada Ramtirthkar as Divya Babar * Prajakta Hanamghar as Lata Harish Gadhwe * Priyadarshan Jadhav as PR person in Gadhwe team

Soundtrack

Reception

In their review, '' Maharashtra Times'' compared the films with older Marathi films based on politics like '' Sinhasan'' (1979), '' Vazir'' (1994), ''

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'' (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. '' Lokmat'' compared the film with its play version released in 2013 and noted the tremendous improvement in storyline and scriptwriting. 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''. The film also received three awards at Ma Ta Sanman ceremony, organized by '' Maharashtra Times'' in March 2022.

References

{{Reflist 2021 films 2020s Marathi-language films Indian drama films