Elizabeth Ekadashi is a 2014
Marathi movie directed by
Paresh Mokashi
Paresh Mokashi (born 6 February 1969) is an Indian filmmaker, producer, actor and Theatre director-producer; working predominantly in Marathi cinema and Marathi theatre. He started working as a backstage worker for theatre and did few minor r ...
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and written by Madhugandha Kulkarni. The movie, which tells the tale of a child and his set of friends living in
Pandharpur, has been selected as the opening film of the Indian Panorama section at the
International Film Festival of India, 2014. The film had national release on 14 November 2014.
Plot
Dnyanesh and Mukta are siblings who with their mother and grandmother live in the pilgrim town of Pandharpur, Maharashtra. The title's eponymous 'Elizabeth' is a bicycle that is gifted to the talented Dnyanesh by his father after whose death Dnyanesh takes to supporting his mother. Dnyanesh asks his mother that can he set up a shop to overcome their financial needs but his mother urges him to concentrate on studies rather than business. The family lives in straitened financial conditions and on the eve of Ashadhi, financial necessity forces Dnyanesh's mother to sell Elizabeth to a pawn-shark. Dnyanesh and his group of friends must now find a way to recover Elizabeth which forms the rest of the movie.
Cast
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Shrirang Mahajan as Dnyanesh
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Sayali Bhandarkavathekar as Mukta
* Pushkar Lonarkar
* Nandita Dhuri
* Vanmala Kinikar
* Chaitanya Badve
* Durgesh Badve-Mahajan
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Chaitanya Kulkarni
* Ashwini Bhalekar
* Dhananjay (Prasad) Godbole
* Anil Kamble
* Aniruddha Prasad Kulkarni
Music
One song in the film- "Dagad Dagad" was composed by the legendary music Director
Anand Modak
Anand Modak ( mr, आनंद मोडक) (13 May 1951 – 23 May 2014) was an acclaimed Marathi film composer and music director in Marathi cinema and Marathi theatre, known for his experimental style. He is notable films include ''Lapan ...
& was sung by
Sharayu Date.
Release
Released on
Children's day
Children's Day is a commemorative date celebrated annually in honor of children, whose date of observance varies by country.
In 1925, International Children's Day was first proclaimed in Geneva during the World Conference on Child Welfare. Sin ...
, 2014, Elizabeth Ekadashi was well received by the audience across Maharashtra.
The film did a business of ₹ 2.56 crores in just three days.
Accolades
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National Film Award for Best Children's Film
The National Film Award for Best Children's Film is one of the National Film Awards presented annually by the Directorate of Film Festivals, the organisation set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India. It is one of several awards ...
* Government of Maharashtra Sant Tukaram Best International Marathi Film Award,
Pune International Film Festival
The Pune International Film Festival (also known as PIFF) is an annual film festival held in Pune, a city in Maharashtra, India. Open to general public, the films are screened at NFAI, Inox, City Pride, PVR cinema halls, all located in Pune ...
2015
* Best Film at Zee Chitragaurav Awards 2015
References
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2014 films
Best Children's Film National Film Award winners
2010s Marathi-language films
Films directed by Paresh Mokashi
Films scored by Anand Modak