''Me Vasantrao'' () is a 2022 Indian

Marathi Marathi may refer to: *Marathi people, an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group of Maharashtra, India *Marathi language, the Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people *Palaiosouda, also known as Marathi, a small island in Greece See also * * ...

-language biographical film based on the life of the

Indian classical Indian classical music is the classical music of the Indian subcontinent. It has two major traditions: the North Indian classical music known as '' Hindustani'' and the South Indian expression known as '' Carnatic''. These traditions were no ...

musician

Vasantrao Deshpande Vasantrao Deshpande (2 May 1920 – 30 July 1983) was a Hindustani classical vocalist renowned for his contribution to Natya Sangeet (musical dramas). Early life Vasantrao Deshpande was born into a Deshastha Brahmin family in Murtizapur, Akol ...

. The film is written by

Nipun Dharmadhikari Nipun Avinash Dharmadhikari (born in 1987) is a Marathi writer, actor, and director. He is known for the revival of Sangeet Natak(Musicals) and long five act plays. Early life & personal life Dharmadhikari's early education was in a convent ...

, Upendra Sidhaye and directed by

. The film stars

Rahul Deshpande Rahul Deshpande is an Indian classical music singer. He is the recipient of the 68th national award of the best playback singer for ''Me Vasantrao''. He is the grandson of Vasantrao Deshpande. Education and career Rahul developed his interes ...

, Vasantrao Deshpande's grandson, in the lead role. Me Vasantrao became the part of the eligibility list for the prestigious

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on 10 January 2023, which was a rare feat for Marathi cinema. The music of the film was released globally on 8 March 2022 under the music label OnClick Music which is a flagship music label of Movietone Digital Entertainment Pvt Ltd.

Cast

Anita Date-Kelkar Anita Date-Kelkar is an Indian actress. She works predominantly in Marathi and Hindi television. She known for her performance in Mazhya Navryachi Bayko as Radhika. Early life Anita was born on 31 October 1980 in Nashik, Maharashtra. She did ...

as Vasantrao's Mother *

Pushkaraj Chirputkar Pushkaraj Chirputkar is a Marathi actor and host widely known for his role of 'Ashu' on the Marathi sitcom ''Dil Dosti Duniyadari'', as well as for his role in its sequel, ''Dil Dosti Dobara''. Since then he has appeared in Hindi and Marathi mo ...

Purushottam Laxman Deshpande Purushottam Laxman Deshpande (alternatively written as Pu La Deshpande; 8 November 1919 – 12 June 2000), popularly known by his initials ("Pu. La.") or as P. L. Deshpande, was a Marathi writer and humorist from Maharashtra. He was also an ...

* Kaumudi Walokar *

Amey Wagh Amey Wagh (born 13 November 1987) is an Indian Marathi actor known for films such as ''Popat'', '' Faster Fene'', ''Muramba'', '' Girlfriend''. He was recently seen portraying Kushal in season 2 of '' Sacred Games'' and Rasool Sheikh in '' As ...

Deenanath Mangeshkar Deenanath Mangeshkar (; 29 December 1900 – 24 April 1942) was a well-known Marathi theatre actor, a Natya Sangeet musician and a Hindustani classical vocalist. He is also the father of well-known singers Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle, Meena Kh ...

* Sarang Sathaye *

Alok Rajwade Alok Rajwade (born 7 February 1989) is an Indian actor, director, singer and painter. He has appeared in Marathi and Hindi films and experimental plays. Early life Rajwade was born and raised in Pune, where he attended Aksharnandan school. H ...

as Mama

Music

Music for this film is composed by Rahul Deshpande.

Premise

The biographical film is based and portrays the story of

an Indian classical musician. He was known for his contribution towards Natya Sangeet.

Reception

Critical reception

Kalpeshraj Kubal of ''

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'' gave the film 4.5 out of five stars saying, "An unmissable journey of a legend".

Awards

won the National Award for Best Playback Singer in 2022. Me Vasantrao also won the National Award for Best Audiography (Sound Designer) for Anmol Bhave.

References

External links

*{{IMDb title, 11960634 2022 films 2020s Marathi-language films Indian biographical films