Nilkanth Master is an Indian Marathi language 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 ...

and produced by Meghmala Pathare under the banner of Akshar Films Pvt Ltd. The film stars Omkar Govardhan ,

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Adinath Kothare Adinath Kothare (born 13 May 1984) is an Indian actor, producer, and director, who predominantly works in Marathi films. His directorial debut film, Paani (film), 'Paani,' won the 'National Film Award for Best Film on Environment Conservation/ ...

and

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. The film was released on 7 August 2015.

Synopsis

Vishwanath joins a revolutionary group when he earns the trust of the leader, Vyenkatesh. When Vyenkatesh is killed in battle against the British, Vishwanath is tasked with going undercover as a teacher to convey the news to Vyankatesh's fiancée.

Cast

* Omkar Govardhan as Vishwanath *

as Vyankatesh *

as Yashoda *

as Indu

Soundtrack

Critical response

Mihir Bhanage of

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gave it 2 out of 5 stars, calling the film "The performances sustain the film but don’t salvage it. The hastiness shows as the plot goes haywire. Better editing and implementation of the story could’ve made this a good watch but alas, it’s not". Ganesh Matkari of

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gave the film two and a half stars out of five and opining that "To sum it up, it is a mildly curious and yet annoying film, which starts off well but then gets lost. It’s not entirely a waste of time but keep your expectations in check". Soumitra Pote of

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rated the film 2.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Art direction is also good. The point remains that if this was a love story, the bond between these three would have been much more fun if it had been explored separately keeping in mind the times". Jayanti Waghdhare of

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rated the film 2.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "One thing that strikes in the movie is that since Nilkanth Master is a love story, it is difficult to tell how much justice has been done to the story and its characters".

References

External links

* * {{Rotten Tomatoes, m/nilkanth_master 2015 films 2010s Marathi-language films Films scored by Ajay–Atul Indian drama films Indian romance films