''Nivdung'' is an Indian

Marathi language Marathi (; ''Marāṭhī'', ) is an Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language predominantly spoken by Marathi people in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the official language of Maharashtra, and additional official language in the state o ...

film directed by Munawar Shameem. The film stars

Bhushan Pradhan Bhushan Pradhan (born 25 November 1986) is an Indian film, web series and theatre actor in Marathi. He has starred in movies like ''Aamhi Doghi'', ''Coffee Ani Barach Kahi'', ''Satarangi Re'', ''Miss Match'', '' Timepass'', ''Timepass 2'' and ...

and

Sanskruti Balgude Sanskruti Sanjay Balgude (born 19 December 1992) is an Indian actress who appears in the Marathi language entertainment industry. Balgude is best known for her film ''Sarva Line Vyasta Ahet''. She made her debut in the Marathi TV show ''Pinjara ...

. Music by Rafique Shaikh. The film was released on 21 October 2016.

Synopsis

Having tried his luck in the big city, a struggling young actor returns to his village. Along with him, comes an established theatre actress who falls in love with the place.

Cast

* Sara Shrawan * Astad Kale * Prajakta Dighe * Shekhar Phadke

Soundtrack

Critical response

Nivdung film received negative reviews from critics. Mihir Bhanage of

The Times of India ''The Times of India'', also known by its abbreviation ''TOI'', is an Indian English-language daily newspaper and digital news media owned and managed by The Times Group. It is the third-largest newspaper in India by circulation and largest ...

gave the film 2 stars out of 5 and wrote "Bhushan seriously needs to choose better movies. It would be a shame if his potential goes waste due to bad choices. Sanskruti does the standard village bimbette stuff although her role has scope for other things". Ganesh Matkari of

Pune Mirror ''The Times of India'', also known by its abbreviation ''TOI'', is an Indian English-language daily newspaper and digital news media owned and managed by The Times Group. It is the third-largest newspaper in India by circulation and largest se ...

wrote "Nivdung is a simplistic, shallow melodrama, which is considerably inferior to the idea it springs from. Luckily, for the film, it’s not releasing against a major player in the field". Soumitra Pote of

Maharashtra Times ''Maharashtra Times'' ( mr, महाराष्ट्र टाइम्स), colloquially referred to as 'Ma Ta' (मटा) from its Marathi initialism, is a Marathi newspaper based in Mumbai, India. It is one of the largest selling daily ...

gave the film 2 stars out of 5 and wrote "When we say the name of this movie, we remember the old Nivdung. 'Ti geli tevha... Hridaynath Mangeshkar's music and grace's poetry".

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, tt9466574 2016 films 2010s Marathi-language films Indian drama films