''Sumi'' is a 2022 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 ...

feature film directed by

Amol Gole Amol Gole is an Indian cinematographer who shot Hindi films like Stanley Ka Dabba, Hawaa Hawaai, Elizabeth Ekadashi, Touring Talkies, Investment etc. He debuted as an Independent cinematographer with the film Stanley Ka Dabba directed by Amol ...

and written by

Sanjeev K Jha Sanjeev K Jha (born 1988) is an Indian screenwriter based in Mumbai. He started his career as a freelance journalist and worked with The Indian Express, Jansatta, Hindustan HT Media, Dainik Jagran and Outlook. His first Hindi feature as Story ...

, produced under Harshall Kamat Entertainment in association with Golden Mouse Productions. In 2022, The film won National Award in two prestigious category,

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 ...

and

National Film Award for Best Child Artist The National Film Award for Best Child Artist 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 pr ...

Plot

Set in rural

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

, Sumi is an ‘optimistic & inspiring tale’ of a 12-year-old underprivileged Sumati, who dreams of getting a bicycle to commute to her school, many miles away from her village. To meet her modest need, she embarks on an extraordinary journey marked by struggle, ambition, commitment, and friendship.

Production

Development

While talking about the film SUMI, writer

mentions in his interviews that "the story is very close to his own childhood experiences. He hails from

Champaran Champaran is a region of Bihar in India. It is now divided into an East Champaran district and a West Champaran district. Notable people * Manoj Bajpai – Indian film actor * Dinesh Bhramar – poet and noted figure in Hindi and Bhojpuri l ...

, close to Gandhiji’s Ashram - where the concept of Ashram education first took shape. In the year 2002, during his own school days he used to see girls cycling the distance to their schools. But such girls were few. Only 1 or 2 compared to some 20 odd boys, and this was undoubtedly an act of bravery for the girls. This ‘Going to School’ childhood remained with the writer as did the lone girl riding a blue cycle in a group of 20 boys. This became the first visual of the film. After this, consciously and unconsciously, his childhood experiences kept bleeding into the film.

Cast

* Akanksha Pingle as Sumati * Divyesh Indulkar *

Smita Tambe Smita Tambe is a Marathi and Hindi film, television and stage actor. She is known for her work in '' 72 Miles ''. Early life Tambe was born in the Satara, Maharashtra. She was brought up in Pune, and moved to Mumbai to pursue a career in M ...

Awards

References

External links

* {{National Film Award Best Children's Film Best Children's Film National Film Award winners National Film Awards (India) 2020 films Indian children's films Films set in Maharashtra Films shot in Maharashtra 2020s Hindi-language films Films about education Indian drama films Indian children's drama films Indian teen drama films Indian coming-of-age drama films