''Valu'' is a 2008 Indian comedy
Marathi film
Marathi cinema is an Indian film industry of Marathi-language motion pictures. It is based in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Based in old Mumbai, it is the oldest film industry of Indian cinema. The first Marathi film to be released in India was '' S ...
directed by
Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni
Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni is a Marathi film director. He is an alumnus of the Film and Television Institute of India ( FTII), Pune. He is known for Marathi films such as '' Valu'' (The Wild Bull), '' Vihir'' (The Well), ''Deool'' (The Temple) a ...
. The film featured in various international film festivals as ''The Wild Bull''.
It also became the first Marathi film to be selected in Rotterdam International Film Festival 2008, the Netherlands.
Plot
In the small village of Kusavde, there is a lonely misunderstood wild bull. The bull, "Valu", is actually a holy, consecrated bull which is the responsibility of the village. It is allowed to roam free and is the responsibility of the entire village. But lately, Valu becomes very aggressive and is blamed for every single act of chaos and destruction that happens in and around the village. Now, catching the bull becomes equivalent to establishing power in the village for the leaders and for those who are interested in the fringe benefits.
The film intertwines various stories of the war between the two leaders; love stories that bloom in the midst of the adventure; an amateur filmmaker who struggles to shoot a documentary; the forest officer who leads this chaos like a sacred mission along with the religious priest; the tricksters and an insane woman who seems to understand the mind of Valu.
Cast
* Atul Kulkarni
Atul Kulkarni (born 10 September 1965) is an Indian actor, producer and screenwriter who works in Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, English, Odia and Telugu language films. Kulkarni won the National Award for the Best Supporting A ...
as Swanand Gaddamwar aka "Foresht"
* Mohan Agashe as Sarapanch
* Bharati Achrekar as Sarapanch's Wife
* Girish Kulkarni
Girish Pandurang Kulkarni (born 25 November 1977) is an Indian actor, writer, and producer. He is a recipient of two National Film Awards namely, National Film Award for Best Actor in 2011 for his performance in ''Deool'' and National Film Awar ...
as Jeevan
* Veena Jamkar as Tani
* Dilip Prabhavalkar
Dilip Prabhavalkar (born 4 August 1944) is an Indian Marathi actor, director, playwright and author. He has a career spanning over four decades in Hindi and Marathi theatre, television and movies. He was awarded the National Film Award for ...
as Pandit
* Nirmiti Sawant
Nirmiti Sawant is a Marathi actress, who mainly acts in Marathi films, television and dramas. She became popular after her performance in daily TV soap ''Kumari Gangubai Non-Matric'' along with Pandharinath Kamble. This was followed by a ser ...
as Pandit's Wife
* Nandu Madhav as Aaba
* Renuka Daftardar as Aaba's Wife
* Mangesh Satpute as Shiva
* Amruta Subhash as Sangi
* Satish Tare as Satya
* Chandrakant Gokhale
Chandrakant Raghunath Gokhale (7 January 1921 – 20 June 2008) was a well-known veteran Marathi film and stage actor and singer.
Gokhale's mother, Kamlabai Gokhale (nee Kamlabai Kamat) was the first female child actor of the Indian cinema. G ...
as Aaja
* Jyoti Subhash
Jyoti Subhash is an Indian actress who works in Marathi film, television and theatre industry. She is best known for her works in Marathi films like '' Valu'' (2008), ''Gabhricha Paus'' (2009) and Bollywood films like ''Phoonk'' (2008) and ''Ai ...
as Sakhubai
* Shrikant Yadav
Shrikant Mohan Yadav is a film actor. He is known for Marathi films such as '' Valu'' (The Wild Bull), ''Deool'', ''Ajoba'', Ek Hazarachi Note, Highway and the upcoming '' Jaundya Na Balasaheb''.
His performance in Marathi films ''Deool'' and ...
as Suresh
* Ashwini Giri as Suresh' Wife
* Deepak Alegaonkar as Shivai's Father
* Rajesh More as Sangi's father
* Meghana Vaidya as Sangi's Mother
* Siddheshwar Zadbuke as Popat
* Prashant Tapaswi as Shankrya
* Nikhil Raut as Ganya
* Vrishasen Dabholkar as Sameer aka "Documentary"
* Ashok Kulkarni as Jagnade
* Pournima Ganu as Gaddam's Wife
* Sharavi Kulkarni as Sampi
* Aditya Kulkarni as Sampat
* Raja (bull) as Valu
Selection in Film Festivals
* 5th Asian Film Festival, 2007 Pune: Selected for screening as a closing film for the festival.
* 37th Rotterdam International Film Festival, 2008 the Netherlands
Awards and achievements
* Best Director: Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni, Best Cinematographer: Sudhir Palsane ''(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 ...
2008)''
References
External links
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* http://www.valuthefilm.com
The Hindu : Friday Review Delhi / Interview : Free spirit gets away
* http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Marathi-film-ValuThe-Wild-Bull-premieres-at-Rotterdam/267089/
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2000s Marathi-language films