''Vitti Dandu'' ( mr, विटी दांडू) was released on 21 November 2014. Directed by Ganesh Kadam and produced by

Ajay Devgn Vishal Veeru Devgan (born 2 April 1969), known professionally as Ajay Devgn, is an Indian actor, film director and producer who works in Hindi cinema. Devgn has appeared in over a hundred films and has won numerous accolades, including four ...

and Leena Deore, the movie was the first

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 ''Shre ...

produced by

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(Daaji) and Ashok Samarth (Baapu Patil) played lead roles. The film had a budget of ₹2.5 CR.

Plot

The story revolves primarily around Daaji (

) and his grandson, Govind (Nishant Bhavsar). Daaji narrates the story as a flashback from the present day as a grandfather (

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) to his grandson (Shubhankar Atre). The story takes place in 1947 in Mor-gaon, a laid-back hamlet, just six days before the Indian Independence Day. During that time communication was slow and the news took over a week to reach other villages. The film was shot in different locations across western

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and was produced by

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actor

Ajay Devgan Vishal Veeru Devgan (born 2 April 1969), known professionally as Ajay Devgn, is an Indian actor, film director and producer who works in Hindi cinema. Devgn has appeared in over a hundred films and has won numerous accolades, including four ...

, with Leena Deore alongside Pravin Patil as co-producers.

Cast

as Daaji *

Ashok Samarth ''Singham'' is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language action film directed by Rohit Shetty and produced by Reliance Entertainment, based on a script by writers Yunus Sajawal and Farhad-Sajid. It serves as first installment of Shetty's Cop Universe. A r ...

as Bapu Patil *

Yatin Karyekar Yatin Karyekar is a veteran Indian actor in the Bollywood film industry. He was also part of long running television serial ''Shanti (TV series), Shanti''. He appeared in the role of Aurangzeb in popular Marathi serial Raja Shivchhatrapati. ...

as Usman Chacha * Nishant Bhavsar as Govind *

Mrunal Thakur Mrunal Thakur (born 1 August 1992), is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Hindi, Marathi, and Telugu cinema. She began her acting career with the television soaps '' Mujhse Kuchh Kehti...Yeh Khamoshiyaan'' (2012) and ''Kumkum Bhagya'' ...

as Sandhya * Vikas Kadam as Vasant * Utpal Sawant as Rajaram

Release

The film was released on 21 November 2014 on 260 screenings across the state of

Reception

The film has an average critics' rating of 2.9 and an average user rating of 3.9. The movie received awards for Best Cinematography and Best Marathi Film.

Box office

The film collected a total of ₹9 CR (1.3 Million USD), with ₹12.5 million on its first day and ₹13 million on its second day.

Soundtrack

Santosh Mulekar composed the film's music, while Shrirang Godbole and Aashay Parab wrote the lyrics. The single "Bheduni Hi Jau (Vande Mataram)" was released on

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. Singer Papon made his debut in

Marathi Cinema 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 ''Shre ...

with the song "Pahuni Ghe Re Saare".

References

External links

* {{Ajay Devgan 2010s Marathi-language films