''Vrundavan'' is a 2016 Indian Marathi-language film, directed by T. L. V Prasad. It is official remake of Telugu film '' Brindavanam'' (2010).

Plot

Krish (

Raqesh Bapat Raqesh Bapat is an Indian actor and model. He is known for his work in films like '' Tum Bin'' (2001), ''Koi Mere Dil Mein Hai'' (2005), '' Vrundavan'' (2016) and '' Savita Damodar Paranjape'' (2018) and television shows like '' Saat Phere: Salo ...

) is the son of a multimillionaire. He has a love interest in Pooja (

Pooja Sawant Pooja Sawant (born 25 January 1990) is an Indian dancer, performer, film actress. She works in Marathi and Hindi movies. She is best known for her role in the 2015 blockbuster hit ''Dagadi Chawl''. Career Before starting her career in films, ...

), who has a friend Bhumi (

Vaidehi Parashurami Vaidehi Parashurami (born 1 February 1992) is an Indian actress. She made her debut with Mahesh Kothare's movie ''Ved Lavi Jeeva'' in 2010. Early life Vaidehi was raised in Mumbai. She did her schooling from Indian Education Society's Engli ...

). Bhumi's father Bhanupratap Inamdar (

Mahesh Manjrekar Mahesh Vaman Manjrekar (Marathi pronunciation: əɦeːʃ maːɲd͡zɾekəɾ born 16 August 1958) is an Indian actor, film director, screenwriter and producer who works primarily in Hindi films, alongside Marathi, Telugu and Bhojpuri films. H ...

) wants to get her married to her cousin Kalyan (Sameer Deshpande), who is a rowdy goon, which Bhumi doesn't like. Naturally, Girdhar Inamdar (

Ashok Saraf Ashok Saraf (Hindii pronunciation: �ʃoːk səɾaːf born 4 June 1947) is an Indian film and stage actor and comedian. He has appeared in many Marathi language films and stage plays in lead roles and in Hindi language films and TV serials in ...

) her paternal grandfather bluffs to the family that she has already fallen in love with a guy in the city. Pooja helps her by renting Krish as her would-be, just to let her escape the wedding situation for the time being. He goes to the village intending to prevent the marriage using tricks. He ends up solving many problems in the village and finally putting an end to the rivalry between Bhanupratap and Bhumi's uncle (

Sharad Ponkshe Sharad Ponkshe is an Indian actor and writer, mainly working in Hindi and Marathi cinema. He is a speaker and an actor in Marathi film, theater and television. Career Ponkshe started his career in the year 1988 and worked in multiple fields incl ...

), leading to a happy ending.

Cast

as Krish *

as Pooja *

as Bhumi Inamdar *

as Bhanupratap Inamdar (Bhumi's father) *

as Bhumi's uncle *

as Girdhar Inamdar (Bhumi's grandfather) * Sameer Deshpande as Kalyan *

Bharat Ganeshpure Bharat Ganeshpure (born August 15, 1969) is an Indian actor and comedian. He is best known for his comical performances in the Marathi television shows Fu Bai Fu and Chala Hawa Yeu Dya (CHYD). Bharat Ganeshpure rose to fame with his performan ...

as Daily Kumar *

Uday Tikekar Uday Tikekar (born 4 December 1960) is an Indian film and television actor. He began his career in Marathi theatre, also putting up performances in Hindi theatre. He is married to classical singer Arati Ankalikar-Tikekar, who is a 2-time Natio ...

* Mohan Joshi * Kumar Hegde * Aarti Solanki

Soundtrack

''Vrundavan's'' songs were composed by

Amitraj Amitraj Sawant is a Marathi Music Director. He is a music director-composer and singer from Mumbai. After '' Duniyadari'' his career took higher graph in Marathi film industry. In 2014 he won IMFFA (International Marathi Film Festival Award) ...

and lyrics by Mandar Cholkar. The four-song album featured vocals by Harshavardhan Wavare,

Avadhoot Gupte Avadhoot Gupte (Marathi pronunciation: �ʋəd̪ʱuːt̪ ɡupt̪e born 19 February 1977) is an Indian singer, musician, writer, music & film director, film producer, television presenter and actor who works primarily in Marathi Cinema. He sta ...

, Kasturi Wavare.

Reception

Mihir Bhanage from ''

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 ...

'' stated: "Till last year, remakes of South films were almost unheard of in the Marathi film industry but the trend which was predominantly Bollywood's so far, has caught up with Marathi filmmakers too. Vrundavan, the remake of the Telugu '' Brindavanam'', is the latest to join the bandwagon." He gave 2.0 points out of 5. Ganesh Matkari of '' Pune Mirror'' described the film as "Good Acting Talent" and "Average film".

References

External links

* {{T. L. V. Prasad 2010s Marathi-language films 2016 films Marathi remakes of Telugu films 2016 romantic drama films Indian romantic drama films