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Tumbbad
''Tumbbad'' is a 2018 Hindi-language period film, period Folk horror, folk horror film directed by Rahi Anil Barve. Additionally, Anand Gandhi served as the creative director, and Adesh Prasad served as the co-director. Written by Mitesh Shah, Prasad, Barve, and Gandhi, the film was produced by Sohum Shah (actor), Sohum Shah, Aanand L. Rai, Mukesh Shah, and Amita Shah. Starring Sohum Shah in the lead role as Vinayak Rao, it follows the story of his search for a hidden 20th century treasure in the Indian village of Tumbbad, Maharashtra. The director, Rahi Anil Barve, began writing the script based on a story a friend had told him about in 1993, by the Marathi people, Marathi writer Narayan Dharap. He wrote the first draft in 1997, when he was 18 years old. From 2009 to 2010, he created a 700-page storyboard for the film. It was optioned by seven production companies who backed out and went on the floors (went into production) three times. It was first shot in 2012 but after ed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tumbbad, Maharashtra
Tumbbad is a village located on the banks of Jagbudi River in the Khed taluka, Ratnagiri, Khed taluka of Ratnagiri district in the Konkan division of Maharashtra, Mahrashtra, India. The village is about 100 kilometres away from the Koyna Wildlife Sanctuary and is known for harboring Mugger crocodile, mugger crocodiles. ''Tumbbad'', a 2018 Indian historical drama, historical period fantasy Horror film, horror film, is set in the village and was Location shooting, shot on location. See also * Khed, Ratnagiri References Villages in Ratnagiri district {{Maharashtra-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pankaj Kumar (cinematographer)
Pankaj Kumar is an Indian cinematographer. He is known for his work on films like '' Haider'', ''Tumbbad'' and ''Ship of Theseus'' among others. He won the Filmfare Award for Best Cinematography for ''Tumbbad'' in 2019. Early life He was educated at the Film and Television Institute of India. He completed his schooling from Kendriya Vidyalaya, Hakimpet, Secunderabad in 1993. Early career He made his debut with the ''Ship of Theseus'' (2012) and subsequently with '' Haider'' (2014), '' Talvar'' (2015), and ''Rangoon'' (2017). Filmography ; As a cinematographer Awards and nominations ;Filmfare Awards ;Screen Awards The Screen Awards was an annual awards ceremony held in India, honouring professional excellence in Bollywood. The nomination and award selection was done by a panel of distinguished professionals from the industry. The awards were introduced ... ;Other awards References External links * * {{authority control Indian cinematographers Film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sohum Shah (actor)
Sohum Shah is an Indian entrepreneur, actor and producer who works in Hindi films. He made his first screen appearance in 2009 with the film '' Baabarr'', where he played the antagonist and later appeared in the 2012 National Award-winning film ''Ship of Theseus'' which was produced under his banner, Recyclewala Films. Following his debut, Shah featured in '' Talvar'' (2015) and ''Simran'' (2017). His 2018 film ''Tumbbad'', as producer and actor, received critical acclaim. Life and career Sohum Shah was born in Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan, India. After establishing his real estate business he shifted to Mumbai to make films. He started his own production house, Recyclewala Films, to create content-driven films. His first film was the critically acclaimed ''Ship of Theseus'' (2012), where he played the role of a socially incognizant stockbroker. The film won a National Film Award for Best Feature Film for Sohum Shah as a producer. Next, he was offered the role of a cop in Meghn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anand Gandhi
Anand Gandhi (born Anand Modi, 26 September 1980) is an Indian filmmaker, entrepreneur, media producer, innovator and systems researcher. He is also the founder/CEO of the Mumbai-based new media studio and systems think tank Memesys Culture Lab. His debut feature film ''Ship of Theseus'' (2013), which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, won the National Film Award for Best Picture. Gandhi's second film as creative director, executive producer and screenwriter, ''Tumbbad'' opened the Critics' Week at the 75th Venice Film Festival, released to a wide critical acclaim in October 2018. In 2017, he produced '' An Insignificant Man'' – a nonfiction thriller directed by Khushboo Ranka and Vinay Shukla on the rise of the Aam Aadmi Party in India. It was released to widespread international and domestic acclaim. The film was picked up by Vice for International distribution. Actor and producer Ajay Devgn bought rights to Gandhi's play ''Beta Kaagdo''. It has been made ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colour Yellow Productions
Colour Yellow Productions is an Indian motion picture production company founded by filmmaker and film producer Aanand L. Rai. History Colour Yellow Productions was founded in 2011 by Aanand L. Rai. The company has produced successful films that include the ''Tanu Weds Manu'' franchise (2011, 2015), the ''Happy Bhag Jayegi'' franchise (2016, 2018), ''Raanjhanaa'' (2013), ''Nil Battey Sannata'' (2016), ''Manmarziyaan'' (2018), ''Tumbbad'' (2018), ''Zero'' (2018), ''Laal Kaptaan'' (2019), '' Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan'' (2020) and '' Haseen Dillruba'' (2021), ''Atrangi Re'' (2022). Upcoming projects Colour Yellow Production is set to produce '' Good Luck Jerry'' starring Janhvi Kapoor collaborating with Lyca Productions and ''Raksha Bandhan'' starring Akshay Kumar Akshay Hari Om Bhatia (born Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia; 9 September 1967), known professionally as Akshay Kumar (), is an Indian actor and film producer working in Hindi cinema. Referred to in the media as "Khil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Narayan Dharap
Narayan Dharap (27 August 1925 – 18 August 2008) was an Indian writer, primarily of horror fiction in the Marathi language. He wrote more than 100 books and was the first Marathi author to bring H. P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos to Marathi readers. He was also a writer of science fiction and drama. Dharap earned a B.Sc. (Chemistry) degree from Mumbai University and had lived in Africa for some time for work. He died in Pune on 18 August 2008 due to pneumonia, having suffered from lung disease for some time. Work The main characters which can be found often in his stories or novels are: Samartha, Appa Joshi, Krishnachandra, Pant and Jaidev. There are assorted stories as well, in which there can be individual heroes/heroines who overcome a situation, sometimes with a little external help, sometimes without it. Most of his stories feature a great battle between good and evil, usually concluding with good triumphant. Dharap's stories also come from Marathi culture. The gen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanyukta Kaza
Sanyukta Kaza is an Indian film editor best known for her work on Tumbbad, Bhediya, Paatal lok, Mismatched and Kohrra. Her films have won accolades at multiple film festivals such as Cannes, Venice, Sundance, Toronto, Sitges, Screamfest, Palm springs etc. She has a Masters in Fine Arts from Chapman university. Career Sanyukta Kaza started editing films with ''Ship of Theseus''. Her first feature film won the National Award for Best Film and was selected as one of the '15 life-changing films of all time’ chosen by the British Film Institute. Her other works include Tumbbad ''Tumbbad'' is a 2018 Hindi-language period film, period Folk horror, folk horror film directed by Rahi Anil Barve. Additionally, Anand Gandhi served as the creative director, and Adesh Prasad served as the co-director. Written by Mitesh Sha ..., Sudip Sharma's Pataal lok, Amar Kaushik's Bhediya, Anand Tiwari's Bang Baajaa Baarat, Abhishek Chaubey's Madhyantar, Varun Grover's AIR , Avinash ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Screamfest Horror Film Festival
Screamfest Horror Film Festival is a horror film festival founded by film producers Rachel Belofsky and Ross Martin in August 2001. It runs over ten days during the month of October and is hosted at the TCL Chinese 6 Theatres in Los Angeles, California. In 2015, the festival celebrated its fifteenth anniversary and has been credited as being the largest and longest running horror film festival in the United States. Screamfest premieres and showcases new work from American and international independent horror filmmakers. Films that have premiered at the festival include ''Paranormal Activity'', the series' final installment, '' Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension'', ''30 Days Of Night, Let The Right One In, The Grudge,'' and '' The Human Centipede.'' Screamfest has received praise from AMC as being an "audience-friendly fest that celebrates indie and foreign horror and is run for the fans more than the industry". The festival was also featured in a 2012 episode of ''Cupcak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Folk Horror
Folk horror is a subgenre of horror film and horror fiction that uses elements of folklore to invoke fear and foreboding. Typical elements include a rural setting, isolation, and themes of superstition, folk religion, paganism, Human sacrifice, sacrifice and the dark aspects of nature. Although related to supernatural horror film, folk horror usually focuses on the beliefs and actions of people rather than the supernatural, and often deals with naïve outsiders coming up against these. The British films ''Witchfinder General (film), Witchfinder General'' (1968), ''Blood on Satan's Claw'' (1971) and ''The Wicker Man'' (1973) are pioneers of the genre, while ''The Witch (2015 film), The Witch'' (2015) and ''Midsommar'' (2019) sparked renewed interest in folk horror. Southeast Asian cinema also commonly features folk horror. Etymology The earliest known use of the term, though describing an artefact rather than a genre, was in John Fowles' 1966 novel The Magus (novel), The Magus, i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ajay–Atul
Ajay-Atul is an Indian music composer duo comprising brothers Ajay Ashok Gogavale and Atul Ashok Gogavale. Known for their works in Cinema of India, Indian cinema; predominantly in Marathi cinema, Marathi and Hindi cinema, Hindi films. They are recipient of a National Film Awards, National Film Award, four Filmfare Awards Marathi, three Maharashtra State Film Awards, twelve Mirchi Music Awards, and two Zee Cine Awards. They made their debut in the 2015 Forbes India Celebrity 100 List securing a position of 82 and were placed 22nd in 2019. They began their career with the devotional album ''Vishwa Vinayak'', which combined traditional Mantra, Ganpati mantras with Orchestra, symphonic music. Over the years, they have worked on notable films such as ''Natarang'', ''Sairat'', ''Agneepath (2012 film), Agneepath'', ''Dhadak'', and ''Tumbbad''. Their compositions often feature Live instrumentation, live instruments and draw from a mix of Folk music, traditional and Contemporary music, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
75th Venice International Film Festival
The 75th Venice International Film Festival was held from 29 August to 8 September 2018, at Venice Lido in Italy. Mexican filmmaker Guillermo del Toro was the jury president for the main competition. Italian actor Michele Riondino hosted the opening and closing nights of the festival. The Golden Lion was awarded to ''Roma'' by Alfonso Cuarón. The festival poster was made by Italian artist Lorenzo Mattotti, who designed it in the way "that attracts the eye, that attracts thought, but without revealing too much." The festival opened with '' First Man'' by Damien Chazelle, and closed with '' Driven'' by Nick Hamm. Juries Main Competition (''Venezia 75'') *Guillermo del Toro, Mexican filmmaker - Jury President *Sylvia Chang, Taiwanese actress, writer, singer, producer and director *Trine Dyrholm, Danish actress, singer and songwriter *Nicole Garcia, French actress, film director and screenwriter *Paolo Genovese, Italian director and screenwriter *Małgorzata Szumowska, Polish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
