Mrugtrushna

Mrugtrushna: The Other Side of the River is a Gujarati film directed by Darshan Ashwin Trivedi, starring Jayesh More, Karan Patel, Nishma Soni, Arya Sagar, and Khush Tahilramani. The plot follows four children living on the bank of the river and their dreams of crossing the river. The film is produced by Mrinal Kapadia and Devdutt Kapadia, and co-produced by Burzin Unwalla, Nishith Mehta, and Darshan Trivedi.[1]

Mrugtrushna
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Directed byDarshan Ashwin Trivedi
Written byDarshan Ashwin Trivedi
Screenplay byDarshan Ashwin Trivedi
Story byDarshan Ashwin Trivedi
Produced by
  • Mrinal Kapadia
  • Devdutt Kapadia
Starring
  • Jayesh More
  • Ragi Jani
  • Karan Patel
  • Nishma Soni
  • Arya Sagar
  • Khush Tahilramani
CinematographyAnil Chandel
Edited byBurzin Unwalla
Music byNishith Mehta
CountryIndia
LanguageGujarati

Mrugtrushna is the first installment of Trivedi's 'Illusion trilogy'. The dialogues of the film are written by Ankit Gor and Gaurang Anand. Film's music is composed by Nishith Mehta. The screenplay is written by the director.[2][3][4] The film was selected for the 33rd International Film Festival for Children and Youth and won the Golden Butterfly and Diploma of Honor for Best Screenplay.[5][4][6]

It was released in India on 20 May 2022.

Cast
  • Jayesh More as Dost
  • Vishal Shah as Banevi
  • Sharvary Joshi as Kanchan Didi
  • Khush Tahilramani as Sameer
  • Bharat Thakkar as Gagan's Father
  • Ragi Jani as Ganpat Kaka
  • Nirmit Vaishnav as Sameer's Father
  • Nishma Soni as Tara
  • Arti Zala as Foi
  • Arya Sagar as Tejas
  • Komal Panchal as Gagan's Mother
  • Pauravi Joshi as Sameer's Mother
  • Jay Krushna Rathod as Mastar
  • Parmeshwar Sirshekar as Tara's Father
  • Happy Bhavasar as Tejas' Mother

Plot

The plot of the film revolves around four children living at the bank of the river, and their fantasy about the world across the river. The plot follows their journey how they cross the river to discover the world across.[4][2]

Production

Films core subjects are the 'illusory experiences' and the 'power of a dream'.[1]

Trivedi wrote the script of the film originally in English, and then transformed it into Chhota Udaipur dialect, a variety of Gujarati language.[7] The production work of the film was started in 2018 and completed in 2019. The film was set and shot in Chhota Udaipur, Hanfeshwar, Polo Forest, on the banks of river Narmada, Varsoda haveli and in tribal belt.[4][2]

Release

It was released in India on 20 May 2022.

Reception

The film was screened at Moscow International Children's Film Festival (2021), the only Indian film selected for the festival. It was also screened at UK Asian Film Festival (2021).[8]

Accolades
Award Category Recipient(s) and nominee(s) Result
International Film Festival for Children and Youth[3][2] Golden Butterfly and Diploma of Honor for Best Screenplay Darshan Ashwin Trivedi Won

References
  1. "MICA faculty's directorial debut film wins international acclaim". The Times of India. 30 November 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  2. "Gujarat based filmmaker's Gujarati film Mrugtrushna bags an international award". DeshGujarat. 28 October 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  3. Trivedi, Keval (25 October 2020). "ઇરાનના ફિલ્મ ફેસ્ટિવલમાં 'મૃગતૃષ્ણા'ને બેસ્ટ સ્ક્રિપ્ટ એવોર્ડ". Gujarati Mid-day (in Gujarati). Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  4. Joshi, Rachana (16 September 2020). "ઇરાનના આંતરરાષ્ટ્રીય ફિલ્મ ફેસ્ટિવલમાં પહોંચી દર્શન ત્રિવેદીની ફિલ્મ 'મૃગતૃષ્ણા'". Gujarati Mid-day (in Gujarati). Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  5. "33rd ICFF Award Winners Announced". International Film Festival for Children and Youth. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  6. "MICA faculty's Gujarati film selected for Iran Film Festival". The Times of India. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  7. "MICA prof to debut as Gujarati filmmaker". Ahmedabad Mirror. 23 September 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  8. "Only Indian film to be selected for the Moscow international children's film festival - મોસ્કોના ચિલ્ડ્રન્સ ફિલ્મ ફેસ્ટિવલમાં પસંદગી પામેલી એક માત્ર ભારતીય ફિલ્મ "મૃગતૃષ્ણા"". Gujarati Mid-day (in Gujarati). 11 May 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
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