Pistulya

Pistulya is an Indian Marathi-language short film written and directed by Nagraj Manjule and jointly produced by Aatpat Production and New Arts DCS.[2] The film won National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film Direction and Best Child Artist Award in Non-feature Film category at the 58th National Film Awards.[3][4]

Pistulya
Official release poster
Directed byNagraj Manjule
Written byNagraj Manjule (Story, Screenplay)
Produced byNagraj Manjule
Starring
CinematographyGargee Kulkarni
Kutub Inamdar
Edited byKutub Inamdar
Music bySantosh Khatmode
Production
companies
Release date
2009
Running time
18 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageMarathi
Budget₹1.5 lakh[1]

Plot

The film is based on the life of an 8-year-old boy from the backward Wadar community, who struggles to educate himself.[5]

Cast

Production

The film was shot in Ahmednagar over a two-days with a budget of ₹1.5 lakh, which was Manjule's friend's and family contribution. Suraj Pawar was offered the role when the director visited his school in Karmala.[1]

Accolades

National Film awards[6][7]
  • Best Non-Feature Film Direction - Nagraj Manjule
  • Best Child Actor - Suraj Pawar[8]

Other
  • Maharashtra Times - Best Short Film Award
  • Aarohi Film festival Mumbai 2009 - Best Short Film and Best Actor Award
  • Nashik International Film Festival 2009 - Best Actor and Golden Camera Award
  • Hyderabad Film festival 2010 - Best Short Film Award
  • 20th IDPA Film festival Mumbai 2009 - Certificate of Merit
  • Pratibimb Short Film Festival, Ahmednagar 2009 - second best short film

Nominations

References
  1. "'My film reflects my own struggle for education'". The Times of India. TNN. Jun 24, 2011. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
  2. "Marathi short film series explores mental health issues among youth, encourages discussions". The Indian Express. 2021-09-21. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
  3. "'Pistulya' wins debut short film award at 58th National film awards". DNA India. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
  4. "Sairat fame actor Suraj Pawar to be probed in cheating case filed in Ahmednagar - details inside". Zoom TV. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
  5. "'Pistulya' wins debut short film award at 58th National film awards". DNA India. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
  6. "'Characters are more important than actors'". The Hindu. 2014-05-03. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
  7. "Nagraj Manjule to fly back to India ASAP - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
  8. "In Tough Times - Indian Express". The Indian Express. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
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