Vitti Dandu
Vitti Dandu (Marathi: विटी दांडू) was released on 21 November 2014. Directed by Ganesh Kadam and produced by Ajay Devgn and Leena Deore, the movie was the first Marathi film produced by Ajay Devgn FFilms. Dilip Prabhavalkar (Daaji) and Ashok Samarth (Baapu Patil) played lead roles. The film had a budget of ₹2.5 CR.
| Vitti Dandu | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| विटी दांडू | |
| Directed by | Ganesh Kadam |
| Written by | Vikas Kadam |
| Produced by | Ajay Devgn Leena Deore Pravin Patil |
| Starring | Dilip Prabhavalkar Mrunal Thakur Ashok Samarth Ravindra Mankani Yateen Karyekar Nishant Bhavsar Shubhankar Atre Radhika Deore |
| Cinematography | Shailesh Avasthi |
| Edited by | Jayant Jathar |
| Music by | Santosh Mulekar |
Production company | Raj Radha Movies |
| Distributed by | Ajay Devgn FFilms |
Release date |
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Running time | 117 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Marathi |
| Budget | ₹2.5 crore (US$310,000) |
| Box office | ₹9 crore (US$1.1 million) (All time) ₹4.05 crore (US$510,000) (1st weekend) |
Plot
The story revolves primarily around Daaji (Dilip Prabhavalkar) and his grandson, Govind (Nishant Bhavsar). Daaji narrates the story as a flashback from the present day as a grandfather (Ravindra Mankani) 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 Maharashtra and was produced by Bollywood actor Ajay Devgan, with Leena Deore alongside Pravin Patil as co-producers.
Cast
- Dilip Prabhavalkar as Daaji
- Ashok Samarth as Bapu Patil
- Yatin Karyekar as Usman Chacha
- Nishant Bhavsar as Govind
- Mrunal Thakur 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 Maharashtra By Ajay Devgn FFilms.
Reception
The film has an average critics' rating of 2.9 and an average user rating of 3.9.[1] The movie received awards for Best Cinematography and Best Marathi Film.[2]
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.[3]
Soundtrack
| Vitti Dandu | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Santosh Mulekar | |
| Released | 23 October 2014 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 22:58 |
| Language | Marathi |
| Label | DRJ Records |
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 Indian Independence Day. Singer Papon made his debut in Marathi Cinema with the song "Pahuni Ghe Re Saare".
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Aho Karbhari" | Sunidhi Chauhan | 3:29 |
| 2 | "Bheduni Hi Jau" (Vande Mataram) | Shankar Mahadevan, Anvesha | 4:11 |
| 3 | "Pahuni Ghe Re Saare" | Papon | 3:47 |
| 4 | "Chalaa Kheluya Vitti Daandoo" | Meghna Mishra | 3:41 |
| 5 | "Gela Maza English Sasara" | Manvel Gaikwad, Pandharith Kamble | 4:36 |
| 6 | "San Sanuni Marla Tola" | Udesh Umap | 3:05 |
References
- FilmiClub. "Vitti Dandu Movie Reviews". FilmiClub. Archived from the original on 20 September 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- "MARATHI/ And the AWARD goes to…". The Indian Express. 30 January 2015. Archived from the original on 13 December 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- FilmiClub. "Vitti Dandu (2014) Box office collection". FilmiClub. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
External links
- Vitti Dandu at IMDb