Dharmaveer

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Dharmaveer
Dharmaveer Marathi film.jpeg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Pravin Tarde
Written by Pravin Tarde
Based on Anand Dighe
Produced byMangesh Desai
Starring
CinematographyKedar Gaikwad
Edited byMayur Hardas
Music byChinar–Mahesh
Avinash–Vishwajeet
Production
companies
Zee Studios
Sahil Motion Arts
Distributed by Zee Studios
Release date
  • 13 May 2022 (2022-05-13)
Running time
167 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageMarathi
Budgetest.₹8 crore [1]
Box officeest.₹22.58 crore [2]

Dharmaveer is a 2022 Indian Marathi-language biographical political drama film written and directed by Pravin Tarde and produced by Mangesh Desai under the banner of Zee Studios. [3] [4] It covers the story of late Shiv Sena leader Anand Dighe. The film features Prasad Oak, Kshitish Date, Makarand Paddhye, Snehal Tarde and Shruti Marathe in the lead roles. [5]

Contents

The film was theatrically released in Indian cinemas on 13 May 2022 and premiered on ZEE5 on 17 June 2022. [6] [7] The film received positive reviews, praising Prasad Oak's performance as Anand Dighe and Pravin Tarde's screenplay, dialogues and direction. Dharmaveer grossed over ₹22.58 crore (US$2.7 million) at the box office, becoming the fifth highest grossing Marathi film of 2022.

Plot

A TV news reporter Tanvi Mahapatra (Shruti Marathe) arrives at midnight of 26 August at Thane railway station upset over her current assignment of covering the 20th memorial service of late politician Anand Dighe in Thane which made her miss her first Bollywood party. Moreover, she is unaware of who the great personality was and the new article archives & internet sources show that after his death, locals destroyed Sunitidevi Singhania Hospital. The reporter meets an auto-rickshaw driver Sameer (Gashmeer Mahajani) who decides to drop her to her hotel in Louiswadi and tells her that rather than relying on the internet, she should meet the common Thanekars to whom Anand Dighe Saheb devoted his entire life. The story takes back to the early days of Shiv Sena when a young Anand Dighe Saheb is a party worker. Inspired by his work and dedication, he becomes a prominent member of the party and a very close aide of supremo Bal Thackeray where both share great respect towards one another. At the venue, the reporter meets several people right from his mentees Eknath Shinde, Rajan Vichare, Anita Birje his family of two sisters as well as scores of common Thanekars where she finds that Anand Dighe Saheb was not just a political leader but he was much more to Thanekars and devoted his whole life for them. The great personality met with a tragic end but is still alive in the hearts of Thanekars even after his death. [8]

Cast

Production

The film was announced on 27 January 2022, by Eknath Shinde. This film is about late Shiv Sena leader Anand Dighe is based on his life and Marathi film actor Prasad Oak will be seen in the role of Dighe. One of the features of this movie is that the Armada car number 'MH05-G-2013' used by Dighe is used in this film.

Reception

Mihir Bhanage of TheTimes of India gave a rating of 3 out of 5 and wrote that "Prasad Oak brings Anand Dighe to life in this glorified biopic." [8]

Box office

The film released in 400 theaters and expanded to approximately 10,000 screenings due to positive reception. [9] It collected ₹2.05 crore on its opening day and accumulated ₹13.87 crore in its initial week. [10] It was well-received in cities such as Thane, Kalyan, Dombivli, Pune, Nashik, and Mumbai. [9] Within 10 days, it had grossed ₹18.03 crore. [1] The film's net earnings totaled ₹20 crore, with a gross revenue exceeding ₹22.58 crore by the third week. [11] [2]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack is composed by Chinar–Mahesh and Avinash–Vishwajeet.

No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Gurupournima"Manish RajgireManish Rajgire07:02
2."Dhanya Wagh"Shahir NandeshShahir Nandesh05:44
3."Ashtami" Adarsh Shinde Adarsh Shinde 06:38
4."Theme of Dharmaveer"Manish RajgireManish Rajgire02:09
5."Anand Harapla"Saurabh SalunkheSaurabh Salunkhe05:39
Total length:27:39

Accolades

AwardsYearCategoryRecipientResultRef
Fakt Marathi Cine Sanman 2022 Best Film Zee Studios
Sahil Motion Arts		Won [12] [13] [14]
Best Director Pravin Tarde Won
Best Story Nominated
Best Screenplay Nominated
Best Dialogue Won
Best Actor in a Lead Role Prasad Oak Won
Best Actor in a Supporting Role Kshitish DateNominated
Best Actress in a Supporting Role Snehal TardeNominated
Best Playback Singer Male Adarsh Shinde (song "Astami")Won
Best Music Director Chinar-Mahesh (song "Anand Harpala")Nominated
Best Lyricist Mangesh Kangane (song "Anand Harpala")Won
Filmfare Awards Marathi 7th Filmfare Awards Marathi Filmfare Award for Best Film – Marathi Zee Studios
Sahil Motion Arts		Nominated
Filmfare Award for Best Director – Marathi Pravin Tarde Nominated
Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Marathi Prasad Oak Won
Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist – Marathi Mangesh KanganeNominated
Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer – Marathi Saurabh SalunkheNominated
Filmfare Award for Best Dialogue – Marathi Pravin Tarde Won
Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor – Marathi Prasad Oak Nominated
Filmfare Award for Best Choreography – Marathi Umesh JadhavNominated

Sequel

A sequel to Dharmaveer, titled Dharmaveer 2 , has been announced. Directed by Pravin Tarde and produced by Mangesh Desai, the sequel continues the biographical narrative of Shiv Sena leader Anand Dighe. [15]

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