Elizabeth Ekadashi

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Elizabeth Ekadashi
Elizabeth Ekadashi Film Poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Paresh Mokashi
Screenplay byParesh Mokashi
Story by Madhugandha Kulkarni
Produced byNittin Keni
Nikhil Sane
Madhugandha Kulkarni [1]
StarringShrirang Mahajan
Sayali Bhandarkavathekar
Pushkar Lonarkar
Nandita Patkar
Vanmala Kinikar
Cinematography Amol Gole
Edited byAbhijeet Deshpande
Music by Anand Modak
Production
companies
Essel Vision
Mayasabha productions [1]
Distributed byEssel Vision
Release date
  • 14 November 2014 (2014-11-14)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageMarathi
Budget1.5 crore (US$180,000)
Box office7 crore (US$840,000) [2]

Elizabeth Ekadashi is a 2014 Marathi movie directed by Paresh Mokashi. [1] [3] and written by Madhugandha Kulkarni. The movie, which tells the tale of a child and his set of friends living in Pandharpur, [4] has been selected as the opening film of the Indian Panorama section at the International Film Festival of India, 2014. [5] The film had national release on 14 November 2014. [6]

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Plot

Dnyanesh and Mukta are siblings who with their mother and grandmother live in the pilgrim town of Pandharpur, Maharashtra. The title's eponymous 'Elizabeth' is a bicycle that is gifted to the talented Dnyanesh by his father after whose death Dnyanesh takes to supporting his mother. Dnyanesh asks his mother that can he set up a shop to overcome their financial needs but his mother urges him to concentrate on studies rather than business. The family lives in straitened financial conditions and on the eve of Ashadhi, financial necessity forces Dnyanesh's mother to sell Elizabeth to a pawn-shark. Dnyanesh and his group of friends must now find a way to recover Elizabeth which forms the rest of the movie. [7] [8]

Cast

Music

One song in the film- "Dagad Dagad" was composed by the legendary music Director Anand Modak [1] & was sung by Sharayu Date.

Release

Released on Children's Day 2014, Elizabeth Ekadashi was well received by the audience across Maharashtra. [9] The film did a business of ₹ 2.56 crores in just three days.[ citation needed ]

Accolades

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