Half Ticket (2016 film)

Half Ticket
हाफ तिकीट
Directed by	Samit Kakkad
Screenplay by	Dnyanesh Zoting
Story by	M. Manikandan
Based on	Kaaka Muttai by M. Manikandan
Produced by	Nanu Jaisinghani Suresh Jaisinghani Mohit Jaisinghani
Starring	Bhalchandra Kadam Priyanka Bose Kamat Shubham More Vinayak Potdar Usha Naik Jaywant Wadkar Shashank Shende Shrikant Yadav Kailash Waghmare Nitin Bhodhare Anuya Baiche Santosh Kanekar
Cinematography	Sanjay K. Memane
Edited by	Faisal Mahadik Imran Mahadik
Music by	Score: Troy Arif Songs: G. V. Prakash Kumar
Production company	Video Palace
Distributed by	Fox Star Studios
Release date	July 22, 2016 (2016-07-22) [1]
Running time	112 minutes [2]
Country	India
Language	Marathi

Half Ticket is a 2016 Indian Marathi language film directed by Samit Kakkad and produced by Nanu Jaisinghani, Suresh Jaisinghani and Mohit Jaisinghani. ^[3] The film is the story of two slum boy brothers and their absolute focus to get what they cannot dare dream of. ^[4] It is an official remake of the award-winning Tamil film Kaaka Muttai produced by Dhanush & Vetrimaaran. ^[5] Film was released on 22 July 2016. ^{[6] [7]} Half Ticket was selected for the Indiwood Panorama Competition section at the 2nd edition of Indiwood Carnival 2016 in Hyderabad. ^[8] At the 57th Zlin International Film Festival 2017 held in the Czech Republic, Half Ticket won the Ecumenical Jury Award. ^{[9] [10]}

Cast

• Bhalchandra Kadam
• Priyanka Bose Kamat
• Shubham More
• Vinayak Potdar
• Usha Naik
• Jaywant Wadkar
• Shashank Shende
• Shrikant Yadav ^[11]
• Kailash Waghmare
• Nitin Bhodhare
• Anuya Baiche
• Santosh Kanekar
• Dinesh Shetty
• Ankush Chaudhari as himself

Soundtrack

Half Ticket
Soundtrack album by G. V. Prakash Kumar
Released	26 July 2016 (2016-July-26) [12]
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	18:05
Language	Marathi
Label	Video Palace
G. V. Prakash Kumar chronology
Meendum Oru Kadhal Kadhai (2016) Half Ticket (2016) Kadavul Irukaan Kumaru (2016)
External audio Audio Jukebox on YouTube

Music for this film is composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar while lyrics are penned by Kshitij Patwardhan.

Tracklist

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Chal Chal Chal Chal"	Harshwardhan Wavare	05:15
2.	"Rubaab Pahije"	Harshwardhan Wavare	03:26
3.	"Labbad Gabbad"	Harshwardhan Wavare & Aditya Patekar	04:48
4.	"Bharle Re"	Karan Wavare	04:36
Total length:			18:05

Reception

Critical reception

Mihir Bhanage of The Times of India gave the film a rating of 3 out of 5 saying that, "'Half Ticket' subtly brings forth a lot of issues like the rich-poor divide, opportunism and it does so effortlessly. The movie is unnecessarily stretched in some parts but nevertheless, it's definitely worth a watch." ^[2] Justin Lowe of The Hollywood Reporter praised the performances of the child actors Shubham More and Vinayak Potdar and said that, "The young actors excel at replicating mischievous behavior, marginally sacrificing credibility in more dramatic scenes, but overall carrying the movie remarkably well for their age." ^[13] Jason Pirodsky of The Prague Reporter gave the film a rating of 3 out of 5 and said that, "Half Ticket is a terrific story and a real crowd pleaser, though there's a dose of soapy sentimentality toward the finale." ^[14] Jay Horton of Willamette Week gave the film a rating of 3 out of 5 saying that, "Sanjay Memane's buoyant camera work lopes through the Mumbai tenements with a kinetic vibrancy that propels forward the boys' quest with stirring grace and infectious enthusiasm." ^[15] Ajay Kulye of Marathi Cineyug gave the film a rating of 4 out of 5 and praised the acting performances, music and camerawork and concluded his review by saying that, "Half Ticket is one gem of a film." ^[16] Ganesh Matkari of Pune Mirror gave the film a rating of 3.5 out of 5 and said that, "Half Ticket is like a fable, which ends on a positive note, but gives us a lot to think about. I believe the film has a repeat viewing value due to its rich content, and the film should reveal more after each viewing." ^[17]

References

1. "Half Ticket". Marathi Cineyug. Archived from the original on 30 June 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
2. "Half Ticket Movie Review". The Times of India . Archived from the original on 21 July 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
3. "Half Ticket Official Trailer". YouTube. Archived from the original on 30 March 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
4. "Coming Soon : Half Ticket – Kids Dreamworld by Samit Kakkad". marathicineyug.com. Archived from the original on 30 June 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
5. "'Half Ticket' - A Journey Through Childrens World!". filmibeat.com. 4 January 2016. Archived from the original on 10 June 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
6. "'Half Ticket' to release on July 22". Mid-Day. Archived from the original on 8 May 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
7. "लहानग्यांचा भावविश्वाचा कॅनव्हास 'हाफ तिकीट'". loksatta.com. Archived from the original on 13 August 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
8. "Movie list - All Lights India International Film Festival". Archived from the original on 26 September 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
9. "Half Ticket wins Ecumenical Jury Award". The Times of India . Archived from the original on 21 July 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
10. "Results list 57th Zlín Film Festival". Zlin International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 8 May 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
11. "Shrikant Yadav - Movies, Biography, News, Age & Photos". Archived from the original on 1 August 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
12. "Half Ticket (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". iTunes. 26 July 2016. Archived from the original on 8 May 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
13. "Half Ticket Film Review - Sweet, bordering on saccharine". The Hollywood Reporter. 24 January 2017. Archived from the original on 8 May 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
14. "Zlín Film Fest Review: Indian Drama 'Half Ticket' a Half-Gritty, Half-Sentimental Ride". The Prague Reporter. Archived from the original on 8 May 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
15. "Movie Review - Half Ticket (India)". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on 8 May 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
16. "Movie Review: Half Ticket – Soul Touching Film with Outstanding Film-Making". Marathi Cineyug. Archived from the original on 8 May 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
17. "Film Review: Half Ticket - For kids and adults alike". Pune Mirror. Archived from the original on 8 May 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2018.

External links

• Half Ticket at IMDb