Half Ticket (2016 film)

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Half Ticket
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हाफ तिकीट
Directed by Samit Kakkad
Screenplay byDnyanesh Zoting
Story by M. Manikandan
Based on Kaaka Muttai
by M. Manikandan
Produced byNanu 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
CinematographySanjay K. Memane
Edited byFaisal Mahadik
Imran Mahadik
Music byTroy Arif
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]

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Cast

Soundtrack

Half Ticket
Soundtrack album by
G. V. Prakash Kumar
Released26 July 2016 (2016-July-26) [12]
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Length18:05
LanguageMarathi
Label Video Palace
G. V. Prakash Kumar chronology
Meendum Oru Kadhal Kadhai
(2016)
Half Ticket
(2016)
Kadavul Irukaan Kumaru
(2016)
External audio
Nuvola apps arts.svg Audio Jukebox on YouTube

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

Tracklist
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Chal Chal Chal Chal"Harshwardhan Wavare05:15
2."Rubaab Pahije"Harshwardhan Wavare03:26
3."Labbad Gabbad"Harshwardhan Wavare & Aditya Patekar04:48
4."Bharle Re"Karan Wavare04:36
Total length:18:05

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]

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