Pondicherry (film)

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Pondicherry
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Film Poster
Directed by Sachin Kundalkar
Written byTejas Modak
Sachin Kudalkar
Produced by Akshay Bardapurkar
Neil Patel
Starring
CinematographyMilind Jog
Edited byAbhijit Deshpande
Music byMusic:
Debarpito Saha
Songs:
Abhay Jodhpurkar
Mohan Kanan
Lyrics:
Tejas Modak
Sunil Suptankar.
Production
companies
Creative Vibe Productions
Planet Marathi
Distributed byA.P. Communications
Release date
  • 25 February 2022 (2022-02-25)
Running time
113 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageMarathi

Pondicherry is a 2022 Indian Marathi-language relationship drama [1] film directed by Sachin Kundalkar [2] and produced by Planet Marathi and Creative Vibe Productions shot entirely on smartphone. [3] [4] [5] The film stars Sai Tamhankar, Vaibhav Tatwawadi and Amruta Khanvilkar are in lead roles. [6] Pondicherry was scheduled to be theatrically release on 25 February 2022. [7] [8] Planet Marathi OTT is the official streaming partner of this film. [9]

Contents

Plot

Nikita and her eight-year-old son, Ishan, stay in an old family villa in Pondicherry that Nikita lets out as a homestay for travelers. Nikita is from Maharashtra and her Tamil husband Vishnu who worked in the Merchant Navy has been missing in a maritime accident. A broker specializing in getting people to sell old family homes – through deception or force – to hospitality companies arrives at Nikita's homestay, giving all their lives an unexpected twist.

Cast

Production

In January 2019, Manjrekar joined the cast. [10] The film was entirely shot on iPhone with only 15 crew members. [2]

Soundtrack

The music for the movie was composed by Debarpito Saha, with songs featuring Abhay Jodhpurkar and Mohan Kanan. The lyrics were written by Tejas Modak and Sunil Suptankar.

Track list
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Tu Jaa Theher"Sunil SukthankarMohan Kannan3:07
2."Saavali"Tejas ModakAbhay Jodhpurkar2:42
Total length:5:49

Reception

Mihir Bhange from The Times of India wrote "Pondicherry may not strike the perfect chords with regular viewers. But for those who follow global cinema, this film is a treat to watch". [11] Nandini Ramnath from Scroll.in wrote "Sai Tamhankar, among the few actors who can effortlessly suggest enigma and reserve, is the most compelling member of the cast. Vaibhav Tatwawadi and Amruta Khanvilkar are saddled with uneven and implausible character graphs. Neena Kulkarni is a hoot as the scandal-mongering mother, but there’s nothing in her performance that we haven’t seen before". [12]

Accolades

AwardYearCategoryRecipient(s)ResultRef.
Fakt Marathi Cine Sanman 2022 Best Actress in a Lead Role Sai Tamhankar Nominated [13]
Filmfare Awards Marathi 2023 Best Film Critics' PondicherryNominated [14] [15]
Best Actress Sai TamhankarNominated
Best Actress Critics' Won
Best Supporting Actress Amruta Khanvilkar Nominated
Best Story Tejas Modak, Sunil Sukthankar Nominated
Best Production Design Divya GoswamiNominated
Best Cinematographer Milind JogNominated
Best Background Score Debarpito SahaNominated
Best Sound Design Anita KushwahaNominated
Best Costume Design Amit DivekarNominated
Pravah Picture Puraskar2022Best FilmPondicherryNominated [16]
Best Director Sachin Kundalkar Nominated
Best ActressSai TamhankarWon
Best Actor Vaibhav Tatwawadi Nominated
Best Supporting ActressAmruta KhanvilkarNominated
Best Child ActorTanmay KulkarniWon
Best SingerMohan KannanNominated
Best Background MusicDebarpito SahaNominated
Best DialogueTejas Modak, Sunil SukthankarNominated
Best StoryNominated
Best ScreenplayNominated
Best Sound SchemeAnita KushwahaNominated
Best CostumeAmit DivekarNominated
Best CinematographyMilind JogNominated
Best EditorAbhijit DeshpandeWon
Planet Marathi Film and OTT Awards2023Best Art DirectionDivya GoswamiWon [17]
Maharashtra State Film Awards 2025 Best Film II PondicherryWon [18] [19]
Best Social Film Nominated
Best Director II Sachin KundalkarWon
Best Social Film DirectorNominated
Best ScreenplayTejas Modak, Sunil SukthankarWon
Best Actor Vaibhav TatwawadiNominated
Best Actress Sai TamhankarWon

See also

List of films shot on mobile phones

References

  1. Scroll Staff. "'Pondicherry' trailer: Relationship drama has been shot entirely on a smartphone". Scroll.in. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  2. 1 2 "National award-winning filmmaker Sachin Kundalkar explains why he chose to make "Pondicherry" on a smartphone". The Hindu.
  3. BKD (17 February 2022). "'Pondicherry', a film shot entirely on smartphone releases on February 25 in theatres!". National Herald. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  4. "Pondicherry's Sai Tamhankar, says, 'I fall in love easily'". Hindustan Times. 12 March 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  5. "Exclusive! Sachin Kundalkar on filming 'Pondicherry' on a smartphone: Cinema can be done in many fold ways - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  6. "Pondicherry cast, review". Filmibeat.
  7. "Sai Tamhankar, Vaibhav Tatwawadi's Pondicherry to Hit Theatres on February 25". News18. 14 February 2022.
  8. "'Pondicherry': Sachin Kundalkar announces wrap of the film with a new poster - Times of India". The Times of India.
  9. "Film Review: PONDICHERRY". punemirror.com. 22 February 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  10. "Mahesh Manjrekar joins the team of Pondicherry". The Times of India. 15 January 2019. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  11. "Pondicherry Movie Review: Sai Tamhankar and Vaibhav Tatwawadi shine in this beautiful film". The Times of India . 7 April 2022.
  12. "'Pondicherry' review: Relationship drama is caught in a tourist trap". Scroll.in . 7 April 2022.
  13. "Fakt Marathi Cine Awards 2022". Perfect Woman Magazine & Events. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  14. "Nominations announced for the Planet Marathi presents Filmfare Awards Marathi 2022". filmfare.com. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  15. "7th Planet Filmfare Marathi Awards 2022: Complete winners' list". The Times of India. 31 March 2023. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  16. टीम, एबीपी माझा वेब (29 August 2022). "दिमाखात पार पडला 'प्रवाह पिक्चर पुरस्कार नामांकन सोहळा 2022', दिग्गजांची खास उपस्थिती!". marathi.abplive.com (in Marathi). Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  17. Navarashtra (5 May 2023). "पहिलावहिला 'नवराष्ट्र प्लॅनेट मराठी फिल्म ॲन्ड ओटीटी अवॉर्ड' सोहळा दिमाखात संपन्न". Navarashtra (in Marathi). Retrieved 23 February 2025.
  18. "६० व्या राज्य मराठी चित्रपट पुरस्कारासाठी नामांकने जाहीर". www.mahamtb.com (in Marathi). Retrieved 1 February 2025.
  19. ससाणे, सायली (6 August 2025). "'पाँडिचेरी' चित्रपटासाठी सर्वोत्कृष्ट अभिनेत्री म्हणून सई ताम्हणकरला पटकावला महाराष्ट्र राज्य चित्रपट पुरस्कार!". Navarashtra (in Marathi). Retrieved 6 August 2025.