Pondicherry | |
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Directed by | Sachin Kundalkar |
Written by | Tejas Modak Sachin Kudalkar |
Produced by | Akshay Bardapurkar Neil Patel |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Milind Jog |
Edited by | Abhijit Deshpande |
Music by | Music: Debarpito Saha Songs: Abhay Jodhpurkar Mohan Kanan Lyrics: Tejas Modak Sunil Suptankar. |
Production companies | Creative Vibe Productions Planet Marathi |
Distributed by | A.P. Communications |
Release date |
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Running time | 113 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Marathi |
Pondicherry is a 2022 Indian Marathi-language relationship drama [1] film directed by Sachin Kundalkar [2] and produced by 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]
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.
In January 2019, Manjrekar joined the cast. [10] The film was entirely shot on iPhone with only 15 crew members. [2]
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.
No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Tu Jaa Theher" | Sunil Sukthankar | Mohan Kannan | 3:07 |
2. | "Saavali" | Tejas Modak | Abhay Jodhpurkar | 2:42 |
Total length: | 5:49 |
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]
Award | Year | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
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Fakt Marathi Cine Sanman | 2022 | Best Actress in a Lead Role | Sai Tamhankar | Nominated | [13] |
Filmfare Awards Marathi | 2023 | Best Film Critics' | Pondicherry | Nominated | [14] [15] |
Best Actress | Sai Tamhankar | Nominated | |||
Best Actress Critics' | Won | ||||
Best Supporting Actress | Amruta Khanvilkar | Nominated | |||
Best Story | Tejas Modak, Sunil Sukthankar | Nominated | |||
Best Production Design | Divya Goswami | Nominated | |||
Best Cinematographer | Milind Jog | Nominated | |||
Best Background Score | Debarpito Saha | Nominated | |||
Best Sound Design | Anita Kushwaha | Nominated | |||
Best Costume Design | Amit Divekar | Nominated | |||
Pravah Picture Puraskar | 2022 | Best Film | Pondicherry | Nominated | [16] |
Best Director | Sachin Kundalkar | Nominated | |||
Best Actress | Sai Tamhankar | Won | |||
Best Actor | Vaibhav Tatwawadi | Nominated | |||
Best Supporting Actress | Amruta Khanvilkar | Nominated | |||
Best Child Actor | Tanmay Kulkarni | Won | |||
Best Singer | Mohan Kannan | Nominated | |||
Best Background Music | Debarpito Saha | Nominated | |||
Best Dialogue | Tejas Modak, Sunil Sukthankar | Nominated | |||
Best Story | Nominated | ||||
Best Screenplay | Nominated | ||||
Best Sound Scheme | Anita Kushwaha | Nominated | |||
Best Costume | Amit Divekar | Nominated | |||
Best Cinematography | Milind Jog | Nominated | |||
Best Editor | Abhijit Deshpande | Won |
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