Unaad

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Unaad
Unaad 2023 film.jpg
Official release poster
Directed by Aditya Sarpotdar
Written byScreenplay and Story:
Aditya Sarpotdar
Saurabh Bhave
Dialogues:
Kalyani Pandit
Produced by Jyoti Deshpande
Ajit Arora
Chandresh Bhanushali
Pritesh Thakkar
Starring
CinematographyLawrence D'Cunha
Edited byFaisal Mahadik
Imran Mahadik
Music byGulraj Singh
Production
companies
  • Jio Studios
  • Aurora Productions
  • Artha Creations
  • Namrata Arts
Distributed by JioCinema
Release date
  • 8 July 2023 (2023-07-08)
CountryIndia
LanguageMarathi

Unaad is a 2023 Indian Marathi-language musical drama film directed by Aditya Sarpotdar, starring Abhishek Bharate, Devika Daftardar, Ashutosh Gaikwad, Hemal Ingle and Chinmay Jadhav. The film was released on 8 July 2023 on JioCinema. [1]

Contents

The film was chosen for Zlin International Film Festival to compete international competition of feature films. [2] [3] Unaad is screened at MAMI (Mumbai Academy of the Moving Image). [4]

Plot

The film based on the hardships and lifestyles of three young people from the Koli community.

Cast

Production

The filming is completed in Konkan, where casting process was done. [5]

Release

The film digitally premiered on 8 July 2023 on JioCinema. [6]

Soundtrack

Unaad
Soundtrack album by
Gulraj Singh
Released2023
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Length24:01
Language Marathi
Label Zee Music Company
Official audio
Unaad - Full Album on YouTube

All music is composed by Gulraj Singh.

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger (s)Length
1."Yeda Mandola" Kshitij Patwardhan Nakash Aziz, Gulraj Singh2:10
2."Halad Vajude" Guru Thakur Anand Shinde2:58
3."Mann Taara" Kshitij Patwardhan Gulraj Singh, Shashaa Tirupati 4:10
4."Kshan Kaalche" Guru Thakur Nandini Srikar, Gulraj Singh6:03
5."Hori Jayee Re" Guru Thakur Divya Kumar, Gulraj Singh4:27
Total length:24:01

Reception

Kalpeshraj Kubal of Maharashtra Times gave three stars out of five stars, praised music, performances and cinematography. [7] A reviewer from Sakal wrote that the film guides and introspects the children who are on the verge of adulthood. [8] Reshma Raikwar of Loksatta observed it is a very different experience, which tries to offer a lot along with smooth, pure entertainment, using the wonderful use of visuals, dialogues, acting, background music, to create a depth of understanding beyond what is shown." [9]

Awards and nominations

AwardCategoryRecipient(s) and Nominee(s)ResultRef.
8th Filmfare Awards Marathi Best Debut Male Ashutosh GaikwadWon [10]
Best Film Jio Studios

Aurora Productions Artha Creations Namrata Arts

Nominated
Best Music Director Gulraj SinghNominated
Best Lyricist Guru Thakur for song "Kshan Kaalache"Won
Best Male Playback Singer Gulraj Singh for song "Hori Jayee re"Nominated
Best Female Playback Singer Nandini Srikar for song "Kshan Kaalache "Won
Critics Award for Best Film Aditya Sarpotdar Nominated
Best Director Nominated
Critics Award for Best Actor Ashutosh GaikwadNominated
Best Story Aditya Sarpotdar and Saurabh BhaveNominated
Best Screenplay Nominated
Best Editing Faisal Mahadik, Imran MahadikNominated
Best Cinematography Lawrence D'CunhaWon
Best Production Design Mahesh KudalkarNominated
Best Sound Design Pranam PansareNominated
Best Costume Design Kalyani GugaleNominated

References

  1. "Ajit Arora's multi-starrer 'Unaad' to premiere on OTT on July 8". The Times of India . 29 June 2023. ISSN   0971-8257. Archived from the original on 3 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  2. "आदित्य सरपोतदार यांच्या 'उनाड'ची आंतरराष्ट्रीय चित्रपट महोत्सवात निवड". ABP Majha (in Marathi). 2 May 2022. Archived from the original on 4 August 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  3. "Aditya Sarpotdar's 'Unaad' in competition at 62nd Zlin International Film Festival". Free Press Journal . Archived from the original on 10 August 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  4. "Ajit Arora's 'Unaad' to be screened at MAMI". The Times of India . 2 March 2022. ISSN   0971-8257. Archived from the original on 4 August 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  5. "Ajit Arora's multi-starrer 'Unaad' set for 2023 release". The Times of India . 8 September 2022. ISSN   0971-8257. Archived from the original on 4 August 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  6. "Unaad Movie : उनाड चित्रपटाचा ८ जुलैला प्रीमियर, फ्रीमध्ये पाहता येणार (Video)". Pudhari (in Marathi). 4 July 2023. Archived from the original on 1 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  7. "उनाड" [Unaad]. Maharashtra Times (in Marathi). Archived from the original on 3 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  8. "Unaad Review : तरुणाईला 'मार्गदर्शक' ठरेल अशी कलाकृती!". Sakal (in Marathi). Archived from the original on 3 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  9. "कोवळय़ा मनांचा तरल भावपट | unaad marathi movie review by reshma raikwar zws 70". Loksatta (in Marathi). 16 July 2023. Archived from the original on 3 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  10. "Winners of the RR Kabel Filmfare Awards Marathi 2024 | Femina.in". www.femina.in.