Summary
Deool (transl. The Temple) is a 2011 Indian Marathi comedy directed by Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni. The film stars Girish Kulkarni, Nana Patekar, Dilip Prabhawalkar, Sharvani Pillai, Sonali Kulkarni in lead roles. The film is about the effect of globalization on India's small towns and the terrible state of Indian villages, with a political backdrop.
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| Directed by | Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni |
| Written by | Girish Pandurang Kulkarni |
| Screenplay by | Girish Pandurang Kulkarni |
| Starring | Nana Patekar Dilip Prabhawalkar Girish Kulkarni Sonali Kulkarni Sharvani Pillai |
| Cinematography | Sudhakar Reddy Yakkanti |
| Edited by | Abhijit Deshpande |
| Music by | Mangesh Dhakde |
Production company | Devisha Films |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Marathi |
Deool won the 59th National Film Awards for Best Feature Film,[1] Best Actor (Girish Kulkarni) and Best Dialogue (Girish Kulkarni).[2]
The film also marks the debut of veteran Hindi film actor Naseeruddin Shah in Marathi film industry.[3]
Plot edit
In the rural areas of Maharashtra lies a peaceful village called Mangrul. Keshya (Girish Kulkarni), a simple village youth, who works for Bhau (Nana Patekar) as a cow stockman, takes one of Bhau's cows named "KARDI", to one of the hills in the village where there is an Audumber (Ficus racemosa: Indian fig tree) tree present. KARDI scratches her head over that tree and by which Lord Dattatreya makes a presence and shows his Avtar to Keshya. Keshya, by experiencing God's Avtar, makes a hue and cry in the village saying God Dattatreya made an appearance for him.
Anna (Dillip Prabhavalkar), most respected figure of Mangrul, advises him against announcing such personal matter as it's a question of faith. However, it is too late as a journalist (Kishor Kadam) with the help of a few other village youths who are more involved in politics, sensationalise the news about Lord Dattatrey making an appearance in Mangrul. There is now demand for a Dattatrey temple. Bhau doesn't approve it as he wants the funds to be used for better purposes, as Anna also has vision to build a Hospital in the village. But since Bhau, helpless looking at the village so demanding, the temple is built. And slowly the village becomes a holy place. Mangrul goes through a 360 degree change due to commercialization, but nobody is complaining except Anna. Soon, blinded by the commercial progress, God is forgotten. Every village has a right to progress commercially, but how ethical it is to use a temple and its good to achieve it?
Cast edit
- Nana Patekar as Bhau Galande
- Dilip Prabhawalkar as Anna Kulkarni
- Sonali Kulkarni as Vahini
- Girish Kulkarni as Keshav Rambhol
- Jyoti Subhash as Kanta, Keshya's Mother
- Jyoti Malshe as Pinky
- Atisha Naik as Sarpanch (Village head)
- Usha Nadkarni as Sarpanch's Mother in Law
- Kishor Kadam as Mahasangram
- Shrikant Yadav as Appa Galande
- Hrishikesh Joshi as Tommya (Jambuwant Rao)
- Shashank Shende as Ninety (Teacher)
- Sharvani Pillai
- Om Bhutkar as Yuvri
- Mayur Khandge as Emdya
- Suhas Shirsat as Poytya
- Abhijit Khaire as Audience
- Vibhavari Deshpande as Poytya's Sister in Law
- Bhakti Ratnaparakhi as Appa Galande's wife
Guest Appearance
- Mohan Agashe as Aamdar Saheb
- Naseeruddin Shah as Dacoit
- Neha Shitole
Release edit
Deool was shown in Busan International Film Festival, New York's South Asian International Film Festival, the Abu Dhabi International Film Festival and MAMI in Mumbai,[4] and was released on 4 November 2011.
Music edit
Music of Deool was composed by Mangesh Dhakade and lyrics were penned by Swanand Kirkire, Sudhir Moghe.
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Deva Tula Shodhu Kutha" (Bhajan) | Shahir Devanand Mali | 02:53 |
| 2. | "Welcome Ho Raya Welcome" | Urmila Dhangar | 04:32 |
| 3. | "Phoda Datta Naam Taho" | Swanand Kirkire | 05:19 |
| 4. | "Tu Jhop Tujha Datta Jaga Aahe" | Swanand Kirkire | 02:47 |
References edit
- ^ "Vidya Balan wins National Award for 'The Dirty Picture'". The Times of India. 7 March 2012. Archived from the original on 30 April 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
- ^ "59th National Film Awards: Winners List". MSN entertainment. Archived from the original on 10 March 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
- ^ "Naseeruddin Shah makes Marathi film debut in Deool". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
- ^ "'Deool' heads for international fests". The Times of India. 19 September 2011. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
External links edit
- Deool at IMDb
