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Unaad

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.

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Unaad
Official release poster
Directed byAditya Sarpotdar
Written byScreenplay and Story:
Aditya Sarpotdar
Saurabh Bhave
Dialogues:
Kalyani Pandit
Produced byJyoti 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 byJioCinema
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

The film was chosen for Zlin International Film Festival to compete international competition of feature films.23 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

  • Ashutosh Gaikwad as Shubham
  • Abhishek Bharate as Bandya
  • Devika Daftardar as Bandya's mother
  • Hemal Ingle as Swara
  • Chinmay Jadhav as Jamil
  • Avinash Khedekar as Parag
  • Pravin Prabhakar as Haldi song Andhor
  • Priyanka Tendolkar as Swara's sister

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
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length24:01
LanguageMarathi
LabelZee 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 PatwardhanNakash Aziz, Gulraj Singh2:10
2."Halad Vajude"Guru ThakurAnand Shinde2:58
3."Mann Taara"Kshitij PatwardhanGulraj Singh, Shashaa Tirupati4:10
4."Kshan Kaalche"Guru ThakurNandini Srikar, Gulraj Singh6:03
5."Hori Jayee Re"Guru ThakurDivya 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

Award Category Recipient(s) and nominee(s) Result Ref.
8th Filmfare Awards Marathi Best Debut Male Ashutosh Gaikwad Won 10
Best Film Jio Studios

Aurora Productions Artha Creations Namrata Arts

Nominated
Best Music Director Gulraj Singh Nominated
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 Gaikwad Nominated
Best Story Aditya Sarpotdar and Saurabh Bhave Nominated
Best Screenplay Nominated
Best Editing Faisal Mahadik, Imran Mahadik Nominated
Best Cinematography Lawrence D'Cunha Won
Best Production Design Mahesh Kudalkar Nominated
Best Sound Design Pranam Pansare Nominated
Best Costume Design Kalyani Gugale Nominated
References

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.
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