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Panghrun (transl. Blanket) is an Indian Marathi-language period musical drama film directed by Mahesh Manjrekar and produced by Zee Studios, featuring Amol Bhavadekar and Gauri Ingawale in the leading roles. The film won "The Best Indian Cinema Award (2020)" at Bangalore International Film Festival.




Plot


This story is set at the time of India's independence in 1947, during which time freedom for women in India was still unattainable. There were few customs in those days, the society had to struggle long to accept widow remarriage or prevent underage girls from marrying in the first place. Lakshmi, a widowed woman who is skilled in classical music, is forced to marry a man twice her age who is a kirtankar. He has two children from his previous wife. Lakshmi falls in love with Guruji through the daily routine of life. But Guruji stays away to keep some illusions at bay.




Cast


Gauri Ingawale as Laxmi
Amol Bavadekar as Guruji
Rohit Phalke as Madhav
Medha Manjrekar as Janaki
Pravin Tarde as Khot
Sulekha Talwalkar as Radhakka
Deepti Lele as Kunda
Vidhyadhar Joshi as Ramnath
Prabhakar More as Lakhoba




Production






= Development

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After the huge success of Kaksparsh (2012) and Natsamrat (2016), Manjrekar started producing the film in 2017, inspired from B.B. Borkar's short-story.




= Filming

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Panghrun was shot in Konkan region and other locations of Maharashtra.




Marketing and release


The teaser was released on 11 February 2022 and trailer on 24 January 2022.
The film was originally scheduled for release on 3 April 2020, but it ultimately premiered in theaters on 4 February 2022.




Reception


Preeti Atulkar of The Times of India gave 4 stars out 5 and wrote "With sharp screenplay and strong storyline, the film holds your attention from start to finish. Thus, it is safe to say that Mahesh Manjrekar has once again displayed his cinematic excellence with this one." Chitrali Choghale of Lokmat rated 3.5 stars out of 5 and wrote "A very skilled director speaks volumes for the joy and experience of watching a movie, this movie is very much in his many little things."




Soundtrack






Awards


2020:Won:The Best Indian Cinema Award – Bangalore International Film Festival
2024:Won:Maharashtra State Film Awards
Best Cinematography – Karan B. Rawat
Best Story – Balakrishna Bhagwant Borkar
2024:Nominated:Maharashtra State Film Awards
Best Background Music – Hitesh Modak
Best Lyrics – Vaibhav Joshi for "Hee Anokhi Gaath"




References






External links


Panghrun at IMDb

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Medha Manjrekar
• Panghrun
• Medha Manjrekar
• Prabhakar More (actor)
• Karan B. Rawat
• Vedat Marathe Veer Daudle Saat
• 7th Filmfare Awards Marathi
• Mahesh Manjrekar
• Fakt Marathi Cine Sanman for Best Actress in a Lead Role
• Hitesh Modak
• List of Marathi films of 2022