HISTORIA12: VALÚ. Valu(Marathi: वळू)[1] is a Marathi movie directed by Umesh Kulkarni which got released in January 2008 and was featured in Berlin film festival. Also became first Marathi feature Film to get selected in Rotterdam International Film Festival 2008, Holland.
Valu – the bull
| Valu (वळू) | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Umesh Kulkarni |
| Screenplay by | Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni |
| Starring | Atul Kulkarni Mohan Agashe Bharati Acharekar Dilip Prabhavalkar Amruta Subhash |
| Release date(s) | 2008 |
| Running time | 135 min. |
| Country |  |
| Language | Marathi |
Valu(Marathi: वळू)[1] is a Marathi movie directed by Umesh Kulkarni which got released in January 2008 and was featured in Berlin film festival. Also became first Marathi feature Film to get selected in Rotterdam International Film Festival 2008, Holland.
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[edit] Storyline
In the small village of 'Kusavde', there is a lonely misunderstood wild bull. The bull, "Valu", is actually a holy, consecrated bull which is the responsibility of the village. It is allowed to roam free and it's upkeep is actually the responsibility of the entire village. But lately, Valu has become very aggressive and is blamed for every single act of chaos and destruction that that happens in and around the village. Now catching the bull becomes equivalent to establishing power in the village for the leaders and for those who are interested in the fringe benefits.
A forest officer is called from the city to catch the bull. And what we go through is a roller-coaster ride, with the war between the two leaders; love stories that bloom in the midst of the adventure; an amateur filmmaker who struggles to shoot a documentary; the forest officer who leads this chaos like a sacred mission' along with the religious priest' the tricksters and a mad women who seems to understand the mind of the Valu!
The film is a complex yet amusingly hilarious allegory. where the Valu represents the free will. The film touches you with is simple 'slice of life' treatment full of sensitivity and insight.
[edit] Cast
- Swanand Gaddamwar: Atul Kulkarni[2]
- Sarapanch: Mohan Agashe
- Sarapanch's Wife : Bharati Acharekar
- Jeevan: Girish Kulkarni
- Tani : Veena Jamkar
- Pandit : Dilip Prabhavalkar
- Pandit's Wife : Nirmitee Sawant
- Aaba : Nandu Madhav
- Aaba's Wife: Renuka Daftardar
- Shiva : Mangesh Satpute
- Sangi : Amruta Subhash
- Satya: Satish Tare
- Aaja : Chandrakant Gokhale
- Sakhubai : Jyoti Subhash
- Suresh : Shrikant Yadav
- Suresh' Wife: Ashwini Giri
- Shivai's Father: Deepak Alegaonkar
- Sangi's father: Rajesh More
- Sangi's Mother: Meghana Vaidya
- Popat: Siddharth Zadbuke
- Shankrya: Prashant Tapaswi
- Ganya: Nikhil Raut
- Sameer: Vrishasen Dabholkar
- Jagnade: Ashok Kulkarni
- Gaddam's Wife: Pournima Ganu
- Sampi: Sharavi Kulkarni
- Sampat: Aditya Kulkarni
- Valu : Raja (bull)
[edit] Selection in Film Festivals
- 5th Asian Film Festival 2008 (Pune, INDIA): Selected for screening as a closing film for the festival.
- 37th Rotterdam International Film Festival.[3]
2008 (Holland): First Marathi feature film to receive this honor.
- 24th Warsaw International Film Festival 2008 (Poland): Invited for screening
[edit] Awards and achievements
- Best Director: Umesh Kulkarni, Best Cinematographer: Sudhir Palsane (PIFF 2008)
- Best Eye-Catching Film of the Year, Best Supporting Actor: Girish Kulkarni (Zee gaurav Awards 2008)
- Best Film of 2008:VALU, Best Director: Umesh Kulkarni (Maharashtra Times Awards - MaTa Sanman 2008)
[edit] Sources
- http://marathiglamour.blogspot.com
- http://www.atulkulkarni.com/valu.html
- Times of India 02.11.07
- http://www.hindu.com/fr/2008/02/01/stories/2008020150010100.htm
- http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Marathi-film-ValuThe-Wild-Bull-premieres-at-Rotterdam/267089/
[edit] References
- ^ ""Valu is creating records". http://www.valuthefilm.com.
- ^ ""Atul kulkarni in lead role in valu". http://www.atulkulkarni.com/valu.html.
- ^ ""Valu selected in rotterdam". http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Pune/Valu_trots_to_Rotterdam/articleshow/2729432.cms.
[edit] External links
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