''21mu Tiffin'' (, ) is a 2021 Indian Gujarati-language

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

directed by

Vijaygiri Bava Vijaygiri Bava (born 24 March 1987) is an Indian filmmaker and screenwriter who primarily works in Gujarati cinema. Career He made his debut as a director in the film '' Premji: Rise of a Warrior'' (2015), for which he received the State Fil ...

, produced by Twinkle Vijaygiri under the banner Vijaygiri FilmOS. It is based on ''21mu Tiffin'', a short story by

Raam Mori Raam Mori (born 2 February 1993) is a Gujarati language short story writer, Screenwriter and columnist from Gujarat, India, primarily known for his short stories depicting the rural life of Saurashtra. ''Mahotu'' is an anthology of his short sto ...

. The film is about a woman running a tiffin service business. It was released on 10 December 2021.

Plot

A woman running a tiffin service business meets her 21st tiffin customer and how it changes everything. She overcomes her obstacles despite her struggles.

Cast

Niilam Paanchal Niilam Paanchal (also spelled Nilam Panchal or Neelam Panchal) is an Indian film and television actress. She appeared in several television series including ''Hamari Devrani'', '' Ruk Jaana Nahin'', '' Ek Veer Ki Ardaas...Veera'', '' Lajwanti'', ...

as Neetu ni Mummy *

Raunaq Kamdar Raunaq Kamdar (born 1986) is an Indian actor known for his work in Gujarati cinema and Gujarati theatre. Early life Born in 1986 at Mumbai, Kamdar completed his schooling at St. Xavier’s High School, Ahmedabad, and studied architecture at ...

as Dhruv * Netri Trivedi as Neetal

Production

The film is directed and scripted by

. It is produced by Twinkle Vijaygiri under the banner Vijaygiri FilmOs and Hiren Gosai under the banner of H & H Movies. It is an adaptation of ''21mu Tiffin'', a story from the

Sahitya Akademi award The Sahitya Akademi Award is a literary honour in India, which the Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, annually confers on writers of the most outstanding books of literary merit published in any of the 22 languages of the ...

winning short story collection ''Mahotu'' by

Soundtrack

"Raah Jue Shangar Adhuro", sung by

Mahalakshmi Iyer Mahalakshmi Iyer is an Indian playback singer, best known for her Hindi, Assamese and Tamil songs. She has sung in many other Indian languages as well, including Telugu, Marathi, Bengali, Odia, Gujarati and Kannada. Career Playback singing ...

and composed by

Mehul Surti Mehul Surti (born 16 November 1977) in an Indian music composer and singer from Surat, Gujarat, India, known for his work in Gujarati cinema and Gujarati theatre. He has composed music for several successful Gujarati films including ''Kevi Rite ...

, was released on 12 November 2021 on YouTube and was received positively by the audience.

Release

The trailer was released on 1 December 2021 on

YouTube YouTube is an American social media and online video sharing platform owned by Google. YouTube was founded on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim who were three former employees of PayPal. Headquartered in ...

. The film was released on 10 December 2021.

Reception

Sonal Pandya of Cinestaan rated it 3 out of 5. She praised the themes of gender bias and patriarchy, comparing it to 2021

Malayalam film Malayalam cinema, also referred to as Mollywood, is a segment of Indian cinema dedicated to producing films in the Malayalam language, primarily spoken in Kerala and the Lakshadweep islands. It encompasses both the mainstream film industry ...

The Great Indian Kitchen ''The Great Indian Kitchen'' is a 2021 Indian Malayalam-language comedy-drama film written and directed by Jeo Baby. The film tells the story of a newly-wed woman (Nimisha Sajayan) who struggles to be the submissive wife that her husband (Suraj ...

''. She also praised story, direction, performances and music. Nirali Kalani writing for ''

Mid-Day ''Mid-Day'' (stylised as mid-day) is a morning daily Indian compact newspaper. Editions in various languages including Gujarati and English have been published out of Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore and Pune so far. In 2011, the Delhi and Bangalore ...

'' praised the script, acting, dialogue and message of the film. Niraj Solanki, a social media reviewer, has said this film a Magnum Opus and praised it in all cinematic aspects.

Accolades

The film was selected for the Toronto International Women Film Festival 2021. It was declared a winner at the WRPN Women's International Film Festival 2021. It was selected and screened at the 16th Tasveer South Asian Film Festival in September 2021. It was also selected and screened at the

52nd International Film Festival of India The 52nd International Film Festival of India opened on 20 November 2021 with ''The King of All the World'' (''El Rey de Todo El Mundo'') by Carlos Saura in Goa. Like the 51st edition, this edition was held in a hybrid format which combined onl ...

under the Indian Panorama Selections in November 2021. It also competed for the ICFT UNESCO Gandhi Medal there.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title 2021 films 2021 drama films Indian drama films 2020s Gujarati-language films Films set in Ahmedabad Films shot in Ahmedabad Films shot in Gujarat 2020s Indian films