''Kaul Manacha'' is an Indian

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-language film directed by Bheemrao Mude and produced by Rajesh Patil. The film stars

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and

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. Music by

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. The film was released on 21 October 2016.

Synopsis

Cinephile school-kid Raj is obsessed with films and his female classmate Ritika; initially, everyone brushes him off, but chaos ensues when his obsessions begin to seep into his real life.

Cast

* Girija Prabhu * Ninand Tambde *

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* Jaywant Wadkar *

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* Shweta Pendse * Varsha Dandale * Mausami Tondwalkar * Vinit Bhonde

Production

Filming

Muhurat shot and formal launch was done on 6 November 2015 in

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, India.

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began that day, as informed by the makers. On 23 February 2016, entire shooting of the film has been wrapped up.

Soundtrack

Reception

Critical reception

Kaul Manacha film received positive reviews from critics. Shalaka Nalawade of

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gave the film a rating of 3.5/5 and wrote "It gives you a social message, but does not come across as preachy, and that’s where its strength lies. A decent entertainer this one". Soumitra Pote of

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gave the film 2.5 stars out of 5 and wrote "This was a topic with a good storyline. If a little more work had been done on the characters, their behavior, it would have felt more relatable". Raju Chinchankar of

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wrote "There are a lot of things that have been gathered in the film, if only a few things that were left out had been caught correctly, this would have been the best film!".

References

External links

* * {{Rotten Tomatoes, m/kaul_manacha 2016 films 2010s Marathi-language films Indian drama films Films scored by Rohan-Rohan Marathi-language romantic comedy films