''Me Vasantrao'' () is a 2022 Indian

Marathi Marathi may refer to: *Marathi people, an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group of Maharashtra, India **Marathi people (Uttar Pradesh), the Marathi people in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh *Marathi language, the Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Mar ...

-language

biographical film A biographical film or biopic () is a film that dramatizes the life of an actual person or group of people. Such films show the life of a historical person and the central character's real name is used. They differ from Docudrama, docudrama films ...

based on the life of the

Indian classical Indian classical music is the classical music of the Indian subcontinent. It is generally described using terms like ''Shastriya Sangeet'' and ''Marg Sangeet''. It has two major traditions: the North Indian classical music known as '' Hindusta ...

musician

Vasantrao Deshpande Vasantrao Deshpande (2 May 1920 – 30 July 1983) was a Hindustani classical vocalist renowned for his contribution to Natya Sangeet (musical dramas). Early life Vasantrao Deshpande was born into a Deshastha Brahmin family in Murtizapur, A ...

. The film is written by

Nipun Dharmadhikari Nipun Avinash Dharmadhikari (born in 1987) is a Marathi writer, actor, and director. He is known for the revival of Sangeet Natak(Musicals) and long five act plays. Early life and personal life Dharmadhikari's early education was in a conven ...

, Upendra Sidhaye and directed by

. The film stars

Rahul Deshpande Rahul Deshpande (born 10 October 1979) is an Indian classical music singer and actor. He is the recipient of a National Film Award, Filmfare Awards Marathi And Maharashtra State Film Awards for his work in '' Me Vasantrao''. He is the grandson ...

, Vasantrao Deshpande's grandson, in the lead role. Me Vasantrao became the part of the eligibility list for the prestigious

Academy Awards The Academy Awards, commonly known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit in film. They are presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) in the United States in recognition of excellence in ...

on 10 January 2023, which was a rare feat for Marathi cinema. The music of the film was released globally on 8 March 2022 under the music label OnClick Music which is a flagship music label of Movietone Digital Entertainment Pvt Ltd.

Plot

The biographical film is based and portrays the story of

an Indian classical musician. He was known for his contribution towards Natya Sangeet.

Cast

Anita Date-Kelkar Anita Date-Kelkar (née Date) is an Indian actress. She works predominantly in Marathi and Hindi television. She is best known for her role in Zee Marathi television series '' Majhya Navaryachi Bayko''. She is also widely known for her role in ...

as Vasantrao's Mother *

Pushkaraj Chirputkar Pushkaraj Chirputkar is a Marathi actor and host widely known for his role of 'Ashu' on the Marathi sitcom '' Dil Dosti Duniyadari'', as well as for his role in its sequel, '' Dil Dosti Dobara''. Since then he has appeared in Hindi and Marathi m ...

Purushottam Laxman Deshpande Purushottam Laxman Deshpande (alternatively written as Pu La Deshpande; 8 November 1919 – 12 June 2000), popularly known by his initials ("Pu. La.") or as P. L. Deshpande, was a Marathi writer and humorist from Maharashtra. He was also an ac ...

Durga Jasraj Durga Jasraj (born 12 September 1966) is an Indian original content producer, actor and Hindustani classical singer. She focuses on creating indigenous content in formats for multiple media, viz. Live, Television, Online, Mobile VAS, Radio, CD ...

Begum Akhtar Akhtari Bai Faizabadi (7 October 1914 – 30 October 1974), also known as Begum Akhtar, was an Indian singer and actress. Dubbed "Mallika-e-Ghazal" (Queen of Ghazals), she is regarded as one of the greatest singers of ghazal, dadra, and thu ...

* Kaumudi Walokar *

Amey Wagh Amey Wagh (born 13 November 1988) is an Indian actor known for his work in Marathi films such as ''Popat'', '' Faster Fene'', '' Muramba'', ''Girlfriend''. He was recently seen portraying Kushal in season 2 of '' Sacred Games'' and Balvir Sube ...

Deenanath Mangeshkar Deenanath Mangeshkar (; 29 December 1900 – 24 April 1942) was an Indian actor, Natya Sangeet musician and, Hindustani classical vocalist who was active in Marathi theatre. He is the father of well-known singers Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bho ...

* Sarang Sathaye *

Alok Rajwade Alok Rajwade (born 7 February 1989) is an Indian actor, director, singer and painter. He has appeared in Marathi and Hindi films and experimental plays. Early life Rajwade was born and raised in Pune, where he attended Aksharnandan school. He ...

as Vasantrao's Mama

Music

Music for this film is composed by Rahul Deshpande.

Reception

Critical reception

Kalpeshraj Kubal of ''

The Times of India ''The Times of India'' (''TOI'') is an Indian English-language daily newspaper and digital news media owned and managed by the Times Group. It is the List of newspapers in India by circulation, third-largest newspaper in India by circulation an ...

'' gave the film 4.5 out of five stars saying, "An unmissable journey of a legend".

Awards

68th National Film Awards The 68th National Film Awards ceremony was an event during which the Directorate of Film Festivals presented its annual National Film Awards to honour the best films of 2020 in Indian cinema. The awards ceremony was originally slated to be hel ...

was awarded as the Best Male Playback Singer The film also won the

National Film Award The National Film Awards are awards for artistic and technical merit given for "Excellence within the Cinema of India, Indian film industry". Established in 1954, it has been administered, along with the International Film Festival of India ...

for Best Audiography (Sound Designer) for Anmol Bhave. At the 7th Filmfare Awards Marathi, ''Me Vasantrao'' had 15 nominations and won the most awards of the night including 7 Awards. Best Film Critics -

. Best Playback Singer – Male -

. Best Supporting Actress -

Anita Date Kelkar Anita Date-Kelkar (née Date) is an Indian actress. She works predominantly in Marathi and Hindi television. She is best known for her role in Zee Marathi television series '' Majhya Navaryachi Bayko''. She is also widely known for her role in ...

. Best Lyricist Vaibhav Joshi for "Kaivalyagaan" – Me Vasantrao * 58th Maharashtra state film awards Best actor: Rahul Deshpande - winner Best music: Rahul Deshpande - winner Best playback singer male: Rahul Deshpande - winner At the Sakal Premier Awards

Won best Director award.

References

External links

*{{IMDb title, 11960634 2022 films 2020s Marathi-language films Indian biographical films Marathi-language musical films Marathi-language biographical films Marathi-language drama films Films based on Marathi people