''Taptapadi'' is an Indian period film inspired by

Rabindranath Tagore Rabindranath Thakur (; anglicised as Rabindranath Tagore ; 7 May 1861 – 7 August 1941) was a Bengalis, Bengali polymath who worked as a poet, writer, playwright, composer, philosopher, social reformer, and painter of the Bengal Renai ...

's short story ''Drustidaan''. It is directed by Sachin Balram Nagargoje and stars Kashyap Parulekar, Veena Jamkar,

Shruti Marathe Shruti Marathe is an Indian actress known for her works in Marathi cinema, Marathi and Tamil cinema, Tamil films and television. Personal life Shruti married actor Gaurav Ghatnekar in 2016. She sometimes goes by the name Shruti Prakash or Hem ...

Neena Kulkarni Neena Kulkarni (née Joshi) is an Indian actress who is known for her work on Marathi and Hindi films, television and stage productions. She has received several awards including a National Film Award, Maharashtra State Film Awards and three F ...

Sharad Ponkshe Sharad Ponkshe (born 13 October 1966) is an Indian actor and writer, mainly working in Hindi and Marathi cinema. He is a speaker and an actor in Marathi film, theater and television. Career Ponkshe started his career in 1988 and worked in multip ...

, Ambarish Deshpande, and

Ashwini Ekbote Ashwini Ekbote (22 March 1972 – 22 October 2016) was an Indian theatre and screen actress and a classical dancer. She began her acting career in the Marathi theatre. Career Ekbote had done several Marathi plays and had been a part of many reg ...

in lead roles. The film was released 28 March 2014.

Plot

Meera falls in love with her cousin and even marries him. Their marital bliss, however, is dampened when she suffers a miscarriage and begins to lose her eyesight.

Cast

* Kashyap Parulekar as Madhav * Veena Jamkar as Meera *

as Sunanda *

as Durgabai *

* Ambarish Deshpande *

Critical reception

Taptapadi movie received negative reviews from critics. A Reviewer of

Loksatta ''Loksatta'' is an Indian newspaper. It was established on 14 January 1948. ''Loksatta'' gained notability through its coverage of Mahatma Gandhi's assassination and subsequent developments; the founder of the Indian Express Group, Ramnath Goen ...

says "Atya, played by Neena Kulkarni, is also a bit emotional. Veena Jamkar's performance is the strength of this film". Soumitra Pote of

Maharashtra Times ''Maharashtra Times'' (), colloquially referred to as 'Ma Ta' (मटा) from its Marathi initialism, is a Marathi newspaper based in Mumbai, India.https://www.mediawire.in/user/corporate/Maharashtra-Times992 It is one of the largest selling d ...

wrote "Overall.. We should expect good movies from this director in future. In the very first film, he has taken up a very heavy and fluid subject. He has a lot to learn from this experience. Not a bad start for him". A Reviewer of

Divya Marathi D B Corp Ltd., also known as the Dainik Bhaskar Group, is an Indian newspaper group, with 66 editions, published in four languages. The major newspapers published by the group, are ''Dainik Bhaskar'' (Hindi daily), ''Divya Bhaskar'' (Gujarati ...

wrote "This is a magnificent failed attempt in Marathi. Veena Jamkar, except for the portrayal skills, there is not much in the film to hold the audience".

References

External links

* * Films based on works by Rabindranath Tagore 2010s Marathi-language films {{2010s-Marathi-film-stub