''Thartharat'' () is a 1989 Indian Marathi-language

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film co-written and directed by

Mahesh Kothare Mahesh Ambar Kothare (Marathi pronunciation: əɦeːʃ koʈʰaːɾe born 28 September 1953) is an Indian film actor, director and producer of Marathi and Hindi films. He is regarded as a revolutionary figure in the Marathi film industry, know ...

and produced by Arvind Samant. The film stars

, Laxmikant Berde, Nivedita Joshi,

Priya Arun Priya Arun Berde (Maiden and married names, née Arun; born 30 July 1970) is an Indian actress who has worked in several Marathi language films. She is the wife of the actor Laxmikant Berde and is the daughter of actress Lata Arun. She joined B ...

, Deepak Shirke, Jairam Kulkarni and Rahul Solapurkar. The music was composed by

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Plot

Zunjaar Rao Ghorpade ( Jairam Kulkarni) runs a newspaper called Zunjaar, but it's not doing well. He hopes his son Lakshya ( Laxmikant Berde) will help, but Lakshya spends more time with his girlfriend Gange (

). In a desperate move, Lakshya publishes a fake story about a dacoit, Taklu Haiwan (Rahul Solapurkar), coming to their village. This boosts their newspaper sales but also creates fear in the village. Uma ( Nivedita Joshi), who works for a rival paper called Apradh, comes to cover the news. As panic spreads, Inspector Mahesh Jadhav (

) is transferred to handle the situation. The problem gets real when Taklu Haiwan and his gang actually arrive in the village. Now faced with a genuine threat, Lakshya and Inspector Mahesh must set aside their differences, team up, and devise a plan to protect their village from the looming danger posed by Taklu Haiwan and his gang.

Cast

as CID

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Mahesh Jadhav * Laxmikant Berde as Laxmikant Ghorpade (a.k.a. Lakshya) * Nivedita Joshi as Uma Desai *

as Ganga * Deepak Shirke as

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100 (Ganga's father) * Jairam Kulkarni as Zunjaarrao Ghorpade (Lakshya's father) * Rahul Solapurkar as Taklu Haiwan * Bhalchandra Kulkarni as Sarpanch Kavale * Prakash Phadtare as Inspector Tonage * Ravindra Berde as Editor of Apradh (Uma's employer) * Ashok Pahelwan as Taklu Haiwan's henchman * Kishore Nandlaskar as Guest in Shrirangpur * Ambar Kothare as Mumbai Police Commissioner (Mahesh's employer)

Production

Casting

The film marks Mahesh and Laxmikant Berde's third collaboration, with Nivedita Joshi joining Kothare once more after '' Dhum Dhadaka'' and ''

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''.

steps into the role of Ganga, while Rahul Solapurkar takes on the character of Taklu Haiwan following an invitation from

Annasaheb Deulgaonkar Annasaheb Deulgaonkar (22 August 1920 – 3 June 2008) was an Indian screenplay writer, musician, film producer and distributor. He received many accolades including V. Shantaram Award, Chitrabhushan Award and Gadima Award. His famous independen ...

Soundtrack

The music is composed by

and lyrics by Pravin Danve.

Track listing

References

External links

* *{{Rotten Tomatoes, thartharat 1989 films Films directed by Mahesh Kothare 1989 action comedy films Indian action comedy films 1980s Marathi-language films Marathi-language action comedy films