Balkadu

Balkadu is a 2015 Indian Marathi language film. The film stars Umesh Kamat, Neha Pendse and Prasad Oak on lead roles and stars Supriya Pathare, Tiku Talsania, Pushkar Shrotri, Anand Ingale on supporting roles.[1] Balkadu is directed by Atul Kale and is produced by Swapna Patker.Balkadu Loosely expected to be based on the ideologies of late Indian politician Bal Thackeray,[2] the film contains voice clippings of Thackeray's political career.[3]

Balkadu
बाळकडू
Directed by	Atul Kale
Produced by	Swapna Patker
Written by	Ambar Hadap Ganesh Pandit
Starring	Umesh Kamat Neha Pendse Prasad Oak
Music by	Ajit-Sameer
Cinematography	Ajit Reddy
Edited by	Apurva Motiwale
Distributed by	The Royal Maratha Entertainment
Release date	23 January 2015 (2015-01-23)
Country	India
Language	Marathi

Cast

• Umesh Kamat as Balkrishna Patil
• Neha Pendse as Sai
• Prasad Oak
• Supriya Pathare as Balkrishna 's mother
• Pushkar Shrotri as Balkrishna's father
• Mahesh Shetty as Jehangir Singh
• Anand Ingale
• Tiku Talsania as Principal
• Bhalchandra Kadam as Peon

Production

Casting

Tiku Talsania, who has acted previously in Bollywood movies like Andaz Apna Apna and Ishq was signed on for the film as his debut in the Marathi cinema. Tiku portrays the role of a school principal in the film.[3]

Music

Soundtracks for Balkadu is composed by the duo Ajit-Samir who have on Kaksparsh previously and have contributed to movies like Me Shivajiraje Bhosale Boltoy as the trio Ajit-Atul-Sameer.

No.	Title	Artist(s)	Length
1.	"Powada"	Dev Sen
2.	"Hindu Hriday"	Ajit Parab

Release

Balkadu released on the birth anniversary of late Balasaheb Thackeray on 23 January 2015.

Critical reception

Upon release, Balkadu opened to negative reviews from critics. Koimoi.com rated the film with one star out of five saying "Other than enjoying his cartoons at the start of the film, there is nothing that wooed me."[4] Pune Mirror gave the film 2 stars out of five, stating "I am sure his [Balasaheb's] life and ideology can be well expressed in a film. Sadly, Balkadu is not that film. At best, Balkadu is a case of wishful thinking. At worst, it's a propaganda the oSena does not need at the moment."[5]

References

1. Mihir Bhanage (21 December 2014). "A biopic on Balasaheb Thackeray?". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
2. Preeti Atulkar (24 December 2014). "Umesh bitten by the biopic bug". The Times of India. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
3. Mihir Bhanage (24 December 2014). "Tiku Talsania makes his Marathi debut". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
4. Surabhi Redkar (23 January 2015). "Balkadu Review". Koimoi.com. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
5. Ganesh Matkari. "A case of wishful thinking". Pune Mirror. 23 January 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2015.

External links

• Official trailer on YouTube