Chintoo (film)
Chintoo is a 2012 Marathi movie directed by Shrirang Godbole. Originally based on the popular Marathi comic strip of the same name by Charuhas Pandit[1], it is the story of a boy named Chintoo and his gang. It was produced by Indian Magic Eye Motion Pictures Pvt. Ltd[2] and on 18 May 2012, the film opened to positive critical and commercial response and was widely appreciated by younger audiences. The film was directed by Shrirang Godbole[3]. Shubhankar Atre plays the lead character of Chintoo. Subodh Bhave, Vibhawari Deshpande, and others played the supporting characters.
Chintoo | |
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Directed by | Shrirang Godbole |
Produced by | Shrirang Godbole, Abhay Gadgil |
Screenplay by | Shrirang Godbole, Vibhavari Deshpande |
Music by | Saleel Kulkarni |
Cinematography | Sanjay Jadhav |
Edited by | Abhijeet Balaji Deshpande |
Production company | Indian Magic Eye Motion Pictures Pvt. Ltd. |
Release date |
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Country | India |
Language | Marathi |
Cast
- Chintoo - Shubhankar Atre[5]
- Mini - Suhani Deshpande
- Baglya - Animesh Padhye
- Raju - Ved Ravade
- Pappu - Nishant Bhavsar
- Neha - Rumani Khare
- Sonu - Arjun Jog
- Chintoo's Aai - Vibhavari Deshpande
- Chintoo's Baba - Subodh Bhave
- Chintoo's Ajoba - Shriram Pendse
- Colonel Kaka - Satish Alekar
- Joshi Kaka - Dilip Prabhavalkar
- Joshi Kaku - Bharti Aacharekar
- Sakharam Watchman - Vijay Nikam
- Satish Dada - Alok Rajwade
- Guru Dada - Nagesh Bhosale
- Akki - Om Bhutkar
- Art Teacher - Vijay Patwardhan
- Guruji - Prashant Tapasvi
- Chimanee - Mrinmayee Godbole
- Popat - Pankaj Gangan
- Chimanee's Father - Sanjay Lonkar
- Chimanee's Mother - Pournima Ganu Manohar
- Popat's Mother - Sadhana Sarpotdar
- Mini's Aai - Mridul Patwardhan
- Mini's Baba - Sunil Abhyankar
- Raju's Aai - Snehal Tarde
- Raju's Baba - Suraj Satav
- Neha's Aai - Soniya Khare
- Neha's Baba - Ajay Apte
- Pappu's Aai - Chitra Khare
- Pappu's Baba - Amit Patwardhan
Cast and crew
- Director - Shrirang Godbole
- The story, screenplay, and dialogue - Shrirang Godbole, Vibhawari Deshpande
- Director of Photography - Sanjay Jadhav
- Lyrics - Sandeep Khare
- Music - Dr. Saleel Kulkarni[6]
- Editor - Abhijeet Balaji Deshpande
- Art Director - Siddharth Tatooskar, Bhakti Tatooskar
- Costumes and Makeup - Geeta Godbole
- Visual Effects (VFx) - Golden Square Media Works Pvt. Ltd.
- Producer - Abhay Gadgil, Shrirang Godbole, Amit Patwardhan, Hrishi Deshpande, Chintamani Vartak, Rajesh Deshmukh
- “Chintoo” Cartoon-strip Creators - Charuhas Pandit, Prabhakar Wadekar
The film is the first Indian feature to be adapted from a daily comic strip.
Sequel
A sequel to the first film was announced on 11 March 2013, titled "Chintoo 2 - Khajinyachi Chittarkatha". The film was released across Maharashtra on 18 April 2013. The film had all the children characters played by the same actors as in the first film.
References
- "Chintoo's' journey, from comic strip to the animation world". 9 April 2018.
- "Home | Indian Magic eye|Interactive|Television|Film Production|Events |". www.imepl.com. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- saamana. "चतुरस्र श्रीरंग गोडबोले | Saamana (सामना)" (in Marathi). Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2401179/plotsummary?ref_=tt_ov_pl#synopsis
- https://nettv4u.com/celebrity/hindi/child-artist/shubhankar-atre
- "A special birthday for Saleel Kulkarni - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
External links
- IMDB
- Film Website
- Chintoo website by Pan Ads, Pune
- Sakal Newspaper (online edition)
- Producers of Chintoo feature film
- Loksatta Newspaper (online edition)