Lapandav
Lapandav is a Marathi film released on 16 April 1993.[1] This film is directed by Shraboni Deodhar and produced by Sachin Parekar & Sanjay Parekar.[2]
| Lapandav | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Shrabani Deodhar |
| Produced by | Sachin Parekar Sanjay Parekar |
| Screenplay by | Mangesh Kulkarni |
| Story by | Mangesh Kulkarni |
| Starring | Ashok Saraf Vandana Gupte Vikram Gokhale Savita Prabhune Sunil Barve Pallavi Ranade Varsha Usgaonkar Ajinkya Dev |
| Music by | Anand Modak |
| Cinematography | Debu Deodhar |
| Edited by | Dilip Kotalgi Zafar Sultan |
| Distributed by | Everest Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Marathi |
Synopsis
A lazy owner of a gymnasium, Abhijeet Samarth lives a wealthy lifestyle in Pune along with his advocate wife, Asavari, and a collegian daughter, Rasika, who is going steady with a wealthy Corporator's son, Vikram Malgude.
Abhijeet's friend, Advocate Anantrao Mahasabdey also lives a wealthy lifestyle with his wife, Ulka, a son, Asim, a school-going daughter Chinni and his widowed mother.
Both Abhijeet and Anantrao along with Asavari get together every Saturday to enjoy some drinks and share poetry. Their harmonious lifestyle changes hilariously, when Abhijit comes across a love-letter addressed to his wife and starts to suspect that she is having an affair.
Cast
The film stars
- Vikram Gokhale as Adv. Mahashabde *Ashok Saraf as Abhijeet Samarth
- Savita Prabhune as Ulka Mahashabde
- Vandana Gupte as Adv. Asavari Samarth
- Sunil Barve as Aseem Mahashabde
- Saee Devdhar as Chinu Mahashabde
- Pallavi Ranade as Mugdha
- Ajinkya Deo as Vicky Malgude
- Bal Karve as Mr. Samarth Abhijeet's Father
- Varsha Usgaonkar as Rasika Samarth
- Shriram Pendese as Mugdha's Father
- Paresh Mokashi as Classmate
- Anand Ingale as Classmate
- Kishore Nadalaskar as Adv. Harkar
- Asavari Ghotikar as Adv. Harkar's client
- Sushma Deshpande as Asavari's client
Soundtrack
The music has been directed by Anand Modak, while the lyrics have been provided by Mangesh Kulkarni.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Tujhyat Jeev Guntla" | 4:04 |
| 2. | "Attar Jate Udoon" | 4:27 |
Recognition
- 1993, Shrabani Deodhar won National Film Award's Silver Lotus for 'Best Marathi Feature Film' for Lapandav.[3][4]
- 1993, Pallavi Ranade won Best Actress at the 31st Maharashtra State Awards for playing the character of Mugdha.
References
- http://www.gomolo.com/lapandav-movie/42884/
- http://www.gomolo.com/lapandav-movie-cast-crew/42884/
- staff. "Best Marathi Feature Film, 1993". Awards and Shows. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
- Karia, Sangeetaa (8 July 2003). "Identity of her own". The Hindu. Retrieved 16 November 2014.