Happy Journey (2014 Marathi film)
Happy Journey is a 2014 Indian Marathi drama film directed by Sachin Kundalkar and produced by Sanjay Chhabria under the banner of Everest Entertainment. It features Atul Kulkarni and Priya Bapat in the lead roles. [2] It was reamde into Malayalam film industry in 2018 as Koode with Prithviraj Sukumaran, Nazriya Nazim, and Parvathy Thiruvothu in lead roles.[3][4][5] Art Director Ajay Sharma won the Best Art Director Award, Maharashtra State Film Awards (2015) for Happy Journey, worked in movies such as Liar’s Dice (2013) Welcome 2 Karachi (2015) Fever (2016) Bob Biswas (2020)
| Happy Journey | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Sachin Kundalkar |
| Produced by | Sanjay Chhabria |
| Screenplay by | Sachin Kundalkar |
| Starring | Atul Kulkarni Priya Bapat |
| Music by | Karan Kulkarni |
| Cinematography | Rangarajan Ramabadran |
| Edited by | Jayant Jathar Nitesh Rathod |
Production company | Everest Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 129 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Marathi |
| Box office | ₹4 crore (US$560,000)[1] |
Plot
The story is about love of brother and sister. A sister who hardly has seen her brother in her life. So after her death her ghost shares her experiences and helps her brother and finally disappears.
Cast
- Atul Kulkarni as Niranjan
- Pallavi Subhash as Alice
- Priya Bapat as Janaki
- Chitra Palekar as Ansuya (Alice's mother)
- Madhav Abhyankar as Niranjan & Janaki's father
- Shiv Kumar Subramaniam as Andrew (Alice's father)
- Siddharth Menon as Ajinkya
- Suhita Thatte as Janaki's mother
Music
| Happy Journey | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by Karan Kulkarni | ||||
| Released | 8 August 2014 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 12:50 | |||
| Label | Everest Entertainment | |||
| Karan Kulkarni chronology | ||||
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The soundtrack of the film has been given by Karan Kulkarni and lyrics have been penned by Omkar Kulkarni, Kshitij Patwardhan and Tejas Modak.[6][7] The first single "Fresh", sung by Shalmali Kholgade released on 8 July 2014.[8]
All music is composed by Karan Kulkarni.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Fresh" | Omkar Kulkarni | Shalmali Kholgade | 3:57 |
| 2. | "Ka Saang Na" | Kshitij Patwardhan | Shreya Ghoshal, Swapnil Bandodkar | 5:00 |
| 3. | "Aakash Jhale" (Lullaby) | Tejas Modak | Shalmali Kholgade | 3:53 |
| Total length: | 12:50 | |||
Adaptation
It was officially adapted into Malayalam as Koode, directed by Anjali Menon and starring Prithviraj Sukumaran, Nazriya Nazim, and Parvathy.[9]
References
- http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/screen/is-aamir-khans-pk-the-reason-for-marathi-films-poor-performance-at-box-office/
- "Happy Journey (2014)". Moviebuff.com. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
- "Anjali Menon reveals where 'Koode' is adapted from". The News Minute. 14 July 2018.
- "'Koode' Is An Adaptation af a Marathi Film". Silverscreen.in. 14 July 2018.
- "Nazriya Nazim on her Malayalam comeback film Koode: Was initially hesitant to act with Prithviraj". Firstpost.
- "'Happy Journey' songs". Saavn. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- "Happy Journey (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". iTunes. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- "Fresh (From "Happy Journey") – Single". iTunes. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- "Nazriya Nazim on her Malayalam comeback film Koode: Was initially hesitant to act with Prithviraj- Entertainment News, Firstpost".