नितीन केणी प्रस्तुत ‘मांजा’ चित्रपट २१ जुलैला प्रदर्शनासाठी सज्ज
Nittin Keni, the visionary maverick of Marathi cinema, who has a keen sense of cinema for themasses and the classes, today presented Manjha, the psychological thriller directed by JatinWagle.
The much awaited Ashvini Bhave starrer ‘Manjha’s release date has been announced leading tomuch excitement among the Marathi cine goers who have been teased by the enigmaticposters, which was followed by a cracker of a teaser and then to top it all, a superlative trailerthat got everyone guessing to unravel the plot of the film.
The film appears to be a psychological thriller between a psychotic teenager, (played by ‘DanceIndia Dance’ fame Sumedh Mudgalkar) and an introverted boy, (played by Rohit Phalke of‘Balak Palak’ fame), undergoing psychological therapy. There seems to be a cat and mouseafoot because it is not clear which of the boys are saying the truth about a heinous crime beingplanned. Behind the introverted boy, as his pillar of strength against his psycho friend, is hisstrong mother played by Ashvini Bhave who seems to have a complex role of not only singlehandedly bringing up a disturbed and introverted son but also coping with her own seemingvulnerabilities as a single mother. Rising above these challenges, she is seen as defending herson against the whole world – her love for her son being the strong basis for her conviction ofhis truthfulness. It appears however that at the heart of the film, is an insight on parenting andthe importance of communication between parents and teenage children, requiring a finebalance between giving children the space to develop their own wings, and yet at the sametime giving them a stable grounding of an emotional bonding based on open communicationand a healthy interest in their lives.
The Jatin Wagle directed film promises to be quite a treat not just with its intriguing theme butalso its excellent technical brilliance – be it the cinematography, the sound design or thebackground score which is unlike anything seen on the Marathi screen for a while. It istherefore no surprise that beyond the fans, audiences and critics, the M-Town celebrities areeagerly awaiting to see the film, if their thrilled responses are any measure.An India Stories Production, ‘Manjha’ is the first Marathi film Produced by Producers TrilokMalhotra and KR Harish. The film is presented by MFDC, a venture helmed by Nittin Keni and
Manish Vasisht, and is slated for a global release on 21 st July, 2017.
