Vitti Dandu
Vitti Dandu was released on 21 November 2014. Directed by and produced by Ajay Devgn and Leena Deore, the movie was the first Marathi film produced by Ajay Devgn FFilms. Dilip Prabhavalkar and Ashok Samarth played lead roles. The film had a budget of ₹2.5 CR.
Plot
The story revolves primarily around Daaji and his grandson, Govind. Daaji narrates the story as a flashback from the present day as a grandfather to his grandson. The story takes place in 1947 in Mor-gaon, a laid-back hamlet, just six days before the Indian Independence Day. During that time communication was slow and the news took over a week to reach other villages.The film was shot in different locations across western Maharashtra and was produced by Bollywood actor Ajay Devgan, with Leena Deore alongside Pravin Patil as co-producers.
Cast
- Dilip Prabhavalkar as Daaji
- Ashok Samarth as Bapu Patil
- Yatin Karyekar as Usman Chacha
- Nishant Bhavsar as Govind
- Mrunal Thakur as Sandhya
- Vikas Kadam as Vasant
- Utpal Sawant as Rajaram
Release
Reception
The film has an average critics' rating of 2.9 and an average user rating of 3.9. The movie received awards for Best Cinematography and Best Marathi Film.Box office
The film collected a total of ₹9 CR, with ₹12.5 million on its first day and ₹13 million on its second day.Soundtrack
Santosh Mulekar composed the film music, while Shrirang Godbole and Aashay Parab wrote the lyrics.The single "Bheduni Hi Jau " was released on Indian Independence Day. Bollywood singer Papon made his debut in Marathi Cinema with the song "Pahuni Ghe Re Saare".
| No. | Title | Singer | Length |
| 1 | Aho Karbhari | Sunidhi Chauhan | 3:29 |
| 2 | Bheduni Hi Jau | Shankar Mahadevan, Anvesha | 4:11 |
| 3 | Pahuni Ghe Re Saare | Papon | 3:47 |
| 4 | Chalaa Kheluya Vitti Daandoo | Meghna Mishra | 3:41 |
| 5 | Gela Maza English Sasara | Manvel Gaikwad, Pandharith Kamble | 4:36 |
| 6 | San Sanuni Marla Tola | Udesh Umap | 3:05 |