Unaad

Unaad
Official release poster
Directed byAditya Sarpotdar
Written byScreenplay and Story:
Aditya Sarpotdar
Saurabh Bhave
Dialogues:
Kalyani Pandit
Produced byJyoti Deshpande
Ajit Arora
Chandresh Bhanushali
Pritesh Thakkar
Starring
CinematographyLawrence D'Cunha
Edited byFaisal Mahadik
Imran Mahadik
Music byGulraj Singh
Production
companies
  • Jio Studios
  • Aurora Productions
  • Artha Creations
  • Namrata Arts
Distributed byJioCinema
Release date
  • 8 July 2023 (2023-07-08)
CountryIndia
LanguageMarathi

Unaad is a 2023 Indian Marathi-language musical drama film directed by Aditya Sarpotdar, starring Abhishek Bharate, Devika Daftardar, Ashutosh Gaikwad, Hemal Ingle and Chinmay Jadhav. The film was released on 8 July 2023 on JioCinema.[1]

The film was chosen for Zlin International Film Festival to compete international competition of feature films.[2][3] Unaad is screened at MAMI (Mumbai Academy of the Moving Image).[4]

Plot

The film based on the hardships and lifestyles of three young people from the Koli community.

Cast

  • Ashutosh Gaikwad as Shubham
  • Abhishek Bharate as Bandya
  • Devika Daftardar as Bandya's mother
  • Hemal Ingle as Swara
  • Chinmay Jadhav as Jamil
  • Avinash Khedekar as Parag
  • Pravin Prabhakar as Haldi song Andhor
  • Priyanka Tendolkar as Swara's sister

Production

The filming for the movie started in Konkan, where casting process was done.[5]

Release

The film digitally premiered on 8 July 2023 on JioCinema.[6]

Soundtrack

Unaad
Soundtrack album by
Gulraj Singh
Released2023
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length24:01
LanguageMarathi
LabelZee Music Company
Official audio
Unaad - Full Album on YouTube

All music is composed by Gulraj Singh

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger (s)Length
1."Yeda Mandola"Kshitij PatwardhanNakash Aziz, Gulraj Singh2:10
2."Halad Vajude"Guru ThakurAnand Shinde2:58
3."Mann Taara"Kshitij PatwardhanGulraj Singh, Shashaa Tirupati4:10
4."Kshan Kaalche"Guru ThakurNandini Srikar, Gulraj Singh6:03
5."Hori Jayee Re"Guru ThakurDivya Kumar, Gulraj Singh4:27
Total length:24:01

Reception

Kalpeshraj Kubal of Maharashtra Times gave three stars out of five stars, praised music, performances and cinematography.[7] A reviewer from Sakal wrote that the film guides and introspects the children who are on the verge of adulthood.[8] Reshma Raikwar of Loksatta observed it is a very different experience, which tries to offer a lot along with smooth, pure entertainment, using the wonderful use of visuals, dialogues, acting, background music, to create a depth of understanding beyond what is shown."[9]

References

  1. ^ "Ajit Arora's multi-starrer 'Unaad' to premiere on OTT on July 8". The Times of India. 29 June 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 3 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  2. ^ "आदित्य सरपोतदार यांच्या 'उनाड'ची आंतरराष्ट्रीय चित्रपट महोत्सवात निवड". ABP Majha (in Marathi). 2 May 2022. Archived from the original on 4 August 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Aditya Sarpotdar's 'Unaad' in competition at 62nd Zlin International Film Festival". Free Press Journal. Archived from the original on 10 August 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Ajit Arora's 'Unaad' to be screened at MAMI". The Times of India. 2 March 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 4 August 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Ajit Arora's multi-starrer 'Unaad' set for 2023 release". The Times of India. 8 September 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 4 August 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Unaad Movie : उनाड चित्रपटाचा ८ जुलैला प्रीमियर, फ्रीमध्ये पाहता येणार (Video)". Pudhari (in Marathi). 4 July 2023. Archived from the original on 1 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  7. ^ "उनाड" [Unaad]. Maharashtra Times (in Marathi). Archived from the original on 3 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  8. ^ "Unaad Review : तरुणाईला 'मार्गदर्शक' ठरेल अशी कलाकृती!". Sakal (in Marathi). Archived from the original on 3 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  9. ^ "कोवळय़ा मनांचा तरल भावपट | unaad marathi movie review by reshma raikwar zws 70". Loksatta (in Marathi). 16 July 2023. Archived from the original on 3 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.