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Vartul (Film) | |
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Directed by | Santosh Ram |
Written by | Santosh Ram |
Produced by | Vivek Chitra Production & Mokal Films |
Starring | Ashwini Giri, Chinmay Patwardhan, Ajinkya Bhise |
Cinematography | Pravin Mokal |
Edited by | Vinod Borate |
Music by | Shrirang Umrani |
Distributed by | Vivek Chitra Production |
Release date |
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Running time | 19 minutes |
Language | Marathi |
Budget | 11000USD |
Vartul ( Marathi: वर्तुळ ; translation: Circle) is a 2009 Indian short film written and directed by Santosh Ram and produced by Vivek Chitra Production & Mokal Films. [1]
The leading cast of the movie consisted of Ashwini Giri, Chinmay Patwardhan, Ajinkya Bhise and Shailesh Shankar Kulkarni. The production of the film commenced in May 2008 and was completed in July 2009. The crew were selected by Vivek Chitra Production. The movie was shot in Bhor Maharashtra on a very tight budget. The crew faced various difficulties due to the shoestring budget.
The movie revolves around Damu, a 10-year-old boy. There is a festival so mother wants to make Sweet. Mother asks Damu to go to shop and bring the jagarry. Damu has to take the money from the box, but he observes that there is no more money other than one coin left in the box. He leaves his home to buy Jagarry. On the way, he meets his friend Ganya. Ganya proposes for a race and Damu immediately accepts it. On the way to shop they stop at a Bioscopewallah. Ganya wants to watch the show of Bioscopewallah and he asks Damu to join him. Damu realizes that he does not have enough money, he wants to watch the show but he has to deny it. Damu realizes that he does not have enough money and he has to go to the shop and bring the Jagarry for the sweets. After the show Damu curiously asks Ganya about it. Ganya narrates the things to Damu on the bicycle ride they enjoy together.
Someone from the corner shouts for Ganya and asks him to join the game. Ganya and Damu leave the bicycle side of the road. They go there and see that Ganya's friends are playing game of money. The game is you have to hit a coin with a stone slab. Ganya joins the game. Everyone is winning the money this greed takes him to play a game. Damu decides to earn some quick money by playing the game. He starts playing the game. Beginners luck works in the case of Damu. Initially he wins the games and his greed for money grows more.
After the game, Damu goes to the shop. Damu asks the shopkeeper to give him the jaggery. The shopkeeper gives him the jaggery and in exchange of that Damu puts money in the hands of the shopkeeper. The shopkeeper looks at the defaced coin and tells Damu that the coin doesn't work. Damu requests shopkeeper but the shopkeeper asks for different coin. Now Damu walks back with tearful eyes.
Since its world premiere in July 2009, the film has been selected for 50 national and international film festivals across the world, winning thirteen awards.
Festival/Awards | Category | Result |
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4th International Short Film Festival of India 2010, Chennai | Best Film | Won |
2nd International Film Festival Nagpur 2011 | Best Film | Won |
Pune Short Film Festival 2011, Pune | Best Director | Won |
Bengal Web Fair Short & Documentary Film Festival 2013, Kolkata | Best Cinematographer | Won |
6th Goa Marathi Film Festival 2013, Goa [3] | Best Film | Won |
Malabar Short Film Festival 2013, Calicut | Best Children Film | Won |
Lakecity International Short Film Festival 2013, Bhopal | Best Child Actor | Won |
Kanyakumari International Film Festival 2013, Kanyakumari | Appreciation Award for Excellence in Film making | Won |
Navi Mumbai International Film Festival 2014, Navi Mumbai [4] | Jury Special Mention | Won |
2nd Darbhanga International Film Festival 2014 | Best Actor | Won |
2nd Darbhanga International Film Festival 2014 | Best Cinematographer | Won |
Barshi Short Film Festival 2014 | Best Film | Won |
1st Maharashtra Short Film Festival 2014 | Best Film | Won |
Mahrashtra Times Awards 2010 | Nominated | Nominated |
This article may require
cleanup to meet Wikipedia's
quality standards. The specific problem is: External links and references need cleanup. (March 2019) |
Vartul (Film) | |
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Directed by | Santosh Ram |
Written by | Santosh Ram |
Produced by | Vivek Chitra Production & Mokal Films |
Starring | Ashwini Giri, Chinmay Patwardhan, Ajinkya Bhise |
Cinematography | Pravin Mokal |
Edited by | Vinod Borate |
Music by | Shrirang Umrani |
Distributed by | Vivek Chitra Production |
Release date |
|
Running time | 19 minutes |
Language | Marathi |
Budget | 11000USD |
Vartul ( Marathi: वर्तुळ ; translation: Circle) is a 2009 Indian short film written and directed by Santosh Ram and produced by Vivek Chitra Production & Mokal Films. [1]
The leading cast of the movie consisted of Ashwini Giri, Chinmay Patwardhan, Ajinkya Bhise and Shailesh Shankar Kulkarni. The production of the film commenced in May 2008 and was completed in July 2009. The crew were selected by Vivek Chitra Production. The movie was shot in Bhor Maharashtra on a very tight budget. The crew faced various difficulties due to the shoestring budget.
The movie revolves around Damu, a 10-year-old boy. There is a festival so mother wants to make Sweet. Mother asks Damu to go to shop and bring the jagarry. Damu has to take the money from the box, but he observes that there is no more money other than one coin left in the box. He leaves his home to buy Jagarry. On the way, he meets his friend Ganya. Ganya proposes for a race and Damu immediately accepts it. On the way to shop they stop at a Bioscopewallah. Ganya wants to watch the show of Bioscopewallah and he asks Damu to join him. Damu realizes that he does not have enough money, he wants to watch the show but he has to deny it. Damu realizes that he does not have enough money and he has to go to the shop and bring the Jagarry for the sweets. After the show Damu curiously asks Ganya about it. Ganya narrates the things to Damu on the bicycle ride they enjoy together.
Someone from the corner shouts for Ganya and asks him to join the game. Ganya and Damu leave the bicycle side of the road. They go there and see that Ganya's friends are playing game of money. The game is you have to hit a coin with a stone slab. Ganya joins the game. Everyone is winning the money this greed takes him to play a game. Damu decides to earn some quick money by playing the game. He starts playing the game. Beginners luck works in the case of Damu. Initially he wins the games and his greed for money grows more.
After the game, Damu goes to the shop. Damu asks the shopkeeper to give him the jaggery. The shopkeeper gives him the jaggery and in exchange of that Damu puts money in the hands of the shopkeeper. The shopkeeper looks at the defaced coin and tells Damu that the coin doesn't work. Damu requests shopkeeper but the shopkeeper asks for different coin. Now Damu walks back with tearful eyes.
Since its world premiere in July 2009, the film has been selected for 50 national and international film festivals across the world, winning thirteen awards.
Festival/Awards | Category | Result |
---|---|---|
4th International Short Film Festival of India 2010, Chennai | Best Film | Won |
2nd International Film Festival Nagpur 2011 | Best Film | Won |
Pune Short Film Festival 2011, Pune | Best Director | Won |
Bengal Web Fair Short & Documentary Film Festival 2013, Kolkata | Best Cinematographer | Won |
6th Goa Marathi Film Festival 2013, Goa [3] | Best Film | Won |
Malabar Short Film Festival 2013, Calicut | Best Children Film | Won |
Lakecity International Short Film Festival 2013, Bhopal | Best Child Actor | Won |
Kanyakumari International Film Festival 2013, Kanyakumari | Appreciation Award for Excellence in Film making | Won |
Navi Mumbai International Film Festival 2014, Navi Mumbai [4] | Jury Special Mention | Won |
2nd Darbhanga International Film Festival 2014 | Best Actor | Won |
2nd Darbhanga International Film Festival 2014 | Best Cinematographer | Won |
Barshi Short Film Festival 2014 | Best Film | Won |
1st Maharashtra Short Film Festival 2014 | Best Film | Won |
Mahrashtra Times Awards 2010 | Nominated | Nominated |