Pandu (film)

Pandu is a 2021 Indian Marathi-language comedy drama film written and directed by Viju Mane and produced by Zee Studios. The film stars Bhalchandra Kadam, Kushal Badrike, Sonalee Kulkarni and Pravin Tarde in lead roles. It was theatrically released on 3 December 2021.

Cast

 * Bhalchandra Kadam as Pandu
 * Kushal Badrike as Mahadu Mahagade/Mahadu Havaldar
 * Sonalee Kulkarni as Usha
 * Pravin Tarde as Balasaheb Pathare
 * Prajakta Mali as Karunatai Pathare
 * Sachin Goswami as Commissioner
 * Shahbaz Khan as Parvez Khan
 * Anand Ingale as Inspector Gondhale Patil
 * Hemangi Kavi as Sangita Mahadu Mahagade
 * Savita Malpekar as Pandu's mother
 * Uday Sabnis as Mantri
 * Sandy as Balasaheb Bodyguard

Theatrical
The film was theatrically released on 3 December 2021 and premiered on 30 January 2022 on Television.

Home media
It is available for streaming on ZEE5.

Critical reception
Pandu film received positive reviews from critics. Mihir Bhanage of The Times of India gave 3 out of 5 stars. Kalpeshraj Kubal of Maharashtra Times also awarded 3 out of 5 stars. Shaheen Irani of OTT Play rated 3.5 out of 5 and wrote "Pandu, is not your regular story. It has a political setup, which shows how Pandu (Pandya) became Pandu (traffic police) after being an entertainer for so long."

Box office
The film collected ₹19.1 million on its first weekend. The 10-day's net collection of movie is ₹50 million. Film grossed ₹52.9 million in two weeks. The film grossed ₹59 million at Box office collection in India.

Soundtrack
Music is composed by Avdhoot Gupte and background score is by Anurag Godbole.