Panghrun

Panghrun is an Indian Marathi-language period  musical drama film directed by Mahesh Manjrekar and produced by Zee Studios, featuring Amol Bhavadekar and Gauri Ingawale in the leading roles. The film won "The Best Indian Cinema Award (2020)" at Bangalore International Film Festival. Panghrun was theatrically released on 4 February 2022 in Maharashtra.

Plot
This story is set at the time of India's independence in 1947, during which time freedom for women in India was still unattainable. There were few customs in those days, the society had to struggle long to accept widow remarriage or prevent underage girls from marrying in the first place. Lakshmi, a widowed woman who is skilled in classical music, is forced to marry a man twice her age who is a kirtankar. He has two children from his previous wife. Lakshmi falls in love with Guruji through the daily routine of life. But Guruji stays away to keep some illusions at bay.

Cast

 * Gauri Ingawale as Laxmi
 * Amol Bavadekar as Guruji
 * Rohit Phalke as Madhav
 * Medha Manjrekar as Janaki
 * Pravin Tarde as Khot
 * Sulekha Talwalkar as Radhakka
 * Deepti Lele as Kunda
 * Vidhyadhar Joshi as Ramnath
 * Prabhakar More as Lakhoba

Development
After the huge success of Kaksparsh (2012) and Natsamrat (2016), Manjrekar started producing the film in 2017, inspired from B.B. Borkar's short-story.

Filming
Panghrun was shot in Konkan region and other locations of Maharashtra.

Release
The teaser of Panghrun was released on 11 February 2022 and trailer on 24 January 2022.

Initially the film was set to release on 3 April 2020 after that the film was released on 4 February 2022 in theaters.

Reception
Preeti Atulkar of The Times of India gave 4 stars out 5 and wrote "With sharp screenplay and strong storyline, the film holds your attention from start to finish. Thus, it is safe to say that Mahesh Manjrekar has once again displayed his cinematic excellence with this one." Chitrali Choghale of Lokmat rated 3.5 stars out of 5 and wrote "A very skilled director speaks volumes for the joy and experience of watching a movie, this movie is very much in his many little things."

Awards

 * 2020:Won:The Best Indian Cinema Award – Bangalore International Film Festival
 * 2024:Won:Maharashtra State Film Awards
 * Best Cinematography – Karan B. Rawat
 * Best Story – Balakrishna Bhagwant Borkar
 * 2024:Nominated:Maharashtra State Film Awards
 * Best Background Music – Hitesh Modak
 * Best Lyrics – Vaibhav Joshi for "Hee Anokhi Gaath"