Thartharat

Thartharat is a 1989 Indian Marathi-language action comedy film co-written and directed by Mahesh Kothare and produced by Arvind Samant. The film stars Mahesh Kothare, Laxmikant Berde, Nivedita Joshi, Priya Arun, Deepak Shirke, Jairam Kulkarni and Rahul Solapurkar. The music was composed by Anil Mohile.

Plot
Zunjaar Rao Ghorpade (Jairam Kulkarni) runs a newspaper called Zunjaar, but it's not doing well. He hopes his son Lakshya (Laxmikant Berde) will help, but Lakshya spends more time with his girlfriend Gange (Priya Arun). In a desperate move, Lakshya publishes a fake story about a dacoit, Taklu Haiwan (Rahul Solapurkar), coming to their village. This boosts their newspaper sales but also creates fear in the village. Uma (Nivedita Joshi), who works for a rival paper called Apradh, comes to cover the news. As panic spreads, Inspector Mahesh Jadhav (Mahesh Kothare) is transferred to handle the situation.

The problem gets real when Taklu Haiwan and his gang actually arrive in the village. Now faced with a genuine threat, Lakshya and Inspector Mahesh must set aside their differences, team up, and devise a plan to protect their village from the looming danger posed by Taklu Haiwan and his gang.

Cast

 * Mahesh Kothare as CID Inspector Mahesh Jadhav
 * Laxmikant Berde as Laxmikant Ghorpade (a.k.a. Lakshya)
 * Nivedita Joshi as Uma Desai
 * Priya Arun as Ganga
 * Deepak Shirke as Constable 100 (Ganga's father)
 * Jairam Kulkarni as Zunjaarrao Ghorpade (Lakshya's father)
 * Rahul Solapurkar as Taklu Haiwan
 * Bhalchandra Kulkarni as Sarpanch Kavale
 * Prakash Phadtare as Inspector Tonage
 * Ravindra Berde as Editor of Apradh (Uma's employer)
 * Ashok Pahelwan as Taklu Haiwan's henchman
 * Kishore Nandlaskar as Guest in Shrirangpur
 * Ambar Kothare as Mumbai Police Commissioner (Mahesh's employer)

Casting
The film marks Kothare and Berde's third collaboration, with Nivedita Joshi joining Kothare once more after Dhum Dhadaka and De Dana Dan. Priya Arun steps into the role of Ganga, while Rahul Solapurkar takes on the character of Taklu Haiwan following an invitation from Annasaheb Deulgaonkar.

Soundtrack
The music is composed by Anil Mohile and lyrics by Pravin Danve.