Fandry
2013 film by Nagraj Manjule / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Fandry (transl. Pig, Marathi)[lower-alpha 1] is a 2013 Indian Marathi-language film, written and directed by Nagraj Manjule in his directorial debut. It stars Somnath Awghade and Rajeshwari Kharat. The story focuses on a young boy's love amidst caste-based discrimination. The film, set in Akolner, a village near Ahmednagar, revolves around the issue of discrimination in India's caste system and narrates the story of a teenager from a Dalit family who lives at the village fringe, and falls in love with an upper-caste girl.[4][5]
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Directed by | Nagraj Manjule |
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Cinematography | Vikram Amladi |
Edited by | Chandan Arora |
Music by | Songs: Ajay-Atul Score: Alokananda Dasgupta |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Marathi |
Budget | ₹1.75 crore (US$210,000)[1] |
Box office | ₹7 crore (US$840,000) (Lifetime)[2][3] |
The film won the Grand Jury Prize at the Mumbai International Film Festival.[6] The film was released theatrically on Valentine's Day 2014.[7] The film received critical acclaim. At the 61st National Film Awards, it won the Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director.[8]