Kaul Manacha

Kaul Manacha is an Indian Marathi-language film directed by Bheemrao Mude and produced by Rajesh Patil. The film stars Rajesh Shringarpure, Sameer Dharmadhikari and Amruta Patki. Music by Rohan-Rohan. The film was released on 21 October 2016.^[1]

Kaul Manacha
Directed by	Bheemrao Mude
Produced by	Rajesh Patil
Starring	Rajesh Shringarpure Sameer Dharmadhikari Amruta Patki
Cinematography	Nitin Ghag
Edited by	Santosh Yadav
Music by	Rohan-Rohan
Release date	21 October 2016 (2016-10-21)
Country	India
Language	Marathi

Synopsis

Cinephile school-kid Raj is obsessed with films and his female classmate Ritika; initially, everyone brushes him off, but chaos ensues when his obsessions begin to seep into his real life.^[2]

Cast

• Rajesh Shringarpure
• Sameer Dharmadhikari
• Amruta Patki
• Girija Prabhu
• Ninand Tambde
• Vijay Chavan
• Jaywant Wadkar
• Kamlesh Sawant
• Shweta Pendse
• Varsha Dandale
• Mausami Tondwalkar
• Vinit Bhonde

Production

Filming

Muhurat shot and formal launch was done on 6 November 2015 in Mumbai,^[3] India. Principal photography began that day, as informed by the makers. On 23 February 2016, entire shooting of the film has been wrapped up.^[4]

Soundtrack

Kaul Manacha
Soundtrack album by Rohan-Rohan
Released	2016[5]
Recorded	2016
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	12:16
Language	Marathi
Official audio
Kaul Manacha – Full Album on YouTube

Track listing

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"TikTok"	Prajakta Shukre, Rohan Pradhan	3:42
2.	"Man Manjiri"	Armaan Malik, Shreya Ghoshal	4:44
3.	"Kaul Niyatishi"	Adarsh Shinde	4:30
Total length:			12:16

Reception

Critical reception

Kaul Manacha film received positive reviews from critics. Shalaka Nalawade of The Times of India gave the film a rating of 3.5/5 and wrote "It gives you a social message, but does not come across as preachy, and that’s where its strength lies. A decent entertainer this one".^[6] Soumitra Pote of Maharashtra Times gave the film 2.5 stars out of 5 and wrote "This was a topic with a good storyline. If a little more work had been done on the characters, their behavior, it would have felt more relatable".^[7] Raju Chinchankar of Lokmat gave the film 2 stars out of 5 and wrote "Had the story received a stronger treatment, its impact would have been heightened".^[2] Reshma Raikwar of Loksatta wrote "There are a lot of things that have been gathered in the film, if only a few things that were left out had been caught correctly, this would have been the best film!".^[8]