Pandu (film)

Pandu is a 2021 Indian Marathi-language comedy drama film written and directed by Viju Mane and produced by Zee Studios.^[2] The film stars Bhalchandra Kadam, Kushal Badrike, Sonalee Kulkarni and Pravin Tarde in lead roles. It was theatrically released on 3 December 2021.^[3]

Pandu
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Viju Mane
Written by	Story and Screenplay: Viju Mane Kushal Badrike Dialogue: Rajesh Deshpande, Sameer chughule
Produced by	Zee Studios
Starring	Bhalchandra Kadam Kushal Badrike Sonalee Kulkarni Pravin Tarde Prajakta mali Savita malpekar
Cinematography	Shabbir Naik
Edited by	Pratik S Patil
Music by	Avdhoot Gupte
Production company	Zee Studios
Release date	3 December 2021 (2021-12-03)
Running time	118 minutes
Country	India
Language	Marathi
Box office	est.₹5.9 crore[1]

Cast

• Bhalchandra Kadam as Pandu
• Kushal Badrike as Mahadu Mahagade/Mahadu Havaldar^[4]
• 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

Release

Theatrical

The film was theatrically released on 3 December 2021 and premiered on 30 January 2022 on Television.^[5]

Home media

It is available for streaming on ZEE5.^[6]

Reception

Critical reception

Pandu film received positive reviews from critics. Mihir Bhanage of The Times of India gave 3 out of 5 stars.^[7] Kalpeshraj Kubal of Maharashtra Times also awarded 3 out of 5 stars.^[8] 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."^[9]

Box office

The film collected ₹19.1 million on its first weekend.^[10] The 10-day's net collection of movie is ₹50 million.^[11] Film grossed ₹52.9 million in two weeks.^[12] The film grossed ₹59 million at Box office collection in India.^[13]

Soundtrack

Pandu
Soundtrack album by Avdhoot Gupte
Released	2021
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	22:58
Language	Marathi
Label	Zee Music Company
Official audio
Pandu – Full Album on YouTube

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

All music is composed by Avdhoot Gupte.

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer (s)	Length
1.	"Bhurum Bhurum"	Avdhoot Gupte	Avdhoot Gupte, Vaishali Samant	3:47
2.	"Kelewadi"	Viju Mane	Avdhoot Gupte, Sampada Mane	4:05
3.	"Dada Parat Ya Na"	Avdhoot Gupte	Avdhoot Gupte, Adarsh Shinde	3:03
4.	"Badluck Kharab Hay"	Vaibhav Joshi	Ramanand Ugale	3:48
5.	"Jaanata Raja"	Sameer Samant	Adarsh Shinde, Aaboli Girhe	2:50
Total length:				22:58

Accolades

2024: Maharashtra State Film Awards

Winners^[14]

• Best Comedian Male – Bhalchandra Kadam
• Best Art Direction – Bhushan Rahul, Rakesh Kadam

Nominations^[15]

• Best Choreographer – Vitthal Patil for "Bhurum Bhurum"