Sarsenapati Hambirrao

Sarsenapati Hambirrao (Marathi: सरसेनापती हंबीरराव) is an Indian Marathi-language historical war film written and directed by Pravin Tarde and produced by Sandeep Mohite Patil,^[2] Saujanya Nikam^[3] and Darmendra Bora^[4] under banner of Urvita Productions.^[5] The film stars Pravin Tarde, Gashmeer Mahajani, Mohan Joshi in lead roles. The film is based on life of Military Commander of Maratha Empire Hambirrao Mohite. The film released worldwide on 27 May 2022.^[6]

Sarsenapati Hambirrao
Directed by	Pravin Tarde
Written by	Pravin Tarde
Produced by	Sandeep Mohite Patil Saujanya Nikam Darmendra Bora
Starring	Pravin Tarde Gashmeer Mahajani Mohan Joshi
Cinematography	Mahesh Limaye
Music by	Narendra Bhide Avinash-Vishwajeet
Production company	Urvita Productions
Distributed by	AA Films
Release date	27 May 2022 (2022-05-27)
Running time	158 minutes
Country	India
Language	Marathi
Budget	14 crore
Box office	18.20 crore [1]

Cast

• Pravin Tarde as Sarsenapati Hambirrao^[7]
• Gashmeer Mahajani as Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj^[7]
• Shruti Marathe as Maharani Soyarabai^[7]
• Raqesh Bapat as Sarjhah Khan^[7]
• Mohan Joshi as Alamgir Aurangzeb^[7]
• Snehal Tarde as Hambirrao's wife ^[7]
• Upendra Limaye as Bahirji Naik^[7]
• Ramesh Pardeshi as Yesaji Kank^[7]
• Sunil Abhyankar as Annaji Pant^[7]
• Arya Ramesh Pardesi as Tararani^[7]
• Rewati Limaye as Yesubai Bhonsale^[7]
• Sunil Palwal as Bahadur Khan

Premise

The biographical film is based and portrays the story of Hambirrao Mohite who was the chief military commander of the Maratha Empire. Hambirrao was an able military general, he executed several campaigns for Chattrapati Shivaji Maharaj and later served under Chattrapati Sambaji Maharaj ^{[citation needed]}.

Reception

Box office

Sarsenapati Hambirao collected ₹ 2.06 crores on the first day. The film registered an increase in collections on Sunday, earning ₹3.31 crore. The film earned ₹8.71 crore in its three-day opening weekend. 11 days collection is 18.20 crores ^[8]

Critical reception

Mihir Bhanage of The Times of India gave the film 3 out of five stars, saying "Gashmeer Mahajani and Praveen Tarde star on screen in this landmark film".^[9][10][11]

Awards and nominations

Fakt Marathi Cine Sanman

Won

• Best Playback Singer Male – Anand Shinde – "Saat Daudale"

Nominated

• Best Film – Urvita Productions

• Best Actor in a Lead Role – Pravin Tarde

• Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Gashmeer Mahajani

• Best Cinematographer – Mahesh Limaye

7th Filmfare Awards Marathi

Winner

• Filmfare Award for Best Cinematographer – Marathi - Mahesh Limaye

Nominated

• Filmfare Award for Best Costume Design – Marathi - Manasi Attarde

• Filmfare Award for Best Art Direction – Marathi - Madan Mane

• Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Marathi - Gashmeer Mahajani

• Filmfare Award for Best Director – Marathi - Pravin Tarde

• Filmfare Award for Best Film – Marathi - Urvita Productions