Sairat

Sairat
File:Sairat Marathi Film Poster.jpg Official Release Poster
Directed by	Nagraj Manjule
Produced by	Nagraj Manjule, Nitin Keni, Nikhil Sane
Story by	Nagraj Manjule Avinash H. Ghadge
Starring	Rinku Rajguru Akash Thosar
Music by	Ajay−Atul
Cinematography	Sudhakar Reddy Yakkanti
Edited by	Kutub Inamdar
Production company	Essel Vision Productions, Aatpat Production, Zee studios
Release dates	29 April 2016 (2016-04-29)
Country	India
Language	Marathi
Budget	₹4 crore (US$590,000)
Box office	est. ₹75 crore (US$11 million)

Sairat (English: Wild) is an Indian 2016 romance film starring Rinku Rajguru and Akash Thosar. It is directed by Nagraj Manjule and produced by Nagraj Manjule, Nitin Keni, and Nikhil Sane under the banner of Aatpat Production, Zee Studios and Essel Vision Productions. The music, produced by Ajay-Atul, was released on 6 April 2016. The film was released in India on 29 April 2016. It becomes the biggest weekend opener for marathi film breaking record held by Natsamrat. Sairat was the first marathi film to cross ₹55 crore (US$8.2 million) mark. It will be remade in Telugu, Gujarati and Hindi.

Plot

The film follows the story of Parshya, a low-caste young boy, and Archie, a daughter of a rich "upper caste landlord", who fall in love despite opposition from society that they must not be together. When their relationship is discovered, the couple is faced with violence and many challenges before they leave for the city.

Cast

• Rinku Rajguru as Archana Patil (Archie)
• Akash Thosar as Prashant Kale (Parshya)
• Tanaji Galgunde as Pradeep Bansode (Langdya/Balya)
• Arbaz Shaikh as Salim Shaikh (Salya)
• Anuja Mule as Annie
• Rubina Inamdar as Sapna
• Dhananjay Nanavare as Mangesh (Mangya)
• Suresh Vishwakarma as Archie's Father (Tatya)
• Geeta Chavan as Archie's Mother
• Suraj Pawar as Prince
• Sambhaji Tangde as Parshya's Father
• Nagraj Manjule as Satpute Sir
• Chhaya Kadam as Suman Akka
• Bhushan Manjule as Shahid
• Jyoti Subhash as Saguna Aatya (Special Appearance)

Music

Sairat
Soundtrack album by Ajay-Atul
Released	5 April 2016 (2016-04-05)
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	20:55
Language	Marathi
Label	Zee Music Company
Ajay-Atul chronology
Nilkanth Master (2015)Nilkanth Master2015 Sairat (2016) Jaundya Na Balasaheb (2016)Jaundya Na Balasaheb2016

The songs and background score for the film are composed by composer duo Ajay−Atul, who had earlier worked with director Nagraj Manjule on his debut film Fandry (2013). The soundtrack includes western classical pieces recorded at Sony Scoring Stage in Hollywood, California, a first for an Indian film. The orchestra of 66 musicians – including a 45-piece string section, 6-piece woodwind section, 13-piece brass section, 6-piece horn section, and 1 harp – was conducted by Mark Graham.

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Yad Lagala"	Ajay−Atul	Ajay Gogavale	05:14
2.	"Aattach Baya Ka Baavarala"	Ajay−Atul	Shreya Ghoshal	05:34
3.	"Sairat Jhala Ji"	Ajay−Atul, Nagraj Manjule	Chinmaya Sripada, Ajay Gogavale	06:09
4.	"Zingaat"	Ajay−Atul	Ajay−Atul	03:46
Total length:				19:45

Production

Nagraj Manjule wrote Sairat as a "classic love story" and aimed for it to be more commercial than his previous films. It was based on his own experiences and so he chose his own village Jeur, Karmala Taluka in Solapur, as the setting. Filming commenced in February 2015 and concluded in May.

Release

The film was released with English subtitles in Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa, Madhya Pradesh, NCR, Kolkata, Bhilai, Raipur, Bhiwadi, Karnataka, and Telangana. The film screened at more than 450 theatres. Such has been the Sairat craze that two additional shows one at midnight and one at 3 a.m. have been introduced in a hall in Rahimatpur in Satara district. The film was released in about 200 screens in other parts of India (Outside Maharashtra) with english subtitles. Sairat will be the first marathi film to get a cinematic release in the United Arab Emirates.

Critical reception

In addition to challenging the caste system in India, Sairat casts Archie (the main female character) in a leading role in the action scenes. The director was questioned about his decision to cast Rinku Rajguru as the main character, despite her not being "conventionally 'good looking'"; he disputed this and described most film actresses as "bimbettes" compared to the strong character played by Rinku. Ganesh Matkari of Pune Mirror rated the film with four star saying, "The word I will use to describe Sairat is 'significant'."

Box office

Sairat took ₹3.60 crore (US$530,000) on its opening day, with a total of ₹12.10 crore (US$1.8 million) on its opening weekend. It has collected more than ₹65 crore (US$9.7 million) + and enters 4th week at more than 525 screens, making it the best performing Marathi film of all time and the first to pass ₹65 crore (US$9.7 million). At the end of the 4th week, it has collected Rs. 75 crores on the box office.

Awards

The film was selected for the 66th Berlin International Film Festival under its Generation 14plus section. Rinku Rajguru was awarded a National Film Award – Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Feature Film) at the 63rd National Film Awards in 2015 "for her effective portrayal of a lively girl who defies societal norms but ultimately has to face the wrath of her family".

See also

• Highest grossing Marathi films
• List of most expensive Indian films

External links

• Sairat at IMDb