Killa (film)

Killa
Film poster
Directed byAvinash Arun
Written byTushar Paranjape
Produced byNishant Roy Bombarde
Alan McAlex
Vishesh Agrawal
Sajid Mansuri
Akshay M. Musle
Madhukar R. Musle
Ajay Rai
Starring
CinematographyAvinash Arun
Edited byCharu Shree Roy
Music byNaren Chandavakar
Benedict Taylor
Production
company
Distributed byJAR Pictures
Release dates
  • 11 February 2014 (2014-02-11) (Berlin International Film Festival)
  • 26 June 2015 (2015-06-26) (theatrical)
Running time
107 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageMarathi
Box office10 crore (US$1.2 million)[1]

Killa (English: The Fort) is an Indian Marathi-language drama film directed by Avinash Arun. The film revolves around an 11-year-old seventh grade boy struggling to cope with the death of his father and his journey into coming of age.

The film was selected for the 64th Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Crystal Bear by the Children's Jury in the Generation KPlus Selection.[2] At the 62nd National Film Awards in March 2015, the film won the Best Feature Film in Marathi award. The actor Parth Bhalerao received Special Mention for his role in this film and Bhoothnath Returns.[3] The film was released on 26 June 2015.[4]

  1. ^ "Court, Lai Bhaari and more: The rise and rise of Marathi cinema". Entertainment. Hindustan Times. 4 October 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  2. ^ Barraclough, Leo (15 February 2014). "Berlin: Crystal Bears Go to '52 Tuesdays', 'Killa'". Variety.
  3. ^ "62nd National Film Awards for 2014 (Press Release)" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. 24 February 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  4. ^ "Killa Releases in June". Killa Facebook Page. 15 February 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2021.