Vaalvi

Vaalvi
Theatrical release poster
मराठीवाळवी
Directed byParesh Mokashi
Written byMadhugandha Kulkarni
Paresh Mokashi
Produced byMadhugandha Kulkarni
Starring
CinematographySatyajit Shobha Shriram
Edited byAbhijeet Deshpande
Saurabh Prabhudesai
Music byMangesh Dhakade
Production
company
Release date
  • 13 January 2023 (2023-01-13)
Running time
106 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageMarathi
Box officeest. ₹7.25 crore[1]

Vaalvi (translation: Termites) is a 2023 Indian Marathi-language dark comedy thriller[2] film directed by Paresh Mokashi and produced by Madhugandha Kulkarni under the production banner of Zee Studios. The film stars Swapnil Joshi, Anita Date Kelkar, Subodh Bhave and Shivani Surve and was released theatrically on 13 January 2023 and digitally on ZEE5 on 24 February 2023. In the film, Aniket (Joshi) plans to murder his mentally unstable wife, Avani (Date Kelkar), by faking a double suicide along with his girlfriend, Devika (Surve), but unforeseen circumstances compel them to team up with a psychiatrist, Anshuman (Bhave).[3]

Vaalvi was a major critical and commercial success, it earned over ₹7.25 crore at the Box office and emerging as the year's Sixth highest grossing Marathi film. Vaalvi won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Marathi at 70th National Film Awards.[4]

  1. ^ "Why Marathi cinema is captivating the youth and how youngsters are making space for its growth on social media platforms". The Indian Express. 3 April 2024. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Critically Acclaimed, Popular Thriller-Comedy Marathi film Vaalvi is all set to Release on OTT, Deets Inside". Zee News. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  3. ^ "घर बसल्या पाहता येणार 'वाळवी' चित्रपट; OTTवर या दिवशी होणार रिलीज". Lokmat (in Marathi). 16 February 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Swwapnil Joshi is elated as 'Vaalvi' wins Best Marathi Film and says, 'This is my first-ever National Award'— Exclusive!". The Times of India. 16 August 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 16 August 2024.