Fandry

Fandry
Film Poster
Directed byNagraj Manjule
Produced by
  • Navalakha Arts
  • Holy Basil Productions
Starring
CinematographyVikram Amladi
Edited byChandan Arora
Music bySongs:
Ajay-Atul
Score:
Alokananda Dasgupta
Distributed by
  • Reliance Media Works
  • Zee Entertainment
Release dates
  • 17 October 2013 (2013-10-17) (MIFF)
  • 14 February 2014 (2014-02-14) (India)
Running time
104 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageMarathi
Budget₹1.75 crore (US$210,000)[1]
Box office₹7 crore (US$840,000) (Lifetime)[2][3]

Fandry (The Pig)[a] is a 2013 Indian Marathi-language film, written and directed by Nagraj Manjule in his directorial debut. It stars Somnath Awghade and Rajeshwari Kharat. The story focuses on a young boy's love amidst caste-based discrimination. The film, set in Akolner, a village near Ahmednagar, revolves around the issue of discrimination in India's caste system and narrates the story of a teenager from a Dalit family who lives at the village fringe, and falls in love with an upper-caste girl.[4][5]

The film won the Grand Jury Prize at the MAMI Film Festival.[6] The film was released theatrically on Valentine's Day 2014.[7] The film received critical acclaim. At the 61st National Film Awards, it won the Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director.[8]

  1. ^ Sharma, Kanika (22 May 2016). "Only movie villains have names like mine: Sairat director Nagraj Manjule". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  2. ^ Singh, Suhani (26 January 2016). "Sold on substance". India Today. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  3. ^ "1st Week Box Office Collection Of Marathi Film FANDRY". Box Office Capsule India
  4. ^ "Fandry review: A charming film about caste, identity and young love". Firstpost. 14 February 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  5. ^ "Movie review: Suhani Singh gives four stars to 'Fandry'". India Today. 14 February 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  6. ^ "Golden Dream, Fandry win top prizes at Mumbai Film Festival". screendaily.com.
  7. ^ "Fandry to release on 150 screens in February". DearCinema.com.
  8. ^ "61st National Film Awards For 2013" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. 16 April 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 April 2014. Retrieved 2014-04-16.


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