Godavari (2022 film)

Not to be confused with Godavari (2006 film).

Godavari
VIFF premiere poster
Directed byNikhil Mahajan
Written byPrajakt Deshmukh
Nikhil Mahajan
Produced byJitendra Joshi
Mitali Joshi
Pavan Malu
Nikhil Mahajan
StarringNeena Kulkarni
Jitendra Joshi
Vikram Gokhale
CinematographyShamin Kulkarni
Edited byHrishikesh Petwe
Music byAV Prafullachandra
Production
companies
Blue Drop Films
Jitendra Joshi Pictures
Distributed byJio Studios[1]
Release dates
  • 4 October 2021 (2021-10-04) (VIFF)
  • 11 November 2022 (2022-11-11) (India)
Running time
169 min
CountryIndia
LanguageMarathi

Godavari is an Indian Marathi-language drama film directed by Nikhil Mahajan and produced by Jitendra Joshi, Mitali Joshi, Pavan Malu and Nikhil Mahajan under the banner of Blue Drop Films.[2] Starring Jitendra Joshi in lead role along with Neena Kulkarni, Sanjay Mone, Vikram Gokhale and Gauri Nalawade in pivotal roles. The film tells a story of a family living on the banks of river Godavari in Nashik.[3]

It had its world premiere at 2021 Vancouver International Film Festival on 4 October 2021,[4] and was released theatrically on 11 November 2022. The film received positive reviews from critics and audiences upon release. At the 69th National Film Awards, Godavari won an award for Best Direction.[5] At 7th Filmfare Awards Marathi, the film received a 12 nominations, Best Actor (Joshi) and Best Supporting Actor (Jadhav), and won a leading 5 awards, including Best Film, Best Director (Mahajan) and Best Actor Critics (Joshi).

  1. ^ "Jio Studios unveils slate of Marathi films, series". The Times of India. 7 September 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  2. ^ "69th National Film Awards: Nikhil Mahajan Bags Best Director For Marathi Film Godavari". TimesNow. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  3. ^ Joshi, Jitendra (8 December 2021). "'गोदावरी'चा अंत:स्थ प्रवाह." Loksatta (in Marathi). Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference r1:viff was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "69th National Film Awards 2023 complete winners list: Rocketry, Alia Bhatt, Kriti Sanon, Allu Arjun win big". The Indian Express. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.