| Vedat Marathe Veer Daudle Saat | |
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| Directed by | Mahesh Manjrekar |
| Written by | Parag Kulkarni |
| Produced by | Vaseem Qureshi Mahesh Manjrekar |
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| Cinematography | Karan B. Rawat |
| Music by | Hitesh Modak |
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| Distributed by | Zee Studios |
| Country | India |
| Language | Marathi |
Vedat Marathe Veer Daudle Saat (transl. The Brave Seven Marathas Ran In Madness) is an unreleased Indian Marathi-language period drama film directed by Mahesh Manjrekar and produced by Vaseem Qureshi under the banner of Qureshi Productions.[1] The film stars Pravin Tarde, Hardeek Joshi, Vishal Nikam, Jay Dudhane, Utkarsha Shinde and Virat Madke as the seven great Maratha warriors who playing important role to achieve the dream of Swaraj (transl. Self rule), while Hindi film actor Akshay Kumar in a extended cameo role who marks his Marathi film debut as Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
Manjrekar developed the story over seven years ago. The official announcement for the film came in November 2022, followed by principal photography starting in December 2022, helmed by cinematographer Karan B. Rawat who previously collaborated in Panghrun with Manjrekar. The filming took place in Mumbai, Panhala, and Kolhapur. The music score will be provided by Hitesh Modak. Initially slated for a Diwali 2023 release, the film was delayed due to production issues. Half of production is completed in June 2024, but filming was ultimately postponed due to financial problems over the higher budget.
The film was initially supposed to be released on Diwali but it was changed to avoid clashing with Tiger 3.[2][3]
- ^ "Akshay Kumar kickstarts the shooting of Mahesh Manjrekar's Vedat Marathe Veer Daudale Saat in Mumbai". Firstpost (Press release). 6 December 2022. Archived from the original on 20 March 2023.
- ^ "Akshay Kumar set to play Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in Mahesh Manjrekar's new Marathi film". The Telegraph (Press release). PTI. 3 November 2022. Archived from the original on 23 March 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
- ^ "Akshay Kumar and Mahesh Manjrekar's Veer Daudale Saat no longer releasing during Diwali; averts clash with Salman Khan's Tiger 3". Bollywood Hungama. 29 September 2023. Archived from the original on 3 December 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2022.