8.1
Appa, a veteran theatre actor who has primarily worked in adaptations of Shakespeare's plays, falls upon hard times in his old age.
Nana Patekar
Ganpat Ramchandra Belwalkar
Medha Manjrekar
Kaveri Ganpat Belwalkar
Vikram Gokhale
Rambhau
Jitendra Joshi
Mr. Dixit's Son
Shridhar Limaye
Mr. Dixit
Mrunmayee Deshpande
Vidya Ganpat Belwalkar
Director
Mahesh Manjrekar
February 18, 2022
10
This is quite the incredible movie. Not being versed in Indian culture, the title didn't warn me about the journey I was taking here. My first impressions connected this movie to the Peruvian "Eternity". But it didn't go there at all - not even close.
If you like Kurasawa's "Ran", Shakespearean tragedy, or King Lear specifically, you will love this film. It's a Marathi retelling of King Lear. And it's brilliant, touching and tragic.