Chintoo (film)
| Directed by | Shrirang Godbole |
|---|---|
| Produced by | Shrirang Godbole, Abhay Gadgil |
| Screenplay by | Shrirang Godbole, Vibhavari Deshpande |
| Music by | Saleel Kulkarni |
| Cinematography | Sanjay Jadhav |
| Edited by | Abhijeet Balaji Deshpande |
Production company |
Indian Magic Eye Motion Pictures Pvt. Ltd. |
Release dates |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Marathi |
'Chintoo (Marathi Film) is the feature film version of the comic character Chintoo and his gang which was released on 18 May 2012, produced by Indian Magic Eye Motion Pictures Pvt. Ltd.. The film opened to a delightful critical and commercial response and was widely appreciated by the younger audiences. The film, directed by Shrirang Godbole, has Shubhankar Atre playing the lead character of Chintoo. Actors like Subodh Bhave, Vibhawari Deshpande and others played the supporting characters.
Plot Summary
Chintoo, a sweet and naughty boy lives in an upper middle class, lively neighborhood with his parents. This eight-year-old is extremely popular in his group. Pappu is his best friend and Mini, Raju, Baglya, Neha and the toddler Sonu all together are the unbeatable 'Wanarwede Warriors'
Chintoo and his gang have big plans for their much awaited summer vacation. They decide to beat their rivals Vinchoo biters by making Wanarwede Warriors strong enough even to win the world cup. They practice hard and also convert the barren piece of land in the society into their very own 'Wanarwede stadium.' The match starts as planned.
Guru, a rogue forcibly enters that space on the same day and sets up a small Chinese eatery. Akki, watchman Sakharam's son is supposed to run it. Children protest against this intrusion but no one cares. The adults are in fact happy to get an easy access to the Chinese food. No one except Colonel Kaka objects to this illegal entrant and his illegitimate business in the housing complex.
Children try to find space to play cricket but always end up being scolded by adults. They try all means and ways to get their stadium back and also make the adults understand their problem. All their attempts fail until Chintoo; the mastermind comes up with his own idea of making a Chinese dragon which Guru worships so that he will get scared and leave the ground. The Wanarwede warriors are later joined by the Vinchoo biters as even they don`t have ground to play. In the end Chintoo and his friends earn back their ground after their parents realise how important the ground is to them.
Cast
Chintoo - Shubhankar Atre
Mini - Suhani Dadhphale
Baglya - Animesh Padhye
Raju - Ved Ravade
Pappu - Nishant Bhavsar
Neha - Rumani Khare
Sonu - Arjun Jog
Chintoo’s Aai - Vibhavari Deshpande
Chintoo’s Baba - Subodh Bhave
Chintoo’s Ajoba - Shriram Pendse
Colonel Kaka - Satish Alekar
Joshi Kaka - Dilip Prabhavalkar
Joshi Kaku - Bharti Aacharekar
Sakharam Watchman - Vijay Nikam
Satish Dada - Alok Rajwade
Guru Dada - Nagesh Bhosale
Akki - Om Bhutkar
Art Teacher - Vijay Patwardhan
Guruji - Prashant Tapasvi
Chimanee - Mrinmayee Godbole
Popat - Pankaj Gangan
Chimanee’s Father - Sanjay Lonkar
Chimanee’s Mother - Pournima Ganu Manohar
Popat’s Mother - Sadhana Sarpotdar
Mini’s Aai - Mridul Patwardhan
Mini’s Baba - Sunil Abhyankar
Raju’s Aai - Snehal Tarde
Raju’s Baba - Suraj Satav
Neha’s Aai - Soniya Khare
Neha’s Baba - Ajay Apte
Pappu’s Aai - Chitra Khare
Pappu’s Baba - Amit Patwardhan
About Cast & crew
Director - Shrirang Godbole
Story, screenplay and dialogue - Shrirang Godbole, Vibhawari Deshpande
Director of Photography - Sanjay Jadhav
Lyrics - Sandeep Khare
Music - Dr. Saleel Kulkarni
Editor - Abhijeet Balaji Deshpande
Art Director - Siddharth Tatooskar, Bhakti Tatooskar
Costumes and Makeup - Geeta Godbole
Visual Effects (VFx) - Golden Square Media Works Pvt. Ltd.
Producer - Abhay Gadgil,Shrirang Godbole, Amit Patwardhan, Hrishi Deshpande, Chintamani Vartak, Rajesh Deshmukh
“Chintoo” Cartoon-strip Creators - Charuhas Pandit, Prabhakar Wadekar
The film is the first Indian feature which has been adapted from a daily comic strip.
Sequel
A sequel to the first film was announced on 11 March 2013. Titled "Chintoo 2 - Khajinyachi Chittarkatha". The film was released across Maharashtra on 19 April 2013. The film had all the children characters played by the same artists who played in the first part.
External links
- Film Website
- Chintoo website by Pan Ads, Pune
- Sakal Newspaper (online edition)
- Producers of Chintoo feature film
- Loksatta Newspaper (online edition)