Valu - the bull

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Valu is a Marathi movie which got released in January 2008 and was featured in Berlin film festival. Also became first Marathi feature Film to get selected in Rotterdam International Film Festival 2008, Holland.

1 Storyline
2 Cast
3 External links
4 Selection in Film Festivals
5 Awards and Achievements
6 Sources

[edit] Storyline

VALU is a story set in a small village of Kusavade : a remote location in the interiors of Maharashtra, housing a small group of people having dreams, aspirations, ups and downs.... and of course unusual traits that can only be found in a village. But the lovable villagers of Kusavade are facing a recurring problem....

The village tradition of letting loose a Bull in God’s name has had dire consequences. It is running amok in the village destroying everything that it sees. In a desperate attempt to save the village, Swanand Gaddamwar, a dashing young forest officer is called upon by the village Sarpanch. Gaddam appears in the village with his team to pacify and capture the Bull, but none of his plans seem to come to shape while interacting with the simpletons in the village.

The film explores the interaction of all the parties in the village: The capturing team, the villagers and ultimately the bull itself. A film with a simplistic storyline with a dash of comedy and adventure, Valu has subtle references to human emotions, mannerisms and thinking.

[edit] Cast

Swanand Gaddamwar: Atul Kulkarni
Sarapanch: Mohan Agashe
Sarapanch's Wife : Bharati Acharekar
Jeevan: Girish Kulkarni
Tani : Veena Jamkar
Pandit : Dilip Prabhavalkar
Pandit's Wife : Nirmitee Sawant
Aaba : Nandu Madhav
Aaba's Wife: Renuka Daftardar
Shiva : Mangesh Satpute
Sangi : Amruta Subhash
Satya: Satish Tare
Aaja : Chandrakant Gokhale
Sakhubai : Jyoti Subhash
Suresh : Shrikant Yadav
Suresh' Wife: Ashwini Giri
Shivai's Father: Deepak Alegaonkar
Sangi's father: Rajesh More
Sangi's Mother: Meghana Vaidya
Popat: Siddharth Zadbuke
Shankrya: Prashant Tapaswi
Ganya: Nikhil Raut
Sameer: Vrishasen Dabholkar
Jagnade: Ashok Kulkarni
Gaddam's Wife: Pournima Ganu
Sampi: Sharavi Kulkarni
Sampat: Aditya Kulkarni
Valu : Raja (bull)

[edit] External links

http://www.valuthefilm.com

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[edit] Selection in Film Festivals

5th Asian Film Festival 2008 (Pune, INDIA): Selected for screening as a closing film for the festival.
37th Rotterdam International Film Festival 2008 (Holland): First Marathi feature film to receive this honor.
24th Warsaw International Film Festival 2008 (Poland): Invited for screening

[edit] Awards and Achievements

Best Director: Umesh Kulkarni, Best Cinematographer: Sudhir Palsane (PIFF 2008)
Best Eye-Catching Film of the Year, Best Supporting Actor: Girish Kulkarni (Zee gaurav Awards 2008)
Best Film of 2008:VALU, Best Director: Umesh Kulkarni (Maharashtra Times Awards - MaTa Sanman 2008)