Thartharat

Thartharat (transl. Tremble) is a 1989 Indian Marathi-language action comedy film co-written and directed by Mahesh Kothare and produced by Arvind Samant.^[5] The film stars Mahesh Kothare, Laxmikant Berde, Nivedita Joshi, Priya Arun, Deepak Shirke, Jairam Kulkarni and Rahul Solapurkar. The music was composed by Anil Mohile.^[6]

Thartharat
DVD cover
Directed by	Mahesh Kothare
Written by	Shivaram Gorle (Dialogue)
Screenplay by	Vasant Sathe Mahesh Kothare
Story by	Mahesh Kothare[1]
Produced by	Arvind Samant
Starring	Mahesh Kothare Laxmikant Berde Nivedita Joshi Priya Arun Deepak Shirke Jairam Kulkarni Rahul Solapurkar
Cinematography	Suryakant Lavande
Edited by	Vishwas–Anil
Music by	Anil Mohile
Production company	Shree Ashtavinayak Chitra[2]
Release date	1 January 1989 (1989-01-01)
Running time	138 minutes[3]
Country	India
Language	Marathi
Budget	₹20 lakh[4]
Box office	₹80 lakh[4]

Plot

Zunjaar Rao Ghorpade (Jairam Kulkarni) runs a newspaper called Zunjaar, but it's not doing well. He hopes his son Lakshya (Laxmikant Berde) will help, but Lakshya spends more time with his girlfriend Gange (Priya Arun). In a desperate move, Lakshya publishes a fake story about a dacoit, Taklu Haiwan (Rahul Solapurkar), coming to their village. This boosts their newspaper sales but also creates fear in the village. Uma (Nivedita Joshi), who works for a rival paper called Apradh, comes to cover the news. As panic spreads, Inspector Mahesh Jadhav (Mahesh Kothare) is transferred to handle the situation.

The problem gets real when Taklu Haiwan and his gang actually arrive in the village. Now faced with a genuine threat, Lakshya and Inspector Mahesh must set aside their differences, team up, and devise a plan to protect their village from the looming danger posed by Taklu Haiwan and his gang.

Cast

• Mahesh Kothare as CID Inspector Mahesh Jadhav
• Laxmikant Berde as Laxmikant Ghorpade (a.k.a. Lakshya)
• Nivedita Joshi as Uma Desai
• Priya Arun as Ganga
• Deepak Shirke as Constable 100 (Ganga's father)
• Jairam Kulkarni as Zunjaarrao Ghorpade (Lakshya's father)
• Rahul Solapurkar as Taklu Haiwan
• Bhalchandra Kulkarni as Sarpanch Kavale
• Prakash Phadtare as Inspector Tonage
• Ravindra Berde as Editor of Apradh (Uma's employer)
• Ashok Pahelwan as Taklu Haiwan's henchman
• Kishore Nandlaskar as Guest in Shrirangpur
• Ambar Kothare as Mumbai Police Commissioner (Mahesh's employer)^[7]

Production

Casting

The film marks Mahesh and Laxmikant Berde's third collaboration, with Nivedita Joshi joining Kothare once more after Dhum Dhadaka and De Dana Dan. Priya Arun steps into the role of Ganga, while Rahul Solapurkar takes on the character of Taklu Haiwan following an invitation from Annasaheb Deulgaonkar.^[4]

Soundtrack

Thartharat
Soundtrack album by Anil Mohile
Released	1989
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	19:51
Language	Marathi
Label	Ishtar Music
Official audio
Thartharat - Full Album on YouTube

The music is composed by Anil Mohile and lyrics by Pravin Danve.

Track listing

No.	Title	Singer (s)	Length
1.	"Rani Ga Gangu Ga"	Anand Shinde, Jyotsna Hardikar	2:51
2.	"Ganpati Bappa Morya"	Suresh Wadkar, Usha Mangeshkar, Anand Shinde, Jyotsna Hardikar	3:22
3.	"Chikiri Buboom"	Usha Mangeshkar, Amit Kumar	3:37
4.	"Sutlaay Ga Thartharat"	Anupama Deshpande, Sudesh Bhosle, Anand Shinde, Vinay Mandke	8:00
Total length:			19:51