Unaad

Unaad is a 2023 Indian Marathi-language musical drama film directed by Aditya Sarpotdar, starring Abhishek Bharate, Devika Daftardar, Ashutosh Gaikwad, Hemal Ingle and Chinmay Jadhav. The film was released on 8 July 2023 on JioCinema.^[1]

Unaad
Official release poster
Directed by	Aditya Sarpotdar
Written by	Screenplay and Story: Aditya Sarpotdar Saurabh Bhave Dialogues: Kalyani Pandit
Produced by	Jyoti Deshpande Ajit Arora Chandresh Bhanushali Pritesh Thakkar
Starring	Abhishek Bharate Devika Daftardar Ashutosh Gaikwad Hemal Ingle Chinmay Jadhav
Cinematography	Lawrence D'Cunha
Edited by	Faisal Mahadik Imran Mahadik
Music by	Gulraj Singh
Production companies	Jio Studios Aurora Productions Artha Creations Namrata Arts
Distributed by	JioCinema
Release date	8 July 2023 (2023-07-08)
Country	India
Language	Marathi

The film was chosen for Zlin International Film Festival to compete international competition of feature films.^[2][3] Unaad is screened at MAMI (Mumbai Academy of the Moving Image).^[4]

Plot

The film based on the hardships and lifestyles of three young people from the Koli community.

Cast

• Ashutosh Gaikwad as Shubham
• Abhishek Bharate as Bandya
• Devika Daftardar as Bandya's mother
• Hemal Ingle as Swara
• Chinmay Jadhav as Jamil
• Avinash Khedekar as Parag
• Pravin Prabhakar as Haldi song Andhor
• Priyanka Tendolkar as Swara's sister

Production

The filming for the movie started in Konkan, where casting process was done.^[5]

Release

The film digitally premiered on 8 July 2023 on JioCinema.^[6]

Soundtrack

Unaad
Soundtrack album by Gulraj Singh
Released	2023
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	24:01
Language	Marathi
Label	Zee Music Company
Official audio
Unaad - Full Album on YouTube

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer (s)	Length
1.	"Yeda Mandola"	Kshitij Patwardhan	Nakash Aziz, Gulraj Singh	2:10
2.	"Halad Vajude"	Guru Thakur	Anand Shinde	2:58
3.	"Mann Taara"	Kshitij Patwardhan	Gulraj Singh, Shashaa Tirupati	4:10
4.	"Kshan Kaalche"	Guru Thakur	Nandini Srikar, Gulraj Singh	6:03
5.	"Hori Jayee Re"	Guru Thakur	Divya Kumar, Gulraj Singh	4:27
Total length:				24:01

All music is composed by Gulraj Singh

Reception

Kalpeshraj Kubal of Maharashtra Times gave three stars out of five stars, praised music, performances and cinematography.^[7] A reviewer from Sakal wrote that the film guides and introspects the children who are on the verge of adulthood.^[8] Reshma Raikwar of Loksatta observed it is a very different experience, which tries to offer a lot along with smooth, pure entertainment, using the wonderful use of visuals, dialogues, acting, background music, to create a depth of understanding beyond what is shown."^[9]

References

1. "Ajit Arora's multi-starrer 'Unaad' to premiere on OTT on July 8". The Times of India. 29 June 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 3 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
2. "आदित्य सरपोतदार यांच्या 'उनाड'ची आंतरराष्ट्रीय चित्रपट महोत्सवात निवड". ABP Majha (in Marathi). 2 May 2022. Archived from the original on 4 August 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
3. "Aditya Sarpotdar's 'Unaad' in competition at 62nd Zlin International Film Festival". Free Press Journal. Archived from the original on 10 August 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
4. "Ajit Arora's 'Unaad' to be screened at MAMI". The Times of India. 2 March 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 4 August 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
5. "Ajit Arora's multi-starrer 'Unaad' set for 2023 release". The Times of India. 8 September 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 4 August 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
6. "Unaad Movie : उनाड चित्रपटाचा ८ जुलैला प्रीमियर, फ्रीमध्ये पाहता येणार (Video)". Pudhari (in Marathi). 4 July 2023. Archived from the original on 1 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
7. "उनाड" [Unaad]. Maharashtra Times (in Marathi). Archived from the original on 3 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
8. "Unaad Review : तरुणाईला 'मार्गदर्शक' ठरेल अशी कलाकृती!". Sakal (in Marathi). Archived from the original on 3 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
9. "कोवळय़ा मनांचा तरल भावपट | unaad marathi movie review by reshma raikwar zws 70". Loksatta (in Marathi). 16 July 2023. Archived from the original on 3 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.

External links

• Unaad at IMDb