Classmates (2015 film)
Classmates is a Marathi language film directed by Aditya Sarpotdar starring Ankush Choudhary, Sai Tamhankar, Sachit Patil, Sonalee Kulkarni and Siddharth Chandekar. The film is an official remake of 2006 Malayalam film, with the same name. The film is set in 1995. Trailer of the film was released on 28 October 2014.
| Classmates | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Aditya Sarpotdar |
| Produced by | Suresh Pai Mediamonks |
| Written by | Kshitij Patwardhan (Dialogue) |
| Screenplay by | Kshitij Patwardhan Sameer Vidhwans |
| Story by | James Albert |
| Based on | Classmates (2006 film) by Lal Jose |
| Starring | Ankush Choudhary Sai Tamhankar Sachit Patil Sonalee Kulkarni Siddharth Chandekar Sushant Shelar Suyash Tilak Pallavi Patil |
| Music by | Amitraj Troy-Arif Avinash-Vishwajeet Pankaj Padghan |
| Cinematography | K.K. Manoj |
| Edited by | Faisal Mahadik Imran Mahadik |
Production company | Mahalasa Entertainment Media Monks |
| Distributed by | Video Palace, S.K. Production Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 175 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Marathi |
| Budget | ₹5 crore |
| Box office | ₹11crore(Lifetime) [1][2] |
Cast
- Ankush Choudhary as Satya
- Sai Tamhankar as Appu
- Sachit Patil as Rohit
- Sonalee Kulkarni as Aditi
- Sushant Shelar as Pratap
- Siddharth Chandekar as Ani
- Suyash Tilak as Amit
- Pallavi Patil as Heena
- Ramesh Deo as Samar Raje Nimbalkar
- Raju Pandit
- Sanjay Mone as Rohit's father
- Kishori Shahane as College Principal and Mother of Ani
Plot
Satya is a last year student and a college leader from "yuva shakti party". Ani is a first year student and a very cool and fun loving boy and Satya's friend. Aditi Nimbalkar is the niece of a politician. Appu is a rough girl and Satya's right hand. She loves Satya. Rohit is also a last year student and a swimmer. Ani has an ambition to build music section in college. In the beginning, Satya and Aditi hate each other but later, they fell in love with each other. During this, elections begin and Rohit decides that Aditi is going to oppose Satya in elections. The turning point of the story is Ani's death.
Soundtrack
| Classmates | |
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| Soundtrack album by Amit Raj, Troy-Arif, Avinash-Vishwajeet & Pankaj Padghan | |
| Released | 13 January 2015 |
| Genre | Feature Film Soundtrack |
| Length | 32:12 |
| Label | Video Palace |
Music of the film is composed by Amitraj, Troy Arif, Avinash-Vishwajeet and Pankaj Padghan with lyrics are penned by Mandar Cholkar, Satyajeet Ranade, Guru Thakur and Kshitij Patwardhan.[3]
The first single from the film "Teri Meri Yaariyan" was released on YouTube on 7 November 2014. The second song "Bindhast Bedhadak" was released on 24 November 2014 on 9x Jhakaas.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Teri Meri Yaariyan" | Mandar Cholkar | Amitraj | Harshavardhan Wavare & Amit Raj | 4:11 |
| 2. | "Bindhast Bedhadak" | Satyajeet Ranade | Avinash-Vishwajeet | Ashish Sharma, Farhad Bhivandiwala & Hrishikesh Ranade | 4:02 |
| 3. | "Roz Mala Visrun Me" | Guru Thakur | Amitraj | Bela Shende & Harshavardhan Wavare | 3:42 |
| 4. | "Aala Re Raja" | Kshitij Patwardhan | Troy-Arif | Adarsh Shinde | 3:37 |
| 5. | "Swapna Chalun Aale" | Kshitij Patwardhan | Pankaj Padghan | Sonu Nigam & Sayali Pankaj | 3:45 |
| 6. | "Saang Na" | Kshitij Patwardhan | Troy-Arif | Shekhar Ravjiani | 5:14 |
| 7. | "Teri Meri Yaariyan (Reprise)" | Mandar Cholkar | Amitraj | Harshavardhan Wavare & Amitraj | 5:03 |
| 8. | "Roz Mala Visrun Me (Female Version)" | Guru Thakur | Amitraj | Bela Shende | 2:23 |
| 9. | "Classical Classmates" | Instrumental | Avinash-Vishwajeet | Instrumental Additional Vocals: Aanandi V. Joshi, Priyanka Barve & Vishwajeet Joshi | 1:35 |
| Total length: | 32:12 | ||||
Release
The film was supposed to be released on 31 December 2014, upon getting postponed, Classmates released on 16 January 2015. The film opened to positive reviews and was declared as a superhit.
Box Office
The film grossed around ₹6 crore (US$840,000) in first week and ₹11 crore (US$1.5 million) in full theatrical run.
Critical reception
JustMarathi.com gave it 3 stars and stated that Classmates has given the right start for the year 2015 for Marathi movie lovers. [4]
References
- "मल्टिस्टार चित्रपटांचे सुपरहिट कलेक्शन".
- "Indian Television Dot Com - Marathi film industry poised for growth with superior content". Indian Television Dot Com. 6 September 2015.
- "Classmates (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". iTunes. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- justmarathi. "Classmates Marathi Movie Review". Marathi Movies, Reviews, Trailers and Celebrities Bio.