GONDHAL GONDHAL SANTOSH DAVAKHAR

A young bride Suman who's suffocated in her marriager, uses her lover Sarjerao's obsession in Gondhal ritual and turns sacred tradition into a deadly chess match.

ಉಸಿರುಗಟ್ಟಿಸುವ ದಾಂಪತ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಸಿಲುಕಿರುವ ಯುವ ವಧು ಸುಮನ್, ತನ್ನ ಪ್ರೇಮಿ ಸರ್ಜೆರಾವ್‌ಗೆ ಗೊಂಡಹಾಳ್ ಆಚಾರಣೆ ಮೇಲಿರುವ ಅತಿಯಾದ ಆಸಕ್ತಿಯನ್ನು ಉಪಯೋಗಿಸಿಕೊಂಡು, ಪವಿತ್ರ ಪರಂಪರೆಯನ್ನು ಪ್ರಾಣಘಾತಕ ಬುದ್ಧಿಚದು ರಂಗದ ಆಟವಾಗಿ ಪರಿವರ್ತಿಸುತ್ತದೆ.

Producer(s) or Production Company :

Davakhar Films

Screenplay :

Santosh Davakhar

Director of Photography :

Amalendu Chaudhary

Editor :

Ashish Mhatre

Music :

Ilayiaraaja

Sound :

Jayesh Dhakan

Cast :

Kishor Kadam, Ishita Deshmukh, Yogesh Sohani, Anuj Prabhu, Nishad Bhoir, Kailash Waghamare

Premier Status :

World Premier

Awards - Winner :

Silver Peacock (Award For Best Director).

Awards - Nominations | Screened | Official Selection :

IFFI, GOA 2025

Santosh Davakhar, 42, is a Mumbai based project consultant, IIM graduate, and social activist. Formerly a professor, he also studied screenplay writing at FTII. His socially conscious films, such as ADNYAT, ANTAR 19, and AJANVRUKSHA, have won international awards. His latest feature is GONDHAL, a film rooted in Maharashtras regional culture.