PANORAMA OF CONTEMPORARY INDIAN CINEMA

Godavari – The Holy River

Original Title : Godavari – The Holy River
Director : Nikhil Mahajan
Country : India
Language : Marathi
Duration : 115 minutes
Year : 2021

Synopsis

Set on the banks of river Godavari, this is a story of a family that has to deal with two deaths; one impending and one unexpected.A deep philosophical exploration of life and death, Godavari is a story of an India you haven’t seen before.

Nikhil Mahajan

Director

A graduate from the International Film School Sydney, Nikhil is a celebrated genre filmmaker who debuted with the Marathi film noir PUNE 52 and followed it up with the vigilante action film BAJI. He also made the Netflix Original Zombie series BETAAL which was produced by Blumhouse and Shahrukh Khan. With GODAVARI, Nikhil returns to feature filmmaking after 7 years by making his most personal film yet. Nikhil has won Special Jury Award for the same at IFF India 2021.

Cast

– Jitendra Joshi
– Sanjay Mone
– Vikram Gokhle
– Neena Kulkarni
– Gauri Nalawade
– Priyadarshan Jadhav
– Sakhi Gokhle
– Mohit Takalkar
– Saniya Bhandare

Crew

– Director : Nikhil Mahajan
– Producer : Nikhil Mahajan, Jitendra Joshi, Pavan Malu, Mitali Joshi, Jyoti Deshpande
– Production Company : Blue Drop Film, Jitendra Joshi Pictures, Jio Studios
– Story/Screenplay : Nikhil Mahajan, Prajakt Deshmukh
– Cinematographer : Shamin Kulkarni
– Editor : Hrishikesh Petwe
– Sound Design : Baylon Fonseca