Chintamani (2014 film)

Chintamani
Directed by	Sangeeta Balchandran
Starring	Bharat Jadhav Amruta Subhash Tejashree Walawalkar Ruchita Jadhav
Cinematography	Suresh Suvarna
Music by	Sanjeev Kohli
Release date	31 October 2014 (2014-10-31)
Country	India
Language	Marathi

Chintamani is an Indian Marathi language film directed by Sangeeta Balchandran. The film stars Bharat Jadhav, Amruta Subhash,[1] Tejashree Walawalkar and Ruchita Jadhav. Music by Sanjeev Kohli. The film was released on 31 October 2014.

Synopsis

The story of a common man, who shares a normal life with his wife and daughter. But at the same time, he is tired of being mocked by others for being a nobody. His life takes a sharp turn when he gets involved in a get-rich-quick scheme and must fight for his survival.

Cast

• Bharat Jadhav as Chintamani
• Amruta Subhash as Aarti
• Tejashree Walawalkar as Kimaya
• Ruchita Jadhav as Neha
• Uday Tikekar
• Hemangee Rao
• Milind Shinde
• Kamlesh Sawant
• Jayraj Nair
• Kishor Pradhan
• Shobha Pradhan
• Maadhav Deochake

Soundtrack

Chintamani
Soundtrack album by Sanjeev Kohli
Released	2014[2][3]
Recorded	2014
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	14:16
Language	Marathi
Official audio
Chintamani – Full Album on YouTube

Track listing

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Mala Pahtana"	Swapnil Bandodkar	5:08
2.	"Ikde Ye Javal Ye na"	Vaishali Samant	5:07
3.	"Kadhitari Kuthetari"	Amruta Subhash, Mugdha Vaishampayan	4:01
Total length:			14:16

Critical response

Chintamani film received negative reviews from critics. Mihir Bhanage of The Times of India gave the film 2 stars out of 5 and wrote "Clichéd dialogues and a predictable storyline are the major drawbacks in this film. The loose ends and unexplained addition of characters only adds to the woes".[4] Ganesh Matkari of Pune Mirror wrote " A pity because the failure of the film is not in the genre itself but the poor treatment it receives here".[5] A Reviewer of Maharashtra Times Wrote "The dialogue seems dull. The rest is 'thank you' on the levels of music and songwriting. The worst part is the length of the movie".[6] A Reviewer of Loksatta says "I don't understand the intention of the writer-director for showing such irrationality. Many pre-interval scenes make the movie boring and ridiculous".[7]

References

1. "Close friends turn husband-wife". The Times of India. 11 October 2014. Archived from the original on 19 December 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
2. "'चिंतामणी' सिनेमाचे पोस्टर अनावरण आणि संगीत प्रकाशन सोहळा मोठ्या दिमाखात संपन्न". Divya Marathi (in Marathi). 5 September 2014. Archived from the original on 19 December 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. "Music Review: Chintamani". The Times of India. 30 October 2014. Archived from the original on 19 December 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
4. "CHINTAMANI MOVIE REVIEW". The Times of India. 21 April 2016. Archived from the original on 19 December 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
5. "Film Reviews: Please leave the thriller alone". Pune Mirror. 31 October 2014. Archived from the original on 19 December 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
6. "'चिंता'ग्रस्त चिंतामणी!". Maharashtra Times (in Marathi). 1 November 2014. Archived from the original on 19 December 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
7. "हास्यास्पद थरारपट". Loksatta (in Marathi). 2 November 2014. Archived from the original on 19 December 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

External links

• Chintamani at IMDb