Elizabeth Ekadashi

Elizabeth Ekadashi
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Paresh Mokashi[1]
Produced by	Nittin Keni[2] Nikhil Sane[3] Madhugandha Kulkarni[4]
Screenplay by	Paresh Mokashi
Story by	Madhugandha Kulkarni
Starring	Shrirang Mahajan[5] Sayali Bhandarkavathekar[6] Pushkar Lonarkar[7] Nandita Dhuri[8] Vanmala Kinikar[9]
Music by	Anand Modak[10]
Cinematography	Amol Gole
Edited by	Abhijeet Deshpande
Production company	Essel Vision[11] Mayasabha productions[12]
Distributed by	Essel Vision
Release dates	14 November 2014 (2014-11-14)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	India
Language	Marathi
Budget	₹1.5 crore (US$220,000)
Box office	₹7 crore (US$1.0 million)[13]

Elizabeth Ekadashi is a 2014 Marathi movie directed by Paresh Mokashi.^[14] and written by Madhugandha Kulkarni. The movie, which tells the tale of a child and his set of friends living in Pandharpur,^[15] has been selected as the opening film of the Indian Panorama section at the International Film Festival of India, 2014.^[16] The film had national release on 14 November 2014.^[17]

Plot

Dnyanesh and Mukta are siblings who with their mother and grandmother live in the pilgrim town of Pandharpur, Maharashtra. The title's eponymous 'Elizabeth' is a bicycle that is gifted to the talented Dnyanesh by his father after whose death Dnyanesh takes to supporting his mother.Dnyanesh asks his mother that can he set up a shop to overcome their financial needs but his mother urges him to concentrate on studies rather than business. The family lives in straitened financial conditions and on the eve of Ashadhi, financial necessity forces Dnyanesh's mother to sell Elizabeth to a pawn-shark. Dnyanesh and his group of friends must now find a way to recover Elizabeth which forms the rest of the movie.^[18][19]

Cast

• Shrirang Mahajan as Dnyanesh
• Sayali Bhandarkavathekar as Mukta
• Pushkar Lonarkar
• Nandita Dhuri
• Vanmala Kinikar
• Chaitanya Badve
• Durgesh Badve-Mahajan
• Chaitanya Kulkarni
• Ashwini Bhalekar
• Dhananjay (Prasad) Godbole
• Anil Kamble.^[20]

Music

Only one song in the film "Dagad Dagad" was composed by legendary Music Director Anand Modak & Sung by Sharyu Date.

Release

Released on Children's day, 2014, Elizabeth Ekadashi was well received by the audience across Maharashtra.^[21] The film did a business of ₹ 2.56 crores in just three days.

Accolades

• National Film Award for Best Children's Film^[22]

References

External links

• Elizabeth Ekadashi at the Internet Movie Database
• Elizabeth Ekadashi on Facebook
• Elizabeth Ekadashi on Twitter