Chintoo (film)

Chintoo is 2012 Marathi movie based on a comic strip of the same name.It is the story of Chintoo and his gang.It was released on 18 May 2012, produced by Indian Magic Eye Motion Pictures Pvt. Ltd.. The film opened to a delightful critical and commercial response and was widely appreciated by the younger audiences. The film, directed by Shrirang Godbole,[1] has Shubhankar Atre playing the lead character of Chintoo. Actors like Subodh Bhave, Vibhawari Deshpande and others played the supporting characters.

Chintoo
Directed byShrirang Godbole
Produced byShrirang Godbole, Abhay Gadgil
Screenplay byShrirang Godbole, Vibhavari Deshpande
Music bySaleel Kulkarni
CinematographySanjay Jadhav
Edited byAbhijeet Balaji Deshpande
Production
company
Indian Magic Eye Motion Pictures Pvt. Ltd.
Release date
  • 18 May 2012 (2012-05-18)
CountryIndia
LanguageMarathi

Plot summary

Chintoo, a sweet and naughty boy lives in an upper middle class, lively neighborhood with his parents. This eight-year-old is extremely popular in his group. Pappu is his best friend and Mini, Raju, Baglya, Neha and the toddler Sonu all together are the unbeatable 'Wanarwede Warriors'.[2]

Chintoo and his gang have big plans for their much awaited summer vacation. They decide to beat their rivals Vinchoo biters by making Wanarwede Warriors strong enough even to win the world cup. They practice hard and also convert the barren piece of land in the society into their very own 'Wanarwede stadium.' The match starts as planned.

Guru, a rogue forcibly enters that space on the same day and sets up a small Chinese eatery. Akki, watchman Sakharam's son is supposed to run it. Children protest against this intrusion but no one cares. The adults are in fact happy to get an easy access to the Chinese food. No one except Colonel Kaka objects to this illegal entrant and his illegitimate business in the housing complex.

Children try to find space to play cricket but always end up being scolded by adults. They try all means and ways to get their stadium back and also make the adults understand their problem. All their attempts fail until Chintoo; the mastermind comes up with his own idea of making a Chinese dragon which Guru worships so that he will get scared and leave the ground. The Wanarwede warriors are later joined by the Vinchoo biters as even they don`t have ground to play. In the end Chintoo and his friends earn back their ground after their parents realise how important the ground is to them.

Cast
  • Chintoo - Shubhankar Atre[3]
  • Mini - Suhani Dadhphale
  • Baglya - Animesh Padhye
  • Raju - Ved Ravade
  • Pappu - Nishant Bhavsar
  • Neha - Rumani Khare
  • Sonu - Arjun Jog
  • Chintoo’s Aai - Vibhavari Deshpande
  • Chintoo’s Baba - Subodh Bhave
  • Chintoo’s Ajoba - Shriram Pendse
  • Colonel Kaka - Satish Alekar
  • Joshi Kaka - Dilip Prabhavalkar
  • Joshi Kaku - Bharti Aacharekar
  • Sakharam Watchman - Vijay Nikam
  • Satish Dada - Alok Rajwade
  • Guru Dada - Nagesh Bhosale
  • Akki - Om Bhutkar
  • Art Teacher - Vijay Patwardhan
  • Guruji - Prashant Tapasvi
  • Chimanee - Mrinmayee Godbole
  • Popat - Pankaj Gangan
  • Chimanee’s Father - Sanjay Lonkar
  • Chimanee’s Mother - Pournima Ganu Manohar
  • Popat’s Mother - Sadhana Sarpotdar
  • Mini’s Aai - Mridul Patwardhan
  • Mini’s Baba - Sunil Abhyankar
  • Raju’s Aai - Snehal Tarde
  • Raju’s Baba - Suraj Satav
  • Neha’s Aai - Soniya Khare
  • Neha’s Baba - Ajay Apte
  • Pappu’s Aai - Chitra Khare
  • Pappu’s Baba - Amit Patwardhan

About Cast & crew

Director - Shrirang Godbole

Story, screenplay and dialogue - Shrirang Godbole, Vibhawari Deshpande

Director of Photography - Sanjay Jadhav

Lyrics - Sandeep Khare

Music - Dr. Saleel Kulkarni[4]

Editor - Abhijeet Balaji Deshpande

Art Director - Siddharth Tatooskar, Bhakti Tatooskar

Costumes and Makeup - Geeta Godbole

Visual Effects (VFx) - Golden Square Media Works Pvt. Ltd.

Producer - Abhay Gadgil,Shrirang Godbole, Amit Patwardhan, Hrishi Deshpande, Chintamani Vartak, Rajesh Deshmukh

“Chintoo” Cartoon-strip Creators - Charuhas Pandit, Prabhakar Wadekar

The film is the first Indian feature which has been adapted from a daily comic strip.

Sequel

A sequel to the first film was announced on 11 March 2013. Titled "Chintoo 2 - Khajinyachi Chittarkatha". The film was released across Maharashtra on 19 April 2013. The film had all the children characters played by the same artists who played in the first part.

References
  1. saamana. "चतुरस्र श्रीरंग गोडबोले | Saamana (सामना)" (in Marathi). Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  2. "Review: 'Chintoo' (Marathi)". DNA India. 18 May 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  3. "सर्वाचा लाडका चिंटू झाला २५ वर्षांचा". Loksatta (in Marathi). 22 November 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  4. "A special birthday for Saleel Kulkarni - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
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