Samaira is a 2022 Indian Marathi-language drama film directed by Rishi Deshpande starring Ketaki Narayan and Ankur Rathee in the leading roles. It is produced by Jagannath Surpure, Ratan Surpure, Shashikant Panat, Yohesh Alandkar and Rishi Deshpande. The film was theatrically released on 26 August 2022.[1]

Samaira
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRishi Deshpande
Written bySumit Vilas Tambe
Produced byJagannath Surpure
Ratan Surpure
Shashikant Panat
Yohesh Alandkar
Rishi Deshpande.
Starring
Production
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  • Global Sewa LLC
  • Aadyot Films
Distributed bySunshine Studios
Release date
  • 26 August 2022 (2022-08-26)
CountryIndia
LanguageMarathi

Cast

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  • Ketaki Narayan
  • Ankur Rathee
  • Satish Pulekar
  • Rohit Kokate
  • Jui Pawar
  • Manasi Joshi
  • Madhav Abhyankar
  • Vinamra Babhal
  • Nitin Bhajan
  • Aparna Desai
  • Mahesh Joshi
  • Rohit Kokate
  • Radhika Nanivdekar[2]

Release

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Theatrical

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The film was theatrically released on 26 August 2022.[3][4]

Reception

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Critical reception

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Mihir Bhanage of The Times of India rates 2 out of 5 praised acting performances of Ketaki and Ankur.[5] Keyur Seta of Cinestaan also gave same ratings.[6]

Music

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Samaira
Soundtrack album by
Nihar Shembekar
Released28 August 2022
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length22:18
LanguageMarathi
LabelZee Music Company
Official audio
Samaira - Full Album on YouTube

All music is composed by Nihar Shembekar

Track listing
No.TitleSinger (s)Length
1."Ala Re Hari Ala Re"Nihar Shembekar, Julie Joglekar4:17
2."Sundar Te Dhyan"Julie Joglekar3:20
3."Sajun Dhajun"Aarti Ankalikar-Tikekar, Julie Joglekar3:05
4."Pundalik Warde"Julie Joglekar4:49
5."Nirmal Prarthana"Sai Kunte, Sai Godbole, Janhavi Gawkar, Megh Rane, Ruchi Gadgil3:51
6."Jason's Theme"Ankur Rathee1:42
Total length:22:18

Accolades

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Award Category Result Ref(s)
Canada International Film Festival Excellent in Interactive Feature Won [7]
Festigios International Film Festival, Los Angeles Best Narrative Feature Won
Los Angeles Independent Film Festival Best Produced Screenplay Won

References

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  1. ^ "ketaki narayan film samaira releasing on 26 august rishi deshpande | The story of an extraordinary journey that 'Samaira' will unfold, the exhibition date has also been decided". Loksatta (in Marathi). Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Superhit SAMAIRA 2022 | Bollywood Hit SAMAIRA 2022 - Indian Film History". www.indianfilmhistory.com. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Trailer of Ketaki Narayan's Samaira Out And It Looks Promising". News18. 17 August 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Samaira is visiting on 26th August, why do the makers say this is an extraordinary thing?". eSakal - Marathi Newspaper (in Marathi). Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  5. ^ "Samaira Movie Review : Good story marred by poor execution". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  6. ^ Seta, Keyur. "Samaira review: This well-intentioned travel drama suffers from a dull script". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 28 August 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  7. ^ "Las Vegas Resident/Movie Producer Dr. Jagannath Surpure Invites the Community to the Grand Viewing of Samaira". Vegasdesi.com. 5 January 2023. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
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