Star Pravah presents WorldTheatre Television Premiere of ‘Naandi’
Renowned Marathi play for the first
time on TV–Sat, 30th May at 7 pm
Mumbai, 21stMay, 2015: Star Pravah has always been in the
forefront of providing nouveau concepts and distinctive programming content in
accordance with the needsof its viewers across Maharashtra. Now Star Pravahpresents
its viewersWorld Theatre Television
Premiereof a unique and highly acclaimed Marathi play‘Naandi’.This play brings together 10 of the most talented cinema,
TV and theatre actors on oneplatform, which will surely be a visual treat to
all the Marathi theatre lovers. Naandi means an invocation sung at the start of
the play to God of artwho bestows his grace for a glorious show. Through
this initiative, Star Pravah announces its grand foray in the Marathi theatre segment.
‘Naandi’is a play that explores the evolution
of man-woman relationship over last 150 years of Marathi theatre. The play hasjudiciously
extracted the best scenes from great Marathi
plays like AbhigyanShakuntalam,SangeetSaubhadra,KichakVadh,
EkachPyala, AshrunchiZaliFule, Natsamrat, Barrister, Sakharam Binder, BuddhibalaniZabbuand Chahul.These epic
scenes seamlessly blend to become a panoramic collage called ‘Naandi’. The play
makes a viewer meander through 150 year old history of Marathi theatre, as it
deals with myriad turmoilsin politics, family, professionas well as emotions. Although Naandibids adieu to the stage, itsnew avatar
on television marks a new beginning.
Star India official spokesperson said, “Naandi is
one of its kind initiatives, which has carved a distinct space in the realm of Marathi
theatre. Star Pravah is proud to present the iconic ‘Naandi’for its viewersstaying across Maharashtra. Only a few
fortunate theatre lovers have had the golden opportunity to watch Naandi on
stage. Hence, we took the mantle to shoot Naandi’slast theatrical performance
and make it immortal for Star Pravah’s viewers.”
Naandihas emerged from a detailed PhD
research on ‘Marathi theatre &its evolution’ undertaken by Hrishikesh Joshi.
He came across various aspects of how man-woman relationship has evolvedin the
above-mentioned classics of Marathi theatre, which inspired him to write,direct
and actin this play. The cast includes prominent and multifaceted actors like
SharadPonkshe, AvinashNarkar, Prasad Oak, Hrishikesh Joshi, ChinmayMandlekar,
Ajay Purkar, AshwiniEkbote, TejaswiniPandit, SeemaPandit and Spruha Joshi. A uniquesubject,
path breaking content and once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to play the characters
from legendary plays,inspired these actors to be a part of Naandi. It is worth
noting that not a single actor among this entirestar casthad to bereplacedthrough
the 100 shows in last 2 years. The remarkable feat of getting 10 great actors
to essay 23 different characters from 10 Marathi classics was only possible because4
different production houses; Ashtavinayak Productions, Bhadrakali Productions,
S & O Investments and Ekdant Productions, saw potential in the concept.The
emotional behind-the-scenes moments of Naandi team during the 100thperformance,
have been encapsulated in a special half-hour show to be
aired on Saturday, 30th
May at 630 pmon Star Pravah.
Tune into watch
‘Naandi’
along with
your family on Saturday, May 30th,7pm onwards
Only on STAR PRAVAH
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