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Wednesday, April 30, 2008

TINGYA dominates 45th Maharashtra State Government Awards in Aurangabad

TINGYA created history, first time in the history of Marathi state awards, a film has bagged 9 awards in total. For the first time a TINGYA has got two best film awards.
TINGYA bags awards at very prestigious MAHARASHTRA STATE GOVERNMENT FILM AWARDS on 29th April at Aurangabad.Already Sharad Goyekar was annouced as Best Child Actor when nominations are declared. Also tingya honored as Best Film in 2007-08 year.
Awards are:

1. Best film: Late. Dadasaheb Falke award.
2. Best director: Late. Bhalji Pendharkar award.(Mangesh Hadawale)
3. Best Regional Film: Late Dada Kodke Award and Shankar Rao Mohite Patil Award.
4. Best Director: Late: Anant Mane Award.(Mangesh Hadawale)
5. Best Dialogue: Late. Acharya Atre Award.(Mangesh Hadawale)
6. Best Supporting Actress: Late Shanta Hublikar Award.(Madhavi Juvekar)
7. Best Lyrics: Late G. D. Madgulkar Award.(Prakash Holkar)
8. Best Critics Actress: Late Hansa Wadker Award.(Chitra Nawathe)
9. Best Child Actor: Late Gajanan Jahagirdar Award. (Sharad Goyekar)

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Article in Mumbai Mirror by Shanta Gokhale(One of the most eminent film critic)

"In a class of its own"

'Unlike Satyajit Ray’s Pather Panchali, Mangesh Hadawale’s film Tingya goes to Cannes with no misgivings about poverty portraying India ‘in a bad light’.'


Tingya comes to Mumbai with awards and a legend streaming behind it. The legend is that a young man from Junnar, Mangesh Hadawale, wanted to make a film about a boy and a bull. He narrated his script to 41 producers, all of whom said it was a good story, but sorry, not their cup of tea.

The 42nd producer was Ravi Rai. Hadawale met him by the merest chance. Rai heard the story and said, “Let’s make it.” His only stipulation was, “Make it exactly as you told it.” That must have sounded to Hadawale like a hundred violins playing. So he made Tingya. And now it has won prestigious awards at home and is all set to go to Cannes.

The film’s gamut of emotions move in a completely natural way, leaving us free to learn our own moral-political lessons

I cannot help remembering Satyajit Ray’s Pather Panchali at this point. When this classic film was proposed as an entry for the Cannes Film Festival, a number of powerful voices were raised against the idea. The film would show India “in bad light” they said. It was okay to be abjectly poor but not okay to show the world that you were. Fortunately Pandit Nehru had seen the film and loved it. He intervened and Pather Panchali not only went to Cannes but won the Special Jury Prize for the Best Human Document.

When Tingya goes to Cannes, no voices will be raised against it. India has four (10?) of the world’s richest men, its techies have taken over Silicon Valley, its beauty queen promotes French hair colour and there’s Bollywood, the eternal dream. India’s image is made. Tingya can go tell its story, no problem.

This then is the story. A small farmer’s old bull, Chitangya, falls into a ditch and is permanently incapacitated. The farmer has paid through his nose for a sack of potatoes which await sowing. But Chitangya cannot pull the plough. The farmer faces Sophie’s choice. Unless he sells Chitangya, he cannot buy another bull. Unless he buys another bull, he cannot plough. Unless he ploughs, his family will starve and the money-lender will be at his throat. But Chitangya and the farmer’s younger son, Tingya, have grown up together. Tingya cannot live without him. To make matters worse, Chitangya cannot be sold for farm work. He can only be sold for slaughter. Tingya bawls. With a child’s unanswerable logic he asks why his friend Rashida’s grandmother, who is also old and cannot work, isn’t being sold off to the butcher.

Finally Tingya learns that you can’t argue against old age and death. Nor can you equate human life with animal life. He also learns that life means birth as well.

There’s much else that happens in Tingya. Other threads, dark and bright, are woven into the main story to create the enduring fabric that is village life. Poverty gives the villagers the strength and stoicism to fight for survival against every odd. The noose hangs in the background, but mutual support keeps some necks out of it.

One scene sticks in the mind. It is twilight. Tingya sits on the threshold of the house. His mother comes from the river with a pitcher of water. “Never sit in the doorway when Lakshmi is entering the house,” she admonishes. Tingya asks, “What does that mean — Lakshmi is entering the house?” The mother goes indoors without a word.

That is the great strength of this film — the absence of heavily underlined “messages” and of contrived attempts to squeeze tears out of deeply emotional scenes. Hadawale’s touch is sure. He allows the story to tell itself through beautifully shot locations, perfectly paced editing, punchy dialogue and intense, controlled performances. Its emotions move between love, fear, anxiety, frustration, grief and humour in a completely natural way, like the seasonal cycle itself, leaving us free to learn our own moral-political lessons.

Finally, I’d see the film again just to see Sharad Goekar’s Tingya and Tarannum Pathan’s Rashida.

- Shanta Goghale (One of the most eminent film critics)

Saturday, April 12, 2008

Sharad Goyekar adopted by Patil family

'Tingya' (Sharad Goyekar) spent his life before in remote place in Rajuri in Junnar taluka. Now he will stay in pune city at 'Anand Park' on paud road with his new family. Tingya is adopted by Mr.Prakash Patil and his wife Priya Patil. Patil family adopted Tingya for improvement in his education and development of skills.Patil family belogs to educational field and they wish that Tingya complete his whole education staying with their family.

Wednesday, April 9, 2008

TINGYA rated four stars by SCREEN magazine

SCREEN weekly magazine ratings----

SCREEN a weekly magazine rated TINGYA with 4 stars out of 5. SCREEN ratings to TINGYA based on Sharad Goyekar and Tarannum Pathan's good performance, Mangesh Hadawale's outstanding direction and producer Ravi Rai's choice of script .

Tuesday, April 8, 2008

Sharad Goyekar adjudged Best Child Actor in 45th MAHARASHTRA STATE GOVERNMENT FILM AWARDS

As TINGYA is nominated in 45th MAHARASHTRA STATE GOVERNMENT FILM AWARDS in seven categories, state government already declared Sharad Goyekar(tingya) as best child actor for year 2007-08.This is his 3rd best child actor award only for tingya. Sharad will get honored at Aurangabad on 29th April in award distribution ceremony.

TINGYA nominated in 45th MAHARASHTRA STATE GOVERNMENT FILM AWARDS in seven catagories

TINGYA is yet to release on 11th April this week and already gathering enormous attention by various film awards.This time TINGYA nominated in 45th MAHARASHTRA STATE GOVERNMENT FILM AWARDS in seven categories including best film,best story,best child actor,best dialogs,best lyrics,critics special award for best actor and best actress, and best supporting actress. The award ceremony is held on 29th April at Aurangabad in presence of Maharashtra Chief Minister , home minister and other maharashtra state government officials.


Nominated categories in details are,



1. Best Film

2. Best Story

3. Best Supporting Actress (Madhavi Juvekar as 'Anjana' )

4. Critics special award for Best Actor (Vitthal Umaap as 'Banubhai')

5. Critics special award for Best Actress (Chitra Nawathe as 'Nani')

6. Best Lyrics (Prakash Holkar)

7. Best Dialogs (Mangesh Hadawale)



Sunday, April 6, 2008

TINGYA got Best Debut production's film in 2nd V. SHANTARAM awards

Yet another success for TINGYA's Ravi Rai's Small Town Boy production. This time TINGYA honoured as a Best production's first film(Debut) at 2nd prestigious V. Shantaram awards on evening at mumbai on 5th April .