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{{Short description|2013 Marathi film}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name           = Fandry
| image          = Nagraj Manjule Film Poster Fandry.jpg
| caption        = Film Poster
| director       = [[Nagraj Manjule]]
| producer       = {{plainlist|
*Navalakha Arts
*Holy Basil Productions
}}
| starring       = {{plainlist|
*[[Kishor Kadam]]
*[[Somnath Awghade]]
*[[Suraj Pawar]]
*[[Chhaya Kadam]]
*[[Nagraj Manjule]]
*[[Rajeshwari Kharat]]
}}
| music          = '''Songs:''' <br/> [[Ajay–Atul]] <br/> '''Score:''' <br/> [[Alokananda Dasgupta]]
| cinematography = Vikram Amladi
| editing        = [[Chandan Arora]]
| distributor    = {{plainlist|
*Reliance Media Works
*Zee Entertainment
}}
| released       = {{Film date|2013|10|17|[[Mumbai International Film Festival|MIFF]]|2014|2|14|India|df=yes}}
| country        = India
| language       = Marathi
| runtime        = 104 minutes
| budget         = {{INRConvert |1.75|C }}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/only-movie-villains-have-names-like-mine-sairat-director-nagraj-manjule/story-11sG7GmFBSjblydjwHPhdO.html |title=Only movie villains have names like mine: Sairat director Nagraj Manjule |last=Sharma |first=Kanika |publisher=Hindustan Times |date=2016-05-22 |accessdate=2021-08-18 }}</ref>
| gross          = {{INRConvert |7|C }} (Lifetime)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/marathi-film-bollywood-mumbai/1/570052.html |title=Sold on substance |last=Singh |first=Suhani |publisher=India Today |date=2016-01-26 |accessdate=2021-08-18 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.boxofficecapsule.com/collection/1st-Week-Box-Office-Collection-Of-Marathi-Film-FANDRY-2178 "1st Week Box Office Collection Of Marathi Film FANDRY"]. Box Office Capsule India</ref>
}}
'''''Fandry''''' (''The'' ''Pig''){{efn|This word is from [[Kaikadi language|Kaikadi]], a language related to [[Tamil language|Tamil]] (''Pandry'' is the equivalent term in Tamil).}} is a 2013 Indian [[Marathi-language]] film, written and directed by [[Nagraj Manjule]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nagraj Manjule {{!}} Writer, Actor, Producer |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5616219/ |access-date=2024-12-03 |website=IMDb |language=en-US}}</ref> in his directorial debut. It stars [[Somnath Awghade]] and [[Rajeshwari Kharat]]. The story focuses on a young boy's love amidst [[Caste system in India|caste-based]] discrimination. The film, set in [[Akolner]], a village near [[Ahmednagar]], revolves around the issue of discrimination in India's caste system and narrates the story of a teenager from a [[Dalit]] family who lives at the village fringe, and falls in love with an upper-caste girl.<ref>{{cite web | title = Fandry review: A charming film about caste, identity and young love |publisher= Firstpost | url = http://www.firstpost.com/bollywood/fandry-review-a-charming-film-about-caste-identity-and-young-love-1200487.html |date=14 February 2014| access-date = 2014-03-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = Movie review: Suhani Singh gives four stars to 'Fandry'|publisher= India Today | url = http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/movie-review-fandry-suhani-singh/1/343568.html |date=14 February 2014|access-date = 2014-03-01 }}</ref>
The film won the Grand Jury Prize at the [[Mumbai Academy of the Moving Image|MAMI Film Festival]].<ref>[http://www.screendaily.com/territories/asia-pacific/golden-dream-fandry-win-in-mumbai/5062904.article "Golden Dream, Fandry win top prizes at Mumbai Film Festival"]. ''screendaily.com''.</ref> The film was released theatrically on [[Valentine's Day]] 2014.<ref name="dearcinema.com">[http://dearcinema.com/news/fandry-release/1300 "Fandry to release on 150 screens in February"]. ''DearCinema.com''.</ref> The film received critical acclaim. At the [[61st National Film Awards]], it won the [[Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director]].<ref name=diff>{{cite web|title=61st National Film Awards For 2013 |url=http://www.dff.nic.in/List%20of%20Awards.pdf# |publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals |date=16 April 2014 |access-date=2014-04-16 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140416181218/http://www.dff.nic.in/List%20of%20Awards.pdf |archive-date=16 April 2014 |df=dmy }}</ref>
==Plot==
In the village of [[Akolner]], a pre-teen named Jambhuvant Kachru Mane, nicknamed Jabya (Somnath Awghade), lives in a makeshift house on the outskirts of a caste-segregated village with his parents and two older sisters (one a widow with a toddler). The family belongs to the [[Kaikadi people|Kaikadi community]], an oppressed caste, and earns a living by doing menial jobs. Owing to the [[Caste system in India|caste-ridden]] power structure of the village society, the boy's father has a fearful and submissive personality which is exploited by upper-caste villagers.
Jabya is disillusioned by the predicament of his family and shows interest in school where he has also fallen in one-sided love with a [[forward caste]] girl named Shalini, nicknamed Shalu (Rajeshwari Kharat), who he has never talked to but tries desperately to get her to notice him. He, along with his school friend Pirya (Suraj Pawar) and armed with a slingshot, spends time after school trying to catch a black sparrow in the wilderness. However, the bird call that punctuates the film is that of the [[red-wattled lapwing]] (''titawi''), which is supposed to bring bad luck. The black sparrow, with its distinctive forked tail, and the call of the red wattled lapwing occur repeatedly throughout the film.
Jabya also befriends a bicycle mechanic named Chankya (Nagraj Manjule) who sees his young self in the boy. Chankya had once married a wealthy, upper-caste girl, but she was soon forcefully taken away by her brother, who beat him very badly. Since then he has renounced family life and taken up refuge in spirituality, mysticism and liquor. Jabya seeks support from Chankya in his quest to obtain his love, which Chankya readily extends.
Back in the village, Jabya's family members comply as they are exploited and dehumanized by the villagers over and over again. A [[marriage proposal]] arrives for Jabya's sister and his father agrees to pay a ₹20,000 [[Dowry system in India|dowry]] to the groom's family, placing further financial stress on the family. He is eventually contracted to kill a pig that has been rampaging the village by its upper-caste members, who see it as a bad omen. This requires the help of the whole family, deeply embarrassing Jabya as they have to chase the pig in front of his classmates, including Shalu.
The embarrassment too much to bear, he hides in an alley, refusing to help his family. There, he finally spots the black sparrow, and his objective becomes clear: according to a local legend, it is believed that when the ash obtained by burning the black sparrow is sprinkled on someone, it hypnotizes them to fall in love with the person sprinkling it. The idea, however, is executed only in Jabya's dream—his father finds him and chases away the bird, then beats him publicly.
In the film's climax, the family catches the pig as they are jeered at and harassed. In the procession following immediately, the taunts and insults towards Jabya intensify, including calling him "''fandry''", meaning pig in the Kaikadi language. Generally composed up to this point, he finally explodes in rage, dropping the pig and starting to throw rocks at his oppressors. In the final shot of the film, he throws a rock directly at the camera, subtly [[Fourth wall|breaking the fourth wall]].
==Cast==
* [[Somnath Awghade]] as Jambuwant Kachru Mane (Jabya)
* [[Suraj Pawar]] as Piraji (Pirya)
* [[Chhaya Kadam]] as Nani
* [[Kishor Kadam]] as Kachru Mane (Nana)
* [[Rajeshwari Kharat]] as Shalini (Shalu)
* Bhushan Manjule as Dada Patil
* [[Nagraj Manjule]] as Chankeshwar Sathe (Chankya)
* Sohail Shaikh as Sangram
* Sanjay Chaudhri as Teacher
* Vikas Pandurang Patil as Navhi
* Prashant Kamble
* [[Jyoti Subhash]]
* Suhas Sirsat
* Moinuddin Inamdar as the Principal
* Pooja Dolas as Vedant's mother
* Shruti Awate as Rani
* Sakshi Vyavhare as Dhurpa
* [[Pravin Tarde]] as Sarpanch
* [[Suresh Vishwakarma]] as Patil
==Crew==
*Story, screenplay, dialogues & direction – Nagraj Manjule
*Producers – Nilesh Navlakha and [[Vivek Kajaria]]
*Executive producer – Vivek Wagh
*Costume designers – Gargee Kulkarni and Priyanka Dubey
*Art director – Santosh Sankhad
*Sound design – Nimish Chheda
*Chief assistant director – Gargee Kulkarni and Kutub Inamdar
*Assistant editor – [[Kutub Inamdar]]
*On location sound – Christopher Robleto Harvey
==Production and release==
The film was praised at the Mumbai International Film Festival and was subsequently picked up by Zee Entertainment for distribution rights in Maharashtra in 125 to 150 screens. [[Vivek Kajaria]], who produced the film along with Nilesh Navalakha, said "''Fandry'' is one of the most awaited films of recent times and we have decided to go very strong on our marketing. Our partnership with Zee Entertainment has helped us a lot. We are trying our best to give it a wide release and hoping that the word-of-mouth will help us grow. Then it’s up to the audiences really."
The film released all over Maharashtra on 14 February 2014<ref name="dearcinema.com"/> and it was released in Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Goa along with 12 states on 28 February 2014.<ref>[http://zeenews.india.com/marathi/news/cinema/fandry-is-going-to-release-out-of-maharashtra/167571 "`फँड्री`नं ओलांडली भाषेची सीमारेषा!"]. ''24taas.com''.</ref>
==Soundtrack==
The soundtrack album of ''Fandry'' received positive reviews from critics globally. The composers, a duo of brothers called Ajay-Atul, specialize in Indian film scores and are from Maharashtra.<ref>{{Cite web |last=justmarathi |date=2016-05-03 |title=Ajay - Atul : Biography, wiki, age, height, songs, net worth, Concert |url=https://www.justmarathi.com/ajay-atul/ |access-date=2024-12-03 |website=JustMarathi.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
{{tracklist
| headline      = Track listing
| extra_column  = Artist
| total_length  = 8:21
| title1        = Tuzya Priticha Vinchu Chawla
| extra1        = [[Ajay–Atul]]
| length1       = 5:10
| title2        = Fandry Theme Song
| extra2        = Ajay–Atul
| length2       = 3:11
}}
==Awards and festivals==
Official selections:<ref name="dearcinema.com"/>
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" ;
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! width="30%" | Festival / Awards
! width="30%" | Category
! width="40%" | Result
|-
|- style="border-top:2px solid gray;"
|Mumbai International Film Festival
|Best Film
|{{Won}}
|-
|BFI London Film Festival
|Best Film
|N/A
|-
|Abu Dhabi Film Festival
|Best Film
|N/A
|-
|International Children's Film Festival of India
|Best Film
|N/A
|-
|International Film Festival of India
|Best Film
|N/A
|-
|Göteborg International Film Festival<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=589243177825537&set=a.333689553380902.76999.332871076796083&type=1&relevant_count=1 "Fandry – Timeline Photos | Facebook"]. ''facebook.com''.</ref>
|Best Film
|N/A
|-
|Pune International Film Festival<ref>[http://piffindia.com/akhil-bharatiya-chitrapat-mahamandal-winner.php Pune International Film Festival Award winners]</ref>
|Best Film, Best Film (Audience), Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Actor
|{{Won}}
|-
|International Federation of Film Critics<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=3845241145249&set=a.3845240785240.1073741835.1704772843&type=1&relevant_count=1 "Nagraj Manjule – FIPRESCI India-Film Critics Award | Facebook"]. ''facebook.com''.</ref>
|Best Film (2013)
|{{Won}}
|-
|Dharamshala International Film Festival<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=547739771975878&set=a.333689553380902.76999.332871076796083&type=1&relevant_count=1 "Fandry – Timeline Photos | Facebook"]. ''facebook.com''.</ref>
|Best Film
|N/A
|-
|International Film Festival of Kerala<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/Fandrythefilm/posts/568219469927908 "Fandry – 'Fandry' wins hearts at the Kerala Film Festival... | Facebook"]. ''facebook.com''.</ref>
|Best Film
|N/A
|-
|Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Entertainment/Marathi/Movies/News-Interviews/Fandry-the-official-selection-at-Indian-Film-Festival-of-Los-Angeles/articleshow/32289138.cms "Fandry the official selection at Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles"]. ''The Times of India''.</ref>
|Best Indian feature film
|{{Won}}
|-
|Mata Sanman<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/Fandrythefilm/photos/a.333684526714738.76995.332871076796083/618687691547752/?type=1 "Fandry – Cover Photos | Facebook"]. ''facebook.com''.</ref>
|Best Film, Best Actor, Best Director, Best Child Artist, Best Script, Best Editor
|{{Won}}
|-
|New York Indian Film Festival<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=4266861005482&set=a.3719506641965.1073741834.1704772843&type=1&relevant_count=1 "Nagraj Manjule – Mobile Uploads | Facebook"]. ''facebook.com''.</ref>
|Best Director
|{{Won}}
|-
|Reel Asian Film Festival 2014<ref>[http://www.reelasian.com/news/reel-asian-film-festival-2014-awards-announced/ "Reel Asian Film Festival 2014 Awards Announced!"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200814025458/https://www.reelasian.com/news/reel-asian-film-festival-2014-awards-announced/ |date=14 August 2020 }}. ''reelasian.com''.</ref>
|National Bank Best First Feature Film Award
|{{Won}}
|-
|Seattle South Asian Film Festival<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/Fandrythefilm/photos/pcb.733565296726657/733565193393334/?type=1 "Fandry – Photos from Fandry's post | Facebook"]. ''facebook.com''.</ref>
|Outstanding Film in Social Category 2014
|{{Won}}
|-
|National Award<ref>[http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/national-film-awards-list-of-winners-509426 "National Film Awards: List of winners"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140831052344/http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/national-film-awards-list-of-winners-509426 |date=31 August 2014 }}. ''NDTVMovies.com''.</ref>
|Best Debut (Director), Best Child Actor
|{{Won}}
|}
== Notes ==
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==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}
==External links==
* {{IMDb title|2827320}}
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{{National Film Award Best First Film of a Director}}
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[[Category:Films about the caste system in India]]
[[Category:Films scored by Alokananda Dasgupta]]
[[Category:Films set in Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Films scored by Ajay–Atul]]
[[Category:Best Debut Feature Film of a Director National Film Award winners]]
[[Category:Indian avant-garde and experimental films]]
[[Category:2010s avant-garde and experimental films]]
[[Category:2013 directorial debut films]]
[[Category:2010s Marathi-language films]]
[[Category:Films about interclass romance]]