Lapachhapi

Lapachhapi is a 2017 Marathi horror film directed by Vishal Furia and produced by Jitendra Patil and Aroona B. Bhat.[2][3][5]

Lapachhapi
Theatrical release poster
Directed byVishal Furia[1][2]
Produced byJitendra Patil[3]
Aroona Bhat[4]
Written byVishal Furia
Vishal Kapoor
Archana Kelkar Deshmukh[3][5]
Screenplay byVishal Kapoor[2]
Story byVishal Furia
Starring
CinematographyChandan Kowli[2]
Production
company
A Midas Touch Movies
Wild Elephants Motion Pictures[3][5]
Release date
  • 14 July 2017 (2017-07-14) (India)[6]
Running time
1h 58 min
CountryIndia
LanguageMarathi

Synopsis

A young couple, forced out of their city home, seeks shelter in a house inside a haunted sugarcane field. Housewife Neha (Pooja Sawant), eight months pregnant, must save her baby from the spirits out to get her unborn baby.[5][7]

Cast

Production

This was a directorial debut for Furia.[1] Before the official release on July 14, the movie was premiered in various film festivals around the word. Furia started with the script writing process in 2013 and finished in 2014.[1] Furia said it took him almost a year to find a producer.[2][11]

Soundtrack

The movie soundtrack had only 2 songs and was released by Zee music in July, 2017.[12] Music was produced by Utkarsh Dhotekar,[13] Tony Deori Basumatary,[14][15] Shreyas Puranik, and Ranjan Patnaik.[16] Ek Khel Lapachhapi cha (lullaby), written by Swayeshri Shasi, was originally sung by Nandini Borkar, but later recorded by Rekha Bhardwaj.[5] Vaishali Samant sang the other song, Dil Khulas.

Critical reception

The film has received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised the movie for a refreshing take on oft-ignored Indian horror genre. Pooja Sawant and Usha Naik's performances were received positively.[3][17][18][19][20][21] Ullhas Shirke of Marathi Movie World called it a horror filled film with the game of illusions. He commended it as a technically well made film that "will surely impress horror film lovers."[3] Mihir Bhanage of Times of India, rated it 3.5 on a scale of 5, calling it "by far the best Marathi horror film till date" and "something that can be looked at as a beginning for Marathi filmmakers to explore this relatively untapped genre".[17] Mansi Dutta writing for Flickside listed it among the handful of films that thwart genre's poor perception, and praised the director for "eerie" location choices.[18] Ganesh Matkari of Pune Mirror gave it full marks for effort even though " the film has its share of problems and loses its way intermitte".[19] Abhay Salvi writing for MarathiStars.com, wrote that Lapachhapi is a convincing horror movie that could have been much better.[20] A review in Divya marathi called it a great combination of horror and thriller elements.[21]

Awards

'Lapachhapi' won following awards:[5]

  • Brooklyn Film Festival 2016 - Official Selection
  • Madrid International Film Festival 2016 - Official Selection[24]
    • Winner - Best New Director
    • Nominations - Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Best Original Score, Best Editing
  • Spotlight Horror Awards - Gold Award Winner[25]
  • Horror Hotel Film Festival, Ohio[24]
    • Official Selection, 4th place Winner
  • Indiefest Film Awards 2016[26]
    • Awards of Merit (Special Mention) - Cinematography
  • Accolade Global Film Competition Awards 2016[27]
    • Awards of Excellence - Feature Film, Direction, Cinematography, Story/Writing, Original Score, Dramatic Impact

References
  1. Raman, Sruthi Ganapathy (13 June 2017). "Interview: 'Lapachhapi' director on making a 'pure horror film' without sex and songs". Scroll.in. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  2. "'Lapachhapi' Director Vishal Furia: On Making Your First Film". FLICKSIDE. 13 December 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  3. Shirke, Ullhas (14 July 2017). "Horror filled 'Lapachhapi' is a game of illusions". Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  4. Sanjiv, Deepthi (22 July 2017). "Mangalurean's nightmare flick is having a dream runcreates waves". Bangalore Mirror. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  5. Mascarenhas, Allwyn (18 July 2017). "Mumbai: Mangalurean filmmaker Aroona Bhat wins global accolades for Marathi horror 'Lapachhapi'". www.daijiworld.com. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  6. "Lapachhapi Movie (2017): Reviews, Cast & Release Date in Bengaluru". BookMyShow. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  7. "छोट्या पडद्यावर रंगणार 'लपाछपी'चा खेळ!!". Lokmat (in Marathi). 12 May 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  8. "Pooja Sawant celebrates one year anniversary of 'Lapachhapi' with some throwback pictures - Times of India". The Times of India. TNN. 14 July 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  9. Shetty, Anjali (28 July 2018). "I am young at heart and want to stay so: Usha Naik". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  10. Dhongle, Siddharth. "Pooja Sawant's back on sets after her horror ordeal on Make In India". February, 16 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  11. Deodhar, Neerja (8 July 2017). "LapaChhapi: Could this Marathi film be a gamechanger in the horror movie genre in India?". Firstpost. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  12. "Lapachhapi (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)" (10 July 2017). Zee_Music. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  13. Dhotekar, Utkarsh (16 July 2017). "Our song from the film Lapachhapi directed by Vishal Furia is in the theatres". Twitter. @UtkarshDhotekar. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  14. "Assam music composer Tony Basumatary bags Jio Filmfare Award 2018". Northeast Now. Guwahati. 15 October 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  15. "Never felt an outsider in Marathi film industry: Tony Deori Basumatary - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  16. "Lapachhapi". www.marathicineyug.com. 11 June 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  17. Mihir, Bhanage (14 July 2017). "Lapachhapi Movie Review {3.5/5}: Critic Review of Lapachhapi". Times of India. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  18. Dutta, Mansi (19 December 2017). "Lapachhapi (2017): Finally An Indian Horror Film That Thwarts Genre Tropes". FLICKSIDE. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  19. Matkari, Ganesh (14 July 2017). "FILM: LAPACHHAPI". Pune Mirror. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  20. Salvi, Abhay (13 July 2017). "Lapachhapi Review: A Convincing 'Horror' Film!". MarathiStars. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  21. "Movie Review : 'लपाछपी' भय आणि रहस्याची उत्तम गुंफण". Divya Marathi (in Marathi). 14 July 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  22. "Brooklyn Film Festival 19th Annual Wraps, Announces Winners" (PDF). Brooklyn Film Festival. Brooklyn, NY. 13 June 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  23. "Marathi film Lapachhapi premieres at Brooklyn Film Festival". Hindustan Times. IANS. 8 June 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  24. "Marathi Film 'Lapachhapi' Wins 5 Nominations at Madrid International Film Festival". India West. 10 May 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  25. "Spotlight Horror Film Awards : 2016 horror film competition". Spotlight Horror Film Awards. May 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  26. "Award of Merit". theindiefest.com. May 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  27. "Winners May 2016". May 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
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