Kamthaan Explained

Kamthaan
Director:Dhrunad Kamle
Producer:Abhishek Shah, Prateek Gupta, Mit Jani, Aayush Patel, Pinal Patel, Amit Patel
Starring:
Cinematography:Ankit Trivedi
Editing:Prateek Gupta
Music:Mehul Surti
Studio:Harfanmaula Films, Pam Studio
Distributor:Rupam Entertainment Pvt Ltd
Runtime:124 minute
Country:India
Language:Gujarati
Based On:Kamthaan by Ashwini Bhatt

Kamthaan is an Indian Gujarati crime comedy film directed by Dhrunad Kamle and produced by Abhishek Shah and others. It is written by Kamle, Shah and Jaswant Parmar with additional screenplay by Biren Kothari and Urvish Kothari. It stars Hitu Kanodia, Sanjay Goradia, Arvind Vaidya, Darshan Jariwala in lead roles as well as a large number of actors in supporting roles. It was released on 2 February 2024.

Plot summary

In 2000, Anjanipur, a thief does a robbery in a house of recently promoted police officer. The thief and his head tries to hide the stolen item while the police which tries to recover the item and arrest them. The chase results in a chaos.

Cast

The film features large ensemble of cast of around 50 actors.[1]

The lead cast include:

Supporting cast include:

Production

The film was adapted from a novella by Gujarati writer Ashwini Bhatt published in 2001.[2] [3] It is directed by debut director Dhrunad Kamle and produced by Abhishek Shah who previously produced Hellaro (2019).[4] The screenplay written by Dhrunad, Abhishek Shah and Jaswant Parmar.[5] The film is based in Charotar region of Gujarat and depicts it culture, clothings and dialect[6] thus it was shot in Vaso near Nadiad. The film is based in the time period when the novella was written.

Soundtrack

Mehul Surti told that he researched a small-town music as it was 23 years ago when the novella was written. He used local "band baaja" instruments and Indian banjo in songs and background music. "Parsang" is played during an engagement scene in the film while two other songs are used as background score. Actor Maulik Nayak debuted as a playback singer.

Kamthaan
Type:soundtrack
Artist:Mehul Surti
Released:2024
Genre:Feature film soundtrack
Language:Gujarati

Marketing and release

The film title was announced on 6 November 2023. On 18 December 2023, the first poster of the film was released.[7] The teaser was released on 4 January 2024.[8] The trailer was released on 19 January 2024.[9] The film was released on 2 February 2024.[10] [11]

Reception

Kanksha Vasavada writing for The Times of India rated it 4 out of 5. She praised the direction, script, music, screenplay and performances.[12] Nirali Kalani of Mid-Day Gujarati rated it 4 out of 5. She praised the performances of lead as well as supporting cast, direction, cinematography, soundtrack and dialogues but criticised the slow first half. She also noted it as a political and social satire.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dave . Rishi . 2024-02-03 . કમઠાણ : ગુજરાતી ફિલ્મના ઇતિહાસમાં કમઠાણ અગ્રક્રમે લખાશે... . 2024-02-06 . Narmada News . gu.
  2. News: 2024-01-29 . Dhrunad on 'Kamthaan': We've poured our hearts into bringing Ashwinee Bhatt's novel to life on the silver screen—exclusive! . 2024-02-06 . The Times of India . 0971-8257.
  3. 2024-02-05 . રજવાડી વસો ગામના અદ્ભુત લોકેશન ઉપર બનેલી ધમાકેદાર ગુજરાતી ફિલ્મ 'કમઠાણ' . 2024-02-06 . Sardar Gurjari. 23. 228. gu.
  4. News: 2023-08-15 . Jassi Gadhavi, aka Jassi Dadi set to shine in Abhishek Shah's 'Kamthaan' —exclusive! . 2024-02-06 . The Times of India . 0971-8257.
  5. Web site: 2024-02-03 . Kamathan Review:Darshan Jariwala Hitu kanodia and Sanjay Gordia starrer gujarati film kamathan Review: અર્બન ગુજરાતી ફિલ્મોના કમઠાણમાં, ગુજરાતીપણાને ઘૂંટતી ફિલ્મ 'કમઠાણ'કાઠું કાઢશે! . 2024-02-06 . www.gujaratimidday.com . gu.
  6. Web site: હેલ્લારો પછી વ્યાવસાયિકતા અને કલાત્મકતા વચ્ચે સંતુલન જાળવીને સર્જાતા મનોરંજનનું કમઠાણ! . 2024-02-06 . . gu.
  7. News: 2023-12-19 . 'Kamthaan' unveils first look: A roller coaster from the creators of 'Hellaro' . 2024-02-06 . The Times of India . 0971-8257.
  8. Web site: 2024-01-05 . 'Kamthaan' Teaser : Gujarati Film where thief who burgles a cop's home, based on Ashwini Bhatt's novel 'Kamthaan' Teaser : ચોર-પોલીસનું તોફાન કેવી કમાલ અને ધમાલ સર્જી શકે તે જુઓ અહીં... . 2024-01-09 . www.gujaratimidday.com . gu.
  9. News: 2024-01-19 . 'Kamthaan' Trailer unleashes excitement among fans . 2024-02-06 . The Times of India . 0971-8257.
  10. News: 2024-02-04 . 'Kamthaan' earns praise from Vandana Pathak, Hiten Kumar, Manasi Parekh, and many more - exclusive! . 2024-02-06 . The Times of India . 0971-8257.
  11. Web site: Gujarati . TV9 . 2024-01-01 . એક્શન ડ્રામાથી ભરપુર રહેશે આ વર્ષ, આ ગુજરાતી ફિલ્મો મચાવશે ધૂમ . 2024-01-03 . TV9 Gujarati . gu.
  12. News: Kamthaan Movie Review : A laugh riot with some power-packed performances . 2024-02-06 . The Times of India . 0971-8257.