The Raw Mango (2000)
Kairee narrates the sweet and sour experiences of a ten year old girl brought to her maternal aunt Taani's house due to the loss of her parents. The girl, uprooted from a secure and loving home, struggles to cope with hostilities in her new environment. Taanimausi, living a barren existence with a brute of a husband, tries single-handedly to preserve the child's innocence and sensitivity as together they face the unpleasantness of an adult world. Taanimausi helps the girl create a world of their own... a world full of love, beauty and hope... a world full of sunshine, woods, streams, peacocks... and a world of raw mangoes.
Director:
Amol Palekar
Writers:
Amol Palekar, Chitra Palekar.
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Shilpa Navalkar as |
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Yogita Deshmukh as |
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Leena Bhagwat as |
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Vasant Abaji Dahake as |
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Nimish Kathale as |
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Akshay Pendse as |
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Atul Kulkarni as |
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Mohan Gokhale as |
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Sonali Kulkarni as |
| Writing | Amol Palekar | Screenplay |
| Writing | Chitra Palekar | Screenplay |
| Sound | Bhaskar Chandavarkar | Music |
| Crew | Debu Deodhar | Cinematography |
| Crew | Deepak Anjaria | Cinematography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Arundhati Chattopadhyaya | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Pratima Joshi | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nishikant Vjawane | Key Makeup Artist |
| Production | Vijay Shirke | Production Manager |
| Sound | Vijay Bhope | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Neel Chattopadhyaya | Sound Editor |
| Writing | G. A. Kulkarni | Story |
| Writing | G. A. Kulkarni | Dialogue |
| Directing | Amol Palekar | Director |