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Kaagar
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Makarand Mane
Written by	Sanjay Pawar Makarand Mane (Dialogue)
Screenplay by	Makarand Mane
Produced by	Sudhir Kolte Vikas Hande
Starring	Rinku Rajguru Shashank Shende Shubhankar Tawde
Cinematography	Abhijeet Abde
Edited by	Suchitra Sathe
Music by	AV Prafullachandra
Production companies	Viacom18 Studios Udaharnarth Nirmit Bahuroopi Productions
Release date	26 April 2019 (2019-04-26)
Running time	130 minutes
Country	India
Language	Marathi

Kaagar is a 2019 Indian Marathi-language Romantic political thriller film directed by Makarand Mane and produced by Viacom18 Studios and Udaharnarth Nirmit in association with Bahuroopi Productions. The film stars Rinku Rajguru, Shashank Shende, Shubhankar Tawde. It was theatrically released on 26 April 2019.

Plot

In a small Maharashtrian town, a woman's rise in the political hierarchy creates ripples across the social-political spectrum. Parallelly, her romance with one of her father's students causes troubles in her personal & professional life.

Cast

• Rinku Rajguru as Rani
• Shubhankar Tawde as Yuvraj Kadam
• Shashank Shende as Guruji/Prabhakar Rao Deshmukh
• Suhas Palshikar as Aabasaheb Gaikwad
• Bharati Patil as Rani's mother
• Umesh Jagtap as Inspector Yogesh Nikam
• Millind Pathak as Shailesh Rao Gupta
• Shatanu Gangane as Bhaiyasaheb/Bhujang Gaikwad
• Vitthal Kale as Bhavdya
• Vitthal Patil as Qawwali performer
• Yogesh Nikam as Kavval
• Mahesh Bhosale as Amar

Production

Kaagar is produced by Viacom18 Studios and Udaharnarth Nirmit in association with Bahuroopi Productions. As the story of the film focuses on rural areas, the film was shot in Akluj and nearby rural areas of town.

Soundtrack

Music and background score is composed by AV Prafullachandra. Songs are recorded by Kavita Ram, Vivek Naik, Rahul Chitnis, Santosh Bote, Jasraj Joshi, Rucha Bondre, Shashaa Tirupati, Harshavardhan Wavare, Adarsh Shinde, Pravin Kunwar, Amaan Khaan, Jazim Sharma, Amruta Subhash, Manish Rajgire. Lyrics by Vaibhav Deshmukh.

All lyrics are written by Vaibhav Deshmukh; all music is composed by AV Prafullachandra

Release

Kaagar was theatrically released on 26 April 2019 and available for streaming on Netflix. Initially film was released on 7 February 2019 but pushed due to production.

Reception

Kaagar received mixed reviews from critics. Shalmesh More of Koimoi rated it 3.5 out of 5 and praised the strong performances and direction. Criticized for trying to retain specific treatment, even explaining that some scenes go over the top. The music of the film is very loud, especially in the action sequences. Also the background score goes overboard. Nandini Ramnath of Scroll.in wrote "The film doesn't know how to deal with Rani and the talented actress for her role. Rani's bitter choice between love and duty falls by the wayside as Kagar runs into a scandal that no one saw coming because in the real world don't things end like that? The opening credits declare that Rinku Rajguru has been "reintroduced" by Kaagar, but despite getting top billing, Rani slips to the bottom of the pile. Rajguru is still at large, but this time there is no clear direction." Ibrahim Afgan of Maharashtra Times gave 2.5 out of 5 and criticised shallowness of characters, ignorance of subject matter, and clumsiness of story limits this movie. From background music to acting, its immaturity makes the film mediocre. A new political leadership in the new era is a good subject, but it needs not only the will but also the right support. This error has made this an artifact common. Chitrali Chogale of Times Now Marathi gave 2.5 out of 5 and wrote "An only daughter of a spacious political family and her lover from a poor house, he is accompanied by his two friends and the difficulties faced by this love, is somewhere back to the plot of Sairat movie, but the movie does not make that much impact. The uniqueness of Rinku's character, the broken story in the film and the stretched story towards the end, at least if these things were played out, the film would have been effective." The Times of India gave 2.5 out of 5 and opined as average experience.

References

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8. "kaagar Marathi Movie Review : After 'Sairat', Rinku Rajguru's powerful performance in 'Kagar' too". Lokmat (in Marathi). 25 April 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
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11. Nakhwa, Rutwij (25 April 2019). "Catching up with Rinku Rajguru". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
12. More, Shalmesh (26 April 2019). "Kaagar Movie Review: Engaging Political Thriller Backed By Stunning Performances!". Koimoi. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
13. Ramnath, Nandini. "'Kaagar' movie review: There's little new in thriller about the big bad world of politics". Scroll.in. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
14. "Kaagar film review". Maharashtra Times (in Marathi). Retrieved 27 January 2023.
15. "'Sairat fame Rinku Rajguru's 'Kagar' is finally here, don't miss our detailed review of this movie". www.timesnowmarathi.com (in Marathi). 26 April 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
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External links

• Kaagar at IMDb
• Kaagar at Rotten Tomatoes

• 2019 films
• Indian political drama films
• Indian political films
• Indian political thriller films
• Indian romantic thriller films
• 2010s Marathi-language films
• Marathi-language political drama films
• Marathi-language thriller films
• Films scored by AV Prafullachandra