Devrai (2004)

Original title

देवराई

Directed by

Sunil Sukthankar, Sumitra Bhave

Genre

drama

Country

India

Runtime

2h 03m

Rated

UA

Rating

7.7 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man struggles with schizophrenia while his sister grows increasingly frustrated trying to help him. The film follows their difficult relationship as they both confront the illness.

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What happens

Devrai (English: Sacred Grove) is a 2004 Indian Marathi film directed by filmmaker duo Sumitra Bhave–Sunil Sukthankar and produced by the Schizophrenia Awareness Association and K. S. Wani Memorial Trust. The film stars Atul Kulkarni, Sonali Kulkarni, Devika Daftardar, Tushar Dalvi, and Mohan Agashe and was released on 11 March 2004. The film's music is by Shrirang Umarani. It depicts a story of a man who has schizophrenia and is struggling to come to terms with his illness and the frustration of his helpless sister. The film received critical acclaim for the portrayal of schizophrenia and performances of its leads, and won several awards upon its release including four awards: the Best Film, the Best Director, the Best Actor, and the Best Actress award at the 11th Screen Awards (Marathi), the Technical Excellence Award at the International Film Festival of Kerala and was awarded the Best Film on Environment Conservation / Preservation at the 52nd National Film Awards. Atul Kulkarni was awarded with the Special Jury Award at the Mumbai International Film Festival and Sonali Kulkarni bagged the Best Actress Award at the 42nd Maharashtra State Film Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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