Vaalvi (2023)
- Original title
- वाळवी
- Directed by
- Paresh Mokashi
- Country
- India
- Runtime
- 1h 46m
- Rating
- 6.9 of 10 from 12 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A man plans to kill his wife by faking a double suicide with his girlfriend. But unexpected problems force the trio to team up with a psychiatrist.
darkly comictensesuspensefulunsettlingtwistyoffbeatsharpfast-paced
What happens
Vaalvi (translation: Termites) is a 2023 Indian Marathi-language dark comedy thriller film directed by Paresh Mokashi and produced by Madhugandha Kulkarni under the production banner of Zee Studios. The film stars Swapnil Joshi, Anita Date Kelkar, Subodh Bhave and Shivani Surve and was released theatrically on 13 January 2023 and digitally on ZEE5 on 24 February 2023. In the film, Aniket (Joshi) plans to murder his mentally unstable wife, Avani (Date Kelkar), by faking a double suicide along with his girlfriend, Devika (Surve), but unforeseen circumstances compel them to team up with a psychiatrist, Anshuman (Bhave). Vaalvi was a major critical and commercial success, it earned over ₹7.25 crore at the Box office and emerging as the year's Sixth highest grossing Marathi film. Vaalvi won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Marathi at 70th National Film Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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