Maaficha Sakshidar (lit. 'Witness to the prosecution') is a 1986 Indian Marathi film directed by Rajdutt, starring Nana Patekar, Mohan Gokhale, Avinash Kharshikar and Usha Naik. The film is based on the infamous Joshi-Abhyankar serial murders which took place in Pune during 1976-77.[2]
Plot
Based on a true story (the infamous Joshi-Abhyankar serial murders which took place in Pune in 1976-77), this movie deals with the execution of four commercial art students after they were convicted of ten murders.[3] Later on, on this incident, Anurag Kashyap made his film Paanch.
Cast
- Nana Patekar as Raghavendra "Raghava"
- Mohan Gokhale as Sunil "Sunya"
- Bipin Varti as Rakesh "Rocky"
- Kishore Jadhav as Manohar
- Avinash Kharshikar as Vilas Modak
- Usha Naik as Geeta, Sunil's girlfriend
- Jayram Kulkarni as College Professor
- Arun Sarnaik as Lawyer (Public Prosecutor)
- Kamlakar Sarang as Defence Lawyer
- Datta Bhat as Judge
- Ravi Patwardhan as Police Inspector Jadhav
- Ashalata Wabgaonkar as Sunil's mother
- Sumati Gupte as Raghavendra Mother
- Bindu as Dancer in Restaurant/Bar (Guest Appearance)
- Padma Khanna in a guest appearance in the song "Shama Ne Jab Aag"
- Irshad Hashmi as Commissioner
- Vasant Shinde as police constable
Music
Music composed by Vishwanath More.[4]
- "Jeevan Mein Aayi Nasha"
- "Rangale Nave Nave Swapna"[4]
References
- ^ a b c Cinecurry Marathi (14 October 2015). "Maficha Sakshidaar - Marathi Full Movie (1986) - Nana Patekar, Mohan Gokhale - Marathi Drama Movies" – via YouTube.
- ^ "Mohan Gokhale is dead". Rediff. 29 April 1999. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- ^ "The Joshi-Abhyankar Serial Murders that Shook Pune in 1976-77". 4 May 2018.
- ^ a b "Maficha Sakshidar".
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