Maaficha Sakshidar

Maaficha Sakshidar (Marathi: माफीचा साक्षीदार) (English : Witness to the prosecution) is a 1986 Marathi film directed by Raj Dutt, 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]

Maaficha Sakshidar
Maaficha Sakshidar poster
Directed byRaj Dutt[1]
Based on
Produced byHiralal M. Shah [1]
Starring
Music byVishwanath More[1]
Release date
  • 1986 (1986)
Running time
132 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageMarathi

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]

  1. "Jeevan Mein Aayi Nasha"
  2. "Rangale Nave Nave Swapna"[4]

References
  1. Cinecurry Marathi (14 October 2015). "Maficha Sakshidaar - Marathi Full Movie (1986) - Nana Patekar, Mohan Gokhale - Marathi Drama Movies" – via YouTube.
  2. "Mohan Gokhale is dead". Rediff. 29 April 1999. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  3. "The Joshi-Abhyankar Serial Murders that Shook Pune in 1976-77". 4 May 2018.
  4. "Maficha Sakshidar".
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