Uttarayan is a Marathi directorial debut film of Bipin Nadkarni starring Shivaji Satam and Nina Kulkarni

Nina Kulkarni

Nina Kulkarni is an Indian film actress and producer. she has appeared in many Hindi and Marathi movies.- Filmography :Folloing table shows list of films-References:...

 in lead roles. It has won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Marathi

National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Marathi

The National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Marathi winners:...

. The plot of the film is based on the Marathi play "Durgi" written by Jaywant Dalvi

Jaywant Dalvi

Jaywant Dalvi was a prominent contemporary Marathi writer in Maharashtra, India. Originally hailing from Sawantwadi in Maharashtra he was born in a Gaur Saraswat Brahmin family....

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Plot

Raghuvir Rajadhyaksha (Raghu) moves to Mumbai after his retirement to live with his son Sanjay who is now getting married and has future plans of going to USA. Raghu, a widower from past 14 years meets Kusumawati, his teenage crush. Kusumawati is now known as Durgi as she was named that after her marriage with a rich barrister

Barrister

A barrister is a member of one of the two classes of lawyer found in many common law jurisdictions with split legal professions. Barristers specialise in courtroom advocacy, drafting legal pleadings and giving expert legal opinions...

 from Pune. Durgi's marriage fails as she is abused & harrased. Her father dies of heart attack and her brother sells off all the property and leaves with his wife to live separately. Durgi is thus left alone to aid her ailing old mother. Raghu being all alone and finding Durgi also to be same, falls in love with her again and decides to get married. But he has to face opposition from his son and his wife's sister.

Cast

• Shivaji Satham
  Shivaji Satham
  Shivaji Satam is renowned Indian TV serial and film actor. He has appeared in many Hindi as well as Marathi films. In Hindi his famous films are Vaastav, Ghulam-E-Mustafa, Yeshwant, China Gate, Taxi No 9211, Jis Desh Me Ganga Reheta Hai, Hu Tu Tu. In Marathi he has got recognition through movies...
  
   as Raghuvir Rajadhyaksha / Raghu
• Nina Kulkarni
  Nina Kulkarni
  Nina Kulkarni is an Indian film actress and producer. she has appeared in many Hindi and Marathi movies.- Filmography :Folloing table shows list of films-References:...
  
   as Kusumawati / Durgi
• Uttara Baokar
  Uttara Baokar
  Uttara Baokar is an Indian stage actor, who also acts in both on films and television. An alumna of National School of Drama, she remained lead actress with the NSD Repertory Company in the 1970s and '80s, a period which saw the revival of Hindi theatre in Delhi, before moving to television and...
  
   as Mai (Kusumawati's mother)
• Viju Khote
  Viju Khote
  Viju Khote is an Indian actor who has worked as character actor in more than 300 films in Hindi cinema and Marathi cinema. He is especially famous as the dacoit Kalia in the film Sholay and the dialogue, Sardar maine aapka namak khaya hai and Robert in movie Andaz Apna Apna...
  
   as Babu Borkar
• Akshay Pendse as Sanjay (Raghu's son)
• Sharad Kelkar
  Sharad Kelkar
  Sharad Kelkar is an Indian television actor who shot to fame mainly with his role as Nahar Pratap Singh in Saat Phere - Saloni ka Safar. He also played the role of Rudra Raizada in Sindoor Tere Naam Ka on Zee TV at the same time....
  
  as Young Raghu
• Gauri Nigudkar as Young Kusumawati
• Suhita Thatte as (Raghu's wife's sister)
• Priya Khopkar as Sanjay's wife

Music

The songs of the film are written by Kaustubh Savarkar and the music is composed by Amartya Rahut.

• Dhund Hote Shabda Saare
• Raan He Uthle Uthle