Offbeat Productions, Nitya Seva Film Productions and Verra Production’s Mi Pathishi Aahe (Marathi; UA) is the story of a brother and sister. Swami (Saksham Kulkarni) had sacrificed all his dreams for his sister, Radha (Ashwini Chavare), right in his childhood. Radha and Swami live with their parents in a village. The family is a staunch disciple of Swami Samarth. Since theirs is a poor family, young Swami (Rajveer Gaikwad) had left their home just so that young Radha (Vaishnavi Pote), who was very good at her studies, could study and make a mark for herself. After she becomes a civil engineer, Radha is married off to Aniket (Shrikant Patil). However, Aniket’s mother (Suhas Paranjape) ill-treats Radha because she is from a poor family. One day, Saksham re-enters Radha’s life. How he sets everything right in sister Radha’s marital home is what the latter part of the drama is all about.
Parag Anil Sawant has written a very ordinary story which fails to move the viewers. The screenplay, penned by Sanjay Navgire and Dilip Paranjape, is hardly engaging or entertaining. Emotions generally fail to touch the heart. Sanjay Navgire’s dialogues are so-so.
Ashwini Chavare does an ordinary job as Radha. Shrikant Patil is hardly passable as Aniket. Saksham Kulkarni is okay as Swami. Arun Nalawade makes a fair mark as Radha’s father. Varsha Prabhu lends routine support in the role of Radha’s mother. Satish Pulekar is average as Aniket’s father. Suhas Paranjape is okay as Aniket’s mother. Prasad Surve lends routine support as Aniket’s brother, Arjun. Sheetal Sonawane’s performance, as Arjun’s wife, is nothing to shout about. Rajveer Gaikwad (as young Swami), Viashnavi Pote (as young Radha), Suchit Jadhav (as Swami’s manager), Sandesh Jadhav (as the police inspector) and Nutan Jayant pass muster. Madhuri Pawar is alright in a dance number. Others hardly deserve mention.
Parag Anil Sawant’s direction is dull. Kabir Shakya’s music is functional. Lyrics (Sanjay Navgire, Dr. Vivek Ukirde, Amol Deshmukh, Kabir Shakya and Virendra Ratne) are just about passable. Varunraj Kalas’ camerawork is fair. Balaji Patil’s art direction is okay. Parag Anil Sawant’s editing ought to have been sharper.
On the whole, Mi Pathishi Aahe is a flop show.
Released on 4-4-’25 at Jai Hind Mukta A2 (daily 1 show) and other cinemas of Bombay thru Filmastra Studios. Publicity & opening: poor.