Shriyanss Aartsz And Motion Pictures’ Shaatir: The Beginning (Marathi; UA) is about a college and its involvement in a drug racket. A student, Aakanksha (Reshma Vaykar), takes it upon herself to expose the kingpin behind the drug menace.
Sunil Sushila Dasharath Vaykar has written a story which one has seen in numerous earlier films. His screenplay follows the tried and tested path and, therefore, fails to keep the audience engaged for long in spite of a reasonably fast-paced drama. Sunil Vaykar’s dialogues are commonplace.
Reshma Vaykar looks ordinary and does an average job as Aakanksha. Yogesh Soman is okay as senior police officer Kalamkar. Mir Sarwar is alright as Mercy Pereira but his Hindi dialogues in a Marathi film come as an ear-sore. Ramesh Pardeshi provides ordinary support as police inspector Shrikant. Anil Nagarkar is okay as police officer Rajapure. Abhimanyu Vaykar is ordinary as Baglya. Ved Bhalshankar passes muster as Sangram. Rama Nadgowda, Nishant Singh and Satish Vairal are passable. Others pass muster.
Sunil Sushila Dasharath Vaykar’s direction is below the mark. Rohit Nagbhide’s music and Vaibhav Deshmukh’s lyrics are functional. Yugandhar Deshmukh does a routine job of the background music. Sushil Sharma and Siddharth Singh’s camerawork is fair. Rakesh Patil’s action and stunt scenes offer some thrill to the masses. Amit Shinde’s art direction is okay. Atharva Mule’s editing ought to have been sharper.
On the whole, Shaatir: The Beginning is a weak film with bleak chances at the box-office.
Released on 13-6-’25 at Glamour (daily 1 show; show cancelled today due to lack of audience) and other cinemas of Bombay thru Filmastra Studios. Publicity & opening: poor.