Coquelicot Pictures and Supri Advertising And Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.’s Tighee (Marathi; A) is the story of two sisters and their mother.
Swati (Neha Pendse) lives in Bombay with husband Malhar (Pushkaraj Chirputkar). She had borrowed Rs. 25 lakh from her boss (Jaimini Pathak) for Malhar’s business. She has still not been able to repay the loan because the business had flopped. Due to this, the boss tries to take advantage by getting close to Swati who spurns his advances.
One day, Swati goes to Pune where her mother, Hemlata Ranade (Bharati Achrekar), and younger sister, Sarika (Sonalee Kulkarni), live. Hemlata has ovarian cancer and the doctors have given her just one more year. Swati and her mother have not been in the best of relationship because Swati feels, the father is alive but the mother refuses to acknowledge this fact. Due to the tension between Swati and her mother, Sarika is also not on the best of terms with sister Swati. Besides, Sarika is keen to take up a job in the US but she cannot leave her mother alone in India. This has also led to Sarika being frustrated.
Anyway, the three family members meet and by the by, iron out their differences. Mother Hemlata also makes a revelation which leaves the two daughters in shock. What happens thereafter?
The story is fairly nice but it also appears a bit contrived at places. Nikhil Mahajan’s screenplay is not very engaging because the drama often looks forced. For instance, the mother’s revelation towards the end is inexplicable because it implies that if she hadn’t seen Swati’s boss misbehave with her, she may never have made the revelation. But this shouldn’t have been the implication. The misunderstandings are also so complicated that their impact is diluted. Overall, the drama does have its plus points but it has its share of weaknesses too. Prajakt Deshmukh’s dialogues are good at places.
Bharati Achrekar is good as Hemlata. Neha Pendse performs ably as the middle-class woman struggling to safeguard her modesty. Sonalee Kulkarni shines in the role of Sarika. Pushkaraj Chirputkar is alright as Malhar. Jaimini Pathak is okay as Swati’s boss. Nipun Dharmadhikari is fair as Gandharva. Sanjay Mone makes his presence felt in a brief role as Swati’s father, Madhusudan. Suvrat Joshi is ordinary as young Madhusudan. Others pass muster.
Jeejivisha Kale’s direction is quite nice. Advait Nemlekar and Nilesh Moharir’s music is appealing. Although the songs are well-tuned, they are not hit numbers. Jitendra Joshi’s lyrics are okay. Advait Nemlekar’s background music is decent. Milind Jog’s camerawork is adequate. Amit Waghchaure’s production designing is of a good standard. Nikhil Mahajan and Hrishikesh Petwe’s editing is sharp.
On the whole, Tighee is a fair fare, but it is meant more for the classes and families than the masses. It’s woman-centric lead cast and subject will limit its business prospects.
Released on 6-3-’26 at Plaza (daily 1 show) and other cinemas of Bombay thru PVR Inox Pictures. Publicity: so-so. Opening: poor.