Fandry

Fandry (transl. Pig) is a 2013 Indian Marathi-language film, written and directed by Nagraj Manjule in his directorial debut. It stars Somnath Awghade and Rajeshwari Kharat. The story focuses on a young boy's love amidst caste-based discrimination. The film, set in Akolner, a village near Ahmednagar, revolves around the issue of discrimination in India's caste system and narrates the story of a teenager from a Dalit family who lives at the village fringe, and falls in love with an upper-caste girl.

Fandry
Film Poster
Directed byNagraj Manjule
Produced by
  • Navalakha Arts
  • Holy Basil Productions
Starring
CinematographyVikram Amladi
Edited byChandan Arora
Music bySongs:
Ajay-Atul
Score:
Alokananda Dasgupta
Distributed by
  • Reliance Media Works
  • Zee Entertainment
Release dates
  • 17 October 2013 (2013-10-17) (MIFF)
  • 14 February 2014 (2014-02-14) (India)
Running time
104 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageMarathi
Budget₹1.75 crore (US$220,000)
Box office₹7 crore (US$880,000) (Lifetime)

The film won the Grand Jury Prize at the Mumbai International Film Festival. The film was released theatrically on Valentine's Day 2014. The film received critical acclaim. At the 61st National Film Awards, it won the Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director.

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