A Thing of Magic is a Marathi feature-film written, directed and produced by Nithin Anil.

A Thing of Magic
Directed byNithin Anil
CinematographyPriyadarsan N D
Release date
  • 19 October 2019 (2019-10-19)
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Running time
100 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageMarathi

Plot

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Gundu Kaakka is a struggling harmonium player, who aspires to join a local drama troupe. One day, after watching a 3D movie, he presents a pair of 3D glasses to his sisters, Pradnya and Pratheeksha. He tells them that the glasses give only him some magical powers. Though they initially refuse to believe him, an event soon raises the sisters' curiosity. The determined sisters set on a path to find out the truth about the glasses, along which tiny stories of the little village start to unfold.[2][3]

Production

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A Thing of Magic was filmed by a crew of five members with a 60,000 rupees budget, paid by Anil in order to keep the creative control over the movie.[4] The entire film's cast were first-time actors and residents of the village in Maharashtra where the story is set.[5] The production team rented a house, which became an audition camp.[6] They were approached, found, and brought to the set by knocking on doors on the day a particular scene was to be shot. Around a hundred people acted in the film. Most of the villagers had no idea about the process of film-making.[7][8]

References

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  1. ^ "Biggest challenge to make a film in a state and language that we have no idea of: Nithin Anil". Cinestaan. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  2. ^ "A Thing of Magic is a joy for ever". Business Line. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  3. ^ "A Thing Of Magic review: Two young sisters are transfixed by a pair of 3D glasses in their small village". Cinestaan. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  4. ^ "'A Thing Of Magic': A film shot with just Rs 60,000 budget". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  5. ^ "A Thing Of Magic: A Marathi film by young Malayalis". The Indian Express. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  6. ^ "Crossing language borders with cinema". The Hindu. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  7. ^ sreekumar, priya (19 September 2019). "It takes a village to make magic". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  8. ^ "എ തിങ് ഓഫ് മാജിക്". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
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