Jio
Studios'
forthcoming
Marathi
film
Godavari
continues
its
successful
run
at
eminent
film
festivals
across
the
world.
Winning
top
honors,
the
much
acclaimed
drama
has
now
been
selected
among
the
top1
0
Indian
Films
2021:
FIPRESCI-India
(India
Chapter
of
the
International
Federation
of
Film
Critics
FIPRESCI)
Grand-Prix.
Presented
by
Blue
Drop
Films
and
Jitendra
Joshi
Pictures,
the
film
stars
Jitendra
Joshi,
Vikram
Gokhale,
Neena
Kulkarni
and
Priyadarshan
Jadhav
and
is
directed
by
Nikhil
Mahajan.
Beaming
with
joy,
director
Nikhil
Mahajan
says,
"FIPRESCI
is
the
international
federation
of
film
critics.
To
be
included
in
the
india
list
of
top
10
feature
films
from
2021
is
extremely
humbling.
We
made
the
film
in
the
middle
of
a
raging
pandemic
with
very
little
resources
and
now
it
is
travelling
the
world
-
it
is
surreal!
We
also
have
the
incredible
people
at
Jio
Studios
as
our
partners
to
bring
GODAVARI
in
cinema
halls
all
over
very
soon!
I
can't
wait
for
the
audiences
at
home
to
have
a
taste
of
our
holy
river!"
Godavari
is
the
story
of
Nishikant
(Jitendra
Joshi)
who
has
strayed
away
from
his
family,
returns
home
to
discover
corners
he
didn't
know
existed
and
to
mend
relationships
that
had
never
really
broken.
What
follows
is
complex
questions
about
his
life,
his
family,
and
his
religion
and
a
realization
that
the
river
that
he
despised
so
much
holds
all
answers.
Godavari
has
been
much
feted
with
several
recognitions.
In
March
2022,
the
film
was
selected
as
the
opening
film
at
the
New
York
Indian
Film
Festival
2022.
Representing
the
best
of
Marathi
Arthouse
cinema,
the
drama
also
won
laurels
at
IFFI
2021
with
Jitendra
Joshi
winning
the
Silver
Peacock
for
Best
Actor
while
Nikhil
Mahajan
won
the
Silver
Peacock
for
Best
Director,
Special
Jury
Award.
At
the
Pune
International
Film
Festival
2022,
Nikhil
Mahajan
won
the
Best
Director
award
and
the
Best
Cinematography
award
was
presented
to
Shamin
Kulkarni
while
AV
Prafulla
Chandra
won
the
Best
Music
Special
Jury
Prize.
The
film
even
had
its
world
premiere
at
the
Vancouver
International
Film
Festival
2021
and
Asia
Pacific
Premiere
at
the
New
Zealand
International
Film
Festival
2021.
With
Godavari,
Jio
Studios
continues
to
build
a
diverse
Marathi
repertoire
with
an
interesting
mix
of
content
across
genres
and
themes.