Sumi (film)

Sumi
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Directed by	Amol Gole
Written by	Sanjeev K Jha Prasad Namjoshi
Produced by	Harshall Kamat Swati S Sharma Mihir Kumar Sharma
Starring	Akanksha Pingle Divyesh Indulkar Nitin Bhajan Smita Tambe
Cinematography	Amol Vasant Gole
Edited by	Gandhali Kulkarni
Music by	Rohan-Rohan
Production companies	Harshall Kamat Entertainment Golden Mouse Productions A4 Creations
Distributed by	Planet Marathi
Release dates	14 November 2022 (2022-11-14) (Planet Marathi OTT[1]) 26 November 2022 (2022-11-26) (International Film Festival of India) [2]
Running time	90 minutes
Country	India
Language	Marathi

Sumi is a 2022 Indian Marathi language feature film directed by Amol Gole and written by Sanjeev K Jha and Prasad Namjoshi,^[3] produced under Harshal Kamat Entertainment in association with Golden Mouse Productions. In 2022, The film won National Award in two prestigious category, National Film Award for Best Children's Film and National Film Award for Best Child Artist.^[4]

Plot

Set in rural India, Sumi is an ‘optimistic & inspiring tale’ of a 12-year-old underprivileged Sumati, who dreams of getting a bicycle to commute to her school, many miles away from her village. To meet her modest need, she embarks on an extraordinary journey marked by struggle, ambition, commitment, and friendship.^[5]

Production

Development

While talking about the film SUMI, writer Sanjeev K Jha mentions in his interviews that "the story is very close to his own childhood experiences. He hails from Champaran, close to Gandhiji’s Ashram - where the concept of Ashram education first took shape. In the year 2002, during his own school days he used to see girls cycling the distance to their schools. But such girls were few. Only 1 or 2 compared to some 20 odd boys, and this was undoubtedly an act of bravery for the girls. This ‘Going to School’ childhood remained with the writer as did the lone girl riding a blue cycle in a group of 20 boys. This became the first visual of the film. After this, consciously and unconsciously, his childhood experiences kept bleeding into the film.^[6]

Cast

• Akanksha Pingle^[7] as Sumati
• Divyesh Indulkar
• Smita Tambe

Awards

Award	Category	Result	Official Name
68th National Film Awards	Best Children's Film	Won	Golden Lotus Award (Swarna Kamal)
68th National Film Awards	Best Child Artist	Won	Silver Lotus Award (Rajat Kamal)

References

1. "'Marathi film 'Sumi' is heading for an OTT release". Outlookindia.
2. "UNICEF, India join hands to promote films on child rights at IFFI in Goa". newsonair.
3. "Sanjeev K Jha's film Sumi wins in best children's film, best child artist categories". dnaindia.com. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
4. "68th National Film Awards: Complete list of winners". The Hindu. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
5. "'Sumi', 'Mee Vasantrao' win big at Film Awards". The Times of India. 23 July 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
6. "Sanjeev Jha talks about the national award winning children film". Retrieved 25 August 2022.
7. "68th National Film Awards: Marathi films bring home multiple accolades". The Times of India. 23 July 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2022.

External links

• Sumi at IMDb