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VALU was released in India on January 25, 2008. It's World Premiere happened in the International Film Festival, Rotterdam - IFFR (The Netherlands). Since then VALU is receiving awards and rave reviews!
After entertaining the audience at Detroit (US) and Edmonton (Canada), VALU was screened in Fremont (San Francisco Bay Area). You can watch the feedback from the audience in the video clip below.
In May and June, VALU will be screened in Texas at Houston and Austin.
More and more shows of VALU are coming to US and Canadian cities. Watch this page for upcoming shows and enjoy the movie.
At Preyas Arts, our mission is to bring the latest and quality Marathi movies to the the US and Canada.
To arrange the shows of this and other movies in your
city, contact us by sending an email to
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510-402-4561
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VALU Shows in America
| Date | Location | Contact |
| VALU is already screened at | ||
| Sun, March 23 | Livonia, MI | Maharashtra Mandal, Detroit |
| Sat, April 19 | Edmonton, Canada | mbmedonton@gmail.com |
| Sat, April 26 | Fremont, CA | East Bay Marathi Mandal & CalAA |
Upcoming VALU shows |
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| Sat, May 31 | Houston, TX | Houston Maharashtra Mandal |
| Sat, June 7 | Austin, TX | Austin Marathi Mandal |
| Sat Jun 14 | Cupertino, CA | CalAA |
| Sat Jun 14 | Old bridge, NJ | Marathi Vishwa, NJ |
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VALU is a story set in a small village of Kusavade: a remote location in the interiors of Maharashtra, housing a small group of people having dreams, aspirations, ups and downs... and of course unusual traits that can only be found in a village. But the lovable villagers of Kusavade are facing a recurring problem...
The village tradition of letting loose a Bull in God's name has had dire consequences. The Bull is running amok in the village destroying everything that it sees. In a desparate attempt to save the village, Swanand Gaddamwar, a dashing young forest officer is called upon by the village Sarpanch. Gaddamwar apperars in the village with his team to pacify and capture the Bull but none of his plans seem to come to shape while interacting with the simpletons in the village.
The film explores the interaction of all the parties in the village: the capturing team, the villagers and ultimately the Bull itself. A film with a simplistic storyline with a dash of comedy and adventure, VALU has subtle references to human emotions, mannerisms and thinking.
Director: Umesh
Kulkarni
Story-Screenplay: Girish Kulkarni, Umesh Kulkarni
Cinematography: Sudhir Palsane
Editor: Neeraj Voralia
Artists: Atul Kulkarni, Dr. Mohan Agashe,
Dilip Prabhavalkar, Bharati Acharekar, Nirmiti Sawant,
Amruta Subhash, Satish Tare, Nandu Madhav, Girish
Kulkarni and Raja - the bull
@ 2008, Preyas Arts.com