Ole Aale

Ole Aale is a 2024 Indian Marathi-language comedy drama road film written and directed by Vipul Mehta, and produced by Rashmin Majithia under the banner Coconut Motion Pictures. The film stars Nana Patekar, Siddharth Chandekar, Sayali Sanjeev and Makarand Anaspure. The film is a remake of the 2021 Bengali film Tonic The soundtrack was composed by Sachin–Jigar. It is about a father-son relationship. Ole Aale received critical acclaim with 8 nominations at the Filmfare Awards Marathi 9th [Filmfare Awards Marathi|2025], recognising both its artistic and technical excellence.

Plot

Workaholic Aditya ignores his father Omkar's advice regarding health. The next day, Aditya faints and is brought to the hospital, where he recovers. On Dr. Pallavi's advice, Omkar takes a health checkup and is diagnosed with Pontine Glioma, a terminal brain tumour. Omkar wishes to visit Kedarnath and the holy Ganga river with him before his death so Aditya reluctantly agrees. After visiting the river, they continued their journey to Chopta via jeep. They meet Kyra on the road and Aditya develops romantic interest in her. They were robbed by goons but eventually regained their possessions. Along the way, the father-son bond grows and Aditya's romance develops further. Eventually, they reach Kedarnath and complete the wish.

Cast

Nana Patekar as Omkar Lele
Siddharth Chandekar as Aditya Lele
Sayali Sanjeev as Kyra Hirve
Makarand Anaspure as Baburao
Tanvi Azmi as Dr. Pallavi Pradhan
Badrish Chhabra as Negi tea shop owner
Deepankaj Poonia as Guest

Production

The film was shot in Uttarakhand at the locations of Haridwar, Chopta and Kedarnath.

Release and box office collection

The film was theatrically released on 5 January 2024 clashed with Satyashodhak and Panchak. Ole Aale movie collected 0.30 Crore net box office collection on its first day. The film saw significant growth on the second day and collected 0.60 Crore nett. the film managed to earn well at the box office on its 1st Weekend and collected 1.80 Crore nett. Ole Aale has collected ₹8.33 crores till present.

Reception

Critical reception

Reshma Raikwar from Loksatta praised the story, screenplay and direction as well as the performances, especially of Patekar. Devendra Jadhav from Sakal rated it 3 out of 5 and praised performances and theme but criticised the long story especially in second half. Jaydeep Pathakji from The Times of India rated it 3.5 out of 5 and praised story, screenplay, direction and performances. Harshada Bhirvandekar from Hindustan Times wrote "Sometimes laughing, sometimes bringing tears to the eyes, this 'Ole Aale' journey entertains the audience till the end".