Thartharat
Thartharat is a 1989 Indian Marathi-language action comedy film co-written and directed by Mahesh Kothare and produced by Arvind Samant. The film stars Mahesh Kothare, Laxmikant Berde, Nivedita Joshi, Priya Arun, Deepak Shirke, Jairam Kulkarni and Rahul Solapurkar. The music was composed by Anil Mohile.
Plot
Zunjaar Rao Ghorpade runs a newspaper called Zunjaar, but it's not doing well. He hopes his son Lakshya will help, but Lakshya spends more time with his girlfriend Gange. In a desperate move, Lakshya publishes a fake story about a dacoit, Taklu Haiwan, coming to their village. This boosts their newspaper sales but also creates fear in the village. Uma, who works for a rival paper called Apradh, comes to cover the news. As panic spreads, Inspector Mahesh Jadhav is transferred to handle the situation.The problem gets real when Taklu Haiwan and his gang actually arrive in the village. Now faced with a genuine threat, Lakshya and Inspector Mahesh must set aside their differences, team up, and devise a plan to protect their village from the looming danger posed by Taklu Haiwan and his gang.
Cast
- Mahesh Kothare as Criminal [Investigation Department (India)|CID] Inspector Mahesh Jadhav
- Laxmikant Berde as Laxmikant Ghorpade
- Nivedita Joshi as Uma Desai
- Priya Arun as Ganga
- Deepak Shirke as Constable 100
- Jairam Kulkarni as Zunjaarrao Ghorpade
- Rahul Solapurkar as Taklu Haiwan
- Bhalchandra Kulkarni as Sarpanch Kavale
- Prakash Phadtare as Inspector Tonage
- Ravindra Berde as Editor of Apradh
- Ashok Pahelwan as Taklu Haiwan's henchman
- Kishore Nandlaskar as Guest in Shrirangpur
- Ambar Kothare as Mumbai Police Commissioner