- Release Date: 2008
- Runtime: N/A
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- Starring: Nargis, Upyendra Limaye, Raman Trikha, Sudha Chandran ... see all
- Director: Hirdesh Kamble
- Plot: This is the story of a girl born in a small village on the border of Karnataka & Maharashtra. A girl, whose childhood is yet untouched and full of... Read more
User Reviews
Good
May 07, 2008
coolthatch - in.movies.yahoo.com
May 07, 2008coolthatch - in.movies.yahoo.com
I think it's a good movie. It is a hard-hitting concept and brings out one of the forgotten issues prevailing in Indian society. I think no film-maker has ever tried to bring such a concept up before.... Full review
AVOID!!
May 05, 2008
kavitaok - in.movies.yahoo.com
May 05, 2008kavitaok - in.movies.yahoo.com
Its worse than a tv serial..the director needs urgent help ..is he also the producer?? who else would ever hire him? Bakwaas!!... Full review
Critics Reviews
| May 09, 2008Screen India
But Pranali's biggest failure, apart from the vital pillars of script and direction, is the casting of Nargis as the protagonist -....Upendra Limaye and Sudha Chandran play to the gallery, Raman Trikha is expresssionless, and the British actress's character and performance are both fake.....the accomplished music score (Kailash-Paresh-Naresh) goes waste due to the acutely disappointing use of the songs.....Pranali (Nargis as an adult) is a beautiful village girl who is initiated during teenage into the Devd ... Full Review
| Feb 05, 2008Starboxoffice.com
The director appears to have been lazy.... ... Full Review
smashits.com
The NRI helps Pranali's co-sex workers to get out of the wretched tradition and also tries to get a legal sanction for the so-called profession of sex-workers.
Then the movie goes into flashback: In a famine hit poor village, the parents of a little girl (Pranali) get convinced by a priest to allow their daughter enter into the system of Devdasis.
... Full Review
News
Cinemax hosts Pranali music launch
businessofcinema.com –
2008-10-04
Mumbai: Cinemax hosted the music album launch of the movie Pranali. It was held at the Red Lounge at Cinemax Versova, and music was launched by Jeetendra. ... Full Article
Harward Ent's film on Devdasis ready
businessofcinema.com –
2008-10-01
MUMBAI: Harward Entertainments has completed the shooting of its maiden venture Pranali � The Tradition, a hard-hitting film based on the life of a devdasi. ... Full Article
Harward Entertainments have completed the shooting of their maiden venture PRANALI - THE TRADITION, a hard-hitting film, which depicts the story of a poor village girl, married off to a village deity and then condemned to become a prostitute. ... Full Article
Pranali Preview
realbollywood.com –
2008-04-30
"Pranali - The Tradition", a movie that highlights the ills of the temple dancer custom still prevalent in some parts of the country, is releasing May 2. ... Full Article
Pranali, film on devadasis on May 2
galatta.com –
2008-04-29
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) Legendary Kathak exponent Pandit Birju Maharaj has choreographed the Tandav dance for Harward Entertainments' first feature film "Pranali - The Tradition", about the Devdasi tradition. ... Full Article

Pranali Movie Stills
Pranali: Tandav

