Film Review: Super Duperr (Marathi) is a Crazy Idea Told with a Message

A slimy property broker sells a single property to two people at the same time. What happens when the parties, one a hep ‘today’ urban couple who are living in, and the other an extended family of rural folks (complete with pet goats!) finally land in the same apartment within a cooperative Mumbai housing society?

With the agent naturally absconding, the parties must seek the legal route (which may take months or years!) and, until then, adjust within the same apartment and even share the kitchen and the bathroom. 

The fun and drama begin as cultures clash: the couple is prone to have late nights, consume non-vegetarian food, wear abbreviated clothing and more. The family sings full-throated devotional songs every early morning, refuses to move with the times and even maintains the animals (for a while, as we see!). Their values, mores and approach to life are contrasting to the extreme. The matriarch of the family even recommends to the couple that true joy lies only in marriage and not in live-ins.  

There are some concessions in-between but the battle of wits continues. And soon a marriage is planned for the young daughter in the family. Gradually the two parties do start to adjust and then comes the legal solution as the broker is traced and arrested. In the final court case, the couple wins, but are requested by the family to let them stay on until the wedding is solemnized. What happens next?

This is a feel-good family entertainer with messages on life, relationships, perspectives and harmony. Absurd though its core premise is, we leave the hall with a smile, not regretting the visit to the movie hall. We get a clear inkling of how both progressiveness and regressive mores can be overdone and how compassion and mature understanding can bring a harmonious blend of comradeship among impossible opposites whose lifestyles and principles differ totally.

The performances of veterans Nirmeeti Sawant and Shashank Shende as the old couple add heft to the largely superficial script. As the young couple, Lalit Prabhakar is good, while Vidula provides the glamour and acts decently. Hrishikesh Joshi and Kushal Badrike are effective as the brothers, while Namrata Awate Sambherao stands out with her performance, especially with her wide-eye quicksilver expressions. 

Pratiksha Kote also makes a mark as the younger sister-in-law. In a brief cameo, Kanchan Pagare as the cunning broker does an excellent job. Umesh Jagtap is hilarious as the hassled inspector while Jagruti Datir is sincere as the sister. The actor playing ‘Mama’ is also impressive. 

Overall, the technical side is okay, the direction is decent given the constraints of the script (written by him as well!) and the music forgettable. This is a movie with humble ambitions and needed sharper writing to bring conviction for its skewed storyline. However, it does entertain as a dramedy with a message.

Rating: *** 

Zee Studios’ Ninety-Nine Productions’ & Siddhivinayak Productions’ Super Duperr Produced by: Naresh Borde & Vijay Shinde Directed & Written by: Sameer Asha Patil Music: Abhinav Jagtap & Kunal-Karan Starring: Lalit Prabhakar, Vidula Chougule, Namrata Awate Sambherao, Shashank Shende, Nirmiti Sawant, Kushal Badrike, Jagruti Datir, Umesh Jagtap, Hrishikesh Joshi, Vanita Kharat, Pratiksha Kote, Kanchan Pagare & others

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