Maaficha Sakshidar (lit.'Witness to the prosecution') is a 1986 Indian Marathi film directed by Rajdutt, starring Nana Patekar, Mohan Gokhale, Avinash Kharshikar and Usha Naik. The film is based on the infamous Joshi-Abhyankar serial murders which took place in Pune during 1976-77.[2]

Maaficha Sakshidar
Film poster
Directed byRajdutt[1]
Based on
Produced byHiralal M. Shah [1]
Starring
Music byVishwanath More[1]
Release date
  • 1986 (1986)
Running time
132 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageMarathi

Plot

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Based on a true story (the infamous Joshi-Abhyankar serial murders which took place in Pune in 1976-77), this movie deals with the execution of four commercial art students after they were convicted of ten murders.[3] Later on, on this incident, Anurag Kashyap made his film Paanch.

Cast

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Music

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Music composed by Vishwanath More.[4]

  1. "Jeevan Mein Aayi Nasha"
  2. "Rangale Nave Nave Swapna"[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Cinecurry Marathi (14 October 2015). "Maficha Sakshidaar - Marathi Full Movie (1986) - Nana Patekar, Mohan Gokhale - Marathi Drama Movies" – via YouTube.
  2. ^ "Mohan Gokhale is dead". Rediff. 29 April 1999. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  3. ^ "The Joshi-Abhyankar Serial Murders that Shook Pune in 1976-77". 4 May 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Maficha Sakshidar".
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