Dahini: The Witch

Dahini - The Witch
Dahini - The Witch
Directed by	Rajesh Touchriver
Written by	Ravi Punnam (dialogue)
Screenplay by	Rajesh Touchriver
Story by	Rajesh Touchriver
Produced by	Sunitha Krishnan; Pradeep Narayanan
Starring	Tannishtha Chatterjee; J. D. Chakravarthy; Sruthy Jayan
Cinematography	Noushad Shareef
Edited by	K. Sasi Kumar
Music by	George Joseph
Production; company	Orion Pictures International
Release dates	November 2022 (Australia, Sweden);
Country	India
Languages	Hindi; Odia

Dahini - The Witch is a 2022 Indian Hindi language supernatural thriller film written, and directed by Rajesh Touchriver; produced by Sunitha Krishnan, and Pradeep Narayanan.^[1]^[2] The film stars Tannishtha Chatterjee, J. D. Chakravarthy, and Sruthy Jayan in pivotal roles.^[3]

Upon release the film received widely positive reviews whilst receiving international honors, such as "Best Feature Film" at the Titan International Film Festival, "Best International Feature Film" at the Pacific Beach International Festival^[4] and nominated at the Swedish International Film Festival.^[5]^[6]^[7]

Plot

The plot exploits witch hunting tradition in eastern India.^[6]

Cast

Tannishtha Chatterjee as Kamala
J. D. Chakravarthy as Pratap
Sruthy Jayan as Pallavi
Badrul Islam as Chuniya
Mohd Ashique Hussain as Ojha
Angana Roy as Uma
Riju Bajaj

References

^ "JD Chakravarthi's 'Dahini' to expose scourge of witch-hunting". 23 October 2021.
^ Today, Telangana (9 November 2022). "'Dahini: The Witch' makes it to the Swedish International Film Festival". Telangana Today. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
^ "Rajesh Touchriver directs a controversial film on witch-hunting titled 'Dahini: The Witch' | Telugu Movie News - Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 23 October 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
^ "Rajesh Touchriver's social thriller 'Dahini: The Witch' makes it to the Swedish International Film Festival". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
^ "Touchriver's 'Dahini - The Witch' wins 'Best Feature Film Award in Australia". The Times of India. 23 November 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Rajesh Touchriver directs a controversial film on witch-hunting titled 'Dahini: The Witch' - Times of India". The Times of India.
^ Today, Telangana (22 November 2022). "Rajesh TouchRiver's 'Dahini – The Witch' wins best feature film in Australia". Telangana Today.

External links

Dahini: The Witch at IMDb

[1] "JD Chakravarthi's 'Dahini' to expose scourge of witch-hunting". 23 October 2021.

[2] Today, Telangana (9 November 2022). "'Dahini: The Witch' makes it to the Swedish International Film Festival". Telangana Today. Retrieved 9 March 2023.

[3] "Rajesh Touchriver directs a controversial film on witch-hunting titled 'Dahini: The Witch' | Telugu Movie News - Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 23 October 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2022.

[4] "Rajesh Touchriver's social thriller 'Dahini: The Witch' makes it to the Swedish International Film Festival". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 9 March 2023.

[5] "Touchriver's 'Dahini - The Witch' wins 'Best Feature Film Award in Australia". The Times of India. 23 November 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2022.

[auto-6] "Rajesh Touchriver directs a controversial film on witch-hunting titled 'Dahini: The Witch' - Times of India". The Times of India.

[7] Today, Telangana (22 November 2022). "Rajesh TouchRiver's 'Dahini – The Witch' wins best feature film in Australia". Telangana Today.

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