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	\| writer = [[Girish Kulkarni]]<br>[[Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni]]		\| writer = [[Girish Kulkarni]]<br>[[Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni]]
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	\| starring = [[Atul Kulkarni]]<br/>[[Mohan Agashe]]<br/>Bharati ~~Acharekar~~<br/>[[Dilip Prabhavalkar]]<br/>[[Nirmiti Sawant]]<br/>Amruta Subhash<br/>[[Girish Kulkarni]]<br/>[[Vrishasen Dabholkar]]		\| starring = [[Atul Kulkarni]]<br/>[[Mohan Agashe]]<br/>[[Bharati Achrekar]]<br/>[[Dilip Prabhavalkar]]<br/>[[Nirmiti Sawant]]<br/>[[Amruta Subhash]]<br/>[[Girish Kulkarni]]<br/>[[Vrishasen Dabholkar]]
	\| music = Mangesh Dhakde (Theme music)		\| music = Mangesh Dhakde (Theme music)
	\| cinematography = ~~Sudhir~~ Palsane		\| cinematography = Sudheer Palsane
	\| editing =		\| editing =
	\| studio =		\| studio =
	\| distributor =		\| distributor =
	\| released = {{Film date\|2008\|1\|25~~\|ref1=<ref name=International/>~~\|df=y}}		\| released = {{Film date\|2008\|1\|25\|df=y}}
	\| screenplay =		\| screenplay =
	\| runtime = 135 minutes		\| runtime = 135 minutes
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	\| language = Marathi		\| language = Marathi
	\| budget =		\| budget =
	\| gross = {{INRConvert \|3.5\|C }} ~~(lifetime)~~<ref>~~http~~://~~www~~.~~indiantelevision~~.com/~~special~~/~~y2k8~~/~~mar_cinema_spl~~.~~php~~</ref>		\| gross = {{INRConvert \|3\|C }}<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Sapre \|first=Omkar \|date=2009-01-10 \|title=Will the good times last for Marathi Cinema? \|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/business-of-bollywood/will-the-good-times-last-for-marathi-cinema/articleshow/3958542.cms?from=mdr \|access-date=2025-12-26 \|work=The Economic Times \|issn=0013-0389}}</ref>
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	'''''Valu''''' is a 2008 Indian comedy [[Marathi cinema\|Marathi film]] directed by [[Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni]]. The film featured in various international film festivals as '''''The Wild Bull'''''.~~<ref name=International>{{cite web\|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1213838/releaseinfo \|title=Release dates \|access-date=3 Jan 2012 \|publisher= IMDB}}</ref>~~ It also became the first Marathi film to be selected in Rotterdam International Film Festival 2008, the Netherlands.<ref name=Holland/><ref name=Rotterdam>{{cite news\|url=http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Marathi-film-ValuThe-Wild-Bull-premieres-at-Rotterdam/267089/ \|title=Marathi film Valu-The Wild Bull premieres at Rotterdam \|newspaper=Indian Express \|date=31 Jan 2008 \|access-date=3 Jan 2012 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081210144307/http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Marathi-film-ValuThe-Wild-Bull-premieres-at-Rotterdam/267089/ \|archive-date=10 December 2008 }}</ref>		'''''Valu''''' is a 2008 Indian comedy [[Marathi cinema\|Marathi film]] directed by [[Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni]]. The film featured in various international film festivals as '''''The Wild Bull'''''. It also became the first Marathi film to be selected in Rotterdam International Film Festival 2008, the Netherlands.<ref name=Holland/><ref name=Rotterdam>{{cite news\|url=http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Marathi-film-ValuThe-Wild-Bull-premieres-at-Rotterdam/267089/ \|title=Marathi film Valu-The Wild Bull premieres at Rotterdam \|newspaper=Indian Express \|date=31 Jan 2008 \|access-date=3 Jan 2012 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081210144307/http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Marathi-film-ValuThe-Wild-Bull-premieres-at-Rotterdam/267089/ \|archive-date=10 December 2008 }}</ref>

	==Plot==		==Plot==
	In the small village of Kusavde, there is a lonely misunderstood wild bull. The bull, "~~Valu~~", is actually a holy, consecrated bull which is the responsibility of the village. It is allowed to roam free and is the responsibility of the entire village. But lately, ~~Valu~~ becomes very aggressive and is blamed for every single act of chaos and destruction that happens in and around the village. Now, catching the bull becomes equivalent to establishing power in the village for the leaders and for those who are interested in the fringe benefits.		In the small village of Kusavde, there is a lonely misunderstood wild bull. The bull, "Durkya", is actually a holy, consecrated bull which is the responsibility of the village. It is allowed to roam free and is the responsibility of the entire village. But lately, Durkya becomes very aggressive and is blamed for every single act of chaos and destruction that happens in and around the village. Now, catching the bull becomes equivalent to establishing power in the village for the leaders and for those who are interested in the fringe benefits.

	The film intertwines various stories of the war between the two leaders; love stories that bloom in the midst of the adventure; an amateur filmmaker who struggles to shoot a documentary; the forest officer who leads this chaos like a sacred mission along with the religious priest; the tricksters and an insane woman who seems to understand the mind of ~~Valu~~.		The film intertwines various stories of the war between the two leaders; love stories that bloom in the midst of the adventure; an amateur filmmaker who struggles to shoot a documentary; the forest officer who leads this chaos like a sacred mission along with the religious priest; the tricksters and an insane woman who seems to understand the mind of Durkya.

	==Cast==		==Cast==
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	* [[Mohan Agashe]] as Sarapanch		* [[Mohan Agashe]] as Sarapanch
	* [[Bharati Achrekar]] as Sarapanch's Wife		* [[Bharati Achrekar]] as Sarapanch's Wife
	* [[Girish Kulkarni]] as Jeevan		* [[Girish Kulkarni]] as Jeevan Chaudhary
	* Veena Jamkar as Tani		* Veena Jamkar as Tani
	* [[Dilip Prabhavalkar]] as Pandit		* [[Dilip Prabhavalkar]] as Pandit
	* [[Nirmiti Sawant]] as Pandit's Wife		* [[Nirmiti Sawant]] as Pandit's Wife
	* Nandu Madhav as Aaba		* [[Nandu Madhav]] as Aaba
	* Renuka Daftardar as Aaba's Wife		* Renuka Daftardar as Aaba's Wife
	* Mangesh Satpute as Shiva		* Mangesh Satpute as Shiva
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	* Prashant Tapaswi as Shankrya		* Prashant Tapaswi as Shankrya
	* Nikhil Raut as Ganya		* Nikhil Raut as Ganya
	* [[Vrishasen Dabholkar]] as Sameer aka "~~Documentary~~"		* [[Vrishasen Dabholkar]] as Sameer (Swanand's Brother) aka "Dacumentary"
	* Ashok Kulkarni as Jagnade		* Ashok Kulkarni as Jagnade
	* Pournima Ganu as Gaddam's Wife		* Pournima Ganu as Gaddam's Wife
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	==Selection in Film Festivals==		==Selection in Film Festivals==
	* 5th Asian Film Festival, 2007 Pune: Selected for screening as a closing film for the festival.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Asian_film_festival_opens_in_Pune/rssarticleshow/2510568.cms \|title=Asian film festival opens in Pune \|newspaper= Times of India \|date=2 Nov 2007 \|access-date=3 Jan 2012}}</ref>		* 5th Asian Film Festival, 2007 Pune: Selected for screening as a closing film for the festival.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Asian_film_festival_opens_in_Pune/rssarticleshow/2510568.cms \|title=Asian film festival opens in Pune \|newspaper= Times of India \|date=2 Nov 2007 \|access-date=3 Jan 2012}}</ref>
	* 37th Rotterdam International Film Festival, 2008 the Netherlands <ref name=Holland>{{cite news \|url=~~http~~://~~articles.~~timesofindia.indiatimes.com/~~2008-01-25~~/pune/~~27766384_1_marathi~~-~~cinema~~-~~marathi~~-~~film-umesh-kulkarni~~ \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130126045600/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-01-25/pune/27766384_1_marathi-cinema-marathi-film-umesh-kulkarni \|url-status=~~dead~~ \|archive-date=26 January 2013 \|title= Valu trots to Rotterdam \| first1=Anuradha \|last1=Mane \|date=25 Jan 2008 \|work=[[The Times of India]] \|access-date= 3 Jan 2012}}</ref>		* 37th Rotterdam International Film Festival, 2008 the Netherlands <ref name=Holland>{{cite news \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/Valu-trots-to-Rotterdam/articleshow/2729432.cms \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130126045600/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-01-25/pune/27766384_1_marathi-cinema-marathi-film-umesh-kulkarni \|url-status=live \|archive-date=26 January 2013 \|title= Valu trots to Rotterdam \| first1=Anuradha \|last1=Mane \|date=25 Jan 2008 \|work=[[The Times of India]] \|access-date= 3 Jan 2012}}</ref>
	* 24th Warsaw International Film Festival, 2008 Poland		* 24th Warsaw International Film Festival, 2008 Poland
	* Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, 2008 Czech Republic		* Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, 2008 Czech Republic
	* Reykjavik International Film Festival, 2008 Iceland		* Reykjavik International Film Festival, 2008 Iceland
	* Warsaw International FilmFest, 2008 Poland
	* La Rochelle International Film Festival, 2010 France		* La Rochelle International Film Festival, 2010 France

			==Release==

			===Theatrical Release===
			The film was released theatrically, in India, on {{Date\|Jan 25, 2008\|DMY}}.

			===Home media===
			The film is currently streaming on [[Ultra Media & Entertainment\|Ultra Jhakaas]] app.


	==Awards and achievements==		==Awards and achievements==
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	==External links==		==External links==
	* {{IMDb title\|1213838\|Valu}}		* {{IMDb title\|1213838\|Valu}}
			* ''[https://www.ultrajhakaas.com/movie/valu/dxlxxjvcdvhj Valu]'' at [[Ultra_Media_%26_Entertainment \|Ultra Jhakaas]]
	* http://www.valuthefilm.com		* http://www.valuthefilm.com
	* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080207133621/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2008/02/01/stories/2008020150010100.htm The Hindu : Friday Review Delhi / Interview : Free spirit gets away]		* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080207133621/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2008/02/01/stories/2008020150010100.htm The Hindu : Friday Review Delhi / Interview : Free spirit gets away]
	* http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Marathi-film-ValuThe-Wild-Bull-premieres-at-Rotterdam/267089/		* http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Marathi-film-ValuThe-Wild-Bull-premieres-at-Rotterdam/267089/ {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081210144307/http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Marathi-film-ValuThe-Wild-Bull-premieres-at-Rotterdam/267089/ \|date=10 December 2008 }}


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{{Infobox film
| name = Valu
| image = Valuposter.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni]]
| producer = Ganpat Kothari [[Girish Kulkarni]] Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni Prashant Pethe Nitin Vaidya
| writer = [[Girish Kulkarni]] [[Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni]]
| based_on = 
| starring = [[Atul Kulkarni]] [[Mohan Agashe]] Bharati Acharekar [[Dilip Prabhavalkar]] [[Nirmiti Sawant]] Amruta Subhash [[Girish Kulkarni]] [[Vrishasen Dabholkar]]
| music = Mangesh Dhakde (Theme music)
| cinematography = Sudhir Palsane
| editing =
| studio =
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|2008|1|25|ref1=<ref name=International/>|df=y}}
| screenplay =
| runtime = 135 minutes
| country = India
| language = Marathi
| budget =
| gross = {{INRConvert |3.5|C }} (lifetime)<ref>http://www.indiantelevision.com/special/y2k8/mar_cinema_spl.php</ref>
}}
'''''Valu''''' is a 2008 Indian comedy [[Marathi cinema|Marathi film]] directed by [[Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni]]. The film featured in various international film festivals as '''''The Wild Bull'''''.<ref name=International>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1213838/releaseinfo |title=Release dates |access-date=3 Jan 2012 |publisher= IMDB}}</ref> It also became the first Marathi film to be selected in Rotterdam International Film Festival 2008, the Netherlands.<ref name=Holland/><ref name=Rotterdam>{{cite news|url=http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Marathi-film-ValuThe-Wild-Bull-premieres-at-Rotterdam/267089/ |title=Marathi film Valu-The Wild Bull premieres at Rotterdam |newspaper=Indian Express |date=31 Jan 2008 |access-date=3 Jan 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081210144307/http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Marathi-film-ValuThe-Wild-Bull-premieres-at-Rotterdam/267089/ |archive-date=10 December 2008 }}</ref>

==Plot==
In the small village of Kusavde, there is a lonely misunderstood wild bull. The bull, "Valu", is actually a holy, consecrated bull which is the responsibility of the village. It is allowed to roam free and is the responsibility of the entire village. But lately, Valu becomes very aggressive and is blamed for every single act of chaos and destruction that happens in and around the village. Now, catching the bull becomes equivalent to establishing power in the village for the leaders and for those who are interested in the fringe benefits.

The film intertwines various stories of the war between the two leaders; love stories that bloom in the midst of the adventure; an amateur filmmaker who struggles to shoot a documentary; the forest officer who leads this chaos like a sacred mission along with the religious priest; the tricksters and an insane woman who seems to understand the mind of Valu.

==Cast==
* [[Atul Kulkarni]] as Swanand Gaddamwar aka "Foresht"
* [[Mohan Agashe]] as Sarapanch
* [[Bharati Achrekar]] as Sarapanch's Wife
* [[Girish Kulkarni]] as Jeevan
* Veena Jamkar as Tani
* [[Dilip Prabhavalkar]] as Pandit
* [[Nirmiti Sawant]] as Pandit's Wife
* Nandu Madhav as Aaba
* Renuka Daftardar as Aaba's Wife
* Mangesh Satpute as Shiva
* [[Amruta Subhash]] as Sangi
* Satish Tare as Satya
* [[Chandrakant Gokhale]] as Aaja
* [[Jyoti Subhash]] as Sakhubai
* [[Shrikant Yadav]] as Suresh
* Ashwini Giri as Suresh' Wife
* Deepak Alegaonkar as Shivai's Father
* Rajesh More as Sangi's father
* Meghana Vaidya as Sangi's Mother
* Siddheshwar Zadbuke as Popat
* Prashant Tapaswi as Shankrya
* Nikhil Raut as Ganya
* [[Vrishasen Dabholkar]] as Sameer aka "Documentary"
* Ashok Kulkarni as Jagnade
* Pournima Ganu as Gaddam's Wife
* Sharavi Kulkarni as Sampi
* Aditya Kulkarni as Sampat
* Raja (bull) as Valu

==Selection in Film Festivals==
* 5th Asian Film Festival, 2007 Pune: Selected for screening as a closing film for the festival.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Asian_film_festival_opens_in_Pune/rssarticleshow/2510568.cms |title=Asian film festival opens in Pune |newspaper= Times of India |date=2 Nov 2007 |access-date=3 Jan 2012}}</ref>
* 37th Rotterdam International Film Festival, 2008 the Netherlands <ref name=Holland>{{cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-01-25/pune/27766384_1_marathi-cinema-marathi-film-umesh-kulkarni |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130126045600/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-01-25/pune/27766384_1_marathi-cinema-marathi-film-umesh-kulkarni |url-status=dead |archive-date=26 January 2013 |title= Valu trots to Rotterdam | first1=Anuradha |last1=Mane |date=25 Jan 2008 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date= 3 Jan 2012}}</ref>
* 24th Warsaw International Film Festival, 2008 Poland
* Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, 2008 Czech Republic
* Reykjavik International Film Festival, 2008 Iceland
* Warsaw International FilmFest, 2008 Poland
* La Rochelle International Film Festival, 2010 France

==Awards and achievements==
* Best Director: Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni, Best Cinematographer: Sudhir Palsane ''([[Pune International Film Festival]] 2008)''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.piffindia.com/akhil-bharatiya-chitrapat-mahamandal-winner.php|title=Pune International Film Festival|website=www.piffindia.com|access-date=2019-11-28}}</ref>
* Best Eye-Catching Film of the Year, Best Supporting Actor: Girish Kulkarni ''(Zee Gaurav Awards 2008)''
* Best Film of 2008, Best Director: Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni ''Maharashtra Times Awards - MaTa Sanman 2008)''

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|1213838|Valu}}
* http://www.valuthefilm.com
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080207133621/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2008/02/01/stories/2008020150010100.htm The Hindu : Friday Review Delhi / Interview : Free spirit gets away]
* http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Marathi-film-ValuThe-Wild-Bull-premieres-at-Rotterdam/267089/

{{primary sources|date=November 2007}}

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