Story:
If you look at it from a thousand feet, the story is quite simple. As IMDb says- "Two strangers are forced into a life of servitude to the local deity. They fall in love and want to start a new life but will the wrath of a highly superstitious community let them live in peace". But as you go deeper, the story is really dark, extremely focussed and inspiring. I won't tell the story here as it might spoil the experience for someone who haven't yet seen the movie!
Acting:
Acting department holds some incredibly talented Marathi actors including Upendra Limaye, Mukta Barve, Kishore Kadam, etc. I will specifically talk about Upendra Limaye. He is featured as "Tayappa", a young man having a small medical problem in his penile area because of which he is forced to wear feminine clothes, behave like a woman and beg for food. Tayappa falls in love with a Suli(played by Mukta Barve) but cannot express it because of the fear of wrath of his Deity. Upendra did a convincing job and makes us feel the emotions that the character is going through. Suli is sweet, helpless and fierce at times and Mukta Barve played it extremely well.
Direction:
Direction is quite good. The locations and camera angles create the necessary darkness required by the storyline, at the same time it shows some beautiful situations to support the love story.
Music:
Ajay-Atul has done an awe-inspiring job in the music department. Songs are so mesmerising that you can't get it out of your mind. "Lallati Bhandar" takes you into the trance and you feel the passion of Marathi folk music. "Jeev Dangala" is a masterpiece, sung by Hariharan and Shreya Ghoshal, extremely romantic and visually sensual.
Overall, the movie is a great piece of art and made with extreme passion. I can recommend it to anyone any day!