'Shimmgga' title teaser: Director Niilesh Krishna's upcoming film is based on the backdrop of Konkan's popular fest

First time director Niilesh Krishna's upcoming film 'Shimmgga' teaser poster featuring Rajesh Shringarpure and Bhushan Pradhan and its title has already created a lot of buzz in social media. And to keep the excitement going, recently, the lead stars, Bushan Pradhan took to his Instagram handle to share the title teaser of his film.

Marathi cinema

has witnessed films made on the backdrop of popular festivals in Maharashtra, including the Ganapati festival, Gokul Ashtami, Raksha Bandhan and so on. The coastal belt of Maharashtra covering picturesque

Konkan

is also known for some traditional festivals and one of them is 'Shimga'. And title teaser of Niilesh Krishna's upcoming 'Shimmgga' gives a glimpse of the traditional festival which is celebrated like the Holi festival. The palkhi during Shimmgga is the main attraction during this festival.
Shree Kelmai

Bhawani

Productions have produced the film and the teaser poster of this film was released on the auspicious occasion of Holi Pournima. Dressed up in army uniform two actors namely Rajesh Shringarpure and Bhushan Pradhan are noticed in this teaser poster.
Based on the Konkan culture, the film is written and directed by Niilesh Krishna. Music of this film is composed by Pankaj Padghan on the lyrics of Guru Thakur and Valay. The film is slated to release on 15th March 2019.