Set in contemporary times, Fandry ('Pig') tells the story of teenager Jabya and his family, who are Dalits. While Jabya is struggling in his love life, having fallen for Shalu, a rich upper caste girl in his class, his family is on the lookout for a way to hunt down a wild pig to earn some money.
Acting
Somnath Awghade's eyes carry entire ancestral silences.
Direction
Manjule weaponizes stillness—every frame drips with unspoken rage.
Writing
Dialogue so sparse it screams.
Director
Nagraj Popatrao Manjule
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Manjule—himself from a Dalit family—based Jabya's humiliations on lived experience, making this Marathi cinema's most unflinching caste critique.
The film's title 'Fandry' derives from the pig-catching ritual that Dalits were historically forced to perform; Manjule reclaimed it as the film's beating heart.
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