{{Short description|2026 Indian film by Jeejivisha Kale}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2026}} {{Use Indian English|date=March 2026}} {{Infobox film | name = Tighee | image = Tighee film.jpg | caption = Theatrical release poster | director = Jeejivisha Kale | writer = Jeejivisha Kale<br>'''Screenplay:'''<br>Nikhil Mahajan<br>'''Dialogues:'''<br>Prajakt Deshmukh | producer = Nikhil Mahajan<br>Suhrud Godbole<br>Nehha Pendse Bayas <br>Swapnil Bhangale <br> Shardul Singh Bayas | starring = Bharati Achrekar<br>Nehha Pendse Bayas<br>Sonalee Kulkarni | cinematography = Milind Jog | editing = Nikhil Mahajan<br>Hrishikesh Petwe | music = Advait Nemlekar<br>Nilesh Moharir | distributor = | released = {{Film date|2026|01| |PIFF|2026|03|06|India|df=y}} | runtime = 107 minutes<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tighi |url=https://cbfcindia.gov.in/cbfcAdmin/search-result.php?recid=Q0EwMTI2MTEyMDI1MDAwMTY= |access-date=2026-03-18 |website=Central Board of Film Certification}}</ref> | country = India | language = Marathi | gross = | studio = Coquelicot Pictures<br>Supri Advertising and Entertainment }} '''''Tighee''''' ({{translation|Three Women|}}) is a 2026 Indian Marathi-language drama film directed by Jeejivisha Kale in her directorial debut.<ref name="Express">{{cite news |last=Nath |first=Dipanita |date=21 January 2026 |title=Shortlist of Marathi films at PIFF competition lifts lid on gender problem |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/piff-competition-gender-problem-marathi-indian-filmmaking-10485433/ |access-date=22 February 2026 |work=The Indian Express}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> Produced by Coquelicot Pictures and Supri Advertising, the film stars Bharati Achrekar, Nehha Pendse Bayas, and Sonalee Kulkarni in the titular lead roles.<ref name="SaamTV">{{cite news |date=29 November 2025 |title=Tighee Movie: आईचं घर आणि हजार आठवणी... येत्या महिला दिनी उलगडणार 'तिघीं'च्या आयुष्यातलं 'चौथं पान' |url=https://saamtv.esakal.com/entertainment/tighee-marathi-film-heartwarming-tale-of-mother-daughters-bharati-achrekar-neha-pendse-sonali-kulkarni-releasing-on-6-march-svk01 |access-date=22 February 2026 |work=Saam TV |language=mr}}</ref><ref name="TV9">{{cite news |date=1 December 2025 |title=महिला दिनाच्या निमित्ताने तिघींच्या जगण्यातलं चौथं पान उलगडणार |url=https://www.tv9marathi.com/entertainment/tighi-marathi-film-mother-daughter-bond-premieres-women-day-2026-sonali-kulkarni-and-neha-pendse-poster-1548167.html |access-date=22 February 2026 |work=TV9 Marathi |language=mr}}</ref> The film is released on 6 March 2026, coinciding with International Women's Day.<ref name="Sakal_Teaser">{{cite news |date=17 January 2026 |title=आई–मुलींच्या नात्याच्या नाजूक छटा उलगडणारा 'तिघी'चा भावस्पर्शी टीझर प्रदर्शित |url=https://www.esakal.com/premier/tighee-marathi-movie-starrer-sonalee-kulkarni-out-entertainment-news-kds07 |access-date=22 February 2026 |work=Esakal |language=mr}}</ref><ref name="ETimes">{{cite news |title=Tighee Movie: Showtimes, Review, Songs, Trailer |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/movie-details/tighee/movieshow/126485876.cms |access-date=22 February 2026 |work=The Times of India}}</ref>
== Plot == The film explores the complex and delicate relationship between a mother and her two daughters.
Hemalata Ranade, an old woman, living in Pune, is suffering from last stage of cancer. She is survived by her two daughters Swati and Sarika. The elder daughter Swati lives in Mumbai with her husband Malhar, who is debt ridden. She has borrowed 20 Lakh rupees from her boss, who repeatedly molests her to take advantage of her situation. Sarika, on the other hand, has stayed back in Pune to look after her mother. She is planning to open a startup with her longtime friend Gandharva. Amidst all this Hemalata's deteriorating condition brings both the sister back together. The unwanted reunion opens up several old wounds, which led to friction between the sisters. Swati is unable to reveal the abuse she is facing from her boss. To add to the misery, Malhar's efforts to improve their situation are proving futile. Sarika, is angry at the fact that she had to sacrifice her career for her mother's sake. But one major question which has been troubling the sisters since ages, is the disappearance of their father. Hemalata raised them as a single mother, constantly saying that their father died in an accident. And now Hemalata is planning to leave her home to stay in hospice, in the last days of her life.
But when Swati happens to re-watch her wedding video, she spots her aged father and confronts Hemalata about it. Finally, she reveals that their father was a pedophile. His actions of bad touch on his own daughters, was the reason why Hemalata separated herself and her daughters from him. She reveals about knowing the abuse that Swati is facing from her boss. She convinces her to leave her job and report him to the authorities. The sisters are shaken with this revelation, and eventually reconcile with their mother.
The next day Hemalata passes away peacefully. After performing the last rites, Swati quits her job and Sarika finally cracks a deal with an investor. And they take the ashes of their mother to a remote village in Konkan, where their now aged father lives alone, unaware of his wife's demise.
== Cast == * Bharati Achrekar as Hemlata Ranade **Mrinmayee Godbole as Young Hemlata * Nehha Pendse Bayas as Swati Karnik * Sonalee Kulkarni as Sarika Ranade * Nipun Dharmadhikari as Gandharva * Pushkaraj Chirputkar as Malhar Karnik * Jaimini Pathak as Swati's boss * Sanjay Mone as Madhusudan Ranade ** Suvrat Joshi as young Madhusudan Ranade * Sidharth Menon as Sarika's friend
== Production == The film is produced by Nikhil Mahajan and Suhrud Godbole, who previously collaborated on critically acclaimed films like ''June'' and ''Godavari''.{{Citation needed|date=May 2026}} Director Jeejivisha Kale also wrote the story, while the screenplay was handled by Nikhil Mahajan.<ref name="Youtube2">{{cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6ZIhV9e_VE |title=Tighee Teaser Reveal |date=19 February 2026 |publisher=Coquelicot Pictures |access-date=22 February 2026 |people=Jeejivisha Kale}}</ref> The film was shot within 20 days.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Pande |first=Shreyas |date=2026-03-26 |title=‘Tighee’: How Jeejivisha Kale shaped her Marathi debut feature? |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/tighee-jeejivisha-kale-marathi-film-sonalee-kulkarni-neha-pendse-bharti-achrekar-nikhil-mahajan/article70784030.ece |access-date=2026-04-03 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
== Soundtrack ==
{{Track listing | headline = Track list | total_length = 16:45 | extra_column = Singer(s) | title1 = Sharada Sarita | music1 = Nilesh Moharir | extra1 = Priyanka Barve | length1 = 3:15 | lyrics1 = Jitendra Joshi | title2 = Haas Jarashi | music2 = Advait Nemlekar | extra2 = Sonu Nigam | length2 = 3:03 | lyrics2 = Jitendra Joshi | title3 = Paanha | music3 = Advait Nemlekar | extra3 = Sharayu Date | length3 = 2:31 | lyrics3 = Jitendra Joshi | title4 = Paanha Punha | length4 = 7:56 | lyrics4 = Jitendra Joshi | music4 = Advait Nemlekar | extra4 = Sharayu Date }} == Release == The film was selected for the competition section of the 24th Pune International Film Festival (PIFF) in 2026, where it was noted for being the only film in the Marathi competition directed by a woman.<ref name="ABP">{{cite news |date=6 January 2026 |title=रिलीजपूर्वीच 'तिघी'ची भरारी, 24 व्या पुणे इंटरनॅशनल फिल्म फेस्टिवलमध्ये अधिकृत एन्ट्री! |url=https://marathi.abplive.com/entertainment/tighi-upcoming-marathi-movie-selected-in-competition-of-24th-pune-international-film-festival-1407377 |access-date=22 February 2026 |work=ABP Majha |language=mr}}</ref><ref name="Express" />
The first teaser of the film was released on 17 January 2026.<ref name="Sakal_Teaser" /> The film was released theatrically on 6 March 2026.<ref name="SaamTV" /><ref name="ETimes" />
== Reception == Nandini Ramnath of ''Scroll.in'' writes, "An elephant in the room – a shocking secret – has driven a wedge between Hemalata and Swati. This sensitively handled passage boosts Tighee’s credibility as one of the acutely observed films about childhood trauma and its echoes into adulthood."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ramnath |first=Nandini |date=2026-03-06 |title=‘Tighee’ review: An outstanding look at mother-daughter relationships |url=https://scroll.in/reel/1091166/tighee-review-an-outstanding-look-at-mother-daughter-relationships |access-date=2026-03-07 |website=Scroll.in |language=en}}</ref>
Sakshi Salil Chavan of ''Outlook India'' rated 4/5 stars and wrote, "The film’s unpredictability carries anxiety, hope and anger, cascading through its screenplay at once."<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-03-06 |title=Tighee Review {{!}} Jeejivisha Kale's Transcendent Portrait Of Womanhood Centres A Volatile Mother–Daughter Trio |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/art-entertainment/movie-review/tighee-review-jeejivisha-kales-transcendent-portrait-of-womanhood-centres-a-volatile-motherdaughter-trio |access-date=2026-03-07 |website=Outlook India |language=en}}</ref> Reshma Raikwar of ''Loksatta'' praised the film’s strong screenplay, performances, and emotional depth, highlighting Bharati Achrekar, Sonali Kulkarni, and Neha Pendse, along with Adwait Nemlekar’s music and Milind Jog’s cinematography, describing it as a sincere and heartfelt film.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-03-08 |title=ताठ कण्याची गोष्ट |url=https://www.loksatta.com/mumbai/tighi-marathi-movie-review-bharti-achrekar-sonali-kulkarni-neha-pendse-jijivisha-kale-ssb-93-5757781/ |access-date=2026-03-18 |website=Loksatta |language=mr}}</ref>
Santosh Bhingarde of ''Sakal'' gave the film 3 out of 5 stars and praised the cinematography by Milind Jog. He noted that the first half progresses slowly, but the narrative gains momentum in the second half and becomes emotionally engaging. He described the film as a sensitive and emotional story with a fluid yet slow-paced narrative.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bhingarde |first=Santosh |date=2026-03-07 |title=Movie Review : माय-लेकीच्या नात्यातील भावनिक गुंतागुंत - तिघी |url=https://www.esakal.com/premier/sonalee-kulkarni-starrer-tighee-marathi-movie-review-out-entertainment-news-kds07 |access-date=2026-03-07 |website=Sakal |language=mr}}</ref>
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Category:2026 Indian films Category:2026 drama films Category:2026 directorial debut films Category:Marathi-language drama films Category:2026 Marathi-language films Category:Films about dysfunctional families