Vaalvi
| Vaalvi | |
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| मराठी | वाळवी |
| Directed by | Paresh Mokashi |
| Written by | Madhugandha Kulkarni Paresh Mokashi |
| Produced by | Madhugandha Kulkarni |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Satyajit Shobha Shriram |
| Edited by | Abhijeet Deshpande Saurabh Prabhudesai |
| Music by | Mangesh Dhakade |
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| Distributed by | Zee Studios |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Marathi |
| Box office | est. ₹7.25 crore |
Vaalvi (translation: Termites) is a 2023 Indian Marathi-language dark comedy thriller film directed by Paresh Mokashi and produced by Madhugandha Kulkarni under the production banner of Zee Studios. The film stars Swapnil Joshi, Anita Date Kelkar, Subodh Bhave and Shivani Surve and was released theatrically on 13 January 2023 and digitally on ZEE5 on 24 February 2023. In the film, Aniket (Joshi) plans to murder his mentally unstable wife, Avani (Date Kelkar), by faking a double suicide along with his girlfriend, Devika (Surve), but unforeseen circumstances compel them to team up with a psychiatrist, Anshuman (Bhave).
Vaalvi was a major critical and commercial success, it earned over ₹7.25 crore at the Box office and emerging as the year's Sixth highest grossing Marathi film. Vaalvi won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Marathi at 70th National Film Awards.