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| name = A Thing of Magic<br />
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| director = Nithin Anil<br />
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'''''A Thing of Magic''''' is a [[Marathi language|Marathi]] [[Feature film|feature-film]] written, directed and produced by Nithin Anil.<br />
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== Plot ==<br />
Gundu Kaakka is a struggling harmonium player, who aspires to join a local drama troupe. One day, after watching a 3D movie, he presents a pair of 3D glasses to his sisters, Pradnya and Pratheeksha. He tells them that the glasses give only him some magical powers. Though they initially refuse to believe him, an event soon raises the sisters' curiosity. The determined sisters set on a path to find out the truth about the glasses, along which tiny stories of the little village start to unfold.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/blink/watch/a-thing-of-magic-is-a-joy-for-ever/article29655015.ece|title=A Thing of Magic is a joy for ever|website=[[Business Line]]|language=en|access-date=2019-11-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinestaan.com/reviews/a-thing-of-magic-42153|title=A Thing Of Magic review: Two young sisters are transfixed by a pair of 3D glasses in their small village|website=Cinestaan|language=en|access-date=2019-11-24}}</ref><br />
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== Production ==<br />
''A Thing of Magic'' was filmed by a crew of five members with a 60,000 [[rupees]] budget, paid by Anil in order to keep the creative control over the movie.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2019/nov/08/a-thing-of-magic-a-film-shot-with-just-rs-60000-budget-2058577.html|title='A Thing Of Magic': A film shot with just Rs 60,000 budget|website=[[The New Indian Express]]|language=en|access-date=2019-11-24}}</ref> The entire film's cast were first-time actors and residents of the village in [[Maharashtra]] where the story is set.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/malayalam/a-thing-of-magic-a-marathi-film-by-young-malayalis-6058881/|title=A Thing Of Magic: A Marathi film by young Malayalis|website=[[The Indian Express]]|language=en|access-date=2019-11-24}}</ref> The production team rented a house, which became an audition camp.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Thiruvananthapuram/crossing-language-borders-with-cinema/article29494288.ece|title=Crossing language borders with cinema|website=[[The Hindu]]|language=en|access-date=2019-11-24}}</ref> They were approached, found, and brought to the set by knocking on doors on the day a particular scene was to be shot. Around a hundred people acted in the film. Most of the villagers had no idea about the process of film-making.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/mollywood/190919/it-takes-a-village-to-make-magic.html|title=It takes a village to make magic|last=sreekumar|first=priya|date=2019-09-19|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en|access-date=2019-09-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/print-edition/chitrabhumi/chithrabhumi-1.4135326|title=എ തിങ് ഓഫ് മാജിക്|website=Mathrubhumi|language=en|access-date=2019-09-21}}</ref><br />
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