Lai Bhaari! 'Sairat' has Riteish Deshmukh's stamp of approval

Filmmaker Nagraj Manjule's Sairat is not only garnering critical acclaim and box office collection, but has also found an admirer in Bollywood actor Riteish Deshmukh.

The Ek Villain star said it is a moment of happiness that the latest Marathi movie, which chronicles the life of a low caste boy falling in love with an upper caste girl, is running to packed shows all over.

"All the shows of Sairat are going houseful everywhere, for that I am extremely happy and everyone is proud. I feel the more regional cinema does good, the better. Any cinema which is good makes everyone happy when it does good business," the actor said at an event here last night.

Because this was not enough, Lai Bhaari star took to Twitter to praise the movie.

#Sairat : haven't seen a better love story in a long time - the genius of @Nagrajmanjule & the magic of @AjayAtulOnline - मला याड लागलं रे..

— Riteish Deshmukh (@Riteishd) May 5, 2016

#Sairat : Lead Pair - Rinku & Akash make a stupendous debut. brilliant. Producers NitinKeni, NikhilSane & Team Zee - More power to you.

— Riteish Deshmukh (@Riteishd) May 5, 2016

#Sairat rightfully deserves to be the highest grossing Marathi film ever.

— Riteish Deshmukh (@Riteishd) May 5, 2016

Sairat, which released on April 29, has been getting a lot of critical acclaim for the portrayal of the relationship between two young kids, who face several challenges before eloping the village.

The film is Manjule's second feature movie, after Fandry in 2014 which went on to bag the 61st National Film Award for 'Indira Gandhi Award for Best First Film of a Director'.

Riteish will be next seen in Housefull 3.

(With PTI inputs)