Panchak

Panchak
Theatrical release poster
Marathiपंचक
Directed byRahul Awate
Jayant Jathar
Written byRahul Awate
Jayant Jathar
Produced byMadhuri Dixit-Nene
Dr. Shriram Nene
StarringAdinath Kothare
Dilip Prabhavalkar
Bharati Achrekar
Anand Ingale
Tejashri Pradhan
Satish Alekar
Nandita Patkar
CinematographyPooja Gupte
Edited byJayant Jathar
Music byMangesh Dhakde
Production
company
RnM Moving Pictures
Release dates
  • 5 February 2023 (2023-02-05)
(PIFF)
  • 5 January 2024 (2024-01-05)
Running time
137 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageMarathi
Budgetest.₹3 crore[1]
Box officeest.₹4.19 crore[2]

Panchak (transl. Quintet) is a 2024 Indian Marathi language comedy drama film written and directed by Rahul Awate and Jayant Jathar and produced by Madhuri Dixit-Nene along with her husband, Dr. Shriram Nene, under RnM Moving Pictures.[3] The film features an ensemble cast of Adinath Kothare, Dilip Prabhavalkar, Bharati Achrekar, Anand Ingale, Tejashri Pradhan, Satish Alekar, Nandita Patkar, Sampada Kulkarni and Deepti Devi.[4] The story revolves around a family with a fear of superstition and death.[5]

It was released theatrically on 5 January 2024.[6]

Cast

  • Dilip Prabhavalkar as Anant Khot aka Bhau
  • Adinath Kothare[7][8] as Madhav Khot; Anant's younger son
  • Tejashri Pradhan as Revati Khot; Madhav's wife
  • Bharati Achrekar as Uttara Khot; Anant's sister
  • Satish Alekar as Bal Khot; Anant's elder brother
  • Anand Ingale as Aatmaram Khot; Anant's elder son
  • Nandita Patkar[9] as Kaveri Khot; as Aatmaram's wife
  • Sagar Talashikar as Dr. Ajay Khot; Bal's elder son
  • Sampada Kulkarni as Anuya Khot; Ajay's wife
  • Ashish Kulkarni as Vijay Khot; Bal's younger son
  • Deepti Devi as Veena Khot; Vijay's wife
  • Vidyadhar Joshi as Joshi Guruji
  • Ganesh Mayekar as Bhagya Khot; Khot's house helper
  • Aarti Wadagbalkar as Namrata Khot; Bhagya's wife
  • Anil Gawade as Shivalkar; Villager
  • Tejas Kulkarni as Shivalkar's son

Production

The film was announced by Dixit on 10 October 2019 along with the Mahurat shoot.[10][11] This marked her second production in Marathi films after 15th August.[12] Panchak is shot in Konkan, Maharashtra. Kothare revealed that he was not the first choice for the part, but Dixit chose him.[13]

Soundtrack

The lyrics are written by Guru Thakur and the music is composed by Mangesh Dhakde.[citation needed]

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Panchak Title Song"Suhas Sawant2:38
2."Chamatkar"Abhijeet Kosambi3:58

Release and reception

Panchak had its premiere at 21st Pune International Film Festival on 5 February 2023, where it received standing ovation from the audience.[14][15][16] The official title poster and the release date were released by the makers in the mid-October.[17] The teaser was released on 1 December 2023,[18] subsequently, the trailer was released on 12 December 2023.[19] The trailer garnered a great response from the audience, and Bollywood stars Kajol, Riteish Deshmukh, Shilpa Shetty, Karan Johar, and others praised it.[20]

Nandini Ramnath from Scroll.in wrote "Dilip Prabhavalkar mercifully lingers on even after his passing in the form of flashbacks. The rest of the cast perform efficiently, with Nandita Patkar noteworthy as the easily susceptible Kaveri".[21] Reshma Raikwar from Loksatta says "Due to the depiction in Konkan and the humorous arrangement, the movie 'Panchak' feels good, but the thought that it could have been made better with all these forces does not remain in the mind".[22] Mihir Bhanage from The Times of India wrote "The comedy track of Shobhraj and Bullet Prakash is excellent. Vijay Kaundinya shows signs of becoming a villain of the future. Music by Saikarthik has good tunes. Venus Murthy’s cinematography is a treat".[23] Devendra Jadhav from Sakal wrote "The first to mention is Dilip Prabhavalkar. Dilipkak has done a great job despite playing a very small role. Their demeanor makes the atmosphere pleasant".[24]

References

  1. ^ "Panchak Box Office Collection, Budget, Hit Or Flop, OTT". 3 January 2024.
  2. ^ "जोरदार प्रमोशन, पण कमाई मात्र नाहीच; माधुरी दीक्षितच्या 'पंचक'नं पाच दिवसात कमावले फक्त..." Maharashtra Times (in Marathi). Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  3. ^ "माधुरी दीक्षित यांच्या आगामी 'पंचक' सिनेमाचं पोस्टर प्रेक्षकांच्या भेटीला". Zee 24 taas (in Marathi). 5 December 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
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  5. ^ More, Priya (21 December 2023). "Panchak Movie: आदिनाथ कोठारेने उघड केली 'पंचक'ची मिस्ट्री, चित्रपटाच्या नावाचा काय आहे अर्थ?". Saam TV Marathi News | साम टीव्ही (in Marathi). Retrieved 23 December 2023.
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  9. ^ "माधुरी दीक्षितच्या चित्रपटात झळकणार 'सहकुटुंब सहपरिवार' मालिकेतील 'ही' अभिनेत्री". Loksatta (in Marathi). 26 October 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
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  12. ^ "Panchak: Madhuri Dixit Is Happy over Positive Response to Her Film at The Pune International Film Festival | 🎥 LatestLY". LatestLY. 7 February 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  13. ^ "Addinath Kothare shares his experience of working on his upcoming film 'Panchak,' says Marathi films need to reach a wider audience". The Times of India. 17 December 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  14. ^ Dolare, Rahul (23 January 2023). "Seven films shortlisted in Marathi competition section for 21st Pune International Film Festival". Punekar News. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  15. ^ "At Panchak Trailer Launch, Madhuri Dixit And Dr Nene Face Criticism Over Marathi Accent". News18. 13 December 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  16. ^ "Madhuri Dixit Nene's 'Panchak' gets a standing ovation at the film festival; set to release on 5th January 2024". The Times of India. 25 October 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  17. ^ "Video: दसऱ्याच्या मुहूर्तावर माधुरी दीक्षितने केली तिच्या नव्या मराठी चित्रपटाची घोषणा, प्रदर्शनाची तारीख शेअर करत म्हणाली…". Loksatta (in Marathi). 24 October 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  18. ^ Mahindrakar, Shreya (2 December 2023). "Teaser for Madhuri Dixit Nene's Film 'Panchak' Released!". punemirror.com. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  19. ^ ताजणे, युगंधर (12 December 2023). "Panchaak Movie Trailer : 'पंचक' लागला म्हणजे घराचं काय खरं नाय! रहस्यमय, थरारक अन् उत्कंठावर्धक ट्रेलर". सकाळ (in Marathi). Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  20. ^ "बॉलिवूडलाही 'पंचक'ची भुरळ! रितेश देशमुख ते करण जोहर सेलिब्रिटींनी केली चित्रपटाची स्तुती". Zee 24 taas (in Marathi). 15 December 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
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  22. ^ "PANCHAK Movie Review : भीतीच्या पंचकावरचा विनोदी उतारा". Loksatta (in Marathi). 7 January 2024. Archived from the original on 7 January 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
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