Mahesh Nene Productions’ Daak (Marathi; UA) is the story of a young man who commits suicide.
Gopal (Siddhanth Mulye), who lives in the village, commits suicide. His sister, Swati (Bhumi Shirodkar), asks Gopal’s fiancée, Janvi (Vedangi Kulkarni), to request two of Gopal’s friends to come over from the city. Rohit (Guru Divekar), a suspended police officer, and Sana (Pranali Dhumal), who works in the crime branch, therefore, reach the village and start investigations. Did Gopal actually commit suicide? Why?
Mahesh Nene has written a weak story which doesn’t really impress the viewers. Nikhil Katare’s screenplay is average. There are scenes which hold the audience’s attention and there are others which get boring too. Overall, the drama leaves the viewers disconnected. Nikhil Katare’s dialogues are ordinary.
Guru Divekar is alright as Rohit. Pranali Dhumal does a fair job in the role of Sana. Vedangi Kulkarni performs well as Janvi. Siddhanth Mulye is adequate as Gopal. Ashwini Kalsekar acts ably as Gopal’s sister-in-law, Sunanda. Sanjivani Jadhav lends reasonable support in the role of Gopal’s mother, Durgabai. Aniket Kelkar has his moments as sarpanch Nana Nimbalkar. Omkar Rane is okay in a brief role as Vikram. Bhumi Shirodkar makes her presence felt as Swati (sister of Gopal). Kirti Adarkar provides average support as a mentally retarded lady. Janardhan Kadam is ordinary as the tantrik. Others are passable.
Mahesh Nene’s direction is not up to the mark. Swapnil-Praful’s music is dull. Mandar Cholkar’s lyrics are functional. Anurag Godbole’s background music is so-so. Naren Gedia’s camerawork is proper. Editing (Praveen Jagirdar) ought to have been tighter.
On the whole, Daak is a flop show.
Released on 13-10-’23 at Plaza (daily 1 show) and other cinemas of Bombay thru Pickle Entertainment. Publicity & opening: poor.