''Panchak'' () is a 2023 Indian

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language

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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. The film features an ensemble cast of

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, Anand Ingale,

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, Satish Alekar,

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, Sampada Kulkarni and Deepti Devi. The story revolves around a family with a fear of

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and death. It was released theatrically on 5 January 2024.

Cast

as Anant Khot aka Bhau *

as Madhav Khot; Anant's younger son *

as Revati Khot; Madhav's wife *

as Uttara Khot; Anant's sister * Satish Alekar as Bal Khot; Anant's elder brother * Anand Ingale as Aatmaram Khot; Anant's elder son *

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. This marked her second production in Marathi films after '' 15th August.'' ''Panchak'' is shot in

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, Maharashtra. Kothare revealed that he was not the first choice for the part, but Dixit chose him.

Soundtrack

The lyrics are written by

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and the music is composed by Mangesh Dhakde.

Release and reception

''Panchak'' had its premiere at 21st

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on 5 February 2023, where it received standing ovation from the audience. The official title poster and the release date were released by the makers in the mid-October. The teaser was released on 1 December 2023, subsequently, the trailer was released on 12 December 2023. The trailer garnered a great response from the audience, and Bollywood stars

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, and others praised it. 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". Reshma Raikwar from ''

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'' 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". Mihir Bhanage from ''

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'' 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". Devendra Jadhav from ''

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'' 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".

References

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* {{IMDb title, 29550375, Panchak 2020s Marathi-language films 2023 films Films shot in Maharashtra Films about superstition Indian comedy-drama films Marathi-language comedy drama films Indian comedy films