Daman Movie (2023):
Daman (Odia: ଦମନ) is an Odia adventure drama film written and directed by Vishal Mourya and Debi Prasad Lenka. The film stars Babushaan Mohanty and Dipanwit Dashmohapatra in lead roles with Manaswani Takri, Sriharsa Purohit, Ashok Tripathy, and Karan Kadam.
The film is a co-production between JP Motion Pictures, Amara Muzik Odia, and Mentis Films. The film portrays a doctor’s relentless fight against superstitions and struggles to make tribal people aware of facts about Malaria disease.
On November 4, Daman was released in 51 theatres in Odisha and 15 across Bengaluru, Chennai, Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Surat, Raipur, Pune, and Hyderabad. It received highly positive reviews from critics and praised the performances of Babushaan Mohanty and Dipanwit Dashmohapatra.
Following the support and appreciation both in and out of Odisha, the filmmakers decided to release the movie in Hindi. Bollywood actor Ajay Devgn launched the Hindi dubbed trailer of the film, and the movie was released on 3 February 2023.
Daman Movie Information:
| Movie Name | Daman |
|---|---|
| Original title | DAMaN |
| Odia | ଦମନ |
| Genre | Adventure Drama Social |
| Country | India |
| Language | Odia |
| Release Date | 4 November 2022 (Odia) February 3, 2023 (Hindi Dubbed) |
| Running Time | 2hr 1min |
| Starring | Babushaan Mohanty Dipanwit Dashmohapatra Manaswani Takri Sriharsa Purohit Ashok Tripathy |
| Directed by | Vishal Mourya Debi Prasad Lenka |
| Written by | Vishal Mourya Debi Prasad Lenka |
| Produced by | Deependra Samal |
| Cinematography by | Pratap Rout |
| Edited by | Debi Prasad Lenka |
| Music by | Gaurav Anand |
| Production Companies | JP Motion Pictures Amara Muzik Odia Mentis Films |
| Distributed by | JP Motion Pictures (Odia) Panorama Studios (Hindi dubbed) |
| Budget | est. ₹25 crores |
| Box Office Collection | TBA |
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Daman Movie Storyline:
The film is set in 2015. Siddharth Mohanty, a young doctor who completed his MBBS from Bhubaneswar, has been posted to the cut-off area of Malkangiri district Odisha having 151 villages & infamous for Naxals dominance & no basic facilities. It’s a real-life tale of perseverance & dedication.
Daman Movie Cast and Characters:
- Babushaan Mohanty as Dr. Siddharth Mohanty
- Dipanwit Dashmohapatra as Ravindra Muduli (Pharmacist)
- Manaswani Takri as ANM Didi
- Sriharsa Purohit as ICMS Head
- Ashok Tripathy as as Dr. Ashok Tripathy)
- Karan Kadam as Janbal Hospital Staff
- Damaru as Girl’s Father
- Abhay Behera as Naxal Assistent
- Prasanna Kumar as Naxal Head
- Devika Priyadarshini as Raghu’s Wife
- Sudam Bisoi as Sarpanch
- Deepak as Raghu
- Sameer Mohapatra as P.D.
- Bijay Patra as S.I.
- Mirmay Sarkar as Collector
- Jitendra Mohan Sahu as Health Minister
- Swati Sathpathy as OTV Reporter
- Rashmi Arya as AAJTAK Reporter
