Daman (2022 film)

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{{Short description|2022 Indian Odia-language film}}
{{Other uses|Daman (disambiguation){{!}}Daman}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2022}}
{{Infobox film
| name = DAMaN
| image = DAMaN movie poster.jpeg
| alt =
| caption = Theatrical release Poster
| director = {{plainlist|
*Vishal Mourya
*Debi Prasad Lenka
}}
| writer = {{plainlist|
*Vishal Mourya
*Debi Prasad Lenka}}
| producer = Dipendra samal
| starring = {{plainlist|
*[[Babushaan Mohanty|Babushaan]]
*[[Dipanwit Dashmohapatra]]
}}
| narrator =
| cinematography = Pratap Rout
| editing = Debi Prasad Lenka
| music = Gaurav Anand
| studio = {{plainlist|
* JP Motion Pictures
* Amara Muzik Odia
* Mentis Films
}}
| distributor = JP Motion Pictures (Odia)
[[Panorama Studios]] (Hindi dubbed)
| released = {{Film date|2022|11|04|ref1=<ref name="Daman ToI">{{cite news |title=Daman Movie: Showtimes, Review, Trailer, Posters, News & Videos {{!}} eTimes |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/oriya/movie-details/daman/movieshow/94331286.cms |access-date=13 November 2022}}</ref>|df=y}} (Odia)
{{Film date|2023|02|03}} (Hindi dubbed)
| runtime = 121 minutes<ref name="Daman ToI" />
| country = India
| language = [[Odia language|Odia]]
| budget = Rs 1 Crore
| gross = Rs 12 crore
}}
'''''DAMaN''''', abbreviation for '''''Durgama Anchalare Malaria Nirakarana''''' ({{translation|''Malaria Eradication in Inaccessible Areas''}}), is a 2022 Indian [[Odia language|Odia]]-language [[Adventure film|adventure]] [[drama film]] written and directed by Vishal Mourya and Debi Prasad Lenka and produced by Deependra Samal.<ref>{{Cite web |last=TheSportsGrail |last2=Sharma |first2=Mukul |date=2022-11-09 |title=Daman Odia Movie Box Office Collection, Budget, Star Cast And Plot Story |url=https://thesportsgrail.com/daman-odia-movie-box-office-collection-budget-star-cast-and-plot-story/ |access-date=2022-11-10 |website=The SportsGrail |language=en}}</ref> The film stars [[Babushaan Mohanty]] and [[Dipanwit Dashmohapatra]] in lead roles.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Satapathy |first=Sagarika |date=2022-11-08 |title=Odia Film ‘DAMaN’ creates Big Buzz |url=https://enewsinsight.com/odia-film-daman-creates-big-buzz/ |access-date=2022-11-10 |website=The News Insight |language=en-US}}</ref>

The film portrays a doctor's relentless fight against superstitions and struggle to make tribal people aware of facts about [[Malaria]] disease.

This indeed is an inspirational to the best of its league, igniting the minds of fresh graduate Doctors to serve the humanity and act as trailblazer to carve a niche for others to follow the suit.
<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2022-11-04 |title=Babusan starrer Daman movie release in Feb 3 at ponaroma studio|url=https://www.prameyanews.com/babusan-starrer-daman-movie-released-today/ |access-date=2022-11-10 |website=Odisha News In English |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Plot==
The film is set in 2015. Siddharth, a young doctor who completed his MBBS from [[Bhubaneswar]], has been posted to Janbai [[Primary health centre|PHC]], a cut-off tribal area in the [[Malkangiri district]] of Odisha.

As per the guidelines of [[Government of Odisha]], medical students studying in Government sponsored medical courses have to serve in tribal or rural areas of Odisha for 5 years otherwise they have to pay 5 crore bond price. So, Siddharth has to go there without his wishes. Janbai PHC having 151 villages under it and infamous for [[Naxalite–Maoist insurgency|Naxals]] dominance with no basic facilities. Siddharth arrives there with much difficulties and meets Ravindra(Pharmacist). It was very difficult for him to cope with the new place. He tried to escape from the village by resigning.

While leaving from there, a villager brought his daughter for treatment thinking it's a ''DUMA'' (ghost) but, as per diagnosis it was found out to be Malaria. His associates informed him there are about 151 villages under the PHC all around in remote hilly terrains where people aren't interested to come to hospital as they treat their diseases by exorcism. Siddharth decides to spread awareness in the villages. By the help of some locals he first went to a village and approach them to take free Malaria tests. In the other village he was unable to save a girl from exorcism as she died. Determined to eradicate malaria he himself visits all the villages providing test kits and medication. During his visit to a certain village, the naxalites hijacked the village where Sidhharth and Ravindra carried a pregnant lady for 10 km where he was unsuccessful to take her to Malkangiri hospital due to unavailability of boat to cross a river, then decided to take her to his PHC where delivery successfully done. Soon he realised villagers need mosquito nets. He met the CDMO to approach [[District magistrate|DM]] to provide funds. Somehow he is successful in his mission.

After six months it was shown that villagers are not using the mosquito nets but for different purposes. Hence Malaria returned again which took so many lives where Sidhharth feels helpless. Siddharth and Ravindra assumed villagers may not using nets as per guidelines. He proposed a large scale awareness campaign named ''DAMaN'' in the presence of CDMO and DM with the help from different Government bodies. 3 years later, as per ground reports malaria was brought down from 40% to 4%. Siddharth bids adieu to the villagers as they emotionally says good bye to him. Siddharth leaves Janbai for his further studies.

== Cast ==
* [[Babushaan Mohanty]] as Dr. Siddharth Mohanty
* [[Dipanwit Dashmohapatra]] as Ravindra Muduli (Pharmacist)

== Trivia==
''DAMaN'' is an acronym for ''Durgama Anchalare Malaria Nirakarana'' (Malaria Control in Inaccessible Areas) ([[Odia language|Odia]]: ଦୁର୍ଗମ ଅଞ୍ଚଳରେ ମ୍ୟାଲେରିଆ ନିରାକରଣ). It was a scheme launched by the state [[Government of Odisha]], which focused on addressing malaria control in inaccessible tribal areas of Odisha. It was implemented in all 8,000 villages of all 79 blocks of eight highly malaria-endemic southern Odisha districts named [[Koraput district|Koraput]], [[Malkangiri district|Malkangiri]], [[Nabarangpur district|Nabarangpur]], [[Kalahandi district|Kalahandi]], [[Rayagada district|Rayagada]], [[Gajapati district|Gajapati]], [[Nuapada district|Nuapada]] and [[Kandhamal district|Kandhamal]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Meherda |first=Pramod Kumar |date=2019-01-27 |title=Model for malaria control |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/model-for-malaria-control/article26105559.ece |access-date=2022-11-23 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

DAMaN is currently being evaluated with epidemiologic studies.<ref>Ompad DC, Kessler A, Van Eijk AM, Padhan TK, Haque MA, Sullivan SA, Tozan Y, Rocklöv J, Mohanty S, Pradhan MM, Sahu PK, Carlton JM. The effectiveness of malaria camps as part of the Durgama Anchalare Malaria Nirakaran (DAMaN) program in Odisha, India: study protocol for a cluster-assigned quasi-experimental study. Glob Health Action. 2021 Jan 1;14(1):1886458. doi: 10.1080/16549716.2021.1886458. Erratum in: Glob Health Action. 2022 Dec 31;15(1):2027685. PMID: 33866961; PMCID: PMC8183513. Update in: Glob Health Action. 2021 Jan 1;14(1):1886458. PMID: 36711482; PMCID: PMC9882634.</ref><ref>Ompad DC, Padhan TK, Kessler A, Mohanty S, Tozan Y, Jones AM, van Eijk AM, Sullivan SA, Haque MA, Pradhan MM, Mohanty S, Carlton JM, Sahu PK. The effectiveness of malaria camps as part of the malaria control program in Odisha, India. medRxiv [Preprint]. 2023 Jan 19:2023.01.18.23284743. doi: 10.1101/2023.01.18.23284743.</ref><ref>Bal M, Das A, Ghosal J, Pradhan MM, Khuntia HK, Pati S, Dutta A, Ranjit M. Assessment of effectiveness of DAMaN: A malaria intervention program initiated by Government of Odisha, India. PLoS One. 2020 Sep 8;15(9):e0238323. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0238323. PMID: 32898853; PMCID: PMC7478908.</ref>

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox Album
| name = DAMaN
| type = soundtrack
| cover = DAMaN Soundtrack Cover.jpg
| artist = Gaurav Anand
| released = 12 November 2022<ref name="jiosaavn">{{Cite web |date=12 November 2022 |title=DAMaN – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack |url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/daman/lMqgvmKqNxY_ |website=[[JioSaavn]]}}</ref>
| genre = [[Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 18:10
| language = Odia
| label = [[Amara Muzik]]
| producer =
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| prev_year =
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| misc = {{external music video| header = Official audio
|{{YouTube|6-VwUgPE4zM|DAMaN - Full Album}}
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}}

The music was composed by Gaurav Anand.

Odia Track-List:
{| class="wikitable"
! # !! Title !! Singer(s) !! Lyrics
|-
| 1
| Nichhatiya Mana
| [[Babushaan Mohanty]]
| rowspan="3" | J. P. Wordsmith
|-
| 2
| Dhemsa
| Anurag Das (Lulu), Gaurav Anand
|-
| 3
| DAMaN Title Song
| [[Rituraj Mohanty]]
|-
| 4
| Ekla Chala Re
| Gaurav Anand
| Bapu Goswami
|}

Hindi Track-List:<ref>{{Cite web |title=DAMaN (Hindi) Songs - YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCkg8hSmOoJbwOhQxXYhMgNkvXqernkcr |access-date=2023-02-02 |website=www.youtube.com}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!#
!Title
!Singer(s)
!Lyrics
|-
|1
|Koi Hai Kya<ref>{{Citation |title=Koi Hai Kya (Official Video) DAMaN (In Hindi) {{!}} Abhay Jodhpurkar, Gaurav Anand {{!}} Babushaan, Dipanwit |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbyzHsjAdHw |language=en |access-date=2023-02-02}}</ref>
|[[Abhay Jodhpurkar]]
| rowspan="4" |Dibyajeet Sahoo
|-
|2
|Dhemsa<ref>{{Citation |title=Dhemsa (Official Video) DAMaN (In Hindi) {{!}} Divya Kumar {{!}} Gaurav Anand {{!}} Babushaan Mohanty, Dipanwit |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ejz3bFid18Y |language=en |access-date=2023-02-02}}</ref>
| rowspan="2" |[[Divya Kumar (singer)|Divya Kumar]]
|-
|3
|DAMaN Title Song<ref>{{Citation |title=Title Track- DAMaN (In Hindi) {{!}} Divya Kumar {{!}} Gaurav Anand {{!}} Babushaan Mohanty, Dipanwit |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsUoXygoGUA |language=en |access-date=2023-02-02}}</ref>
|-
|4
|Ekla Chale Re<ref>{{Citation |title=Ekla Chale Re (Official Video) - DAMaN (In Hindi) {{!}} Javed Ali {{!}} Gaurav Anand {{!}} Babushaan, Dipanwit |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbE31EKaLjc |language=en |access-date=2023-02-02}}</ref>
|[[Javed Ali]]
|}

== Reception ==
[[File:Daman-poster.jpg|thumb|Daman poster in the original Odia language]]
=== Critical reception ===
On November 4, the film was released in 51 theatres in Odisha and 15 across [[Bangalore|Bengaluru]], [[Chennai]], [[Mumbai]], [[Delhi]], [[Kolkata]], [[Ahmedabad]], [[Surat]], [[Raipur]], [[Pune]] and [[Hyderabad]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2022/nov/19/odia-film-daman-made-tax-free-in-odisha-2519903.html|title=Odia film DAMaN made tax free in Odisha|work=The New Indian Express}}</ref> Critics praised the performances of [[Babushaan Mohanty]] and [[Dipanwit Dashmohapatra]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://zeenews.india.com/hindi/zeeodisha/entertainment/daman-review-babushaan-mohanty-and-dipanwit-dashmohapatra-play-a-fantastic-role-in-film/1432779|title=Daman Review: ଓଡିଆ ଫିଲ୍ମ ଜଗତ ପାଇଁ ସଞ୍ଜୀବନୀ 'ଦମନ'|date=9 November 2022|work=[[Zee News]]|language=odia}}</ref> A critic from ''[[The Times of India]]'' gave the film a rating of four out of five stars and wrote that "This simple and unwavering tale of a doctor’s indomitable spirit is a winner all the way".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Daman Movie Review : This inspiring and heartwarming true story is a winner all the way|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/daman/movie-review/97550391.cms|last=Kotecha|first=Ronak|work=The Times of India|date=3 February 2023}}</ref>

Following the support and appreciation both in and out of Odisha, the filmmakers decided to release the movie in Hindi.<ref>{{cite web|title=Odisha govt makes Odia movie 'DAMaN' tax-free|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/odisha-govt-makes-odia-movie-daman-tax-free/articleshow/95618215.cms?from=mdr|website=The Times of India}}</ref> Bollywood actor [[Ajay Devgn]] launched the Hindi dubbed trailer of the film, and the movie was released on 3 February 2023.<ref>https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/ajay-devgn-launches-the-hindi-trailer-of-odia-social-drama-daman/cid/1909732</ref>

===Government response===
Odisha government declared 'DAMaN' tax-free in Odisha. Odisha Chief Minister [[Naveen Patnaik]] announced that 'DAMaN', which is based on the malaria eradication programme of the state government, would be exempted from tax. He said "this will encourage the employees of the health department and other government employees posted in the remote areas to excel in selfless service."<ref>{{cite web|title=‘Daman’ movie made tax-free|url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2022/state-editions/---daman----movie-made-tax-free.html|website=The Pioneer}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{IMDb title|17592606}}
*[https://letterboxd.com/film/daman/ DAMaN] at [[Letterboxd]]

[[Category:Films set in Odisha]]
[[Category:Films about diseases]]
[[Category:2022 films]]
[[Category:2020s Odia-language films]]
[[Category:Films shot in Odisha]]

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