Music composer Mangesh Dhakade has complimented the film smartly. There are chances that the climax might not be appreciated by the commercial cinema admirers for being open-ended. The only flipside is the slow pace after the start of the second half and few other portions. The background score too doesn’t lag far behind. It won’t be an understatement to say the camerawork over here is of international standards. The village landscapes are an absolute delight to watch. What surprisingly amazes you is the splendid cinematography. He deserves strong applause as directing a tale with a number of sub-plots and characters can be chaotic. All in all, intelligent writing is the backbone of Deool.Īfter Valu and Vihir, Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni once again proves his mettle as a talented filmmaker. Special care is also taken to give good amount of screen time to the mammoth star cast. Having said that, several serious moments, after the story is developed, are well appealing and moving. It largely succeeds in keeping the audience interested due to the unfolding of interesting events and realistic humour, which regularly gets you in splits. Girish Kulkarni’s screenplay is deliberately not pacy because it was necessary to set the mood for a soothing rural flick.
For the first time I witnessed applause for opening credits. Your heart is won right at the very start due to the brilliantly conceived artistic opening credits. While it does this, the audience is treated to some quality cinematic experience that deserves applause. Soon, due to the blindness of commercial progress, God is forgotten.Įvery village has a right to progress commercially but how ethical it is to use a temple and its God to achieve it? The question is raised in director Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni’s latest offering Deool.
Mangrul goes through a 360 degree change due to commercialization but nobody is complaining except Anna. The temple is built and the village becomes a holy place. Bhau (Nana Patekar), a political activist, doesn’t approve it as he wants the funds to be used for better purposes but he seems helpless. Hence, there is a demand for a Dattatrey temple. However, it is too late as a journalist (Kishor Kadam) sensationalizes the news about Lord Dattatrey making an appearance in Mangrul. Anna (Dilip Prabhavalkar), most respected figure of Mangrul, advises him against announcing such personal matter as it’s a question of faith. He makes a hue and cry in the village saying God made an appearance for him. One day Keshav (Girish Kulkarni), a village youth, sees lord Dattatrey (Datta) in his dreams while taking a nap under a tree. Plot: In the rural areas of Maharashtra lies a peaceful village called Mangrul. Cast: Girish Kulkarni, Nana Patekar, Dilip Prabhavalkar, Sonali Kulkarni, Mohan Agashe, Usha Nadkarni, Kishor Kadam, Jyoti Subhash, Atisha Naik, Naseeruddin Shah (special appearance)