Achena Prem

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Achena Prem
Directed by Swapan Saha
Screenplay byManjil Banerjee
Story byManjil Banerjee
Produced byMaa Kali Films
Starring Barsha Priyadarshini
Anuradha Ray
Subhasish Mukhopadhyay
CinematographyNiranjan Das
Edited by Suresh Urs
Music by Ashok Bhadra
Release date
  • 8 July 2011 (2011-07-08)
Country India
Language Bengali

Achena Prem is a 2011 Bengali romantic film directed by Swapan Saha and produced under the banner of Maa Kali Films. The movie is an unofficial remake of hit Kannada movie Mussanjemaatu . Surprisingly the fact that it is a remake of the Kannada movie has not been mentioned either on the Achena Prem's official website or in other reviews/articles on the internet. All Kannada songs from the original have been also retained in the movie.

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Plot

Rahul is a popular radio jockey who likes to solve people problem. He meets Tanu and falls in love with her, but never expressed his feelings to his love interest. [1]

Cast

Music

The film music composed by Ashok Bhadra. [2]

Reception

A critic from The Indian Express wrote that "His [Saha's] recent films,however,reveal he has lost his magic touch. But this is probably because he casts new actors in challenging leads,which they are unable to handle. Achena Prem is one example". [3]

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References

  1. "Achena Prem (2011) Movie: Watch Full Movie Online on JioCinema". Jiocinema. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  2. "Music from Achena Prem". gomolo. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  3. https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/web/achena-prem/