Atanka

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Atanka
Atanka (1986) film poster.jpeg
Directed by Tapan Sinha
Written by Tapan Sinha
Screenplay by Tapan Sinha
Story by Tapan Sinha
Produced byCharu Chitra
Starring Soumitra Chatterjee
Prosenjit Chatterjee
Satabdi Roy
Anil Chatterjee
Nirmal Kumar
Edited by Subodh Roy
Music by Tapan Sinha
Distributed by New Theatres No.1 Studios
Release date
  • 30 January 1986 (1986-01-30)
Country India
Language Bengali

Atanka is a 1986 Indian Bengali language political crime thriller film directed by Tapan Sinha. [1] [2] [3] The film stars Soumitra Chatterjee, Prosenjit Chatterjee, and Satabdi Roy in her debut film. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] The film was known for its dark-tone and outstanding performances of the cast. The film ran for around 90 consecutive days at Mitra cinemas, west Bengal. The film was both critically and commercially successful and won 7 awards, and got an official entry at the Indian Panorama Section.

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Plot

Prosenjit Chatterjee and Satabdi Roy in a sequence Prosenjit Chatterjee and Satabdi Roy in Atanka (1986).jpg
Prosenjit Chatterjee and Satabdi Roy in a sequence

The story revolves around a school master who witnesses a murder by his students, but the students threaten him not to speak a word, but he goes beyond the line and courageously punishes the students by the help of the law.

Cast

References

  1. ↑ https://theprint.in/theprint-profile/tapan-sinha-one-of-indias-finest-filmmakers-but-often-overshadowed-by-ray-and-ghatak/349241/
  2. ↑ "Posto to Atanka: Soumitra Chatterjee's best 'Non- Satyajit Ray' films". Asianet. 15 November 2020.
  3. ↑ https://www.thestatesman.com/supplements/marquee/ahead-of-its-time-1502652117.html
  4. ↑ Nag, Amitava (31 January 2020). 16 Frames. Doshor Publication. ISBN   978-81-944429-0-5.
  5. ↑ "'Sanyasi Raja' - 5 all-time great Bengali movies inspired by real-life incidents". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  6. ↑ Ghosh, Suman (7 January 2022). Soumitra Chatterjee : A Film - Maker Remembers. Om Books International. ISBN   978-93-92834-17-2.
  7. ↑ Mukerji, Victoria Maya (1994). Bengali Film Practitioners: Art, Intellectualism and Morality. University of California at Berkeley.
  8. ↑ Dasgupta, Sanjukta; Sinha, Dipankar; Chakravarti, Sudeshna (7 December 2011). Media, Gender, and Popular Culture in India: Tracking Change and Continuity. SAGE Publishing India. ISBN   978-81-321-1904-3.
  9. ↑ Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (10 July 2014). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. Routledge. ISBN   978-1-135-94318-9.


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