Plot
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.
| Atanka | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Tapan Sinha |
| Written by | Tapan Sinha |
| Screenplay by | Tapan Sinha |
| Story by | Tapan Sinha |
| Produced by | Charu 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 |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
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