Chandan Sen

Chandan Sen
Chandan Sen in Kolkata, 2013.
Born	(1963-02-26) 26 February 1963 (age 62) Kolkata, India
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Actor

Chandan Sen is an Indian Bengali-language stage, television and film actor, playwright and director. ^[1]

Career

He started acting in Bengali theatre in 1977, later joined Natya Anan theatre group as a creative director and an actor in 1997. ^[2] Since then, he has acted in number of Bengali films. He was a regular face in Star Jalsha's daily soap Ichche nodee . He is also a supporter of the Communist Party of India (Marxist). ^[3]

Works

Television

Year	Serial	Character	Channel	Production House
2005–2006	Neel Simana		Zee Bangla	Black Magic Production
2011– 2015	Ishti Kutum	Satyakam Hembram	Star Jalsha	Magic Moments Motion Pictures
2012– 2014	Aanchol	Kailash		Blues Productions
2014– 2015	Byomkesh	Debkumar Sarkar	ETV Bangla	Daag Creative Media
2015– 2017	Ichche Nodee	Chandan Sen	Star Jalsha	Magic Moments Motion Pictures
2016	Kusum Dola	Jayanta Mukherjee
2017– 2018	Andarmahal	Amitava Basu	Zee Bangla
	Sanyashi Raja	Shakko Sen	Star Jalsha
2018– 2019	Mayurpankhi	Sameer Bose
2019– 2020	Netaji	Dwijendralal Ray	Zee Bangla	Surinder Films
2019	Sreemoyee	Amitava Sen	Star Jalsha	Magic Moments Motion Pictures
	Kone Bou		Sun Bangla	Blues Productions
2020– 2022	Khorkuto	Trilokeshwar Mukherjee	Star Jalsha	Magic Moments Motion Pictures
2021–present	Teen Shaktir Adhar - Trishul		Colors Bangla	Blues Productions
2022	Guddi	Bohoru Sarkar	Star Jalsha	Magic Moments Motion Pictures
2022– 2023	Ekka Dokka	Kushal Majumder
2023	Balijhor
2023– 2024	Jol Thoi Thoi Bhalobasha	Uddalayak Basu, Kojagori's husband
2025–Present	Chirosokha	Sarbajit Bose

Films

• Haloom (2024)
• Tirandaj Shabor (2022)
• Manikbabur Megh (2021)
• Syndicate (2021) ^{[4] [5]}
• Bumper (short film) (2020) ^[6]
• Kidnap (2019) ^[7]
• Maati (2018) ^[8]
• Byomkesh Bakshi (2015)
• The Royal Bengal Tiger (2014) ^[9]
• Byomkesh Phire Elo (2014) ^[10]
• Taan (2014)
• Abar Byomkesh (2012) ^[11]
• Chora Bali (2012)
• Hatey Roilo Pistol (2011)
• Byomkesh Bakshi (2010)
• Tara (2010)
• Madly Bangali (2009)
• Phera (2008)
• Refugee (2006)
• Abar Asbo Phire (2004)
• Bow Barracks Forever (2004)

Awards and nominations

He won the Best Actor Award at the Pacific Meridian Film Festival in Russia and NORGS International Independent Festival from Iran for his performance in the 2021 film 'The Cloud and the Man' (Manikbabur Megh) directed by Abhinandan Banerjee. ^{[12] [13] [14]}

• 2025 - Filmfare Awards Bangla 2025 – Best Actor (Critics') for Manikbabur Megh (Shared with Anjan Dutt for Chalchitra Akhon) ^[15]

References

1. "Chandan Sen: Movies, Photos, Videos, News, Biography & Birthday | eTimes". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
2. Chakraborty, Shamayita. (24 August 2019). "Chandan and Shantilal gear up for new play - Times of India". The Times of India.
3. Dasgupta, Priyanka (25 February 2016). "Dearth of intellectuals in Left canvass? | Kolkata News - Times of India". The Times of India.
4. "Shaheb Bhattacharjee: Small nuances make characters closer to life - Times of India". The Times of India. 4 February 2021.
5. Chatterjee, Arindam (23 November 2020). "A gritty fast-paced thriller with a strong Bengal connect". www.telegraphindia.com. The Telegraph . Retrieved 13 April 2021.
6. Roy, Priyanka (5 July 2020). "A Bumper like no other". www.telegraphindia.com. The Telegraph.
7. "Here's how 'Kidnap' story was developed - Times of India". The Times of India. 17 April 2019.
8. Sarkar, Roushni (14 July 2018). "Maati review: Paoli Dam carries Partition tale on her able shoulders". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
9. Ghosh, Madhusree (5 February 2014). "Abir and Jeet steal the show at the premiere of The Royal Bengal Tiger in Kolkata - Times of India". The Times of India.
10. "Byomkesh Phire Elo (Bengali) / Good, with some 'ifs' and 'buts'". The Indian Express. The Indian Express. 9 January 2015.
11. "Chandan Das on getting a second chance in Life and playing out his dreams". www.telegraphindia.com. The Telegraph. 30 March 2012.
12. সংবাদদাতা, নিজস্ব. "bengali film | মেঘের সঙ্গে প্রেম, আন্তর্জাতিক মঞ্চে চমক নতুন বাংলা ছবি 'মানিকবাবুর মেঘ'". www.anandabazar.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 18 September 2022.
13. "বিদেশের মাটিতে বাংলার জয়জয়কার! রাশিয়ায় সেরা অভিনেতার পুরস্কার পেলেন চন্দন সেন". sangbadpratidin. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
14. "ক‍্যানসার জয়ের পর এবার বিশ্ব জয়, রাশিয়ার মাটিতে সেরা অভিনেতার শিরোপা জিতলেন চন্দন সেন". Bangla Hunt. 17 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
15. "Filmfare Awards Bangla 2025 Winners: Complete List Out". Filmfare.

External links

• Chandan Sen's biography in Natya Anan's website