Choturtha Matra

Choturtha Matra
Bengali	চতুর্থ মাত্রা
Based on	Choturtha Matra by Shahidul Jahir
Screenplay by	Nurul Alam Atique
Directed by	Nurul Alam Atique
Starring	Jayanta Chattopadhyay Tamalika Karmakar M.M. Morshed Sonia Zafar Shamsul Alom Bakul Fazlur Rahman Babu
Country of origin	Bangladesh
Original language	Bengali
Production
Producer	Ashraful Azim
Cinematography	Kamrul Hasan Khoshru
Editors	Sameer Ahmed E. Kabir Joel
Running time	87 mins
Original release
Release	2001 (2001)

Choturtha Matra is a 2001 Bangladeshi television drama film written and directed by Nurul Alam Atique. The film is based on a story by the same name written by Shahidul Jahir. ^[1] It stars Jayanta Chattopadhyay, Tamalika Karmakar, Sonia Zafar, M.M. Morshed, Shamsul Alom Bakul and Fazlur Rahman Babu.

The film won Meril Prothom Alo Critics Choice Awards in 2002 in three categories. ^[2]

Plot

The story is of a lonely man who was caught in a perpetual cycle of time. He hangs in limbo, between reality and dreams. His only companions are a maid, a cat, and a grandfather clock. The same things are happening in his life and he becomes increasingly frustrated.

Cast

• Jayanta Chattopadhyay as Abdul Karim
• Tamalika Karmakar as maid servant
• M.M. Morshed as the paper seller
• Sonia Zafar as the woman
• Shamsul Alam Bakul as landowner
• Junaid Halim as candy seller
• Munir as children I
• Shobuj as children II
• Arif as children II
• Rajeeb as children II
• Fazlur Rahman Babu as neighbour I
• Ashoke Bepari as neighbour II
• Bablu Biswas as neighbour III
• Dardesh Chacha as hores rider

Awards

Awards

Ceremony	Year	Category	Recipients and nominee	Result	Ref.
Meril Prothom Alo Awards	2002	Critics Award for Best Film Actor	Jayanta Chattopadhyay	Won	[2] [3]
		Critics Award for Best Film Director	Nurul Alam Atique	Won	[2] [3]
		Critics Award for Best Playwright	Nurul Alam Atique	Won	[2] [3]

References

1. "The Creator of Post-Modern Bengali Literature". The Daily Star. 8 March 2015. Archived from the original on 7 April 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
2. Raihan, Siam (5 August 2019). "Atique's upcoming film Manusher Bagan unveils poster". Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 5 August 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
3. Islam, Mohammad Zahidul (8 March 2015). "Ten Things You Didn't Know About NURUL ALAM ATIQUE". The Daily Star (Interview). Interviewed by Mohammad Zahidul Islam. Dhaka: Transcom Group. Archived from the original on 14 September 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2020.

External links

• Official website
• Choturtha Matra at IMDb