A list of films produced by the Bengali language film industry based in Kolkata in the year 1931.
A list of films produced by the Bengali language film industry based in Kolkata in the year 1931.
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes/Music |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dena Paona [ citation needed ] | Premankur Atarthi | Durgadas Bandyopadhyay, Amar Mullik, Jahar Gangopadhyay, Bhanu Bandyopadhyay (Sr.), Bhumen Ray, Kusumkumari, Nibhanani Debi, Umasashi, Sishubala, Anupama Debi, Abhabati | Family film | It is credited as the first Bengali talkie. It was released in the same year as Alam Ara , the first Indian talkie. It was released on 24 December 1931 at Chitra (now Mitra) Cinema Hall in Calcutta. |
| Jamai Shashthi (Short)[ citation needed ] | Amar Chowdhury | Amar Chowdhury, Jatin Singha, Kshirodgopal Mukhopadhyay, Ms. Golela, Ranisundari, Bimal Gupta, Kartik Ray, Bholanath | Drama films | It is credited as the first Bengali talkie (Short). It was released in the same year as Alam Ara , the first Indian talkie. It was released on 11 April 1931 at Crown Cinema Hall in Calcutta. |
| Jor Barat (Short)[ citation needed ] | Jyotish Bandyopadhyay | Joynarayan Mukhopadhyay, Kartik Dey, Kanan Debi, Kartik Ray, Prakashmoni, Kunjalal Chakraborty, Renubala, Nagendrabala, Satyendranath Dey, Bhupendranath Bandyopadhyay | Romance | |
| Prahlad [ citation needed ] | Priyanath Gangopadhyay | Ahindra Chowdhury, Joynarayan Mukhopadhyay, Mrinalkanti Ghosh, Shanti Gupta, Niharbala, Kunjalal Chakraborty, Debabala, Binapani Debi, Kanan Debi, Dhiren Das | Epic film | |
| Rishir Prem [ citation needed ] | Jyotish Bandyopadhyay | Kanan Debi, Ahindra Chowdhury, Hiren Bose, Sarajubala, Joynarayan Mukhopadhyay, Ganesh Goswami, Dhiren Das, Surabala, Nirupama Debi, Charubala, Gita Debi | Romance | |
| Tritiya Paksha (Short) | Amar Chowdhury | Amar Chowdhury, Jatin Singha, Kshirodgopal Mukhopadhyay, Ms. Golela, Ms. Golap | Drama films |
Tollywood may refer to these in Indian cinema:
Cinema of West Bengal, also known as Tollywood or Bengali cinema, is an Indian film industry of Bengali-language motion pictures. It is based in the Tollygunge region of Kolkata, West Bengal, India. The origins of the nickname Tollywood, a portmanteau of the words Tollygunge and Hollywood, dates back to 1932. It was a historically important film industry, at one time the centre of Indian film production. The Bengali film industry is known for producing many of Indian cinema's most critically acclaimed global Parallel Cinema and art films, with several of its filmmakers gaining prominence at the Indian National Film Awards as well as international acclaim.