A list of films produced by the Tollywood (Bengali language film industry) based in Kolkata in the year 1935.
A list of films produced by the Tollywood (Bengali language film industry) based in Kolkata in the year 1935.
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes/Music |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abasheshe (Short)[ citation needed ] | Dineshranjan Das | Pramathesh Barua, Molina Devi | Family film | |
| Basabdatta[ citation needed ] | Satish Dasgupta | Dhiraj Bhattacharya, Kanan Devi | Family film | |
| Bhagya Chakra [ citation needed ] | Nitin Bose | Pahari Sanyal, Indu Mukhopadhyay | Family film | |
| Bidrohi[ citation needed ] | Dhirendranath Gangopadhyay | Ahindra Choudhury, Anupam Ghatak | Family film | |
| Bidyasundar[ citation needed ] | Priyanath Gangopadhyay | Ranibala, Lalit Mitra | Family film | |
| Biraha [ citation needed ] | Tinkari Chakraborty | Tinkari Chakraborty, Ranibala | Family film | |
| Devdas [ citation needed ] | Pramathesh Barua | K. L. Saigal, Pramathesh Barua | Family film | |
| Debdasi[ citation needed ] | Prafulla Ghosh | Ahindra Choudhury, Indu Mukhopadhyay | Family film | |
| Dikdari (Short)[ citation needed ] | Jyotish Mukhopadhyay | Ranjit Roy, Tulsi Lahiri | Family film | |
| Harishchandra[ citation needed ] | Prafulla Ghosh | Bhanu Ray, Bhaskar Deb | Family film | |
| Kanthahar[ citation needed ] | Jyotish Bandyopadhyay | Ahindra Choudhury, Jahar Gangopadhyay | Family film | |
| Khasdakhal[ citation needed ] | Rameshchandra Dutta | Indu Mukhopadhyay, Renuka Ray | Family film | |
| Manmoyee Girls' School [ citation needed ] | Jyotish Bandyopadhyay | Jahar Gangopadhyay, Tulsi Chakraborty | Family film | |
| Mantrashakti[ citation needed ] | Satu Sen | Jahar Gangopadhyay, Manoranjan Bhattacharya | Family film | |
| Monikanchan Part-II (Short)[ citation needed ] | Tulsi Lahiri | Ranibala, Sishubala | Family film | |
| Nari Pragati (Short)[ citation needed ] | Tulsi Lahiri | Family film | ||
| Patalpuri [ citation needed ] | Priyanath Gangopadhyay | Jiban Gangopadhyay, Tinkari Chakraborty | Family film | |
| Payer Dhulo[ citation needed ] | Jyotish Mukhopadhyay | Jahar Gangopadhyay, Joynarayan Mukhopadhyay | Family film | |
| Phantom Of Calcutta[ citation needed ] | Anandamohan Ray | Santosh Sinha, Anandamohan Ray | Family film | |
| Prafulla[ citation needed ] | Tinkari Chakraborty | Ahindra Choudhury, Jahar Gangopadhyay | Family film | |
| Ratkana (Short)[ citation needed ] | Jatin Das | Krishnadhan Mukhopadhyay, Ranjit Roy | Family film | |
| Sanjher Pidim (Short)[ citation needed ] | Family film | |||
| Satya Pathe [ citation needed ] | Amar Chowdhury | Jahar Gangopadhyay, Amar Chowdhury | Family film | |
| Shesh Patra (Short)[ citation needed ] | Kalipada Das | Lalit Mitra, Bhola Mitra | Family film | |
| Sudurer Priya (Short)[ citation needed ] | Family film | |||
| Swayambara[ citation needed ] | K. Bhushan | Lalit Mitra, Bhumen Roy | Family film |
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