Maayakumari

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Maayakumari
Directed by Arindam Sil
Starring
CinematographyShubhankar Bhar
Edited bySanglap Bhowmik
Music by Bickram Ghosh
Production
company
Camellia Productions
Release date
  • 13 January 2023 (2023-01-13)
Running time
149 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageBengali

Maayakumari is a 2023 Indian Bengali language film directed by Arindam Sil. It stars Rituparna Sengupta, Sauraseni Maitra, Ambarish Bhattacharya, Abir Chatterjee and Rajatabha Dutta. The music was composed by Bickram Ghosh. [1] It was theatrically released on 13 January 2023. [2]

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Synopsis

Set in the 1940s, the film is about the sudden disappearance of Maaya Kumari.

Cast

Production

On 19 November 2019, On the occasion of 100 years completion of Bengali cinema, director Arindam Sil officially announced the film by sharing the title poster "Maayakumari" through social media. Rituparna Sengupta's first collaboration with Arindam Sil. [4]

On 21 December 2019, principal photography took place in Kolkata, West Bengal [5] Filming was wrapped up on 20 January 2020 [6]

Soundtrack

Maayakumari
Soundtrack album by
Released2020
Recorded2020
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Length32:29
LanguageBengali
Official audio
Maayakumari – Full Album on YouTube

The music was omposed by Bickram Ghosh with lyrics by Subhendu Dasmunshi, and sung by Madhubanti Bagchi. The first single titled "Madhumashey Phool Photey" was released on 11 May 2020; [7] the second song, titled "Bhalobese Eto Jwala Jodi", was released on 7 October 2020. [8]

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Ami ke" Ujjaini Mukherjee 2:56
2."Ami Ke"Haimant Shukla2:32
3."Chilekotha" Ujjaini Mukherjee, Shovon Ganguly3:50
4."Chokher Jole"Manomay Bhattacharya3:03
5."Journey Song" Ujjaini Mukherjee, Dibyendu Mukherjee2:46
6."Loke Jodi"Ankita Bhattacharya2:33
7."Madhu Mashe"Madhubanti Bagchi3:49
8."Phule Jodi" Iman Chakraborty 3:55
9."Rat Jaga Ghum" Indrani Sen 2:39
10."Sarata Din Por"Manomay Bhattacharya3:24
11."Bhalobheshe eto jala" Iman Chakraborty 3:02
Total length:32:29

Reception

Agnivo Niyogi of The Telegraph Wrote "At its core, Maayakumari is a love story that ends in heartbreak. Maaya's affair with Kanan finds a resonance in Ahir's relationship with Runi". [9] Poorna Banerjee of The Times of India gave the film a rating of 3/5 and says "But the script could have been far tighter, especially around the character of Runi, who is probably the weakest link in the tale. This is perhaps why despite the ensemble cast, the film fails to retain the attention of the audience in certain areas, making it a one-time watch at best". [10] Shamayita Chakraborty of Ott Play gave the film a rating of 3/5 and wrote "Maayakumari has its limitations. Despite that, it is a nice film to watch. It has its cinematic moments to entertain and keep you hooked to the screen. Also, Maayakumari is a film that is best enjoyed on the big screen". [11] A reviewer of Sangbad Pratidin wrote "The overall performance of Rituparna, Abir, Arunima, Indrashis, Souraseni, Arn, Ambarish was better. Everyone is careful to act keeping their time and environment in mind. Abir, Arunima and Rituparna were understandably uncomfortable with the prosthetic makeup, but it comes down to the excellence of the acting". [12]

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