Ratnakar (film)

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Ratnakar
Ratnakar poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Jatin Bora
Written byRahul Mech
Abhijit Bhattacharjya
Based on Theri
Produced by
  • Jatin Bora
  • Navanita Sharma Bora
Starring
CinematographyPradip Doimari
Edited byPratim Khaound
Music by Zubeen Garg
Production
company
J.B. Production
Release date
  • 11 October 2019 (2019-10-11)
Running time
115 minutes
Country India
Language Assamese
Budget₹1.7 crore
Box officeest.₹10 crore [1]

Ratnakar: A New Myth of Love is a 2019 Indian Assamese-language action thriller film directed by Jatin Bora and produced by Bora and Navanita Sharma's J.B. Production. [2] The film stars Bora and Barsha Rani Bishaya, with Nishita Goswami, Pabitra Bora, Chetana Das, and Sanjeev Hazarika in supporting roles and features young Ashramika Saikia. It is the adaptation of 2016 Tamil film Theri .

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Plot

Jayanta is a responsible father from a remote village who lives with his beloved daughter Dubori. After Dubori is publicly reprimanded by a teacher for low grades, Jayanta confronts the teacher named Daisy, where he explaines the struggles he has faced raising Dubori as a single parent. Daisy sympathises with his situation and decides to help Dubori with her studies. When some street thugs make fun of Dubori and Daisy in a park. Jayanta disguise himself as a robber at night and thrashes the thugs. Unbeknownst to Jayanta, Daisy sees this and gets shocked, where she learns about Jayanta's past.

Past: Jayanta is a kind-hearted gangster for Guwahati-based businessman Devaraj Choudhary where he meets Devaraj's daughter Manashi, who is studying abroad. When Manashi returns home, she gets attracted to Jayanta's kindness and they begin dating, although Manashi has no idea that Jayanta is working for her father. After learning about Jayanta's profession, Manashi tells him to get a legitimate job and she will support him. Jayanta quits being a gangster and finds an ordinary job. Manashi marries him, Despite opposition from Devaraj and her cruel brother Rakesh, Manashi marries Jayanta and becomes pregnant with Dubori. However, Manashi dies in a car crash, but Dubori is saved. Devaraj wants to take revenge on Jayanta by taking the baby from him, but Jayanta and Dubori escape to the remote village.

Present: Devaraj, Rakesh finds Dubori and kidnap her, but Jayanta rescues his daughter and also makes Devaraj and Rakesh realizes his mistakes. Jayantha, Dubori and Daisy ride back to their home.

Cast

Soundtrack

Ratnakar's soundtrack contains six songs composed by Zubeen Garg, and was released by Dhwani Records. [3] Its songs were sung by Zubeen Garg, Gayatri Hazarika, Harchita Bhattacharya, Satabdi Borah, Navanita Sharma , Jashua Queah, and Synicah. [4]

Ratnakar
Soundtrack album by
Zubeen Garg
Released3 April 2019
Length20:48
Label Dhwani Records
Zubeen Garg chronology
The Underworld
(2018)
Ratnakar
(2019)
Kanchanjangha
(2019)
Track list
No.TitleLyricsArtist (s)Length
1."Eta Kotha"Sasanka SamirZubeen Garg, Harchita Bhattacharya4:02
2."Bhal Poware"Rahul Gautam SharmaZubeen Garg, Satabdi Bora4:10
3."Koli Meliley"Rahul Gautam SharmaZubeen Garg, Navanita Sharma Bora3:31
4."Rati Rati"Zubeen GargZubeen Garg, Gayatri Hazarika5:32
5."Ratnakar"Sasanka SamirJoshua Queah, Synicah3:33
Total length:20:48

Reception

Box office

Ratnakar was released on 11 October 2019 in 59 theatres in Assam and 11 theatres in Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore and Hyderabad. [5] The film had a positive audience response, with almost 80-percent theatre capacity during its first three days. [6] It grossed 42 lakh on its opening day, the highest gross for an Assamese film to date. [7] On the film's second day, it grossed 49.5 lakh.[ citation needed ] It earned ₹55 lakh and ₹43 lakh on its third and fourth days, respectively, bringing its total gross to ₹1.89 crore. [8] The film earned a total of ₹3.31 crore in its first week, the Assamese film industry's highest first-week gross. [9] After earning ₹68 lakh on 21 October 2019 (a Sunday), the film had a 10-day gross of ₹4.95 crore.[ citation needed ] It earned ₹6.63 crore in two weeks, an Assamese box-office record. [10] According to Ratnakar's distributors, the film netted 9.23 crore by 14 November 2019.; [11] [1]

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