Ganadevata

Not to be confused with Vedic gods or Ganadevata, 1943 novel by Tarashankar Bandopadhyay.

Ganadevata
Directed by	Tarun Majumdar
Produced by	Department of Information and Cultural Affairs, Government of West Bengal
Screenplay by	Tarun Majumdar Rajen Tarafdar Arnab Majumdar (dialogue)
Based on	Ganadevata (1942) by Tarashankar Bandopadhyay
Starring	Soumitra Chatterjee Ajitesh Bannerjee Samit Bhanja Nilkantha Sengupta Rabi Ghosh Anup Kumar
Music by	Hemanta Mukherjee
Cinematography	Shakti Banerjee
Edited by	Ramesh Joshi
Release dates	29 June 1978 (1978-06-29) (India)
Running time	172 min.
Country	India
Language	Bengali

Ganadevata (English: The People) is a 1978 Bengali drama film directed by Tarun Majumdar, based on a novel by same name by Tarashankar Bandopadhyay.^[1] The film stars Soumitra Chatterjee, Ajitesh Bannerjee, Samit Bhanja, Nilkantha Sengupta, Rabi Ghosh and Anup Kumar in lead roles. The epic novel is set in 1920's during the British Raj, about the breakdown of socio-economic structures, impact of industrialization and non-cooperation movement in rural Bengal . It had also won the writer Bandopadhyay, the 1966 Jnanpith Award.^[2]^[3]

At the 26th National Film Awards (1978), it won the award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment and Best Child Artist Award for Kanchan De Biswas.^[4]^[5]

Cast

Soumitra Chatterjee as Debu Pandit
Kali Banerjee
Sandhya Roy as Durga
Tapen Chatterjee as Tara Napit
Ajitesh Bannerjee
Samit Bhanja
Nilkantha Sengupta as Tarini,the singer
Rabi Ghosh as Haren Ghosal
Anup Kumar
Santosh Dutta as Doctor & Social activist for the rural poor people
Debraj Roy
Madhabi Mukherjee
Sumitra Mukherjee
Monu Mukhopadhyay
Anamika Saha
Santu Mukhopadhyay

References

↑ "Ganadevata". Upperstall.com. Retrieved 2014-04-26.
↑ "Jnanpith Laureates Official listings". Jnanpith Website.
↑ "GANADEVATA (1978)". BFI. Retrieved 2014-04-26.
↑ "26th National Film Awards". International Film Festival of India. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
↑ "26th National Film Awards (PDF)" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 4 October 2011.

External links

Ganadevata at the Internet Movie Database

Films directed by Tarun Majumdar

Chaowa Pawa (1959) Balika Badhu (1967) Rahgir (1969) Shriman Prithviraj (1973) Balika Badhu (1976) Ganadevata (1978) Dadar Kirti (1980) Bhalobasa Bhalobasa (1985) Pathbhola (1986) Parashmoni (1988) Apan Amar Apan (1990) Alo (2003) Chander Bari (2007)

National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment

1974–1980	Kora Kagaz (1974) Tapasya (1975) No Award (1976) Swami (1977) Ganadevata (1978) Sankarabharanam (1979) No Award (1980)

1981–2000	No Award (1981) No Award (1982) No Award (1983) Kony (1984) No Award (1985) Samsaram Adhu Minsaram (1986) Pushpaka Vimana (1987) Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak (1988) Chandni and Geethanjali (1989) Ghayal (1990) No Award (1991) Sargam (1992) Darr and Manichitrathazhu (1993) Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! (1994) Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995) Maachis (1996) Dil To Pagal Hai (1997) Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998) Sarfarosh (1999) Vaanathaippola (2000)

2001–present	Lagaan (Once Upon a Time in India) (2001) Devdas (2002) Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. (2003) Autograph and Veer-Zaara (2004) Rang De Basanti (2005) Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006) Chak De! India (2007) Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! (2008) 3 Idiots (2009) Dabangg (2010) Azhagarsamiyin Kuthirai (2011) Vicky Donor and Ustad Hotel (2012) Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (2013) Mary Kom (2014) Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015)

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