Sanyasi Raja
| Sanyashi Raja | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Pijush Basu |
| Written by | Asim Sarkar |
| Screenplay by | Pijush Basu |
| Based on | Bhawal Court Case |
| Produced by | Asim Sarkar |
| Starring | Uttam Kumar Supriya Devi Shambhu Bhattacharya Sulata Chowdhury |
| Cinematography | Bijoy Ghosh |
| Edited by | Baidyanath Chatterjee |
| Music by | Nachiketa Ghosh |
Production company | Usha Films |
| Distributed by | Chandimata Films Pvt Ltd |
Release date |
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Running time | 142 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
Sanyasi Raja (trans... The Monk King) is a 1975 Indian Bengali language period action drama film directed by Pijush Bose and produced by Ashim Sarkar, under the banner of Usha Films. Based on the real life incident of the Bhawal case[1][2][3], it stars Uttam Kumar in the title role alongside Supriya Devi in lead roles, while Robin Banerjee, Tarun Kumar, Tarun Mitra, Shambhu Bhattacharya and Sulata Chowdhury were in supporting roles. The music was composed by Nachiketa Ghosh, with lyrics penned by Gauriprasanna Mazumder. The film revolves around Surya kishore Nag Chowdhury, also known as 'Raja Babu', the landlord of the Midnapore estate, being killed by the doctor Bijoy Chakraborty with wrong treatment as he wants to occupy the proprerties of Raja Babu with his addiction towards Rani Indubati. All on a sudden, a monk from Banaras arrives there who takes after Raja Babu.
The film was remade in Telugu in 1977 as Raja Ramesh.
Plot[edit]
Zamindar Surya Kishore never looks after his family and estate. Doctor Bijoy Chakraborty is a family friend of Surya and lives in the same house. He plans to kill Surya and forces Surya's wife Indu to keep quiet. In a burning ghat, a monk saves the life of Surya, but, back at his home, he finds that his whole property is already occupied by Dr Bijoy. Surya Kishore now plans to recover his lost estate.
Cast[edit]
- Uttam Kumar as Surya Kishore
- Supriya Choudhury as Indu
- Satya Bandopadhyay as Thomas
- Rabin Banerjee as Dr. Bijay
- Shambhu Bhattacharya as Nitai
- Sulata Chowdhury
- Kalyani Adhikari
- Sunil Bandyopadhyay
Production[edit]
The film was shot in Jhargram Palace in Jhargram. Uttam Kumar and the whole cast of Sanyasi Raja used to stay in the ground floor of the palace. But according to the rule, the palace authorities do not permit outsiders to enter the second floor. The descendants of the Jhargram Royal Family stay there.[4] It was also shot in Mahisadal Palace and Gohalpota of Jagatballavpur city where Uttam Kumar stay in film businessman Satyanarayan Khan's house.[5][6]
Soundtrack[edit]
| Sanyashi Raja | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by | ||||
| Released | 1975 | |||
| Recorded | 1974 | |||
| Studio | Usha Films | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 0:28:24 | |||
| Label | Angel Digital Pvt Ltd | |||
| Producer | Ashim Sarkar | |||
| Nachiketa Ghosh chronology | ||||
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All lyrics are written by Gauriprasanna Mazumder; all music is composed by Shyamal Mitra Songs become popular specially the Kaharba Noy song become blust hit
| No. | Title | Playback | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Bhalobasar Agun Jwalao" | Manna Dey | 3:51 |
| 2. | "Thori Bhiksha Karke Lana" | Manna Dey | 5:24 |
| 3. | "Ghar Sansar Sobai To Chai" | Manna Dey | 1:30 |
| 4. | "Se Kotha Ki Jane Indu" | Manna Dey | 1:05 |
| 5. | "Puja Ki Go Theme Jay" | Manna Dey | 0:59 |
| 6. | "Kato Rasik Dekho Bhagaban" | Manna Dey | 1:52 |
| 7. | "Karan Sebay Baran Karo" | Manna Dey | 1:19 |
| 8. | "Hujur Bole Selam Kore" | Manna Dey | 1:20 |
| 9. | "Ogo Beshi Daam Balo Kar" | Manna Dey | 2:09 |
| 10. | "Kaharba Noy Dadra Bajao" | Manna Dey | 4:01 |
| 11. | "Tarana" | Manna Dey | 1:44 |
| 12. | "Ke Tabo Kanta" | Hemanta Mukherjee | 3:10 |
| Total length: | 28:24 | ||
Reception[edit]
Times Of India wrote "This is perhaps one of the most intense Bengali film that have ever been made on real life story. Not only this movie famous for Uttam Kumar's outstanding performance, but it's also a well known Indian court case known as the Bhawal Case."[7] The film was released during Durga Puja and become a major hit and ran for 126 days in theaters.[8] The film become the highest grossing Bengali film in 1975.
Award[edit]
Remake[edit]
The film was remade in Telugu as Raja Ramesh in 1977 where the famous Telugu star ANR starred in the lead role. In 2018 National Award winner director Srijit Mukherji made another film Ek Je Chhilo Raja based on the Bhawal case of which the story line is related to some extent. Jisshu Sengupta played the role of Raja Ramendra Kumar Roy Chowdhury.[10]
References[edit]
- ^ "The man who would be prince". telegraphindia.com. Archived from the original on 11 April 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
- ^ "The man who would be king". The Hindu. 6 October 2002. Archived from the original on 19 April 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
- ^ "Prakash Jha to adapt Sanyasi Raja for national TV?". 1 June 2017. Archived from the original on 3 July 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
- ^ "Film shooting in Jhargram".
- ^ "Mahishadal shooting pl".
- ^ "Uttam Kumar and others shooting in Jagatballavpur".
- ^ "'Sanyasi Raja' - 5 all-time great Bengali movies inspired by real-life incidents". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ "Uttam Kumar puja box office".
- ^ FilmiClub. "BFJA Awards 1976: Complete list of Awards and Nominations". FilmiClub. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
- ^ "Ek Je Chilo Raja': Srijit Mukherji reveals how differently he has used Bhawal Sanyasi". The Times of India. 25 July 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
External links[edit]
- Sanyasi Raja at IMDb
