MLA Fatakeshto

MLA Fatakeshto is a 2006 Bengali-language Indian political drama film directed by Swapan Saha for Shree Venkatesh Films, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Debashree Roy, Koel Mallick, Rajatava Dutta and Soumitra Chatterjee. It is loosely based on the movie Mudhalvan.[1]

MLA Fatakeshto
Directed bySwapan Saha
Screenplay byN.K. Salil
StarringMithun Chakraborty
Debashree Roy
Koel Mallick
Soumitra Chatterjee
Rajatava Dutta
Music byJeet Gannguli
Release date
  • 14 April 2006 (2006-04-14) (India)
Running time
107 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageBengali
BudgetRs.2 crores
Box officeRs.2.50 crores

This is the first part of Fatakeshto (film series), the other one being Minister Fatakeshto and is famous for the dialogue Marbo ekhane, lash porbe sashane (I will hit you here and the body will be there at the cremation ground).[2][3]

Plot

MLA Fatakeshto is the tale of seven days of a small time goon who becomes an M.L.A.

Cast
  • Mithun Chakraborty as Krishno Deb Chatterjee alias Phatakeshto, who later becomes the Home Minister with the help of CM
  • Debashree Roy as Nandini Chatterjee, Krishno's wife
  • Rajatava Dutta as the then Home Minister Ranadeb Pal
  • Soumitra Chatterjee as the Chief Minister
  • Koel Mallick as Chaitali Roy, news reporter of Khabor Kolkata
  • Shantilal Mukhopadhyay as Haridas Pal, Ranadeb's PA
  • Bharat Kaul as Inspector Durjoy Naag
  • Sanjib Dasgupta as Leader of the Opposition Party
  • Abhik Bhattacharya
  • Sandip Ghosh
  • Sumit Ganguly

Music
MLA Fatakeshto
Soundtrack album by
Jeet Gannguli
Released2006
Recorded2005
StudioShree Venkatesh Films
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Jeet Gannguli chronology
Priyotoma
(2006)		 MLA Fatakeshto
(2006)		 Refugee
(2006)
Singles from MLA Fatakeshto
  1. "Ami MLA Fatakeshto"
    Released: 7 Feb 2019
  2. "Bibi Asol Hero"
    Released: 7 Feb 2019
  3. "Khusir Aalo"
    Released: 7 Feb 2019

All lyrics are written by Gautam Sushmit; all music is composed by Jeet Gannguli.

No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Bibi Asol Hero"Amit Kumar2:42
2."Ami MLA Fatakeshto"Amit Kumar4:58
3."Khusir Aalo"Amit Kumar, Pamela Jain5:19
4."MLA Fatakesto (Theme Song)"Chaturvedi, Jeet Gannguli 

Box office

Made at the budget of Rs 2 crore, the film was released with 61 prints and collected over Rs 2.50 crore while crossing 75 days.[4]

Awards
Film Occasion Award Awardee Result
MLA Fatakeshto Anandalok Awards Best Villain Rajatava Dutta Won
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gollark: Okay.
gollark: Aren't we all?
gollark: Either once per two turns or something, or it's fixed in place forever muahahahahaha, or it follows rooks.

References
  1. "Filmi MLA sweeps stakes, CPM style". The Telegraph (Calcutta). 12 May 2006. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  2. "Tollywood top draws 2006". The Telegraph (Calcutta). 31 December 2006. Archived from the original on 21 July 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  3. Bandopadhyay, Sabyasachi (18 April 2009). "Pranab-Mithun no-show at Jangipur". Indian Express. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  4. Nag, Kushali (11 October 2007). "Mithun vs Mithun". The Telegraph (Calcutta). Retrieved 3 October 2016.


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