Mayurakshi
Mayurakshi is a 2017 Bengali film directed by Atanu Ghosh and produced by Firdausal Hassan and Probal Halder for Friends Communication. The music was composed by Debojyoti Mishra.The film won the award for Best Bengali feature film at the 65th National Film Awards.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Mayurakshi | |
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Directed by | Atanu Ghosh |
Produced by | Firdausul Hasan & Probal Halder |
Written by | Atanu Ghosh |
Screenplay by | Atanu Ghosh |
Story by | Atanu Ghosh |
Starring | Soumitra Chatterjee Prosenjit Chatterjee Indrani Halder Sudipta Chakraborty Gargi Roychowdhury |
Music by | Debojyoti Mishra |
Cinematography | Soumik Halder |
Edited by | Sujoy Datta Ray |
Distributed by | Friends Communication |
Running time | 102 mins |
Country | India |
Language | Bengali |
Plot
In the modern world, with work pressures and financial woes mounting, isolation and stress becoming an integral part of life, most people believe that father and son bonding is becoming a thing of the past.
Mayurakshi narrates an intensely emotional tale of an 84-year-old father Sushovan, a brilliant former professor of History, presently suffering from age related neurological problems including dementia and cognitive dysfunction. His middle-aged son Aryanil visits him, an intimately sensitive man going through an unsettling phase in his personal life. Though deeply attached to his father, Aryanil is settled in Chicago, USA, and as such cut off from the soul who shaped his life. Within a five-day span of reunion, lost chapters get curiously reopened and incidents long buried suddenly turn relevant. Few days become more eventful than years and through the process of confrontation with aging and destiny, Aryanil seeks hope and sustenance in his own life.
Cast
- Soumitra Chatterjee as Sushovan
- Prosenjit Chatterjee as Aryanil
- Indrani Halder as Sahana
- Sudipta Chakraborty as Mallika
- Gargi Roychowdhury as Paromita
Awards and festivals
- SINGAPORE SOUTH ASIAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL[8]
- Best Movie Award
- Best Screenplay Award
- CHITRA BHARATHI[9]
- Best Indian Cinema Award
- Best Film
- Best Actor (Soumitra Chatterjee)
- Best Actor (Prosenjit Chatterjee)
- FILMFARE [11]
- Best Film (Critics)
- Best Actor - Critics (Soumitra Chatterjee)
- Best Actor - Popular (Prosenjit Chatterjee)
- Best Background Score (Debojyoti Mishra)
References
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- "65th National Film Awards: 'Mayurakshi' grabs the Best Bengali Film Award - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- Mayurakshi - IMDb, retrieved 27 October 2019
- "Atanu Ghosh on his film Mayurakshi winning National Award: I hope more people will see it now". Hindustan Times. 21 April 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- Online, Tollywood (13 April 2018). "#Mayurakshi is awarded as the #BestBengaliFilm at 65th National Film Award. Congratulations the entire team.pic.twitter.com/j6CAZOG1tC". @OnlineTollywood. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- "65th National Film Awards", Wikipedia, 16 October 2019, retrieved 27 October 2019
- "Bengali Film Mayurakshi Wins Top Award at Singapore South Asian Film Festival".
- Reporter, Staff (1 March 2018). "Mani Ratnam gifts ₹10 lakh to groom young filmmakers". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
- "Winners of WBFJA (West Bengal Film Journalists' Association) Awards 2018 - Bangla Cinema". 15 January 2018.
- "Filmfare Award East 2018 Winners - List of Bengali Filmfare Award Winners - Filmfare.com". filmfare.com.