Pratinidhi (film)

Pratinidhi (The Representative) is a 1965 Bengali film directed by noted Indian art film director Mrinal Sen.[1] The Black & White film was based on Prachhadpat (The Cover), a novel by Achintya Kumar Sengupta, a noted writer of Modern Bengali literature.[2]

Pratinidhi
Directed byMrinal Sen
Produced byEllora Productions
Written byAchintya Kumar Sengupta
StarringSoumitra Chatterjee, Sabitri Chatterjee, Satya Bannerjee
Music byHemanta Mukherjee
CinematographySailaja Chatterjee
Edited byGangadhar Naskar
Release date
1964
CountryIndia
LanguageBengali

Plot

A young engineer Niren marries a young widow Rama who already has a five-year-old child Tutul from her previous marriage. Their marital life grows increasingly difficult as Tutul refuses to recognise his stepfather. Niren's attempts to win him over too fail even as Rama tries to please both. The marriage finally collapses and she commits suicide.[3][4][5]

Cast
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References
  1. "Pratinidhi". IMDB. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  2. Dipankar Mukhopadhyay. "MRINAL SEN-60 Years In Search Of Cinema". Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  3. "Pratinidhi". Indian Cinema. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  4. "Pratinidhi". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 5 July 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  5. "Mrinal Sen". MUBI. Archived from the original on 4 July 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2015.


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