Sanyashi Raja

Sanyashi Raja is an Indian Bengali television period drama series which aired on Bengali Entertainment Channel Star Jalsha and streams on the digital platform Hotstar.[1] It premiered on 11 September 2017 (replacing the show Potol Kumar Gaanwala; and was telecasted daily. The serial had been produced by Magic Moments Motion Pictures of Saibal Banerjee and Leena Ganguly.[2] The show starred Adrija Roy and Saheb Chatterjee in lead roles,[3] and veteran actresses like Madhabi Mukherjee and Sabitri Chatterjee in prominent supporting roles.The show ended on 15 July 2018, after airing 306 episodes.

Sanyashi Raja
GenrePeriod Drama
Romance
Family
Created byMagic Moments Motion Pictures
Written byLeena Gangopadhyay
Directed bySaibal Banerjee
Sujit Paain
Creative director(s)Leena Gangopadhyay
Presented byBright Advertising Pvt. Ltd.
StarringAdrija Roy
Saheb Chatterjee
Opening themeSanyashi Raja
Country of originIndia
Original language(s)Bengali
No. of seasons4 (as listed by Hotstar)
No. of episodes306
Production
Executive producer(s)Sumit Roy
Satyajit Chakraborty (Magic Moments)
Producer(s)Saibal Banerjee
Production location(s)Kolkata
CinematographySiddhartha Mukherjee
Editor(s)Sameer
Soumen
Camera setupMulti-Camera
Running time22 minutes (approx.)
Production company(s)Magic Moments Motion Pictures
DistributorStar India
Novi Digital Entertainment
Release
Original networkStar Jalsha
Picture format576i
1080i HDTV
Audio formatDigital TV
Original release11 September 2017 (2017-09-11) –
15 July 2018
Chronology
Preceded byPotol Kumar Gaanwala
Followed byTekka Raja Badshah
External links
Website

Premise

Set in the pre-independence era, young Bimboboti marries Raja Ronendro. When he returns after being missing for a long time, Bimboboti struggles to fight the royal enemies while bringing some revolutionary changes in the household.

Cast

Main cast
  • Adrija Addy Roy as Rani Bimboboti Rai (née Sen) aka Bimbo / " Mejo Bourani " - Main Lead, Mejo Kumar's wife.
  • Saheb Chatterjee[4] as Rajkumar Ronendro Vardhan Rai aka " Mejo Kumar " - Titular Lead, Bimboboti's husband.

Recurring cast and characters
  • Madhabi Mukherjee as Maharani Charubala Devi Rai aka " Ranimaa "
  • Sabitri Chatterjee[5] as Rajkumari Rashmoni Devi Bosu (née Rai) aka " Pishimaa "
  • Laboni Sarkar as Iraboti Sen - Bimbo and Satinath's mother, Mejo Kumar's mother-in-law.
  • Aparajita Adhya[6] as Rajkumari Indubala aka Indu / Indubala Sen (née Rai) - Mejo Kumar's eldest sister, Ranimaa's first child and eldest daughter as well, Shakko's wife.
  • Chandan Sen as Shakko Sen - A social activist, Indu's second husband.
  • Rahul Chakraborty as Rajkumar Debendro Vardhan Rai aka " Boro Kumar " - Mejo Kumar's elder brother, Ranimaa's second child (after Indu) and eldest son.
  • Titas Bhowmik as Rani Kshonoprobha Rai - Boro Kumar's wife and Ranimaa's eldest daughter-in-law.
  • Suchismita Chowdhury as Rajkumari Bindubala aka Bindu - Mejo Kumar's elder sister, Ranimaa's third child and second daughter.
  • Rajanya Mitra as Rajkumari Surobala aka Suro - Mejo Kumar's younger sister, Ranimaa's fifth child and youngest daughter.
  • Arnab Banerjee as Rajkumar Gyanendro Vardhan Rai aka " Chhoto Kumar " - Mejo Kumar's younger brother, Ranimaa's youngest child.
  • Rohit Samanta as Daktar (literally the Doctor)
  • Suman Banerjee[7] as Satinath Sen - Iraboti's son and Bibmo's elder brother, Mejo Kumar's brother-in-law.
  • Ipshita Mukherjee as Roshni Bai - Mejo Kumar's courtesan and former concubine.
  • Rajshree Bhowmik as Chameli Bai - Roshni Bai's elder sister and a courtesan.
  • Tathagata Mukherjee as Biplobi Surjo Sekhar Sen
  • Debjani Kaushik as Rupoboti - Bimbo's elder sister (cameo, 2017)
  • Sreela Majumder as Bhairabi (cameo, April 2018)

References
  1. "Official page of Sanyashi Raja serial on HOTSTAR". www.hotstar.com. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  2. "Reel versus real: Are television characters inspiring women in real life?". TIMESOFINDIA.COM. 8 March 2018.
  3. "Sanyasi Raja set to take a 12 year leap". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 31 May 2018.
  4. "Saheb Chatterjee is back in action". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 18 April 2018.
  5. "Sabitri Chatterjee loses her sister". www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 27 March 2018.
  6. "Aparajita takes a short break from work". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 8 June 2018.
  7. "I like playing negative characters: Suman Banerjee". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 3 April 2018.
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