Karunamoyee Rani Rashmoni

Karunamoyee Rani Rashmoni is an Indian Bengali television period drama series which airs on Bengali Entertainment Channel Zee Bangla and is also available on the digital platform ZEE5.[1] It premiered on 24 July 2017 and is telecast daily. The serial was earlier produced by Subrata Roy and now it is produced by Zee Bangla. This serial is also dubbed in Bhojpuri for the Big Ganga channel. It completed 1,000 episodes on its third birthday (24th July 2020).

Karunamoyee Rani Rashmoni
Also known asKorunamoyee Rani Rashmoni
Bengaliকরুণাময়ী রাণী রাসমণি
GenreDrama
Social
Created by
Developed byShibasish Bandopadhyay
Written byDialogues
Anjan Chakraborty
Screenplay bySaswati Ghosh
Story bySaswati Ghosh
Directed byRajendra Prasad Das Rupak Dey
Creative director(s)Joy Chandra Chandra
StarringDitipriya Roy
Opening theme"Tomar Tulona Tumi .... Korunamoyee Rani Rashmoni"
Composer(s)Upali Chattopadhyay
Country of originIndia
Original language(s)Bengali
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes1000
Production
Executive producer(s)Krishanu Ganguly (Zee Bangla)
Urvi Mukherjee (Zee Bangla)
Producer(s)Subrata Roy (Past) Zee Bangla (Present)
Production location(s)Kolkata
CinematographySantu Goldar
Editor(s)Jishu Nath & Biplab Mondal
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time21 minutes (approx.)
Production company(s)
  • Subrata Roy Production (past)
  • Zee Bangla (present)
DistributorZee Enterprises
Release
Original networkZee Bangla
Picture format576i SDTV
1080i HDTV
Original release24 July 2017 (2017-07-24) –
present (present)
External links
Website

The show stars Ditipriya Roy[2] (noted for being a part of the serial ‘Aparajita’ and film ‘Rajkahini’ in the past) as the titular protagonist, Rani Rashmoni, the deeply spiritual and liberal-minded "Rani" of 19th century Bengal. The show also features Bangladeshi model-actor Gazi Abdun Noor and actor Gourab Chatterjee[3] among others in prominent supporting roles. The show has been received well by the audience.[4] It has always remained in top-5 and became the Bengal topper for several weeks. It is one of the most successful shows of Bengali television, breaking several records. Still today, its popularity has never decreased. It has recorded 13.8 ratings as its highest TRP.

Series overview

The drama Karunamoyee Rani Rashmoni centers round Rani Rashmoni (best known for being the founder of the Dakshineswar Kali Temple and for her untamed zeal and fight against the aggression of the British East India Company in 19th century Bengal) and narrates the events of her life, starting from her being a young girl of 11, named "Rani", residing with her Vaishnav father and aunt in her ancestral village Halisahar to marrying ‘Babu Rajchandra Das’ of Janbazar, Kolkata; and how she becomes an extraordinary woman fighting against all odds during the then British ruled patriarchal society. The show upholds the quest of her life with the backdrop of the famous "Marh" family of Janbazar.

Cast

Main cast

Recurring cast
Janbazar royal family members and relatives
  • Ditipriya Roy as Rashmoni Dasi aka "Rani" aka "Rani maa"- The defendant woman and Rani maa of Janbazar, Rajchandra wife
  • Gazi Abdun Noor as Babu Raj Chandra Das (Marh) of Janbazar - The wealthy and magnanimous Zamindar of Janbazar, Rashmoni's husband. [Deceased]
  • Sohan Bandopadhyay as Pritoram Das (Marh) [5] - Jogmaya's husband, Raj Chandra's father and Rashmoni's father-in-law. [Deceased]
  • Samata Das as Jogmaya Dasi aka "Maya" / "Jugi" - Jugal Manna's daughter, Pritoram Marh's wife, Raj Chandra's mother and Rashmoni's mother-in-law. [Deceased]
  • Suchandra Banerjee as Sukumari Dasi - Pritoram's youngest brother Kaliprasad's wife, sister-in-law of Jogmaya Dasi, Rajchandra's aunt, Abhay's mother. She is wicked and is greedy for wealth and wants her grandson Madhab to inherit Raj Chandra's property. [Deceased]
  • Tania Kar [6] as Aanandamayee Dasi - Elder sister-in-law of Rashmoni, widowed at young age. [Exited]
  • Dhrubajyoti Sarkar / Sudeep Raha as Abhay Chandra Das - Kaliprasad and Sukumari's son, Raj Chandra's younger cousin, Rashmoni's younger brother-in-law, Madhab's father.
  • Shyamoupti Mudli / Ipshita Mukherjee as Sarajoo - Abhay's first wife, Rashmoni's younger sister-in-law, Madhab's mother who later left her husband because of his wickedness.
  • Diya Chakrabarti as Padmamoni Ata (née Dasi) aka "Padma" - Raj Chandra-Rashmoni's eldest daughter, Ram Chandra's wife.
  • Chandraniv Mukherjee as Ram Chandra Ata aka "Atamoshai" - Padma's husband, Raj Chandra-Rashmoni's eldest son-in-law.
  • Saheli Ghosh Roy / Ashmee Ghosh as Kumari Choudhury (née Dasi) - Raj Chandra-Rashmoni's second daughter, Pyarimohan's wife.[Deceased]
  • Parthiv Banerjee as Pyarimohan Choudhury - Kumari's husband, Raj Chandra-Rashmoni's second (middle) son-in-law. [Deceased]
  • Oindrilla Saha as Karunamoyee Biswas (née Dasi) aka "Karuna" - Raj Chandra-Rashmoni's third daughter, Mathuramohan's first wife who died after giving birth to her child, Bhupal. [Deceased]
  • Gourab Chatterjee as Mathuramohan Biswas aka "Mathur" - Karunamoyee's husband and Raj Chandra-Rashmoni's youngest son-in-law. He became like a son to Rashmoni-Rajchandra (that they never had biologically). After Karunamoyee's death, he married Jagadamba who gave the love of a mother to Mathur and Karunamayee' s son.(her sister).
  • Sampurna Mondal / Roshni Bhattacharya as Jagadamba Biswas (née Dasi) aka "Chhoto Khuki" - Raj Chandra-Rashmoni's youngest daughter. She is liberal-minded, dedicated and fearless by nature. Mathuramohan's second wife.
  • Pritam Das as Madhab Chandra Das - Abhay and Saraju's son, Raj Chandra-Rashmoni's nephew, Sukumari's grandson, Padma's younger cousin brother, Kumari-Karuna-Jagadamba's elder cousin brother. He was a man of virtue in spite of his father and grandmother's continuous evil opinions.
  • Sayak Chakraborty as Mahendranath Ata, eldest son of Padmamani Dasi and Ramchandra Ata, grandson of Rani Rashmoni. [Deceased]
  • Nilotpal Banerjee as Dwarikanath Biswas, eldest son of Jagadamba Dasi and Mathuramohan Biswas, grandson of Rani Rashmoni. He was a devotee of Sri Sri Ramakrishna Paramhansa Dev and helped his mother Jagadamba Dasi in constructing the Annapurna Temple.
  • Subhrojit Saha as Jadunath Choudhury, son of Kumari Dasi, grandson of Rani Rashmoni.
  • Biswabasu Biswas as Bhupal Chandra Biswas, son of Mathuramohan Biswas and his first wife Karunamoyee Dasi, grandson of Rani Rashnoni.
  • Beas Dhar as Mathur Babu and Jagadamba Dasi's daughter Nistarini Biswas.
  • Alokananda Guha as Ashalata, first wife of Jadunath. Daughter-in-law of Kumari Dasi and Pyarimohan Choudhury. [Deceased]
  • Aniket Chakraborty as Trailokyanath Biswas, second son of Mathur Babu and Jagadamba Dasi.
  • Soumi Chakraborty as Kamala, wife of Mahendranath, eldest daughter-in-law to Padmamani Dasi and Ramchandra Ata.
  • Somashri Bhattacharya as Prasannamoyee, wife of Bhupal Chandra, eldest daughter-in-law to Jagadamba Dasi and Mathuramohan Biswas.
  • Shamik Chakraborty as Meghnath
  • Mani Bhattacharya as the Divine Goddess Bhabatarini.
  • Manoj Ojha as Ramkumar Chattopadhyay, elder brother of Gadadhar, and the former chief priest of Dakshineswar Kali Temple. [Deceased]
  • Sourav Saha as Sri Sri Ramakrishna Paramahansa Dev - an Indian mystic and saint of 19th century Bengal. He is believed to be an incarnation of God Himself.
  • Prantik Banerjee as Prankrishna Biswas - Mathur's elder brother, previously engaged to Karuna, Manmohini's husband. [Exited]
  • Soumi Ghosh as Manmohini Biswas - Prankrishna's wife. [Exited]
  • Diganta Bagchi as Joy Narayan Biswas - Prankrishna and Mathuramohan's father, he is egoistic and estranged Mathur as a son owing to his ego as Mathur married Karuna without his permit. He is the Zamindar of Bitarit village. [Deceased]
  • Shankar Debnath as Harekrishna - Rashmoni's father. [Deceased]
  • Sanjuktaa Roy Chowdhury as Harekrishna's younger sister Khemankari Devi, Rashmoni's paternal aunt who raised her.[Deceased]
  • Aishwarya Roy as Maa Kali disguised as a child.
Others
  • Goutam Dey as Bachaspati Mahashoy - Head of contemporary (orthodox) Brahmin society of early 19th century Bengal.[Deceased]
  • Barun Chanda as Aghor Shastri Mahashoy - Former Head of contemporary Brahmin society of early 19th century Bengal, orthodox in mindset. [Deceased]
  • Sanjib Sarkar as Tarkalankar Mahashoy - Head of contemporary Brahmin society after Bachaspati Mahashoy's demise. He is an orthodox Hindu and has strained relations with Marh family over frequent disputes. [Deceased]
  • Raghubir as Haladhari thakur
  • Siddhartha Ghosh as Hride thakur
  • Fahim Mirza as Ram Mohan Roy[Deceased]
  • Raj Bhattacharya as Dwarkanath Tagore
  • Sourav Chatterjee as Radhakanta Deb
  • Sourav Das as Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
  • Kaushik Banerjee as Sabarna Roy Choudhury
  • Bhaswar Chatterjee as Khudiram Chattopadhyay - Shri Ramakrishna's father, a priest.[Deceased]
  • Sumit Samaddar as Thogi
  • Hiya Dey as Maa Kali (special appearance)
  • Juiee Sarkar as "Napit Bou"
  • Rita Dutta Chakraborty as "Kapalika" (a nun) (cameo role, December 2018)
  • Sirsha Guha Thakurata as Kusum - the young widow. Her father was a doctor('boddimoshai') who saved the life of Jagadamba when she became ill during a widespread famine. Madhab has a soft corner for Kusum and wants to marry her [Exited]
  • Arindam Ganguly as Nidhu Babu, the famous Tappa singer.(Cameo)

References
  1. "Official page of Karunamoyee Rani Rashmoni". www.zee5.com.
  2. Ganguly, Ruman (2 November 2018). "King-size lives of small-screen stars". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  3. "Actor Gourab Chatterjee to enter the serial 'Rani Rashmoni'". timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
  4. "Rani Rashmoni beats popular shows on TV; rules the TRP chart". timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
  5. "Sohan to direct Sadhabar Ekadashi". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  6. "'Rani Rashmoni' actress Tania Kar gets married". timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
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