Purnendu Mukherjee

Purnendu Mukherjee
Born
Purnendu Shekhar Mukherjee
OccupationActor
Notable work

Purnendu Mukherjee a.k.a Purnendu Mukhopadhyay was an Indian actor who is known for his work in Bengali cinema and theatre.[1][2] He portrayed Ranjan in Hemchander Chunder's Pratibad, Naren in Soumyen Mukherjee's Datta (1951) and Taraprasad in Satyajit Ray's Devi (1960).[3]

Career

Purnendu Mukherjee achieved his fame as a thespian actor in the early 1940s. Pratima (1946) directed by Khagen Ray was his first film assignment.[4] He portrayed Naren in Soumyen Mukherjee's Datta (1951) based on Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's eponymous novel of the same name.[5] He played Govindalal in Khagen Ray's Krishnakanter Will (1952) which is based on Bankim Chandra Chatterjee's novel of the same name.[6]

Filmography

Year Films Role Director Ref.
1946 Pratima Khagen Ray [4]
1948 Anjangarh Bimal Ray [7]
Pratibad Ranjan Hemchander Chunder [8]
Samapika [9]
1949 Ananya [10]
1951 Datta Naren Soumyen Mukherjee [5]
1952 Krishnakanter Will Govindalal Khagen Ray [6]
1960 Devi Taraprasad Satyajit Ray [11]
1961 Rabindranath Tagore Satyajit Ray
1964 Bireswar Vivekananda Maharshi
1990 Ganashatru Satyajit Ray
Ek Doctor Ki Maut Tapan Sinha

References

  1. ^ "Revisiting Satyajit Ray's Devi: The enduring relevance of the film's biting critique of dehumanisation of women". Firstpost. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  2. ^ Andrea Viggiano (15 October 2020). "Al via la Retrospettiva dedicata dalla Festa del Cinema a Satyajit Ray". NonSoloCinema (in Italian). Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Seven years after ban, Maoist leaders hold first public meeting in Bengal". Hindustan Times. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  4. ^ a b "প্রতিমা (১৯৪৬)". banglacinema100.com. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
  5. ^ a b "দত্তা (১৯৫১)". banglacinema100.com. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
  6. ^ a b "Krishnakanter Will (1952)". banglacinema100.com. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
  7. ^ "অঞ্জনগড় (১৯৪৮)". banglacinema100.com. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
  8. ^ "Jugantar. Vol:11 ; Issue:262 (19 June 1948)". Endangered Archives Programme. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
  9. ^ "সমাপিকা (১৯৪৮)". banglacinema100.com. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
  10. ^ "Jugantar. Vol:12 ; Issue: 301 (08 April 1949)". Endangered Archives Programme. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
  11. ^ "Devi (1960)". www.tuliresearchcentre.org. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
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