Nilachaley Mahaprabhu
| Nilachaley Mahaprabhu | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Kartik Chattopadhyay |
| Screenplay by |
Nripendrakrishna Chattopadhyay Bimal Mitra |
| Story by | Nripendrakrishna Chattopadhyay |
| Starring |
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| Music by |
Rai Chand Boral [1] Pranab Ray (lyrics) Baishnab Mahalanabis (lyrics) |
| Cinematography | Amulya Mukhopadhyay |
| Edited by | Haridas Mahalanobis |
Production company |
Udoy Chitra Pratisthan |
| Distributed by | Movie Maya Pvt. Ltd. |
Release dates |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
Nilachaley Mahaprabhu was a 1957 Indian Bengali biographical film directed by Kartik Chattopadhyay, based on the life of 15th-century mystic Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, who started his spiritual journey and Hindu reform movement, part of the Bhakti movement during his years at Nilachal, the shrine of Jagannath at Puri.[2][3] The starred Asim Kumar in the lead role, Ahindra Choudhury, a theatre veteran, beside Bhanu Bandyopadhyay, and Nripati Chattopadhyay [2][4]
At the beginning of his career, a 20-year-old Soumitra Chatterjee was rejected in his screen test for the film by director Kartik Chattopadhyay, he later made his debut with Apur Sansar (1959).[5] The film continues to be a popular amongst Chaitanya and Krishna devotees and ISKCON followers.[6]
Cast
- Asim Kumar as Chaitanya
- Ahindra Choudhury
- Dhiraj Bhattacharya
- Nitish Mukhapadhyay
- Kanu Bhadapadhyay
- Gurudas Bandyopadhyay
- Bhanu Bandopadhyay
- Nripati Chattopadhyay
- Dipti Ray
- Chhabi Biswas
- Sumitra Devi
- Molina Devi
- Padma Devi
- Shikharani
- Sumita Bandha
- Jnanadakakuti
- Suruchi Sengupta
- Kumari Indrani
References
- ↑ Raichand Boral Filmography
- 1 2 Sur, Ansu; Goswami, Abhijit (1999). Bengali Film Directory. Nandan, West Bengal Film Centre. p. 96.
- ↑ "A celebration of divine love". The Telegraph. 27 May 2012. Retrieved 30 Sep 2014.
- ↑ "Nilachale Mahaprabhu". World Film Database. Retrieved 30 Sep 2014.
- ↑ Anuradha SenGupta (29 June 2008). "Being Soumitra Chatterjee: Star of the East". CNN-IBN. Retrieved 2014-09-30.
- ↑ Karunika dasi (27 June 2013). "First Devotee to Turn Hundred in Mauritius". iskconmauritius.com. Retrieved 30 Sep 2014.