Chiriyakhana
| Chiriyakhana | |
|---|---|
 DVD cover | |
| Directed by | Satyajit Ray |
| Produced by | Harendranath Bhattacharya |
| Written by |
Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay Satyajit Ray |
| Starring | Uttam Kumar |
| Music by | Satyajit Ray |
| Cinematography | Soumendu Roy |
| Edited by | Dulal Dutta |
Production company |
Star Productions |
| Distributed by | Balaka Pictures |
Release dates | 29 September 1967 |
Running time | 125 min. |
| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
Chiriakhana or Chiriyakhana (Bengali: চিড়িয়াখানা; English: The Zoo)[1] is a 1967 Bengali film by Satyajit Ray. It is a whodunit suspense thriller, starring Uttam Kumar as Byomkesh Bakshi. The title means "The Zoo".[2] The screenplay is by Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay.
Plot
The story revolves around a retired judge, Mr. Nishanath Sen, who stays at a farm house called Golap Colony (The Rose Colony) at the outskirts of Calcutta. The people who stay in the colony are a strange melee of handicaps, social outcasts and ex-convicts. One day the judge is murdered under mysterious circumstances. The local police assign Byomkesh to the investigation. As a close acquaintance of Sen, Byomkesh is more than willing to solve the murder mystery. Through many twists and turns in the story, he goes on to solve the mystery.
Cast
- Uttam Kumar as Byomkesh Bakshi
- Shailen Mukherjee as Ajit Bandyopadhyay
- Kalipada Chakraborty as Rasiklal
- Jahar Ganguli as Ramen Mullick
- Subhendu Chatterjee as Bijoy
- Bankim Ghosh as Brajadas
- Nripati Chatterjee as Mushkil Mia
- Kanika Majumdar as Damayanti
- Shyamal Ghoshal as Dr. Bhujangadhar Das
Awards
| Occasion | Award | Awardee | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15th National Film Awards | Best Direction | Satyajit Ray | Won |
| Best Actor | Uttam Kumar | Won |
References
- ↑ Bhattacharya Supriya (1 September 2009). Impressions 8, 2/E. Pearson Education India. pp. 1–. ISBN 978-81-317-2777-5. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
- ↑ Andrew Robinson (1989). Satyajit Ray: The Inner Eye. University of California Press. pp. 231–. ISBN 978-0-520-06946-6. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
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