Nilachaley Mahaprabhu

Nilachaley Mahaprabhu
Directed by Kartik Chattopadhyay
Screenplay by Nripendrakrishna Chattopadhyay
Bimal Mitra
Story by Nripendrakrishna Chattopadhyay
Starring
  • Ahindra Choudhury
  • Bhanu Bandyopadhyay
  • Nripati Chattopadhyay
  • Asim Kumar
  • Dipti Ray
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
  • June 28, 1957 (India)
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 Ahindra Choudhury, a theatre veteran as lead role, beside Bhanu Bandyopadhyay, Nripati Chattopadhyay and Asim Kumar.[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

References

  1. Raichand Boral Filmography
  2. 2.0 2.1 Sur, Ansu; Goswami, Abhijit (1999). Bengali Film Directory. Nandan, West Bengal Film Centre. p. 96.
  3. "A celebration of divine love". The Telegraph. 27 May 2012. Retrieved 30 Sep 2014.
  4. "Nilachale Mahaprabhu". World Film Database. Retrieved 30 Sep 2014.
  5. Anuradha SenGupta (June 29, 2008). "Being Soumitra Chatterjee: Star of the East". CNN-IBN. Retrieved 2014-09-30.
  6. Karunika dasi (June 27, 2013). "First Devotee to Turn Hundred in Mauritius". iskconmauritius.com. Retrieved 30 Sep 2014.

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