Sakin Sarisuri

Sakin Sarisuri
Also known as Shakin Sharishuri
Genre Telenovela
Written by Brindaban Das
Directed by Salauddin Lavlu
Starring Nazmul Huda Bachchu
Golam Farida Chhanda
Chanchal Chowdhury
Azizul Hakim
Rawnak Hasan
Wahida Mallik Jolly
Mosharraf Karim
Salauddin Lavlu
Mamunur Rashid
Masum Aziz
Country of origin Bangladesh
Original language(s) Bengali
No. of episodes 106
Production
Producer(s) Salauddin Lavlu
Location(s) Pubail, Bangladesh
Running time 24 minutes (episode)
Broadcast
Original channel Channel i

Sakin Sarisuri (Bengali: সাকিন সারিসুরি), also known as Shakin Sharishuri, is a Bangladeshi telenovela written by Brindabon Das and directed by Salauddin Lavlu. The 106-episode telenovela started airing on Channel i on January 27, 2009, and has yet to finish.

Plot

The plot centres on a village called Sarisuri where all the residents are thieves. The village is home to Muslims, Hindus and Christians who live in harmony, respecting and celebrating each other's creed and festivals. The village is virtually isolated from neighbouring areas because of its natives' reputation of being swindlers. The local administration is well aware of the villagers' "profession" but does not take severe legal actions because there will be political election soon.

The telenovela advances with a conflict among the villagers when the daughter of the local "mafia godfather" falls for a young thief.

Cast

Production

From left, Mosharraf Karim, an unnamed actress and Chanchal Chowdhury in a scene from Sakin Sarisuri.

The telenovela première was held recently in Pubail, Bangladesh, where the telenovela is shot. The director, screenwriter, cast and technical crew celebrated the occasion with the locals and they all watched the pilot episode together.

An important aspect of the serial is solidarity among people in a multi-religious community. We often witness shameless use of religion to create divide among people in our country and elsewhere. This issue has to be addressed. A huge number of drama serials are being aired on various television channels. There are various types of incidents in those serials. For this reason, viewers are watching the serials. But sometimes, viewers take some of the serials negatively as because those do not attract them. Of those serials, some also attracts the viewers. Recently some of my dramas drew attention of the viewers as viewers have found different story and characters in the dramas. With their (viewers) inspiration, I have made my new drama serial ‘Sakin Sarisuri’ for my viewers
Salauddin Lavlu

The director is optimistic that — like his previous productions Ronger Manush, Vober Hat and Ghor KutumSakin Sarisuri will also be able generate interest among a wider audience.

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