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Pratinidhi
Pratinidhi
Directed by	Mrinal Sen
Written by	Achintya Kumar Sengupta
Produced by	Ellora Productions
Starring	Soumitra Chatterjee, Sabitri Chatterjee, Satya Bannerjee
Cinematography	Sailaja Chatterjee
Edited by	Gangadhar Naskar
Music by	Hemanta Mukherjee
Release date	1964;
Country	India
Language	Bengali

Pratinidhi (The Representative) is a 1965 Bengali film directed by noted Indian art film director Mrinal Sen.^[1] The Black & White film was based on Prachhadpat (The Cover), a novel by Achintya Kumar Sengupta, a noted writer of Modern Bengali literature.^[2]

Plot

A young engineer Niren marries a young widow Rama who already has a five-year-old child Tutul from her previous marriage. Their marital life grows increasingly difficult as Tutul refuses to recognise his stepfather. Niren's attempts to win him over too fail even as Rama tries to please both. The marriage finally collapses and she commits suicide.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Cast

Soumitra Chatterjee | Niren
Sabitri Chatterjee | Rama
Satya Bannerjee
Jahar Roy
Anup Kumar | Rama's brother

References

^ "Pratinidhi". IMDB. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
^ Dipankar Mukhopadhyay (12 June 2009). MRINAL SEN-60 Years In Search Of Cinema. Harper Collins. ISBN 9789351360483. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
^ "Pratinidhi". Indian Cinema. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
^ "Pratinidhi". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 5 July 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
^ "Mrinal Sen". MUBI. Archived from the original on 4 July 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2015.