Mayurakshi

Mayurakshi
Release poster
Directed byAtanu Ghosh
Written byAtanu Ghosh
Screenplay byAtanu Ghosh
Story byAtanu Ghosh
Produced byFirdausul Hasan & Probal Halder
StarringSoumitra Chatterjee
Prosenjit Chatterjee
Indrani Halder
Sudipta Chakraborty
Gargi Roychowdhury
CinematographySoumik Haldar
Edited bySujay Datta Ray
Music byDebojyoti Mishra
Distributed byFriends Communication
Release date
  • 29 December 2017 (2017-12-29)
Running time
102 mins
CountryIndia
LanguageBengali

Mayurakshi is a 2017 Bengali film directed by Atanu Ghosh and produced by Firdausal Hassan & Probal Halder for Friends Communication. The music was composed by Debojyoti Mishra. The film won the award for Best Bengali feature film at the 65th National Film Awards.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Plot

In the modern world, with work pressures and financial woes mounting, isolation and stress becoming an integral part of life, most people believe that father and son bonding is becoming a thing of the past.

Mayurakshi narrates an intensely emotional tale of an 84-year-old father Sushovan, a brilliant former professor of history, presently suffering from age related neurological problems including dementia and cognitive dysfunction. His middle-aged son Aryanil visits him, an intimately sensitive man going through an unsettling phase in his personal life. Though deeply attached to his father, Aryanil is settled in Chicago, USA, and as such cut off from the soul who shaped his life. Within a five-day span of reunion, lost chapters get curiously reopened and incidents long buried suddenly turn relevant. Few days become more eventful than years and through the process of confrontation with aging and destiny, Aryanil seeks hope and sustenance in his own life.

Cast

Awards and festivals

Best Bengali Feature Film[1][2][3]
  • SINGAPORE SOUTH ASIAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL[7]
Best Movie Award
Best Screenplay Award
  • CHITRA BHARATHI[8]
Best Indian Cinema Award
Best Film
Best Actor (Soumitra Chatterjee)
Best Actor (Prosenjit Chatterjee)
Best Film (Critics)
Best Actor - Critics (Soumitra Chatterjee)
Best Actor - Popular (Prosenjit Chatterjee)
Best Background Score (Debojyoti Mishra)

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "National award for 'Mayurakshi' recognition of director's". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 13 April 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "National award for Mayurakshi recognition of directors". India Today. P. T. I. 13 April 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  3. ^ a b c "65th National Film Awards: 'Mayurakshi' grabs the Best Bengali Film Award - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  4. ^ Mayurakshi - IMDb, retrieved 27 October 2019
  5. ^ "Atanu Ghosh on his film Mayurakshi winning National Award: I hope more people will see it now". Hindustan Times. 21 April 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  6. ^ Online, Tollywood (13 April 2018). "#Mayurakshi is awarded as the #BestBengaliFilm at 65th National Film Award. Congratulations the entire team.pic.twitter.com/j6CAZOG1tC". @OnlineTollywood. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  7. ^ "Bengali Film Mayurakshi Wins Top Award at Singapore South Asian Film Festival". 15 October 2018.
  8. ^ "Mani Ratnam gifts ₹10 lakh to groom young filmmakers". The Hindu. 1 March 2018 – via www.thehindu.com.
  9. ^ "Winners of WBFJA (West Bengal Film Journalists' Association) Awards 2018 - Bangla Cinema". 15 January 2018.
  10. ^ "Filmfare Award East 2018 Winners - List of Bengali Filmfare Award Winners - Filmfare.com". filmfare.com.