Kankal
Kankal (transl. The Skeleton) was a Bengali-language psychological horror film directed by Naresh Mitra and produced by Shishir Mallik. This film was released on 14 April 1950 under the banner of Madhuchakra Limited.[1] Kankal was the first horror film released in the Bengali language.[2][3]
Plot
This is a revenge story of a young woman, Tarala. Tarala enjoys life and she meets a wealthy man Ratan, whom she marries. However, her ex-lover Abhay comes back and ruins Tarala and Ratan's marital relationship. One day drunken Abhay tries to rape Tarala in a farmhouse and accidentally kills her. Tarala's vengeful spirit revives to seek revenge.
Cast
- Dhiraj Bhattacharya as Abhay
- Jiben Bose as Agarwala
- Naresh Mitra as Professor
- Ketaki Dutta as Anima
- Sisir Batabyal as Dr Sanyal
- Paresh Bandyopadhyay as Ratan
- Malaya Sarkar as Tarala
- Prabha Debi as Katyayni
- Kali Sarkar
- Gita Som as Anuradha
References
- ↑ "Kankal". Retrieved 11 October 2018.
- ↑ "10 Bengali horror movies you should not miss". The Times of India. 29 March 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
- ↑ Mithuraaj Dhusiya (13 September 2017). Indian Horror Cinema: (En)gendering the Monstrous. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9781351386487. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
External links
Categories:
- 1950 films
- Bengali-language Indian films
- Indian horror drama films
- Indian black-and-white films
- 1950 Bengali-language films
- 1950 horror films
- Films directed by Naresh Mitra
- Bengali-language horror drama films
- Bengali-language psychological horror films
- Bengali-language horror thriller films
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- 1950s film stubs
- Pre-1960 horror film stubs