Panchatapa
| Panchatapa | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Asit Sen |
| Screenplay by | Asit Sen |
| Story by | Ashutosh Mukhopadhyay |
| Produced by | Everest Cine Corporation Pvt. Ltd. |
| Starring | Arundhati Devi Asitbaran Pahari Sanyal Kamal Mitra |
| Cinematography | Ajoy Mitra |
| Edited by | Tarun Dutta |
| Music by | Nirmal Bhattacharya V. Balsara |
| Distributed by | Janata Pictures & Theatres |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
Panchatapa is an Indian Bengali-language drama film directed by Asit Sen[1][2] and based on the novel of the same name by Ashutosh Mukhopadhyay.[3][4] The film was released on 12 April 1957 under the banner of Janata Pictures & Theatres Limited.[5] Unfortunately the reel of the film has completely been lost.[6][7]
Plot
Somnath, A young engineer is working on the construction of the Panchet Dam. An wealthy woman Neela loves him. But he meets Santana in his workplace and falls in love with her. After an unfortunate blast at the construction site kills Santana. Somnath never marries again and devotes his life to the making of the Dam. The plot explores human relationships, love triangle and struggles of middle class Bengali family.[7][3]
Cast
- Asit Baran[7] as Somnath
- Arundhati Devi[8]
- Pahari Sanyal
- Kamal Mitra
- Chandrabati Devi
- Padma Devi
- Shukla Sen as Neela
- Sita Sengupta
- Prasanta Kumar
References
- ↑ "Panchatapa (1957)". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 2026-06-12.
- ↑ "Asit Sen, the centurion nobody remembered". Get Bengal. Retrieved 2026-06-12.
- 1 2 "পঞ্চতপা চলচ্চিত্র । বাংলা চলচ্চিত্র - চলচ্চিত্র গুরুকুল". Retrieved 12 June 2026.
- ↑ আশুতোষ মুখোপাধ্যায়. "পঞ্চতপা" (PDF). Retrieved 12 June 2026.
- ↑ "Bilingual E-archive Digital Platform for Bengal's Cinema". Bengal Film Archive. Retrieved 2026-06-12.
- ↑ "KIFF to celebrate centenary of Bengal & international film-makers in 28th edition". The Times of India. 2022-11-01. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2026-06-12.
- 1 2 3 Mondal, Antara Nanda (2015-09-23). "Asit Sen's Bengali Films: A New Paradigm in Pathbreaking Narratives". Silhouette Magazine. Retrieved 2026-06-12.
- ↑ "Actor, Director, and More: An Exhibition Traces the Light of a Reluctant Star". The Wire. Retrieved 2026-06-12.