Maayakumari
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| Maayakumari | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Arindam Sil |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Shubhankar Bhar |
| Edited by | Sanglap Bhowmik |
| Music by | Bickram Ghosh |
Production company | Camellia Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 149 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
Maayakumari is a 2023 Indian Bengali language mystery drama film directed by Arindam Sil. It stars Rituparna Sengupta, Sauraseni Maitra, Ambarish Bhattacharya, Abir Chatterjee and Rajatabha Dutta. The music was composed by Bickram Ghosh.[1] It was theatrically released on 13 January 2023.[2]
Set in the 1940s, the film is about the sudden disappearance of Maaya Kumari.
Cast
- Abir Chatterjee as Kanan Kumar and Ahir Chatterjee[3]
- Arunima Ghosh as Aruna alias Runi
- Rituparna Sengupta as Maayakumari
- Sauraseni Maitra as Nandini
- Ambarish Bhattacharya
- Rajatava Dutta as Sheetal Bhattacharya
- Ashim Roy Chowdhury
- Falaque Rashid Roy
- Joydeep Kundu
- Indrasish Roy
- Arna Mukhopadhay
Production
On 19 November 2019, On the occasion of 100 years completion of Bengali cinema, director Arindam Sil officially announced the film by sharing the title poster "Maayakumari" through social media. Rituparna Sengupta's first collaboration with Arindam Sil.[4]
On 21 December 2019, principal photography took place in Kolkata, West Bengal[5] Filming was wrapped up on 20 January 2020[6]
Soundtrack
| Maayakumari | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by | |
| Released | 2020 |
| Recorded | 2020 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 32:29 |
| Language | Bengali |
| Official audio | |
| Maayakumari – Full Album on YouTube | |
The music was omposed by Bickram Ghosh with lyrics by Subhendu Dasmunshi, and sung by Madhubanti Bagchi. The first single titled "Madhumashey Phool Photey" was released on 11 May 2020;[7] the second song, titled "Bhalobese Eto Jwala Jodi", was released on 7 October 2020.[8]
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ami ke" | Ujjaini Mukherjee | 2:56 |
| 2. | "Ami Ke" | Haimant Shukla | 2:32 |
| 3. | "Chilekotha" | Ujjaini Mukherjee, Shovon Ganguly | 3:50 |
| 4. | "Chokher Jole" | Manomay Bhattacharya | 3:03 |
| 5. | "Journey Song" | Ujjaini Mukherjee, Dibyendu Mukherjee | 2:46 |
| 6. | "Loke Jodi" | Ankita Bhattacharya | 2:33 |
| 7. | "Madhu Mashe" | Madhubanti Bagchi | 3:49 |
| 8. | "Phule Jodi" | Iman Chakraborty | 3:55 |
| 9. | "Rat Jaga Ghum" | Indrani Sen | 2:39 |
| 10. | "Sarata Din Por" | Manomay Bhattacharya | 3:24 |
| 11. | "Bhalobheshe eto jala" | Iman Chakraborty | 3:02 |
| Total length: | 32:29 | ||