Purnendu Mukherjee
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Born
Purnendu Shekhar Mukherjee
OccupationActor
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Purnendu Mukherjee a.k.a Purnendu Mukhopadhyay was an Indian actor who is known for his work in Bengali cinema and theatre.[1][2] He portrayed Ranjan in Hemchander Chunder's Pratibad, Naren in Soumyen Mukherjee's Datta (1951) and Taraprasad in Satyajit Ray's Devi (1960).[3]
Purnendu Mukherjee achieved his fame as a thespian actor in the early 1940s. Pratima (1946) directed by Khagen Ray was his first film assignment.[4] He portrayed Naren in Soumyen Mukherjee's Datta (1951) based on Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's eponymous novel of the same name.[5] He played Govindalal in Khagen Ray's Krishnakanter Will (1952) which is based on Bankim Chandra Chatterjee's novel of the same name.[6]