Purnendu Mukherjee
Indian film actor
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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]
Career
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]
Filmography
| Year | Films | Role | Director | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | Pratima | Khagen Ray | [4] | |
| 1948 | Anjangarh | Bimal Ray | [7] | |
| Pratibad | Ranjan | Hemchander Chunder | [8] | |
| Samapika | [9] | |||
| 1949 | Ananya | [10] | ||
| 1951 | Datta | Naren | Soumyen Mukherjee | [5] |
| 1952 | Krishnakanter Will | Govindalal | Khagen Ray | [6] |
| 1960 | Devi | Taraprasad | Satyajit Ray | [11] |
| 1961 | Rabindranath Tagore | Satyajit Ray | ||
| 1964 | Bireswar Vivekananda | Maharshi | ||
| 1990 | Ganashatru | Satyajit Ray | ||
| Ek Doctor Ki Maut | Tapan Sinha |
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