Mahalaya (2019)
Since its inception in 1931, Mahishasuramardini has been one of the most popular programmes in Bengali radio, and is currently the longest running radio programme in India, narrated by Birendra Krishna Bhadra. This film is a truthful account of what unfolded in 1976, after Aakashvani decided to replace Birendra Krishna with eminent actor Uttam Kumar in a revamped programme.
Director:
Soumik Sen
Writer:
Soumik Sen
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Subhasish Mukherjee as Birendra Krishna Bhadra |
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Jisshu Sengupta as Uttam Kumar |
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Kanchan Mullick as Mr. Banerjee |
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Prosenjit Chatterjee as Sashi Sinha |
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Saptarshi Ray as |
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Bhaswar Chatterjee as |
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Devlina Kumar as |
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Subhomoy Chatterjee as Pankaj Mullick |
| Directing | Soumik Sen | Director |
| Writing | Soumik Sen | Screenplay |
| Crew | Tanmay Mukherjee | Script |
| Writing | Tanmay Mukherjee | Dialogue |
| Production | Tanmay Mukherjee | Researcher |
| Writing | Soumik Sen | Dialogue |
| Production | Soumik Sen | Researcher |
| Sound | Debojyoti Mishra | Music |
| Crew | Mrinmoy Nandi | Cinematography |
| Editing | Niladri Roy | Editor |
| Art | Tapas Sarkar | Art Direction |
| Sound | Uttam Naskar | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Shishir Sarkar | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Pankaj Mullick | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Sagnik Sen | Playback Singer |
| Writing | Rabindranath Tagore | Lyricist |
| Camera | Niladri Roy | Director of Photography |