Nilachaley Mahaprabhu (1957)
Nilachaley Mahaprabhu was a 1957 Indian Bengali biographical film directed by Kartik Chattopadhyay, based on the life of 15th-century mystic Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, who started his spiritual journey and Hindu reform movement, part of the Bhakti movement during his years at Nilachal, the shrine of Jagannath at Puri. It stars Asim Kumar in the titular role with Dipti Roy, Sumitra Devi, Ahindra Choudhury, Bhanu Bandyopadhyay, Nripati Chattopadhyay and Chhabi Biswas in supporting roles.
Director: Kartik Chattopadhyay
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Ahindra Choudhury as |
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Dhiraj Bhattacharya as |
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Kanu Bannerjee as |
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Gurudas Bannerjee as |
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Bhanu Banerjee as |
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Chhabi Biswas as |
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Sumitra Devi as |
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Molina Devi as |
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Gyanada Kakati as |
| Directing | Kartik Chattopadhyay | Director |
| Writing | Nripendra Krishna Chattopadhyay | Writer |
| Writing | Bimal Mitra | Writer |
| Sound | Rai Chand Boral | Original Music Composer |