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{{short description|2019 Sci-fy film by Sandip Ray}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2019}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Professor Shonku O El Dorado
| image = Professor_Shonku_O_El_Dorado.jpg
| alt =
| caption = First look poster
| native_name = 
| director = [[Sandip Ray]]
| producer = Shrikant Mohta <br> Mahendra Soni
| writer = [[Satyajit Ray]]
| screenplay = Sandip Ray
| story = Satyajit Ray
| based_on = {{Based on|''Nakur Babu O El Dorado''|[[Satyajit Ray]]}}
| starring = [[Dhritiman Chatterjee]] [[Subhasish Mukhopadhyay]]
| narrator =
| music = Sandip Ray
| cinematography = Soumik Haldar
| editing = Subrata Roy
| studio = [[Shree Venkatesh Films]]
| distributor = 
| released = {{Film date|2019|12|20|df=y}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Bengali
| budget = 5 crores
| gross =
}}
'''''Professor Shonku O El Dorado''''' (Professor Shonku and El Dorado) is a [[Bengali language|Bengali]] [[Science fiction film|science fiction]] [[Drama Film|drama film]] directed by [[Sandip Ray]] based on ''Nakur Babu O El Dorado'', a story of [[Satyajit Ray]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/arts-entertainment/film/satyajit-ray-feluda-professor-shonku-coming-the-big-screen-1499608|title=Satyajit's "Professor Shonku" coming to the big screen|last=Acharya|first=Subrata|date=4 December 2017|newspaper=The Daily Star|access-date=27 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/satyajit-rays-prof-shonku-is-ready-for-the-big-screen/article21382154.ece|title=Satyajit Ray's Prof. Shonku is ready for the big screen|last=Singh|first=Shiv Sahay|date=9 December 2017|newspaper=The Hindu|access-date=27 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.frontline.in/arts-and-culture/cinema/shonku-on-big-screen/article10073920.ece|title=Shonku on big screen|website=frontline.in|access-date=30 August 2018}}</ref> [[Dhritiman Chatterjee]] portrayed the protagonist character of [[Professor Shonku]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/professor-shonku-o-el-dorado-shoot-commences-by-the-end-of-this-month/articleshow/64206514.cms|title=Professor Shonku O El Dorado' shoot commences by the end of|date=17 May 2018|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|access-date=30 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/sandip-ray-readies-his-first-professor-shonku-film/story-kuEKunx8nmFk05wmo4RERK.html|title=Sandip Ray readies his first Professor Shonku film|website=hindustantimes.com|date=5 August 2018|access-date=30 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/confirmed-professor-shanku-o-el-dorado-releasing-on-december-20/articleshow/72164352.cms|title=Confirmed: 'Professor Shanku O El Dorado' releasing on December 20 - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref> The film released theatrically on 20 December 2019.

==Plot==
This is an adventure story of the fictional genius scientist and inventor [[Professor Shonku]] visiting the heart of the [[Amazon forests]] in search of the mythical city of [[El Dorado]]. One day, a typical Bengali gentleman Nakur Chandra Biswas alias Nakur Babu comes to meet him in Shonku's house in [[Giridih]]. He lives in Makardaha. Shanku realises that Nakur Babu has supernatural power having the ability to read other's minds and see the future. Nakur Babu warns him about the upcoming incidents of São Paulo. Seeing his extrasensory power, an amazed Shonku goes to Brazil with Nakur Babu to join a science conference and the mystery begins ending in the fabled city of El Dorado deep inside the Brazilian Amazon<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/satyajit-rays-popular-character-professor-shonku-set-to-come-alive-on-celluloid-1590901.html|title=Satyajit Ray's Popular Character Professor Shonku Set to Come Alive on Celluloid|date=30 November 2017|access-date=30 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=828075784299411&id=100012909911062|title=Professor Shanku O El Dorado Movie Review|access-date=20 December 2019}}</ref>

==Cast==
* [[Dhritiman Chatterjee]] as [[Professor Shonku]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mediainfoline.com/entertainment/professor-shanku-premieres-virtual-world|title=Professor Shanku Premieres into the Virtual World|date=10 December 2019}}</ref>
* [[Subhasish Mukhopadhyay]] as Nakur Chandra Biswas
* [[Eduardo Munniz]] as Lobo
* [[Jacqueline Mazarella]] as Professor Emilia Rodriguez
* [[Subhrajit Dutta]] as Samaresh
* Ricardo Dantas as Jeremy Saunders
* Roney Facchini as Wilhelm Krol
* Augusto Cesar as Hyter
* Meyerbeer Tapajós as Mike
* Felipe Montanari as Bob
* Fernando Coelho as Solomon Bloomgarten<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/sandip-ray-has-high-hopes-for-professor-shanku-o-el-dorado/articleshow/72005657.cms|title=Sandip ray has high hopes for 'Professor Shanku O El Dorado' - Times of India|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-12-21}}</ref>
* Udayshankar Pal as Prahlad
* Ratan Sarkhel as Tarak

==Reception==
''[[The Times of India]]'' gave the film 3 stars out of five and said, "Despite a perfect look and sharp glances, Dhritiman remains less convincing as Shonku. An indefinable stiffness engulfs his performance that questions the spontaneity of the character. Meanwhile, Subhashish too goes overboard with emotion as Nakurbabu. The film involves a lot of foreign actors and they deliver a decent performance. The overall CGI also appears to be a bit flimsy.
In children’s literature, Shanku makes a clean sweep with his scientific masterstrokes. However, his on-screen journey starts with a bumpy ride. Let’s hope for a better future for him."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movie-reviews/professor-shonku-o-el-dorado/movie-review/72912259.cms|title=Professor Shonku O El Dorado Movie Review {3/5}: Critic Review of Professor Shonku O El Dorado by Times of India|via=timesofindia.indiatimes.com}}</ref>

''[[Firstpost]]'' gave the film 3 stars out of five and said,"One of the distinguishing features of anything Satyajit Ray has ever written is the conciseness of it all. There is always something happening. Each page, each sentence is loaded with information, and often as the story progressed, a certain sense of urgency crept in. It is this sense of urgency that is missing in Sandip Ray’s screenplay."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/professor-shonku-o-el-dorado-movie-review-satyajit-rays-memorable-scientist-doesnt-come-to-life-in-sons-film-7854301.html|title=Professor Shonku O El Dorado movie review: Satyajit Ray's memorable scientist doesn't come to life in son's film - Entertainment News , Firstpost|date=3 January 2020|website=Firstpost}}</ref>

''[[The Indian Express]] Bangla'' gave the film 3 and a half stars out of five.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bengali.indianexpress.com/entertainment/bengali-film-professor-shonku-o-el-dorado-review-172758/lite/|title = Bengali News, বাংলা খবর, Latest Bangla News, Today Bangla News, Bengali News Live - Indian Express Bengali}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|8364102}}

{{Professor Shonku}}
{{Satyajit Ray}}
{{Sandip Ray}}

[[Category:Indian children's films]]
[[Category:Bengali-language films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Films based on Indian novels]]
[[Category:Films directed by Sandip Ray]]
[[Category:2010s science fiction adventure films]]
[[Category:Indian science fiction adventure films]]
[[Category:2010s Bengali-language films]]
[[Category:2019 films]]
[[Category:Films set in Brazil]]
[[Category:Films set in fictional populated places]]

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