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'''Kanu Banerjee''' (Kanu Bandyopadhyay)<ref>Also credited as Kanu Banerji and Kanu [[Bandyopadhyay]]</ref> (20 June 1905 – 27 January 1983) was an Indian actor and director of [[Cinema of West Bengal|Bengali cinema]] and [[Bengali theatre|theatre]].<ref name=teleg2012>Soumitra Das and Dalia Mukherje (5 August 2012). [http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120805/jsp/calcutta/story_15814191.jsp#.UPRhJO9COSo "The matter-of-fact actor of many parts"] [[Kolkata]], India: ''[[The Telegraph (Calcutta)|The Telegraph]]''. {{OCLC|27171794}}</ref> He is best known for his portrayal of Harihar Ray, father of Apu, in [[Satyajit Ray]]'s classic ''[[Pather Panchali]]'' (1955) and ''[[Aparajito]]'' (1956), part of the [[Apu Trilogy]].<ref>[https://archive.today/20130216140719/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/206921/Kanu-Banerji/filmography Kany Banerji] New York Times.</ref> He was born in [[Jodhpur]], [[Rajasthan]], [[India]]. He first appeared as an amateur artiste with [[Sisir Kumar Bhaduri]] in ''Biraj Bou'' (1934) as Netai at Naba Natyyamandir.<ref>{{cite book |title=The story of the Calcutta theatres, 1753-1980|author=Sushil Kumar Mukherjee|publisher=K.P. Bagchi |year=1982|pages=698 }}</ref> In 1955, he also appeared as saint [[Ramakrishna]]  in Prafulla Chakraborty’s biographical film ''Bhagaban  Sri Sri Ramakrishna''.<ref name=teleg2012/>
'''Kanu Banerjee''' (Kanu Bandyopadhyay;<ref>Also credited as Kanu Banerji and Kanu [[Bandyopadhyay]]</ref> 20 June 1905 – 27 January 1983) was an Indian actor and director of [[Cinema of West Bengal|Bengali cinema]] and [[Bengali theatre|theatre]].<ref name=teleg2012>Soumitra Das and Dalia Mukherje (5 August 2012). [https://web.archive.org/web/20140202204357/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120805/jsp/calcutta/story_15814191.jsp#.UPRhJO9COSo "The matter-of-fact actor of many parts"] [[Kolkata]], India: ''[[The Telegraph (Calcutta)|The Telegraph]]''. {{OCLC|27171794}}</ref> He was best known for his portrayal of Harihar Ray, father of Apu, in [[Satyajit Ray]]'s classic ''[[Pather Panchali]]'' (1955) and ''[[Aparajito]]'' (1956), part of the [[Apu Trilogy]].<ref>[https://archive.today/20130216140719/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/206921/Kanu-Banerji/filmography Kany Banerji] New York Times.</ref> He was born in [[Jodhpur]], [[Rajasthan]], [[India]]. He first appeared as an amateur artiste with [[Sisir Kumar Bhaduri]] in ''Biraj Bou'' (1934) as Netai at Naba Natyyamandir.<ref>{{cite book |title=The story of the Calcutta theatres, 1753-1980|author=Sushil Kumar Mukherjee|publisher=K.P. Bagchi |year=1982|pages=698 }}</ref> In 1955, he also appeared as saint [[Ramakrishna]]  in Prafulla Chakraborty’s biographical film ''Bhagaban  Sri Sri Ramakrishna''.<ref name=teleg2012/>


==Legacy==
==Legacy==
In 2012, his memoirs titled, ''Hariharer Panchali'', based on his long interview published in Sharadiya ([[Durga puja]]) magazine ''Baro Maas'' in 1979 and other interviews was published by ''Sutradhar'' and released by [[Sandip Ray]], son of Satyajit Ray, at [[Nandan (Kolkata)|Nandan]] theater in Kolkata.<ref name=teleg2012/><ref>{{cite news |title=Kolkata Notebook:Honouring Harihar |url=http://www.thestatesman.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&show=archive&id=418411&catid=84&year=2012&month=07&day=30&Itemid=66 |publisher=The Statesman |access-date=14 January 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130222093816/http://www.thestatesman.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&show=archive&id=418411&catid=84&year=2012&month=07&day=30&Itemid=66 |archive-date=22 February 2013 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Previously, on 20 June 2012, on the occasion of his 108th birth anniversary, his statue was unveiled on Banamali Chatterjee Street in [[Tala, Kolkata|Tala]] neighbourhood of North [[Kolkata]], where he used to stay.<ref name=teleg2012/><ref>[http://calcutta-kolkata-asim.blogspot.in/2012/06/statue-of-harihar-of-pather-panchali.html Statue of 'Harihar' of Pather Panchali] 11 June 2012.</ref>
In 2012, his memoirs titled, ''Hariharer Panchali'', based on his long interview published in Sharadiya ([[Durga puja]]) magazine ''Baro Maas'' in 1979 and other interviews was published by ''Sutradhar'' and released by [[Sandip Ray]], son of Satyajit Ray, at [[Nandan (Kolkata)|Nandan]] theater in [[Kolkata]].<ref name=teleg2012/><ref>{{cite news |title=Kolkata Notebook:Honouring Harihar |url=http://www.thestatesman.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&show=archive&id=418411&catid=84&year=2012&month=07&day=30&Itemid=66 |publisher=The Statesman |access-date=14 January 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130222093816/http://www.thestatesman.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&show=archive&id=418411&catid=84&year=2012&month=07&day=30&Itemid=66 |archive-date=22 February 2013 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Previously, on 20 June 2012, on the occasion of his 108th birth anniversary, his statue was unveiled on Banamali Chatterjee Street in [[Tala, Kolkata|Tala]] neighbourhood of North [[Kolkata]], where he used to stay.<ref name=teleg2012/><ref>[http://calcutta-kolkata-asim.blogspot.in/2012/06/statue-of-harihar-of-pather-panchali.html Statue of 'Harihar' of Pather Panchali] 11 June 2012.</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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* ''Krishnakanter Will'' (1926)
* ''Durgesh Nandini'' (1927)
* ''Durgesh Nandini'' (1927)
* ''Rajgee'' (1937)
* ''Rajgee'' (1937) - Ramjadu
* ''Desher Mati'' (1938)
* ''Desher Mati'' (1938)
* ''Chanakya'' (1939)
* ''Chanakya'' (1939) - Kaulak
* ''Rikta'' (1939)
* ''Rikta'' (1939)
* ''Shap Mukti'' (1940)
* ''Shap Mukti'' (1940) - Astrologer
* ''Mayer Pran'' (1941)
* ''Epar Opar'' (1941) - Charan
* ''Nandini'' (1941)
* ''Nandini'' (1941)
* ''Mayer Pran'' (1941)
* ''Epar Opar'' (1941)
* ''Pashan Devata'' (1942)
* ''Pashan Devata'' (1942)
* ''Garmil'' (1942)
* ''Garmil'' (1942) - Nilmani Ghatak
* ''Avayer Biye'' (1942)
* ''Sahar Thekey Durey'' (1943)
* ''Dampati'' (1943)
* ''Sahadharmini'' (1943)
* ''Sahadharmini'' (1943)
* ''Jogajog'' (1943)
* ''Jogajog'' (1943) - Jayanta's friend
* ''Sahar Thekey Durey'' (1943)
* ''Pratikar'' (1944)
* ''Bideshini'' (1944)
* ''Bideshini'' (1944)
* ''Nandita'' (1944)
* ''Nandita'' (1944)
* ''Mane Na Mane'' (1945)
* ''Pratikar'' (1944)
* ''Kato Door'' (1945)
* ''Kato Door'' (1945)
* ''Bhabhi Kaal'' (1945)
* ''Mane Na Mane'' (1945) - Priest
* ''Grihalakhmi'' (1945)
* ''Grihalakhmi'' (1945)
* ''Bhabhi Kaal'' (1945)
* ''Mandir'' (1946)
* ''Mandir'' (1946)
* ''Swapna-o-Sadhana'' (1947)
* ''Swapna-o-Sadhana'' (1947)
* ''Sadharan Meye'' (1948)
* ''Purabi'' (1948)
* ''Purabi'' (1948)
* ''Jayjatra'' (1948)
* ''Jayjatra'' (1948)
* ''[[Kuasha (1949)|Kuasha]]''
* ''Sadharan Meye'' (1948)
* ''Abhijatya'' (1949)
* ''Abhijatya'' (1949)
* ''[[Kuasha]]'' (1949)
* ''Mandanda'' (1950)
* ''Baikunther Will'' (1950)
* ''Digbhranta'' (1950)
* ''Digbhranta'' (1950)
* ''Mandanda'' (1950)
* ''Pandit Mashai'' (1951)
* ''Pandit Mashai'' (1951)
* ''Bindur Chheley'' (1952) - Priyababu
* ''Palli Samaj'' (1952)
* ''Palli Samaj'' (1952)
* ''Bindur Chheley'' (1952)
* ''Siraj-Ud-Dowla'' (1952)
* ''Natun Yahudi'' (1953)
* ''Natun Yahudi'' (1953)
* ''Sadanander Mela'' (1954)
* ''Champadangar Bou'' (1954) - Setap Moral
* ''Mantra Shakti'' (1954)
* ''Mantra Shakti'' (1954)
* ''Moner Mayur'' (1954)
* ''Sadanander Mela'' (1954) - Jagadish
* ''Bhangagara'' (1954) - Biren (Sulata's brother)
* ''Dukhir Imaan'' (1954)
* ''Dukhir Imaan'' (1954)
* ''Champadangar Bou'' (1954)
* ''[[Bir Hambir (film)|Bir Hambir]]'' (1955)
* ''Upahar'' (1955)
* ''Sajher Pradip'' (1955)
* ''[[Pather Panchali]]'' (1955) - Harihar Ray
* ''Upahar'' (1955) - Kangalibabu
* ''Aparadhi'' (1955)
* ''Aparadhi'' (1955)
* ''[[Bhagavan Sri Ramakrishna]]'' (1955)<ref
* ''[[Bhagavan Sri Ramakrishna]]'' (1955)<ref
   name=teleg2012/><ref>{{YouTube|KD1TsRBZnn8|"The film - Bhagavan Sri Ramakrishna - revised file"}}; English subtitles give credits for Kanu Banerji ([[Ramakrishna|Sri Ramakrishna]], 0:08), Bibhuti Chakravarty (photography, 0:11), Baidyanath Chaterji (producer, 0:30), Pulin Ghosh (stage setting, 0:44), [[New Theatres|New Theatre Studio]] (production location, 0:53), Officials of [[Dakshineshwar Kali Temple]] (thanks, 1:05), [[Chhabi Biswas|Chabi Bishwas]] (Mathur, 1:23), [[Shobha Sen]] ([[Sarada Devi|Sri Ma Saradadevi]], 1:23), Kalyani Films (production, 1:38), [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1374741/ Prafulla Chakravarty] (script writer and director, 1:43) (accessed 14 Jan 2013); See also [http://www.gomolo.com/bhagaban-sree-sree-ramkrishna-movie/13517 ''Bhagaban Sree Sree Ramkrishna''] listing at Gomolo.</ref>  
   name=teleg2012/><ref>{{YouTube|KD1TsRBZnn8|"The film - Bhagavan Sri Ramakrishna - revised file"}}; English subtitles give credits for Kanu Banerji ([[Ramakrishna|Sri Ramakrishna]], 0:08), Bibhuti Chakravarty (photography, 0:11), Baidyanath Chaterji (producer, 0:30), Pulin Ghosh (stage setting, 0:44), [[New Theatres|New Theatre Studio]] (production location, 0:53), Officials of [[Dakshineshwar Kali Temple]] (thanks, 1:05), [[Chhabi Biswas|Chabi Bishwas]] (Mathur, 1:23), [[Shobha Sen]] ([[Sarada Devi|Sri Ma Saradadevi]], 1:23), Kalyani Films (production, 1:38), [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1374741/ Prafulla Chakravarty] (script writer and director, 1:43) (accessed 14 Jan 2013); See also [http://www.gomolo.com/bhagaban-sree-sree-ramkrishna-movie/13517 ''Bhagaban Sree Sree Ramkrishna''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160514153145/http://www.gomolo.com/bhagaban-sree-sree-ramkrishna-movie/13517 |date=14 May 2016 }} listing at Gomolo.</ref>
* ''[[Pather Panchali]]'' (1955) — Harihar Ray
* ''Tonsil'' (1956)
* ''[[Aparajito]]'' (1956) - Harihar Ray
* ''Saheb Bibi Golam'' (1956)<ref>In English this film is titled [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049708/ "King, Queen, Knave (1956)"] and there is also a West German film entitled [[King, Queen, Knave (film)|''King, Queen, Knave'' (1972)]]</ref>
* ''Saheb Bibi Golam'' (1956)<ref>In English this film is titled [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049708/ "King, Queen, Knave (1956)"] and there is also a West German film entitled [[King, Queen, Knave (film)|''King, Queen, Knave'' (1972)]]</ref>
* ''Nabajanma'' (1956)
* ''Nabajanma'' (1956)
* ''Daner Maryada'' (1956)
* ''Bhola Master'' (1956)
* ''Bhola Master'' (1956)
* ''[[Aparajito]]'' (1956) — Harihar Ray
* ''Daner Maryada'' (1956) - Prasanna Babu
* ''Subharatri'' (1956)
* ''Punar Milan'' (1957)
* ''Neelachaley Mahaprabhu'' (1957)
* ''Marmabani'' (1958)
* ''Pankatilak'' (1961)
* ''Kathin Maya'' (1961)
* ''Aaj Kal Parshu'' (1961)
* ''Aaj Kal Parshu'' (1961)
* ''Kathin Maya'' (1961)
* ''Ke Tumi?'' (1964)
* ''Ke Tumi?'' (1964)
* ''Mahashweta'' (1967) - Pandit Moshai (Mahashweta's father)
* ''Banajyotsana'' (1969)
* ''Banajyotsana'' (1969)
* ''Eai Korecho Bhalo'' (1971)
* ''Eai Korecho Bhalo'' (1970) - Abhayankar
* ''Alo Amar Alo'' (1971)
* ''Alo Amar Alo'' (1971) - Atashi's father
* ''Agnibhramar'' (1973) - (final film role)
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{IMDb name|id=0052333|name=Kanu Banerjee}}
* {{IMDb name|id=0052333|name=Kanu Banerjee}}
* [http://www.gomolo.com/kanu-bandyopadhyay-movies-list-filmography/585 Kanu Bandopadhyay filmography] at Gomolo
* [http://www.gomolo.com/kanu-bandyopadhyay-movies-list-filmography/585 Kanu Bandopadhyay filmography] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314140709/http://www.gomolo.com/kanu-bandyopadhyay-movies-list-filmography/585 |date=14 March 2012 }} at Gomolo
* [http://www.gomolo.com/585/kanu-bandyopadhyay-pics-2258981 Kanu Bandopadhyay moviestills slideshow]
* [http://www.gomolo.com/585/kanu-bandyopadhyay-pics-2258981 Kanu Bandopadhyay moviestills slideshow] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304102337/http://www.gomolo.com/585/kanu-bandyopadhyay-pics-2258981 |date=4 March 2016 }}
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Kanu Banerjee
Kanu Banerjee in Pather Panchali (1955)
Kanu Banerjee in Pather Panchali (1955)
Born(1905-06-20)20 June 1905
Jodhpur, Jodhpur State, British India
Died27 January 1983(1983-01-27) (aged 77)
Calcutta, India
OccupationTheatre actor and director
Notable work
Pather Panchali (1955)
Aparajito (1956)

Kanu Banerjee (Kanu Bandyopadhyay;[1] 20 June 1905 – 27 January 1983) was an Indian actor and director of Bengali cinema and theatre.[2] He was best known for his portrayal of Harihar Ray, father of Apu, in Satyajit Ray's classic Pather Panchali (1955) and Aparajito (1956), part of the Apu Trilogy.[3] He was born in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India. He first appeared as an amateur artiste with Sisir Kumar Bhaduri in Biraj Bou (1934) as Netai at Naba Natyyamandir.[4] In 1955, he also appeared as saint Ramakrishna in Prafulla Chakraborty’s biographical film Bhagaban Sri Sri Ramakrishna.[2]

Legacy[edit | edit source]

In 2012, his memoirs titled, Hariharer Panchali, based on his long interview published in Sharadiya (Durga puja) magazine Baro Maas in 1979 and other interviews was published by Sutradhar and released by Sandip Ray, son of Satyajit Ray, at Nandan theater in Kolkata.[2][5] Previously, on 20 June 2012, on the occasion of his 108th birth anniversary, his statue was unveiled on Banamali Chatterjee Street in Tala neighbourhood of North Kolkata, where he used to stay.[2][6]

Filmography[edit | edit source]

  • Krishnakanter Will (1926)
  • Durgesh Nandini (1927)
  • Rajgee (1937) - Ramjadu
  • Desher Mati (1938)
  • Chanakya (1939) - Kaulak
  • Rikta (1939)
  • Shap Mukti (1940) - Astrologer
  • Mayer Pran (1941)
  • Epar Opar (1941) - Charan
  • Nandini (1941)
  • Pashan Devata (1942)
  • Garmil (1942) - Nilmani Ghatak
  • Avayer Biye (1942)
  • Sahar Thekey Durey (1943)
  • Dampati (1943)
  • Sahadharmini (1943)
  • Jogajog (1943) - Jayanta's friend
  • Bideshini (1944)
  • Nandita (1944)
  • Pratikar (1944)
  • Kato Door (1945)
  • Bhabhi Kaal (1945)
  • Mane Na Mane (1945) - Priest
  • Grihalakhmi (1945)
  • Mandir (1946)
  • Swapna-o-Sadhana (1947)
  • Purabi (1948)
  • Jayjatra (1948)
  • Sadharan Meye (1948)
  • Abhijatya (1949)
  • Kuasha (1949)
  • Mandanda (1950)
  • Baikunther Will (1950)
  • Digbhranta (1950)
  • Pandit Mashai (1951)
  • Bindur Chheley (1952) - Priyababu
  • Palli Samaj (1952)
  • Siraj-Ud-Dowla (1952)
  • Natun Yahudi (1953)
  • Champadangar Bou (1954) - Setap Moral
  • Mantra Shakti (1954)
  • Moner Mayur (1954)
  • Sadanander Mela (1954) - Jagadish
  • Bhangagara (1954) - Biren (Sulata's brother)
  • Dukhir Imaan (1954)
  • Bir Hambir (1955)
  • Sajher Pradip (1955)
  • Pather Panchali (1955) - Harihar Ray
  • Upahar (1955) - Kangalibabu
  • Aparadhi (1955)
  • Bhagavan Sri Ramakrishna (1955)[2][7]
  • Tonsil (1956)
  • Aparajito (1956) - Harihar Ray
  • Saheb Bibi Golam (1956)[8]
  • Nabajanma (1956)
  • Bhola Master (1956)
  • Daner Maryada (1956) - Prasanna Babu
  • Subharatri (1956)
  • Punar Milan (1957)
  • Neelachaley Mahaprabhu (1957)
  • Marmabani (1958)
  • Pankatilak (1961)
  • Kathin Maya (1961)
  • Aaj Kal Parshu (1961)
  • Ke Tumi? (1964)
  • Mahashweta (1967) - Pandit Moshai (Mahashweta's father)
  • Banajyotsana (1969)
  • Eai Korecho Bhalo (1970) - Abhayankar
  • Alo Amar Alo (1971) - Atashi's father
  • Agnibhramar (1973) - (final film role)

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Also credited as Kanu Banerji and Kanu Bandyopadhyay
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Soumitra Das and Dalia Mukherje (5 August 2012). "The matter-of-fact actor of many parts" Kolkata, India: The Telegraph. OCLC 27171794
  3. ↑ Kany Banerji New York Times.
  4. ↑ Sushil Kumar Mukherjee (1982). The story of the Calcutta theatres, 1753-1980. K.P. Bagchi. p. 698.
  5. ↑ "Kolkata Notebook:Honouring Harihar". The Statesman. Retrieved 14 January 2013.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  6. ↑ Statue of 'Harihar' of Pather Panchali 11 June 2012.
  7. ↑ "The film - Bhagavan Sri Ramakrishna - revised file" at YouTube; English subtitles give credits for Kanu Banerji (Sri Ramakrishna, 0:08), Bibhuti Chakravarty (photography, 0:11), Baidyanath Chaterji (producer, 0:30), Pulin Ghosh (stage setting, 0:44), New Theatre Studio (production location, 0:53), Officials of Dakshineshwar Kali Temple (thanks, 1:05), Chabi Bishwas (Mathur, 1:23), Shobha Sen (Sri Ma Saradadevi, 1:23), Kalyani Films (production, 1:38), Prafulla Chakravarty (script writer and director, 1:43) (accessed 14 Jan 2013); See also Bhagaban Sree Sree Ramkrishna Archived 14 May 2016 at the Wayback Machine listing at Gomolo.
  8. ↑ In English this film is titled "King, Queen, Knave (1956)" and there is also a West German film entitled King, Queen, Knave (1972)

External links[edit | edit source]

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