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Manmoyee Girls' School
| Manmoyee Girls' School | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Jyotish Bannerjee |
| Based on | Manmoyee Girls' School by Rabindranath Maitra |
| Starring | Tulsi Chakraborty Jahar Ganguly Kanan Devi |
| Music by | Anath Basu Mrinal Ghosh Kumar Mitra |
| Cinematography | D. G. Gune |
Production company | Radha Films Company |
Release date | 1935 |
Running time | 152 minutes[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
Manmoyee Girls' School is a 1935 Indian Bengali-language romantic comedy film directed by Jyotish Bannerjee. It is based on Rabindranath Maitra's 1932 play of the same name.[2] The film stars Tulsi Chakraborty, Jahar Ganguly and Kanan Devi. It was a success, and was remade again in Bengali under the same title in 1958.
Plot[edit | edit source]
Deciding to start a school for girls named after his wife, the zamindar Damodar (Chakraborty) looks for a married couple to manage the establishment. Manas (Ganguly) and Niharika (Kanan Devi) apply for and get the job. The two are not actually married; they posed as a couple to obtain the job. After a series of complications and delicate situations, love blooms between the two and they marry.[1]
Production[edit | edit source]
Manmoyee Girls' School was a play written by Rabindranath Maitra and staged by Star Theatres in 1932.[3] Radha Films Company adapted this play into a film under the same name, with Jyotish Bannerjee directing. D. G. Gune was the cinematographer, while the music was composed by Anath Basu, Mrinal Ghosh and Kumar Mitra.[1]
Release and reception[edit | edit source]
Manmoyee Girls' School was a success, and was remade again in Bengali under the same title in 1958.[1]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul, eds. (1998) [1994]. Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema (PDF). Oxford University Press. p. 264. ISBN 0-19-563579-5.
- ↑ "Manmoyee Girls' School (1935)". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- ↑ "রবীন্দ্রনাথ মৈত্র - উইকিসংকলন একটি মুক্ত পাঠাগার". bn.wikisource.org (in Bengali). Retrieved 22 May 2021.