Purnendu Mukherjee

Purnendu Mukherjee
Born
Purnendu Shekhar Mukherjee
OccupationActor
Notable work

Purnendu Mukherjee a.k.a Purnendu Mukhopadhyay was an Indian actor who is known for his work in Bengali cinema and theatre. He portrayed Ranjan in Hemchander Chunder's Pratibad, Naren in Soumyen Mukherjee's Datta (1951) and Taraprasad in Satyajit Ray's Devi (1960).

Career

Purnendu Mukherjee achieved his fame as a thespian actor in the early 1940s. Pratima (1946) directed by Khagen Ray was his first film assignment. He portrayed Naren in Soumyen Mukherjee's Datta (1951) based on Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's eponymous novel of the same name. He played Govindalal in Khagen Ray's Krishnakanter Will (1952) which is based on Bankim Chandra Chatterjee's novel of the same name.

Filmography

Year Films Role Director Ref.
1946 Pratima Khagen Ray
1948 Anjangarh Bimal Ray
Pratibad Ranjan Hemchander Chunder
Samapika
1949 Ananya
1951 Datta Naren Soumyen Mukherjee
1952 Krishnakanter Will Govindalal Khagen Ray
1960 Devi Taraprasad Satyajit Ray
1961 Rabindranath Tagore Satyajit Ray
1964 Bireswar Vivekananda Maharshi
1990 Ganashatru Satyajit Ray
Ek Doctor Ki Maut Tapan Sinha

References

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