''Charmurti'' (The Four Heroes) is a

Bengali Bengali or Bengalee, or Bengalese may refer to: *something of, from, or related to Bengal, a large region in South Asia * Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region * Bengali language, the language they speak ** Bengali alphabet, the w ...

comedy Comedy is a genre of fiction that consists of discourses or works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. The term o ...

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directed by Umanath Bhattacharya based on a

Tenida Bhajahari Mukhujjee (Bengali: ভজহরি মুখার্জী), commonly known as Tenida (Bengali: টেনিদা) or Teni (see Tenida for ''da''), is a fictional native of Potoldanga in Calcutta, who appears in a number of short ...

novel of

Narayan Gangopadhyay Narayan Gangopadhyay (4 February 1918 – 8 November 1970), also known as Narayan Ganguly, was an Indian novelist, poet, essayist, and short story writer, and one of the leading writers of modern Bengali literature. He introduced the endearing ...

in the same name. This movie was released in 1978 in the banner of ''Mokshada Films''.

Plot

After the examination ''Tenida'' decides to spend the holidays with his friends ''Kyabla'', ''Habul'', and ''Palaram''. Kyabla's uncle suggests them to go to his bungalow inside a dense forest area at Jhantipahari, a small village near

Ramgarh Ramgarh may refer to: Bangladesh * Ramgarh Upazila, a sub-district of Khagrachari District India * Ramgarh, Bihar, a village near Munger, Bihar * Ramgarh, Kaimur, a town in Kaimur district, Bihar * Ramgarh, Uttarakhand, a hill station in Nainital ...

. The place was considered to be haunted with unnatural incidents. The four go to Jhantipahar and face mystery created by few unknown persons. They decide to investigate and it is found that a group of criminal are running a business of counterfeiting fake notes near the haunted bungalow.

Cast

Chinmoy Roy Chinmoy Roy (1940–2019) was an Indian Bengali male actor. He was famous for his comic roles in Bengali movies, though his versatility has allowed him to play a variety of roles. Though he was known for portraying various character roles, Ro ...

Rabi Ghosh Robi Ghosh ( bn, রবি ঘোষ) (24 November 1931 – 4 February 1997) was an Indian actor known for his work in Bengali cinema. He is known for his comic appeal, though his versatile acting talent brought him success in various kin ...

as Seth Dhunduram *

Kajal Gupta Kajal Gupta ( bn, কাজল গুপ্ত, born as Sandhya Chattopadhyay , 8 January 1936 – 22 October 1996) was an Indian Bengali film actress known for ''Basanta Bilap'' (1973), '' Sansarer Itikatha'' (1983) and ''Agnishwar'' (1975). ...

as Kyabla's mother *

Santosh Dutta Santosh Dutta (Bengali: সন্তোষ দত্ত; 2 December 1925 – 5 March 1988) was a Bengali actor, best known for playing the character of Jatayu in Satyajit Ray's Feluda movie series ''Sonar Kella'' and '' Joi Baba Felunath''. Ear ...

as Kyabla's uncle *

Biplab Chatterjee Biplab Chatterjee is an Indian actor and director of television and films. Career Biplab started his film career with Satyajit Ray in his film ''Pratidwandi''. He is popular for his antagonistic character in Bengali films. Apart from his career ...

as Police officer *

Shambhu Bhattacharya Shambhu Bhattacharya (1935– 26 January 2018) was a Bengali actor and stage artist. Career Bhattacharya started his acting career in theatre in Kolkata. He worked in several stage productions of Utpal Dutt, Jahor Roy and Rabi Ghosh. He was a bo ...

as Gajeswar * Satya Bandyopadhyay as Ghutghutananda * Rita Sanyal * Nimai Dutta * Samaresh Banerjee

References

External links

* {{Tenida 1978 films Indian children's films Bengali-language Indian films 1970s adventure comedy films Films based on Indian novels Indian adventure comedy films 1970s Bengali-language films 1978 comedy films Films based on works by Narayan Gangopadhyay