''Chaya Manush'' (2014) is a

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para-psychological thriller film directed by Arindam Mamdo Dey and produced by Pankaj Agarwal under the banner of PB Films Limited.

Story

Rahul (

Parambrata Chattopadhyay Parambrata Chattopadhyay (born 27 June 1980) is an Indian actor and director. Parambrata started his career with Bengali television and films. He has acted as the fictional character Topshe from Feluda under Sandip Ray's direction. He made his ...

), once a popular author, is suffering from

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. His wife and son leave him. Drowned in debt, he is frustrated and angry with himself. His only friend is Trisha (

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), a journalist, who he can fall back on in times of need. One day, Rahul accidentally meets his old friend Arko (Debdut Dutta), who is now a film producer with pots of money. Arko invites him over for a drink and requests Rahul to listen to his life story. Rahul, reluctantly, decides to hear him out. There, he has a strange encounter with Pranotosh Dayal Dinobondhu (

Kaushik Ganguly Kaushik Ganguly (born 4 August 2012) is an Indian film director, screenwriter and actor in Bengali cinema. Multiple National Award winner Actor-Director, Kaushik Ganguly is known for making films that explore various aspects sexuality, like ' ...

), who apparently knows everything about their lives. Arko calls Dayal evil and warns Rahul not to fall into his trap.

Cast

Soumitra Chatterjee Soumitra Chatterjee (also spelt as Chattopadhyay; 16 June 193515 November 2020) was an Indian film actor, play-director, playwright, writer, thespian and poet. He is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential actors in the history of ...

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* Debdoot Dutta https://www.facebook.com/ChayaManushTheFilm

References

Chaya Manush On Times Of India
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