Gyanesh Mukherjee (5 July 1926 – 8 May 2008) was 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 ...

actor, director and theater personality.

Career

He was involved with

Indian People's Theatre Association Indian People's Theatre Association (IPTA) is the oldest association of theatre-artists in India. IPTA was formed in 1943 during the British rule in India, and promoted themes related to the Indian freedom struggle. Its goal was to bring cultur ...

(IPTA). In his film career, Mukherjee worked with number of famous directors like

Ritwik Ghatak Ritwik Kumar Ghatak (; 4 November 19256 February 1976) was a noted Indian film director, screenwriter, and playwright. Along with prominent contemporary Bengali filmmakers Satyajit Ray, Tapan Sinha and Mrinal Sen, his cinema is primarily remembe ...

Mrinal Sen Mrinal Sen (''Beng.'' মৃণাল সেন; 14 May 1923 – 30 December 2018) was an Indian film director, and screenwriter known for his work primarily in Bengali, and few Hindi and Telugu language films. Regarded as one of the finest Ind ...

and

Tapan Sinha Tapan Sinha (2 October 1924 – 15 January 2009) was one of the most prominent Indian film directors of his time forming a legendary quartet with Satyajit Ray, Ritwik Ghatak and Mrinal Sen. He was primarily a Bengali filmmaker who worked both ...

. Since late 50s to 70s, he played prolific role in cinema as well as theater. In 1973 he directed the film ''Achena Atithi'' which was remade in Hindi as ''Anjane Mehmaan'' in 1975. He founded Mass theaters group in

Kolkata Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , the official name until 2001) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal, on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary business, comme ...

. Mukherjee passed away in Kolkata on 8 may, 2008.

Filmography

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'' * '' Achena Atithi'' * ''Ekti Jibon'' * ''Chandaneer'' * ''

Hirer Angti ''Hirer Angti'' ( bn, হীরের আংটি) is a 1992 Bengali film by Rituporno Ghosh based on a story of the same name by Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay. Plot Gandharva Kumar's arrival disrupts the festive mood of Durga Puja at Ratanlal Babu' ...

'' * '' Meghe Dhaka Tara'' * ''

Jukti Takko Aar Gappo ''Jukti Takko Aar Gappo'' (''Jukti tôkko aːr gôppo'', ''Reason, Debate and a Story'') is a 1974 Bengali film directed by auteur of Indian cinema Ritwik Ghatak. ''Jukti Takko Aar Gappo'' was Ritwik Ghatak's last film. The film was believed t ...

'' * ''Pratisodh'' * ''Ekhane Pinjar'' * ''

Bari Theke Paliye ''Bari Theke Paliye'' (English-language title: ''Runaway'' or ''The Runaway'') is a 1958 coming-of-age Bengali film by director Ritwik Ghatak. It stars Parambhattarak Lahiri, Kali Bannerjee, Nripati Chatterjee, Padma Devi, and Gyanesh Mukher ...

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Mrigayaa ''Mrigayaa'' () is a 1976 Indian historical drama film directed by Mrinal Sen and produced by K. Rajeshwara Rao. It is based on an Odia short story by Bhagbati Charan Panigrahi, called "Shikaar". The film portrayed the relationship between the B ...

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Ajantrik ''Ajantrik'' (known internationally as ''The Unmechanical'', ''The Mechanical Man'' or ''The Pathetic Fallacy'') is a 1958 Indian Bengali film written and directed by revered parallel filmmaker Ritwik Ghatak. The film is adapted from a Bengal ...

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Alo (film) ''Alo'' () is a 2003 Bengali family drama film directed by Tarun Majumder and starring Rituparna Sengupta. The story is based on a short story ''Kinnardal'' by Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay. The film was nominated for a National Award in the cate ...

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Khana Baraha ''Khana Baraha'' is a Bengali historical drama film directed by Bijoy Bose and produced by Ashim Sarkar. This film was based the story of Manmatha Roy on the life of Khana and Varāhamihira, the ancient mathematician astrologers of India. It w ...

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Priyo Bandhabi ''Priyo Bandhabi'' is a 1975 Bengali film directed by Hiren Nag. This film written by Prabodh kumar Sanyal. The film has been music composed by Nachiketa Ghosh. This is a drama film. The film starring Tarun Kumar Chatterjee, Bhanu Bannerjee, S ...

'' * ''Mansur Miyar Ghora'' * ''Banashree'' * ''Swikarokti'' * ''

Gajamukta ''Gajamukta'' is a 1994 Bengali adventure drama film directed by Ajit Lahiri and produced by Dilip Sur based on a same name novel of Narayan Sanyal published in 1961. This is the debut film of Riya Sen in Bengali film as a child artist. Music o ...

'' * ''Tero Nadir Parey'' * ''Rakta Rekha'' * ''Chhotto Jignasa'' * ''Kal Tumi Aleya'' * ''

Akash Kusum ''Akash Kusum'' is a 1965 Bengali film directed by noted Indian parallel film director Mrinal Sen. The film was remade in 1979 in Hindi as ''Manzil''. Plot It is the story of the longings of a middle class executive to rise in stature and grea ...

'' * ''Chhaya Surya'' * ''Baishey Shravana'' * ''Desh'' * ''

Janani (1993 film) ''Janani'' () is a 1993 Bengali film directed and produced by Sanat Dasgupta with a financial assistance from National Film Development Corporation of India. The film narrates the life of a little boy and his ostracized mother who is isolated fr ...

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Target (1995 film) ''Target'' is a 1995 Hindi drama film directed by Sandip Ray based on the novel ''Manushar Juddha'', written by Prafulla Roy. The film is centred on the relationship between Singh, a cruel, manipulative landowner and his workers that belong t ...

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Damu (1996 film) ''Damu'' ( bn, দামু) is a 1996 Indian Bengali-language drama film directed by Raja Sen and produced by the Government of West Bengal. It is based on Narayan Gangopadhyay's novel ''Ponchanoner Haati'' ( bn, পঞ্চাননের ...

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Mukhyamantri (1996 film) ''Mukhyamantri'' () is a 1996 Bengali political drama film directed by Anjan Choudhury. This film's music was composed by Mrinal Bandhyopadhay. Plot Circumstances force Bimal, a righteous headmaster who is well known in his village, to contest ...

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