Naresh Mitra (18 May 1888 – 1968) was a

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actor, director and screenwriter.

Career

Naresh Mitra was born in 1888 in

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. He studied law from the

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. He started his acting career in 1922 in Minerva Theatre. In 1923, Mitra joined

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and starred in several plays mostly in the role of anti hero. He worked and acted in number of films of Taj Mahal company, East India Film and Kali Films. Mitra directed ''

Devdas ''Devdas'' ( bn, দেবদাস, transliterated as ''Debdās'') is a Bengali romance novel written by Sarat Chandra Chatterjee. The story pivots a tragic triangle linking Devdas, an archetypal lover in viraha (separation); Paro, his forbidden ...

'' in silent version produced by Eastern Film Syndicate in 1928. This is the first film adaptation of

, the novel of Sharatchandra Chattopadhyay. He directed few films starring

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such as ''

Bou Thakuranir Haat ''Bou Thakuranir Haat'' is a Bengali drama film directed by Naresh Mitra based on a novel of Rabindranath Tagore in the same name, published in 1883. This film was released in 1953 in the banner of Emar Productions. Plot The film is based on t ...

'', ''

Annapurnar Mandir ''Annapurnar Mandir'' () was a Bengali social drama film directed by Naresh Mitra based on a same name novel of Nirupama Devi. This film was released on 6 August 1954 under the banner of ''Chitra Mandir'' and received 2nd National Film Awards in ...

''. Mitra was also associated with the

folk Jatra.

Direction

* ''Andhare Alo'' *

Chandranath ''Chandranath'' ( bn, চন্দ্রনাথ) is a 1984 Bangladeshi film directed by Chashi Nazrul Islam. This is the adaptation of the novel of Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's same title. It stars Abdur Razzak, Shuchanda, Doyel and Golam Mus ...

* ''Devdas'' * '' Gora'' * ''

Kankal ''Kankal'' () was a Bengali horror drama film directed by Naresh Mitra and produced by Shishir Mallik. This film was released on 14 April 1950 under the banner of Madhuchakra Limited. Kankal was the first horror film released in the Bengali lan ...

'' * ''

'' * ''Kalindi''

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mitra, Naresh 1888 births 1968 deaths Bengali film directors 19th-century Indian film directors Film directors from Kolkata Tripuri people University of Calcutta alumni Indian male screenwriters Film directors from West Bengal Male actors in Bengali cinema Indian male stage actors Bengali theatre personalities 20th-century Indian screenwriters 20th-century Indian male writers