Suman Adhikary is an Indian film director, actor, producer and screenwriter.
Early life
He was born in
Calcutta
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in 1985. He graduated from the
West Bengal University of Technology
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and then completed an MBA from Amity University,
Uttar Pradesh
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.
Career
He started making
documentaries
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in 2008 and worked with theatre groups in Calcutta. He also spent some time as an editor and actor. He made his first documentary, ''Ekhono Tanchhi'', in 2008, about hand-pulled rickshaws in Calcutta. He has since made four short films—''Unseen'' (2010), ''Countdown'' (2011), ''My Precious Gift'' (2012), and ''Resurrection'' (2013)—and is working on a feature film, ''Photographer'' (post production). He is now working on another feature film based on folk culture.
Theatre
* ''Tapan Sinha's GALPO HOLEO SOTTI'' (Adaptation from Film, first time in Kolkata) in
Bengali
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(2015)
Filmography
* ''Ekhono Tanchhi'' (a documentary on hand-pulled rickshaws in Kolkata) in
Bengali
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(2008)
* ''Unseen'' (short film)
Bengali
Bengali or Bengalee, or Bengalese may refer to:
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(2010)
* ''Countdown'' (short film)
Bengali
Bengali or Bengalee, or Bengalese may refer to:
*something of, from, or related to Bengal, a large region in South Asia
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* Bengali language, the language they speak
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* ''Resurrection'' (short film)
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 ...
* ''Ekhono Tanchhi (Again)'' (Documentary)
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 ...
(2016)
Awards and participation
* ''My Precious Gift'' (short film), Official Screening
Kolkata International Film Festival (2013)
* ''Resurrection'' (short film), Official Screening
IFP, Ahmedabad,
Short Film Division, Kolkata TV (2013)
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Adhikary, Suman
1985 births
Living people