''Tiger'' is a 2007 Bengali Vigilante film directed by

Swapan Saha Swapan Saha ( bn, স্বপন সাহা) (born 10 January 1930 in Ajmer, Rajasthan, British India) is an Indian (Bengali) film director, producer, story writer and score composer. Filmography * ''Bedenir Prem'' (1992) * ''Maan Samman' ...

. The film featured

Mithun Chakraborty Mithun Chakraborty (born Gouranga Chakraborty; 16 June 1950) is an Indian actor, producer and politician who predominantly worked in Hindi and Bengali language films. He is a former Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament. He is the recipient of three ...

and

Debashree Roy Debashree Roy (born 8 August 1962), also known as Debasree Roy, is an Indian actress, dancer, choreographer, politician and animal rights activist. As an actress, she is known for her work in Hindi and Bengali cinema. She has been cited as the ...

in lead role. This movie released on 11 October 2007. It is the remake of

Tamil film Tamil cinema, also known as Kollywood is a part of Indian Cinema; primarily engaged in production of motion pictures in the Tamil language. Based out of the Kodambakkam neighbourhood in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, it is popularly called ''Kollywood' ...

Ramanaa ''Ramanaa'' is a 2002 Indian Tamil-language vigilante action film written and directed by A. R. Murugadoss, stars Vijayakanth, Ashima Bhalla and Simran in lead roles. The film is about a man named Ramana who decides to abolish corruption co ...

'' stars

Vijaykanth Narayanan Vijayaraj Alagarswami (born 25 August 1952), better known by his stage name Vijayakanth, is an Indian politician and former actor who has worked predominantly in Tamil cinema. He was the Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Le ...

in lead role.

Synopsis

The film deals with the journey of a professor along with his ex-students, against corruption. Professor Indrajeet Sen, a grief-stricken professor of Rammohan College

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 ...

vows to end corruption among the government officials, after his wife and son are killed in a building collapse. Will he be able to accomplish his mission with the help of his ex-students, who are employed at various government offices?

Cast

as Professor Indrajeet Sen a.k.a. Tiger *

as Suparna Sen, Indrajeet's wife. *

Rajatava Dutta Rajatava Dutta (Bengali: রজতাভ দত্ত; born 11 August 1967) is an Indian actor who appears in Bengali, Hindi and English films. He is often regarded as one of the most celebrated and respected Bengali actors of his generation. O ...

as Bikram Sinha, a corrupt businessman. *

Dulal Lahiri Dulal Lahiri is an Indian actor and director. He has appeared in numerous Bengali films and TV series. He was critically appreciated for his ''Cinemawalla'' (1993) a Bengali TV series starring Rituparna Sengupta. He introduced Sreelekha Mitra ...

as Constable Banabihari Das * Sumit Ganguly as Bablu, Bikram Sinha's henchman * George Baker as CBI officer Arjun Roy (Special Appearance) *

Mrinal Mukherjee Mrinal Mukherjee ( – 7 May 2019) was an Indian actor, theatre personality and music director. He is the father of actor and singer Jojo. He is remembered for his negative roles in Bengali cinema. Career In 1955, Mukherjee made his debut w ...

as Public Prosecutor Prakash Chowdhury *

Bharat Kaul Bharat Kaul is an Indian actor mainly known for villainous and antagonistic roles in Bengali films. He has also appeared in Hindi films. Filmography Television References External links * 21st-century Indian male actors 20th-centu ...

as lawyer * Sudip Mukherjee as police officer * Mrityun Hazra as Jailor Shekhar

Music

Subhayu Bedajna and

Jeet Gannguli Jeet Gannguli (, born Chandrajeet Ganguly, on 24 May 1977), is an Indian score composer of Bengali and Hindi movies. Early life and education Born in a Bengali Brahmin family, Gannguli was initiated into the world of music at the age of thr ...

composed the music for Tiger.

Release

The film released on 11 October 2007. It was a critical and a commercial success. The film was rated 3.5 out of 5 stars.The Times of India.

References

External links

* 2007 films Bengali remakes of Tamil films Films scored by Jeet Ganguly Indian vigilante films Films about corruption in India Films about social issues in India Indian courtroom films Bengali-language Indian films 2000s Bengali-language films Films directed by Swapan Saha {{2000s-Bengali-film-stub