Purnendu Patri (sometimes Anglicised as Purnendu Pattrea) (2February 193119 March 1997) was an Indian poet, writer, editor, artist, illustrator, and film director. He was best known for his poems and stories, particularly for his poetry collection ''Kathopokathan'' in

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, and for his experimentation with

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design. He also was a researcher of the history of

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Career

Pattrea was admitted to Indian Art College in 1949. He started contributing his painting and writing to the film magazine "Chitrita", and the cultural magazine "Deepali", which were edited and co-edited respectively by his uncle Nikunjabihari Pattrea. His first collection of poems, ''Ek Mutho Rod'' ("a Handful of Sun"), was published in 1951. In 1958, his first novel, ''Dnarer Moyna'' ("Caged

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"), won him the then prestigious award 'Manik Smriti Purashkar' by Ultarath Publication. He was the first art director of the

Ananda Bazar Patrika ''Anandabazar Patrika'' (Bengali: আনন্দবাজার পত্রিকা, ) is an Indian Bengali-language daily newspaper owned by the ABP Group. According to the Audit Bureau of Circulations, it has a circulation of 1 million c ...

group of publications, from 1971 to 1984/85. Pattrea was the director and screenwriter for the 1972 film '' Strir Patra''. This was awarded the Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus) for Best Feature Film in Bengali, at the 20th National Film Awards. The film also received the Award for Best Direction at the Tashkent Film Festival. His other films included Swapnoniye, Malancha, Chhenra Tamsuk, Chhotobakulpurer jatri etc. His first solo painting exhibition was held in British Council, Kolkata in 1982. He also had his other solo exhibitions held in

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, Bombay and Cema Art Gallery, Kolkata. He started a research project on

Bankim Chandra Chatterjee Bankim Chandra Chatterjee (also Chattopadhayay) CIE (26 or 27 June 1838 – 8 April 1894) was an Indian novelist, poet, Essayist and journalist. Staff writer"Bankim Chandra: The First Prominent Bengali Novelist" ''The Daily Star'', 30 June 201 ...

, 'Bankim Jug' (The Era of Bankim); unfortunately only the first of five planned volumes was published before his death.

Filmography

*'' Strir Patra'' (1972) *''Swapnoniye'' (1966) *''Malancha'' *''

Chhera Tamsuk ''Chhera Tamsuk'' is a Bengali drama film directed by Purnendu Pattrea based on a novel of Bengali writer Samaresh Basu. This film was released on 1 January 1974. Plot Cast * Ranjit Mallick * Sumitra Mukherjee * Biplab Chatterjee * Nimu Bh ...

'' (1974) *''Chhotobakulpurer Jatri''

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* 1931 births 1997 deaths 20th-century Bengali poets 20th-century Indian dramatists and playwrights 20th-century Indian film directors 20th-century Indian poets 20th-century Indian male writers Bengali film directors Bengali male poets Film directors from West Bengal Indian male poets People from Howrah district Writers from West Bengal {{India-writer-stub