Annapurnar Mandir
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{{Infobox film
| name = Annapurnar Mandir
| image = Annapurnar Mandir.jpg
| caption =
| director = Naresh Mitra
| writer = Nirupama Devi
| screenplay = Naresh Mitra
| producer = Naresh Mitra, Govinda Ray
| based_on = Annapurnar Mandir novel by Nirupama Devi
| starring = Suchitra Sen
Uttam Kumar
| music =
| cinematography = Bishu Chakraborty
| editing = Robin Das
| released = {{Film date|1954|08|06|df=yes}}
| studio = Chitra Mandir
| distributor = Kalpana Movies Limited
| runtime = 136 minutes
| country = India
| language = Bengali
}}
Annapurnar Mandir ({{Trans|Temple of Annapurna}}) is a Bengali social drama film directed by Naresh Mitra{{Cite web|url=https://indiancine.ma/HBP/info|title=Annapurnar Mandir|website=indiancine.ma|access-date=26 September 2018}} based on the novel of the same name by Nirupama Devi.{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/AnnapurnarMandir1954|title=Annapurnar Mandir ( 1954)|website=archive.org|access-date=26 September 2018}}{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=m1R2Pa3f7r0C&q=annapurnar+mandir+plot&pg=PA86|title=Modern Indian Literature, an Anthology: Surveys and poems|last=K. M. George|year=1992|publisher=Sahitya Akademi |isbn=9788172013240|access-date=26 September 2018}} This film was released on 6 August 1954 under the banner of Chitra Mandir and received 2nd National Film Awards in 1954. Uttam Kumar and Sabitri Chaterjee starred in the lead roles, with Suchitra Sen in a supporting role.{{Cite web|url=http://www.washingtonbanglaradio.com/content/11952311-annapurnar-mandir-1954-uttam-kumar-sabitri-chaterjee-heroine-and-suchitra-sen-suppo|title=Annapurnar Mandir (1954) -|date=1 February 2011|publisher=Washington Bangla Radio|access-date=22 March 2019|archive-date=26 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180926170324/http://www.washingtonbanglaradio.com/content/11952311-annapurnar-mandir-1954-uttam-kumar-sabitri-chaterjee-heroine-and-suchitra-sen-suppo|url-status=usurped}} This film had no music and it was Uttam Kumar's first film to win a National Award.
Plot
Ramshankar is a poor man who lives with his two daughters. His elder daughter loves a young man but he arranges her marriage with an old man who is giving huge dowry. Soon she returns home as a widow. Owing to a societal curse, she commits suicide.
Cast
Reception
Award
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0046717}}
{{National Film Award Best Feature Film Bengali}}
Category:Bengali-language Indian films
Category:1954 romantic drama films
Category:Films based on Indian novels
Category:Indian black-and-white films
Category:Indian romantic drama films