Annapurnar Mandir

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{{Infobox film

| name = Annapurnar Mandir

| image = Annapurnar Mandir.jpg

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| 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

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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

This is the only film where Uttam Kumar and Sabitri Chatterjee playing lead role and Suchitra sen in supporting role. The film was very critically acclaimed and also saw the commercial success. It ran for 91 days in theaters.

Award

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