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Kanu Banerjee

{{short description|Indian actor and director (1905–1983)}}

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| name = Kanu Banerjee

| image = Kanu Banerjee.jpg

| alt = Kanu Banerjee in Pather Panchali (1955)

| caption = Kanu Banerjee in Pather Panchali (1955)

| birth_name =

| birth_date = {{birth date|1905|06|20|df=y}}

| birth_place = Jodhpur, Jodhpur State, British India

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1983|01|27|1905|06|20|df=y}}

| death_place = Calcutta, India

| nationality = Indian

| other_names =

| occupation = Theatre actor and director

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| known_for =

| notable_works = Pather Panchali (1955)
Aparajito (1956)

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Kanu Banerjee (Kanu Bandyopadhyay;Also credited as Kanu Banerji and Kanu Bandyopadhyay 20 June 1905 – 27 January 1983) was an Indian actor and director of Bengali cinema and theatre.Soumitra Das and Dalia Mukherje (5 August 2012). [https://web.archive.org/web/20140202204357/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120805/jsp/calcutta/story_15814191.jsp#.UPRhJO9COSo "The matter-of-fact actor of many parts"] Kolkata, India: The Telegraph. {{OCLC|27171794}} He is best known for his portrayal of Harihar Ray, father of Apu, in Satyajit Ray's classic Pather Panchali (1955) and Aparajito (1956), part of the Apu Trilogy.[https://archive.today/20130216140719/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/206921/Kanu-Banerji/filmography Kany Banerji] New York Times. He was born in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India. He first appeared as an amateur artiste with Sisir Kumar Bhaduri in Biraj Bou (1934) as Netai at Naba Natyyamandir.{{cite book |title=The story of the Calcutta theatres, 1753-1980|author=Sushil Kumar Mukherjee|publisher=K.P. Bagchi |year=1982|pages=698 }} In 1955, he also appeared as saint Ramakrishna in Prafulla Chakraborty’s biographical film Bhagaban Sri Sri Ramakrishna.

Legacy

In 2012, his memoirs titled, Hariharer Panchali, based on his long interview published in Sharadiya (Durga puja) magazine Baro Maas in 1979 and other interviews was published by Sutradhar and released by Sandip Ray, son of Satyajit Ray, at Nandan theater in Kolkata.{{cite news |title=Kolkata Notebook:Honouring Harihar |url=http://www.thestatesman.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&show=archive&id=418411&catid=84&year=2012&month=07&day=30&Itemid=66 |publisher=The Statesman |access-date=14 January 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130222093816/http://www.thestatesman.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&show=archive&id=418411&catid=84&year=2012&month=07&day=30&Itemid=66 |archive-date=22 February 2013 |df=dmy-all }} Previously, on 20 June 2012, on the occasion of his 108th birth anniversary, his statue was unveiled on Banamali Chatterjee Street in Tala neighbourhood of North Kolkata, where he used to stay.[http://calcutta-kolkata-asim.blogspot.in/2012/06/statue-of-harihar-of-pather-panchali.html Statue of 'Harihar' of Pather Panchali] 11 June 2012.

Filmography

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  • Krishnakanter Will (1926)
  • Durgesh Nandini (1927)
  • Rajgee (1937) - Ramjadu
  • Desher Mati (1938)
  • Chanakya (1939) - Kaulak
  • Rikta (1939)
  • Shap Mukti (1940) - Astrologer
  • Mayer Pran (1941)
  • Epar Opar (1941) - Charan
  • Nandini (1941)
  • Pashan Devata (1942)
  • Garmil (1942) - Nilmani Ghatak
  • Avayer Biye (1942)
  • Sahar Thekey Durey (1943)
  • Dampati (1943)
  • Sahadharmini (1943)
  • Jogajog (1943) - Jayanta's friend
  • Bideshini (1944)
  • Nandita (1944)
  • Pratikar (1944)
  • Kato Door (1945)
  • Bhabhi Kaal (1945)
  • Mane Na Mane (1945) - Priest
  • Grihalakhmi (1945)
  • Mandir (1946)
  • Swapna-o-Sadhana (1947)
  • Purabi (1948)
  • Jayjatra (1948)
  • Sadharan Meye (1948)
  • Abhijatya (1949)
  • Kuasha (1949)
  • Mandanda (1950)
  • Baikunther Will (1950)
  • Digbhranta (1950)
  • Pandit Mashai (1951)
  • Bindur Chheley (1952) - Priyababu
  • Palli Samaj (1952)
  • Siraj-Ud-Dowla (1952)
  • Natun Yahudi (1953)
  • Champadangar Bou (1954) - Setap Moral
  • Mantra Shakti (1954)
  • Moner Mayur (1954)
  • Sadanander Mela (1954) - Jagadish
  • Bhangagara (1954) - Biren (Sulata's brother)
  • Dukhir Imaan (1954)
  • Bir Hambir (1955)
  • Sajher Pradip (1955)
  • Pather Panchali (1955) - Harihar Ray
  • Upahar (1955) - Kangalibabu
  • Aparadhi (1955)
  • Bhagavan Sri Ramakrishna (1955)

name=teleg2012/>{{YouTube|KD1TsRBZnn8|"The film - Bhagavan Sri Ramakrishna - revised file"}}; English subtitles give credits for Kanu Banerji (Sri Ramakrishna, 0:08), Bibhuti Chakravarty (photography, 0:11), Baidyanath Chaterji (producer, 0:30), Pulin Ghosh (stage setting, 0:44), New Theatre Studio (production location, 0:53), Officials of Dakshineshwar Kali Temple (thanks, 1:05), Chabi Bishwas (Mathur, 1:23), Shobha Sen (Sri Ma Saradadevi, 1:23), Kalyani Films (production, 1:38), [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1374741/ Prafulla Chakravarty] (script writer and director, 1:43) (accessed 14 Jan 2013); See also [http://www.gomolo.com/bhagaban-sree-sree-ramkrishna-movie/13517 Bhagaban Sree Sree Ramkrishna] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160514153145/http://www.gomolo.com/bhagaban-sree-sree-ramkrishna-movie/13517 |date=14 May 2016 }} listing at Gomolo.

  • Tonsil (1956)
  • Aparajito (1956) - Harihar Ray
  • Saheb Bibi Golam (1956)In English this film is titled [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049708/ "King, Queen, Knave (1956)"] and there is also a West German film entitled King, Queen, Knave (1972)
  • Nabajanma (1956)
  • Bhola Master (1956)
  • Daner Maryada (1956) - Prasanna Babu
  • Subharatri (1956)
  • Punar Milan (1957)
  • Neelachaley Mahaprabhu (1957)
  • Marmabani (1958)
  • Pankatilak (1961)
  • Kathin Maya (1961)
  • Aaj Kal Parshu (1961)
  • Ke Tumi? (1964)
  • Mahashweta (1967) - Pandit Moshai (Mahashweta's father)
  • Banajyotsana (1969)
  • Eai Korecho Bhalo (1970) - Abhayankar
  • Alo Amar Alo (1971) - Atashi's father
  • Agnibhramar (1973) - (final film role)

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References

External links

  • {{IMDb name|id=0052333|name=Kanu Banerjee}}
  • [http://www.gomolo.com/kanu-bandyopadhyay-movies-list-filmography/585 Kanu Bandopadhyay filmography] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314140709/http://www.gomolo.com/kanu-bandyopadhyay-movies-list-filmography/585 |date=14 March 2012 }} at Gomolo
  • [http://www.gomolo.com/585/kanu-bandyopadhyay-pics-2258981 Kanu Bandopadhyay moviestills slideshow] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304102337/http://www.gomolo.com/585/kanu-bandyopadhyay-pics-2258981 |date=4 March 2016 }}

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Category:1905 births

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Category:Indian male stage actors

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Category:Indian male film actors

Category:20th-century Indian male actors