Nandimukh
Nandimukh is a drama group based in Zila Shilpakala Academy in Chittagong, Bangladesh.{{Cite news |script-title=bn:সুখবর দিলেন চট্টগ্রামের নাট্যকর্মীরা |language=bn |work=banglanews24.com |url=https://www.banglanews24.com/entertainment/news/bd/456743.details |access-date=2 June 2020}} The group stages creative and contemporary drama productions, currently led by playwright Abhijit Sen Gupta.{{Cite news |script-title=bn:চট্টগ্রাম শিল্পকলায় শুরু হলো গ্রুপ থিয়েটার নাট্যোত্সব |work=The Daily Ittefaq |language=bn |url=https://www.ittefaq.com.bd/print-edition/features/countrywide-entertainment/111074/%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%9F%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE-%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%9F-%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%81-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%8B-%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%AA-%E0%A6%A5%E0%A6%BF%E0%A7%9F%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9F%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%AC/print |access-date=2 June 2020}}{{Cite news |script-title=bn:নান্দীমুখের উৎসবে চার দেশের নাটক |work=Prothom Alo |language=bn |url=https://www.prothomalo.com/entertainment/drama/%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%96%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%89%E0%A7%8E%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%95 |access-date=2 June 2020}} As a theatre troupe, they organize international drama festivals.{{Cite news |script-title=bn:'নান্দীমুখ আন্তর্জাতিক নাট্যোৎসব' |language=bn |work=Samakal |url=https://samakal.com/todays-print-edition/tp-entertainment/article/19117883/%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%96-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9F%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A7%8B%E0%A7%8E%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%AC |access-date=2 June 2020}}{{Cite news |script-title=bn:আজ নান্দীমুখ আন্তর্জাতিক নাট্যোৎসব শুরু |work=Dainik Azadi |language=bn |url=https://dainikazadi.net/%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%9C-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%96-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95/ |access-date=2 June 2020}}{{Cite news |title=Nandimukh Celebrates 30 Years Of Its Journey |url=https://www.daily-sun.com/post/442301/Nandimukh-Celebrates-30-Years-Of-Its-Journey |access-date=2020-06-03 |work=Daily Sun |language=en}}{{Cite news |script-title=bn:যুগান্তর |work=Jugantor |language=bn |url=https://www.jugantor.com/todays-paper/features/tara-jilmil/249159/%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%A2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%B9-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%87/print |access-date=2 June 2020}}
History
Nandimukh was founded on the island Divvanshu Kuamar on November 16, 1990. It has staged 14 productions with roughly 1,000 performances to date.{{Cite news |title=Week-long monodrama festival ends today |work=The Independent |date=7 March 2019 |url=https://theindependentbd.com/home/printnews/190508 |access-date=2 June 2020}} The drama troupe focuses on themes such as rebellion, songs of revolution, liberation and war, freedom movements, humanity, and non-communal consciousness. Additionally, they hold festivals to honour promising playwrights.{{Cite news |script-title=bn:নান্দীমুখ সম্মাননা পাচ্ছেন চার নাট্য নির্দেশক |language=bn |work=RTV |url=https://www.rtvonline.com/entertainment/78750/%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%96-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9A%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9B%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9F%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%95 |access-date=2 June 2020}}{{Cite news |script-title=bn:চলছে থিয়েটার ওয়ার্কশপের নাট্যোত্সব |work=Prothom Alo |language=bn |url=http://archive.prothom-alo.com/detail/news/32176 |access-date=2 June 2020}}{{Cite news |script-title=bn:রজত জয়ন্তীতে নান্দীমুখের আন্তর্জাতিক নাট্যোৎসব |language=bn |work=Jagonews24.com |url=https://www.jagonews24.com/entertainment/news/64897 |access-date=2 June 2020}} Nandimukh's popular productions include On Duty, Jbala, Alakananda's Daughter, News Cartoon, Red Lantern, Krantikal, Orpheus, Bella Shesher Golpo, Urnajal, and Khenksial.{{Cite news |script-title=bn:চট্টগ্রামে আন্তর্জাতিক নাট্যোৎসব শুরু |url=https://bangla.bdnews24.com/ctg/article1063349.bdnews |access-date=2 June 2020 |work=bdnews24.com |language=bn}}
Their latest stage performance is the drama, Amar Ami, which is based on the life of Binodini Dasi, one of the earliest theater female actors of Bangla theatre in the second half of the nineteenth century.{{cite news |url=https://www.newagebd.net/article/51575/nandimukh-to-stage-amar-ami |title=Nandimukh to stage Amar Ami |work=New Age |date=September 26, 2018 |access-date=September 30, 2020}}