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{{short description|Indian Bengali-language epic period action-adventure film}}
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{{Infobox film
| director = Dinen Gupta
| producer = Dinen Gupta
| image = Debi Chowdhurani (1974 film).jpg
| based_on = ''[[Devi Chaudhurani]]'' by [[Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay]]
| writer = Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
| starring = [[Suchitra Sen]] [[Ranjit Mallick]] [[Kali Banerjee]] [[Chhaya Devi]] [[Sumitra Mukherjee]] [[Haradhan Bandopadhyay]] [[Jahor Roy]] Premangshu Bose Nripati Chatterjee Satya Banerjee Ajoy Bandyopadhyay
| music = [[Manabendra Mukhopadhyay]]
| cinematography = Satyen Chattopadhyay
| studio = Angel Digital Private Limited Sanchayita Films
| released = {{Film date|1974|09|06|df=y}}
| runtime = 141 minutes
| country = India
| language = Bengali
}}

'''''Devi Chowdhurani''''' is a 1974 Indian [[Bengali language|Bengali]]-language [[Epic film|epic]] [[period film|period]] [[Action film|action-adventure film]] produced, cinematographed and directed by Dinen Gupta under the banner of Sanchayita Films.<ref name="Indiancine.ma">{{Cite web |title=Debi Choudhurani (1974) |url=https://indiancine.ma/QES/info?utm_source=chatgpt.com |website=Indiancine.ma |access-date=22 August 2025}}</ref><ref name="Letterboxd">{{Cite web |title=Devi Chaudhurani (1974) |url=https://letterboxd.com/film/devi-chaudhurani/?utm_source=chatgpt.com |website=Letterboxd |access-date=22 August 2025}}</ref> Based on the [[Devi Chaudhurani|1884 novel of the same name]] by [[Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay]], the film stars [[Suchitra Sen]] in the [[Title character|titular role]],<ref name="The Times of India 2013">{{Cite news |title=Rituparna Sengupta to reprise Suchitra Sen's Debi Chowdhurani |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/rituparna-sengupta-to-reprise-suchitra-sens-debi-chowdhurani/articleshow/26897042.cms |work=The Times of India |date=19 December 2013 |access-date=22 August 2025}}</ref><ref name="Learning and Creativity">{{Cite web |title=Suchitra Sen and Ranjit Mullick in Devi Choudhurani |url=https://learningandcreativity.com/silhouette/romance-cinema-uttam-kumar-suchitra-sen-case-study/suchitra-sen-and-ranjit-mullick-in-devi-choudhurani/?hl=en-GB |website=Learning and Creativity |access-date=22 August 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Seven Bengali films by Suchitra Sen to watch on the actress’s birthday |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/my-kolkata/try-this/watch/seven-bengali-films-by-suchitra-sen-to-watch-on-the-actresss-birthday/cid/2011624 |website=The Telegraph (My Kolkata) |publisher=ABP Group |date=6 April 2023 |access-date=22 August 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Suchitra Sen and Ranjit Mullick in Debi Chaudhurani (1974) |url=https://learningandcreativity.com/uttam-kumar-suchitra-sen-bengali-cinemas-first-couple/suchitra-sen-ranjit-mullick/ |website=Silhouette Magazine |publisher=Learning and Creativity |access-date=22 August 2025}}</ref> alongside [[Ranjit Mallick]], [[Basanta Choudhury]] and [[Sumitra Mukherjee]] in lead roles. It also features [[Kali Banerjee]], [[Chhaya Devi]], [[Haradhan Bandopadhyay]] and [[Jahor Roy]] in other supporting roles.

Set against the backdrop of [[Sannyasi rebellion|Sanyashi rebellion]] (1763–1777), the film depicts on the life of an ordinary woman who transforms into an 18th century bandit, during colonial unrest in Bengal. It is the second screen adaptation of ''Devi Chowdhurani'', and marks Gupta's first collaboration with Mallick. Music of the film is composed by [[Manabendra Mukhopadhyay]], with lyrics penned by [[Pulak Bandyopadhyay]] and Shyamal Gupta.

== Plot ==
Prafulla, a compassionate and righteous young woman, is mistreated by her in-laws due to her poverty. Through a twist of fate, she acquires a fortune and is guided by the nationalist leader Bhabani Pathak. Under his mentorship, she transforms into a trained bandit queen known as Devi Chaudhurani. She fights colonial British forces to protect villagers and ultimately brings her former oppressors into reconciliation.<ref name="Letterboxd" />

== Cast ==
* [[Suchitra Sen]] as Prafullamukhi / Devi Chowdhurani
* [[Ranjit Mallick]] as Brajeshwar Rai, Prafulla's wife
* [[Kali Banerjee]] as Haraballav Rai, Brajeshwar's father
* [[Chhaya Devi]]
* [[Sumitra Mukherjee]]
* [[Haradhan Bandopadhyay]]
* [[Jahor Roy]]
* Premangshu Bose
* [[Nripati Chattopadhyay]]
* [[Satya Banerjee]]
* Ajoy Bandyopadhyay<ref name="Indiancine.ma" /><ref name="Letterboxd" />

== Crew ==
* Director: Dinen Gupta
* Producer: Dinen Gupta
* Story: Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
* Music: Pulak Bandyopadhyay, Shyamal Gupta
* Cinematography: Satyen Chattopadhyay<ref name="Indiancine.ma" /><ref name="Letterboxd" />

== Production ==
The film was produced under the banners of Angel Digital Private Limited and Sanchayita Films.<ref name="Letterboxd" />

== Release ==
''Devi Chaudhurani'' was released theatrically in India on 6 September 1974, with a runtime of approximately 141 minutes.<ref name="Letterboxd" />

== Legacy ==
The film is remembered for Suchitra Sen’s portrayal of the title role. Decades later, actress Rituparna Sengupta was cast to reprise the role of Devi Chaudhurani in a new adaptation, drawing comparisons with Sen’s performance.<ref name="The Times of India 2013" />
Film scholars have also discussed Sen’s performance in the context of her screen pairings, notably alongside Ranjit Mallick in this film.<ref name="Learning and Creativity" />

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|tt0215711}}

[[Category:1974 Bengali-language films]]
[[Category:1974 films]]
[[Category:Bengali-language Indian films]]
[[Category:Bengali-language action adventure films]]
[[Category:1974 Indian films]]
[[Category:1974 action films]]
[[Category:1974 adventure films]]
[[Category:Films based on works by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay]]

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