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{{short description|Indian actor, director and producer (b. 1982)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Krishnendu Adhikari
| image = Self-Portrait by Krishnendu Adhikari.jpg
| alt = 
| caption =
| birth_name = Krishnendu Adhikari
| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1982}}
| birth_place = [[Tamluk]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]]
| death_date = 
| death_place =
| nationality = Indian
| other_names =
| occupation = Actor, Director, Producer in Theatre and Film
| years_active = 2012–present
| known_for =
| notable_works = {{plainlist|
*''Ags'uddhi'',
*''Code Red'',
*''Mrityusangbad'',
*''Niruddesh/Adrift'',
*''Tope - The Bait'',
*''Jara Jege Thake'',
*''Indur O Manus'',
*''The Senapatis'' }}
}}
'''Krishnendu Adhikari''' ([[Bengali language|Bengali]]: কৃষ্ণেন্দু অধিকারী; born: 2 January 1982) is an Indian actor, director and producer who primarily works in [[Bengali theatre]] and the [[Cinema of West Bengal|Bengali Film Industry]]. He co-founded the [[Kolkata]]-based performance collective Behala Project Prometheus in 2016. He is dedicated towards revitalizing political and movement-based theatre in India.

== Biography ==
Born in [[Tamluk]], [[West Bengal]], Adhikari is the youngest of three siblings. He completed his Bachelors in English literature from [[Midnapore College]], [[West Bengal]]. In 2012, Adhikari began his creative journey as ensemble actor and professional photographer with the Rang Roop theatre group in [[Kolkata]], India.<ref>{{cite web |title=Decoding the Red: A Session with Indudipa Sinha and Krishnendu Adhikari |url=https://kolkatamoviedatabase.wordpress.com/2017/02/04/decoding-the-red-a-session-with-indudipa-sinha-and-krishnendu-adhikari/ |website=Kolkata Movie Database}}</ref> Over the course of the next five years, he received intensive training in physical/vocal acting, body awareness and kinesthetics under the tutelage of Indian performance stalwarts Sima Mukhopadhyay and Vikram Iyengar. Adhikari also learned the [[Tamil martial art]] [[Kalaripayattu]] under the able guidance of Indian facilitator Arka Mukhopadhyay.<ref>{{cite web |title=Project Prometheus: People |url=http://projectprometheus.in/people/ |website=Project Prometheus |access-date=2018-11-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181119043005/http://projectprometheus.in/people/ |archive-date=2018-11-19 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 2016, Adhikari participated in the prestigious [[Bharat Rang Mahotsav]] theatre festival in [[Delhi]], India, as actor and production manager in ''Rajar Mrityu'' ([[Bengali language|Bengali]]: রাজার মৃত্যু; directed by [[Sudipto Chatterjee]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/lifestyle/culture/story/nsds-bharat-rang-mahotsav-theatre-festival-brings-best-of-theatre-307430-2016-02-06|title=NSD's 18th Bharat Rang Mahotsav promises the best of theatre under one umbrella|website=India Today|language=en|access-date=2018-09-15}}</ref> and ''Raajrokto'' ([[Bengali language|Bengali]]: রাজরক্ত, directed by Debasish Dutta).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://nsd.gov.in/delhi/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/MAIN-SCHEDULE-OF-18-BRM-8th-January-2016.pdf|title=Schedule of 18th Bharat Rang Mahotsav, 2016|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref> In the same year, Adhikari had his breakthrough moment as a theatre actor with two concurrent and widely appreciated [[Bengali language|Bengali]] productions - ''Ags'uddhi'' ([[Bengali language|Bengali]]: আগশুদ্ধি; adapted from the [[Arthur Miller]] play ''[[The Crucible]]''; directed by [[Sudipto Chatterjee]]) and ''Indur O Manush'' ([[Bengali language|Bengali]]: ইঁদুর ও মানুষ; adapted from the [[John Steinbeck]] novel ''[[Of Mice and Men]]''; directed by Debasis Biswas).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kaahon.com/theatre/indur-o-manush-crafted-with-care-faithful-to-source-text/|title=Indur o Manush: Crafted with care, faithful to source text – Kaahon|website=www.kaahon.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-09-15}}</ref> Adhikari's portrayal of Chhotu Mandi ([[Bengali language|Bengali]]: ছোটু মান্ডি), the lead character in ''Ags'uddhi'', received particular critical acclaim.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1170128/jsp/opinion/story_132616.jsp|title=Return to darkness|work=The Telegraph|access-date=2018-09-15}}</ref> Later, in 2018, Adhikari headlined a theatrical production titled ''Mrityusangbad'' ([[Bengali language|Bengali]]: মৃত্যুসংবাদ; a play by [[Mohit Chattopadhyay]], directed by Partha Sarathi Raha).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kaahon.com/event/mrityu-sangbad-bengali-play/|title=Mrityusangbad - Bengali Play Event|last=|first=|date=2018-06-22|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2018-09-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://kolkatacanvas.com/download/1415/|title=Mrityusangbad Review on Kolkata Canvas|last=|first=|date=|website=Kolkata Canvas|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref> Having earned significant praise for his portrayal of the "Stranger", Adhikari and team travelled to [[Mysore]], India with ''Mrityusangbad'' as part of the 20th [[Bharat Rang Mahotsav]] festival in 2019.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mrityusangbad - 20th Bharat Rang Mahotsav 2019 |url=https://20brm.nsd.gov.in/mrittyusongbad/ |website=20th Bharat Rang Mahotsav |accessdate=3 February 2019}}</ref>

In 2016, Adhikari co-founded his own performance company - Behala Project Prometheus - with professional associate Indudipa Sinha, with an aim to rejuvenate and redefine creative expression in political and movement-based theatre in India. It was early 2017 when Adhikari and the company premiered their magnum opus ''Code Red'' - a theatre and dance presentation, adapted from [[Rabindranath Tagore]]'s poem ''Sishutirtha'' ([[Bengali language|Bengali]]: শিশুতীর্থ ), and directed by Sinha. Adhikari served as ensemble member, production manager, and assistant director to this critically hailed production,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kaahon.com/theatre/code-red-an-artistic-document-of-our-times-2/|title=Code Red: An artistic document of our times – Kaahon|website=www.kaahon.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-09-15}}</ref> which travelled nationally as part of the 8th Theatre Olympics in [[Bhopal]], India (2018)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2018/state-editions/code-red-staged-at-bharat-bhawan.html|title='Code Red' staged at Bharat Bhawan|last=Pioneer|first=The|work=The Pioneer|access-date=2018-09-16|language=en}}</ref> and the fifth C.G.K. Rashtriya Rangothsava in [[Bengaluru]], India (2018).<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2018/apr/30/three-plays-by-women-directors-at-rashtriya-rangothsava-1808012.html|title=Three plays by women directors at Rashtriya Rangothsava|work=The New Indian Express|access-date=2018-09-16}}</ref>

Adhikari had his directorial debut at the [[Short and Sweet (festival)|Short and Sweet]] theatre festival in [[Kolkata]] in 2015 with a ten-minute play titled ''One Two Three.''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://shortandsweet.org/festivals/shortsweet-theatre-kolkata|title=Short+Sweet Theatre Kolkata {{!}} Short + Sweet|website=shortandsweet.org|language=en|access-date=2018-09-16}}</ref>

In 2016, Adhikari had his maiden silver screen venture as an actor in the critically acclaimed [[Bengali language|Bengali]] film ''Tope - The Bait'', directed by [[Buddhadeb Dasgupta]],<ref>{{Citation|title=The Bait|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8869484/|access-date=2018-09-16}}</ref> which travelled to the Toronto International Film Festival, the 60th BFI London Film Festival, and the 21st Busan International Film Festival.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/Paoli-starrer-Tope-to-premiere-in-Toronto/articleshow/53477128.cms|title=Paoli-starrer Tope to premiere in Toronto, selected for London, Busan - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-09-16}}</ref> In 2017, Adhikari had his debut in the commercial Bengali Film Industry as a supporting character in [[Birsa Dasgupta]]'s [[One (2017 film)|''One'']].<ref>{{Citation|title=One|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6958152/|access-date=2018-09-16}}</ref> Adhikari has also featured in independent Bengali short films, notable among which are ''Niruddesh/Adrift'' ([[Bengali language|Bengali]]: নিরুদ্দেশ; directed by Saptarshi Bhattacharya) and ''Banshi'' ([[Bengali language|Bengali]]: বাঁশি; directed by Kaushik Sengupta).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=208035950031152&set=a.105346670300081&type=3&theater|title=Sutanuti Shorts|website=www.facebook.com|language=en|access-date=2018-09-16}}</ref> In 2018, ''Niruddesh/Adrift'', with Adikari in the lead, was selected and screened as part of the [[Hyderabad Bengali Film Festival]] in [[Hyderabad]], India,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://hbff.in/short-and-documentary/|title=Short and Documentary – Hyderabad Bengali Film Festival|website=hbff.in|language=en-US|access-date=2018-09-15}}</ref> the India Shorts Competition organised by the 9th [[Jagran Film Festival]] in [[Delhi]], India,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/jagran-film-festival-films-from-international-and-indian-shorts-competition-screened/19550174|title=Jagran Film Festival: Films from International and Indian shorts competition screened|date=2018-06-24|work=mid-day|access-date=2018-09-15|language=en}}</ref> and an international screening organised by The Tannenbusch House in [[Bonn]], Germany.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/events/212181859399006/|title=Short Film-screening By Saptarshi Bhattacharya|website=www.facebook.com|language=en|access-date=2018-09-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=151589225709282&set=a.140557790145759&type=3&theater|title=Selection News of Niruddesh the Film|website=www.facebook.com|language=en|access-date=2018-09-20}}</ref> In 2019, ''Niruddesh/Adrift'' was selected to be screened as part of the Second [[South Asian Short Film Festival]] in [[Kolkata]], India.<ref>{{cite web |title=Second South Asian Short Film Festival - Screening Schedule |url=http://www.sasff.online/screening-schedule/ |website=South Asian Short Film Festival |accessdate=28 March 2019}}</ref>

Adhikari, along with Behala Project Prometheus, premiered a Bengali theatre production in 2018 titled ''Jara Jege Thake'' ([[Bengali language|Bengali]]: যারা জেগে থাকে), with allegorical references to the present political climate in West Bengal and India.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kaahon.com/event/jara-jege-thake-bengali-play/|title=Bengali Play Event - Jara Jege Thake|last=|first=|date=2018-10-12|website=Kaahon|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref>

In 2019, Adhikari starred in the first installment of a Bengali web series titled ''The Senapatis'' as sub-inspector G. R. Neogi on the Indian web entertainment platform [https://www.addatimes.com/ Addatimes].<ref>{{cite web |title=Addatimes - The Senapatis Vol 1 |url=https://www.addatimes.com/show/the-senapatis-vol-1 |website=Addatimes |accessdate=3 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Senapatis Vol 1 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9710744/?ref_=nm_knf_i2 |website=IMDb |accessdate=3 February 2019}}</ref>

== Plays ==
*''Anandamath'' ([[Bengali language|Bengali]]: আনন্দমঠ) [Lead performer], premiered in 2018
*''Jara Jege Thake'' ([[Bengali language|Bengali]]: যারা জেগে থাকে) [Lead performer and producer with Behala Project Prometheus, premiered in 2018
*''Mrityusangbad'' ([[Bengali language|Bengali]]: মৃত্যুসংবাদ) [Lead performer], premiered in 2018
*''Ekti Shohoj Khuner Golpo'' ([[Bengali language|Bengali]]: একটি সহজ খুনের গল্প) [Lead performer and producer with Behala Project Prometheus, premiered in 2017<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1170831/jsp/t2/story_169951.jsp|title=10 minutes of magic at Short+Sweet, with t2|work=The Telegraph|access-date=2018-09-16}}</ref>
*''Code Red'' [Ensemble/lead performer, production manager, and assistant director with Behala Project Prometheus, premiered in 2017
*''Indur O Manush'' ([[Bengali language|Bengali]]: ইঁদুর ও মানুষ) [Performer], premiered in 2016<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://8ththeatreolympics.nsd.gov.in/en/play-single.php?ids=37|title=Indur O Manush Play - 8th Theatre Olympics 2018 in India - Official Website|last=ThemeMascot|website=8ththeatreolympics.nsd.gov.in|language=en|access-date=2018-09-16}}</ref>
*''Ags'uddhi'' ([[Bengali language|Bengali]]: আগশুদ্ধি) [Lead performer], premiered in 2016
*''Ordhek Jeebon'' ([[Bengali language|Bengali]]: অর্ধেক জীবন) [Lead performer and producer with Behala Project Prometheus, premiered in 2016
*''Page Four/4'' [Lead performer], premiered in 2016
*''Rajar Mrityu'' ([[Bengali language|Bengali]]: রাজার মৃত্যু) [Performer and production manager], premiered in 2015
*''A Good Deed for Mr. Stinky'' [Lead performer], premiered in 2015<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://shortandsweet.org/festivals/shortsweet-theatre-kolkata|title=Short+Sweet Theatre Kolkata {{!}} Short + Sweet|website=shortandsweet.org|language=en|access-date=2018-09-16}}</ref>
*''One Two Three'' [Director], premiered in 2015
*''Raajrokto'' ([[Bengali language|Bengali]]: রাজরক্ত) [Lead performer], premiered in 2014

== Filmography ==

*''[[Goyenda Junior]]'' ([[Bengali language|Bengali]]: গোয়েন্দা জুনিয়ার; Bengali feature film) [Performer], premiered in 2019<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/bengali/movie-reviews/goyenda-junior/amp_movie_review/71230287.cms#aoh=15692522933681&referrer=https://www.google.com&amp_tf=From%20%251$s|title=Goyenda Junior Movie Review {3.0/5}: Critic Review of Goyenda Junior by Times of India|website=m.timesofindia.com|access-date=2019-10-17}}</ref>
*''Banshi'' ([[Bengali language|Bengali]]: বাঁশি; Bengali short film) [Performer], premiered in 2018
*''Niruddesh/Adrift'' ([[Bengali language|Bengali]]: নিরুদ্দেশ; Bengali short film) [Lead performer], premiered in 2018
*''[[One (2017 film)|One]]'' (Bengali feature film) [Performer], premiered in 2017
*''[[Tope (film)]]'' - The Bait'' (Bengali feature film) [Performer], premiered in 2016

== TV and Web Series ==
* " The Senapatis" - Volume 2 ( Bengali web series)
*''The Senapatis'' - Volume 1 (Bengali web series) [Performer], premiered in 2019

== References ==
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== External links ==
* "AAGSHUDDHI: A relevant readaptation of Miller’s 1953 classic". ''www.kaahon.com''. https://www.kaahon.com/theatre/aagshuddhi-relevant-readaptation-millers-1953-classic/. Retrieved 2018-09-15.
* "Code Red to be staged in Kolkata after many months". ''The Times of India''. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/theatre/code-red-to-be-staged-in-kolkata-after-many-months/articleshow/65149567.cms. Retrieved 2018-09-15.

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