Template:Bengali films
This is a list of films produced by Tollywood (Bengali language film industry) based in Kolkata in the 1950s.
1950
| Title
|
Director
|
Cast
|
Genre
|
Notes
|
| Baikunther Will |
Manu Sen |
Molina Devi, Jahan Ganguly, Bikash Roy |
|
|
| Chinnamul[1] |
Nemai Ghosh[2] |
Gangapata Basu, Ritwik Ghatak |
Historical drama |
|
| Kankal[3] |
Naresh Mitra[4] |
Dhiraj Bhattacharya, Jiben Bose, Naresh Mitra |
Horror |
|
| Mandanda |
Ratan Chatterjee |
Bhanu Bannerjee, Biman Bannerjee, Kanu Bannerjee |
|
|
| Maryada[5] |
Digambar Chattopadhyay |
Uttam Kumar, Pahari Sanyal |
Drama |
|
| Mejdidi |
Sabyasachi |
Jahar Ganguly, Nripati Chattopadhyay, Tulsi Chakraborty |
|
|
| Michael Madhusudhan |
Modhu Bose |
Utpal Dutt, Devjani, Miriam Stark |
|
|
| Sudhar Prem |
Premankur Atorthy |
Asit Baran, Manoranjan Bhattacharya |
|
|
| Vidyasagar |
Kali Prasad Ghosh |
Gurudas Banerjee, Tarakumar Bhaduri, Chhabi Biswas |
|
|
1951
| Title
|
Director
|
Cast
|
Genre
|
Notes
|
| Barjatri
|
Satyen Bose
|
Bhanu Bandopadhyay, Anup Kumar, Haradan Bandopadhyay
|
Drama
|
|
| Ekti Raat
|
Chitta Basu
|
Uttam Kumar, Suchitra Sen, Anup Kumar
|
Drama
|
|
| Jighansa[6]
|
Ajoy Kar
|
Manju Dey, Bikash Roy, Kamal Mitra
|
Thriller
|
|
| Nastaneer[7]
|
Pashupati Chatterjee
|
Sunanda Bannerjee, Uttam Kumar
|
Drama
|
|
| Ore Jatri[8]
|
Rajen Choudhury
|
Uttam Kumar, Prabha Devi, Anubha Gupta
|
Drama
|
|
| Sahajatri[9]
|
Agradoot
|
Molina Devi, Uttam Kumar
|
Drama
|
|
1952
| Title
|
Director
|
Cast
|
Genre
|
Notes
|
| Basu Poribar[10]
|
Nirmal Dey
|
Sabitri Chatterjee, Uttam Kumar, Supriya Devi[11]
|
Drama
|
|
| Bindur Chheley
|
Chitta Bose
|
Ajit Bannerjee, Kanu Bannerjee, Bibhu Bhattacharya
|
|
|
| Hanabari[12]
|
Premendra Mitra
|
Dhiraj Bhattacharya, Nabadwip Halder
|
Thriller
|
|
| Kapal Kundala
|
Ardhendu Mukherjee
|
|
|
|
| Kar Pape
|
Kali Prasad Ghosh
|
Asitbaran, Chhabi Biswas, Aparna Devi
|
|
|
| Kuhelika[13]
|
Ramesh Bose
|
Ahindra Choudhury, Tulsi Chakraborty, Amar Choudhury
|
|
|
| Pasher Bari[14]
|
Sudhir Mukherjee
|
Bhanu Bannerjee, Sabitri Chatterjee
|
Romance
|
|
| Sanjibani[15]
|
Sukumar Dasgupta
|
Uttam Kumar, Reba Devi
|
Drama
|
|
1953
| Title
|
Director
|
Cast
|
Genre
|
Notes
|
| Bou Thakuranir Haat[16]
|
Naresh Mitra
|
Uttam Kumar, Pahari Sanyal, Sambhu Mitra
|
Drama
|
|
| Keranir Jibon
|
Dilip Mukherjee
|
Bhanu Bandopadhyay, Jahor Roy, Tulsi Chakraborty, Sabitri Chatterjee
|
Drama
|
|
| Lakh Taka[17]
|
Niren Lahiri
|
Uttam Kumar, Sabitri Chatterjee, Bhanu Bannerjee
|
Drama
|
|
| Nabin Jatra[18]
|
Subodh Mitra
|
Uttam Kumar, Maya Mukherjee, Tulsi Chakraborty
|
Drama
|
|
| Parineeta
|
Bimal Roy
|
Moni Bhattacharjee, Sarat Chanda Chattopadhyay, Kamal Chowdhary
|
|
|
| Saat Number Kayedi
|
Sukumar Dasgupta
|
Suchitra Sen, Chhabi Biswas, Kamal Mitra
|
Drama
|
|
| Sharey Chuattor
|
Nirmal Dey
|
Tulsi Chakraborty, Molina Devi, Uttam Kumar
|
Comedy
|
|
1954
| Title
|
Director
|
Cast
|
Genre
|
Notes
|
| Agni Pariksha[19]
|
Agradoot
|
Uttam Kumar, Suchitra Sen
|
Romance, Drama
|
|
| Annapurnar Mandir[20][21]
|
Naresh Mitra
|
Uttam Kumar, Suchitra Sen, Sabitri Chatterjee
|
Social Drama
|
|
| Anupama
|
Agradoot
|
Sabitri Chatterjee, Jahar Ganguly, Anubha Gupta
|
|
|
| Bakul[22]
|
Bholanath Mitra
|
Uttam Kumar, Arundhati Devi, Tulsi Chakraborty
|
Drama
|
|
| Bhangagara
|
Sushil Majumdar
|
Sandhya Rani, Chhaya Devi, Sabitri Chatterjee
|
Drama
|
| Bidhilipi
|
Manu Sen
|
Chhabi Biswas, Nripati Chatterjee, Prasanta Chatterjee
|
|
|
| Bratacharini
|
Kamal Ganguly
|
Sabitri Chatterjee, Uttam Kumar, Sandhya Rani
|
|
|
| Champadangar Bou[23]
|
Nirmal Dey
|
Uttam Kumar, Sabitri Chatterjee, Tulsi Chakraborty
|
Drama
|
|
| Chheley Kaar
|
Chitta Basu
|
Bikash Roy, Bhanu Bannerjee, Chhabi Biswas
|
Romance, Comedy
|
|
| Dhooli
|
Pinaki Mukherjee
|
Suchitra Sen, Mala Sinha, Chhabi Biswas
|
Drama
|
|
| Grihapravesh
|
Ajoy Kar
|
Uttam Kumar, Suchitra Sen, Bhanu Bannerjee
|
Drama
|
|
| Kalyani
|
Niren Lahiri
|
Uttam Kumar, Anubha Gupta, Sabitri Chatterjee
|
|
|
| Mantra Shakti
|
Chitta Basu
|
Uttam Kumar, Anubha Gupta, Asit Baran, Bhanu Bannerjee
|
Drama
|
|
| Maraner Pare
|
Satish Dasgupta
|
Uttam Kumar, Suchitra Sen, Sambhu Mitra
|
Drama
|
|
| Moner Mayur
|
Sushil Majumdar
|
Uttam Kumar, Bhanu Bannerjee, Tulsi Chakraborty
|
Drama
|
|
| Moyla Kagaj
|
Premendra Mitra
|
Anil Chatterjee, Dhiraj Bhattacharya, Tulsi Chakraborty
|
Social Drama
|
|
| Ora Thake Odhare
|
Sukumar Dasgupta
|
Uttam Kumar, Suchitra Sen, Bhanu Bandopadhyay
|
Romance, Comedy
|
|
| Sadanander Mela
|
Sukumar Dasgupta
|
Bhanu Bannerjee, Chhabi Biswas, Uttam Kumar, Suchitra Sen
|
Drama
|
|
| Satir Dehatyag
|
Manu Sen
|
Shubhendu Chattopadhyay, Kamal Mitra, Raja Mukherjee
|
|
|
| Vikram Urvashi
|
Modhu Bose
|
Sadhona Bose, Biren Chatterjee, Nilima Das
|
|
|
1955
| Title
|
Director
|
Cast
|
Genre
|
Notes
|
| Bhagavan Sri Ramakrishna
|
Prafulla Chakraborty
|
Kanu Banerjee
|
Biographical film
|
Available on YouTube[24] and mentioned in 2012 news[25][26]
|
| Dakinir Char
|
Premendra Mitra
|
Dhiraj Bhattacharya, Jahor Roy
|
Horror
|
|
| Debatra
|
Haridas Bhattacharya
|
Gangapada Basu, Ahindra Choudhury, Kanan Devi
|
|
|
| Dui Bon
|
Chandrasekhar Basu
|
Kamala Adhikari, Bibhu Bhattacharya, Nripati Chatterjee
|
|
|
| Hrad
|
Ardhendu Sen
|
Uttam Kumar, Chhabi Biswas, Jahor Roy
|
Drama
|
|
| Kankabatir Ghat
|
Chitta Bose
|
Uttam Kumar, Anup Kumar
|
Drama
|
|
| Pather Panchali
|
Satyajit Ray
|
Subir Banerjee, Kanu Banerjee
|
Drama
|
The first of The Apu Trilogy
|
| Prashna
|
Chandrashekhar Basu
|
Arundhati Devi, Asit Baran, Bikash Roy, Chhabi Biswas
|
Drama
|
|
| Raat Bhore
|
Mrinal Sen
|
Uttam Kumar, Sabitri Chatterjee, Chhabi Biswas
|
|
|
| Raikamal
|
Subodh Mitra
|
Kaberi Bose, Uttam Kumar, Nitish Mukherjee
|
|
|
| Rani Rashmoni
|
Kali Prasad Ghosh
|
Molina Devi, Gurudas Banerjee
|
Drama
|
Biopic on Rani Rashmoni
|
| Saajher Pradip
|
Sudhangshu Mukherjee
|
Suchitra Sen, Chhabi Biswas, Tulsi Chakraborty
|
|
|
| Sabar Uparey
|
Agradoot
|
Uttam Kumar, Suchitra Sen
|
Crime Thriller
|
|
| Shap Mochan
|
Sudhir Mukherjee
|
Uttam Kumar, Suchitra Sen
|
Romance, Drama
|
|
| Upahar
|
Tapan Sinha
|
Kanu Bannerjee, Sudhiranjan Mukhopadhyay, Tapan Sinha
|
|
|
1956
| Title
|
Director
|
Cast
|
Genre
|
Notes
|
| Aparajito
|
Satyajit Ray
|
Kanu Banerjee, Karuna Banerjee
|
Drama
|
Won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival
|
| Chirokumar Sabha
|
Debaki Kumar Bose
|
Jiben Bose, Ajit Chatterjee, Ahindra Choudhury
|
|
|
| Ekti Raat
|
Chitta Basu
|
Uttam Kumar, Suchitra Sen, Tulsi Chakraborty
|
Comedy
|
|
| Laksha-Hira
|
Chittaranjan Mitra
|
Nilima Das, Chandrabati Devi, Manju Dey
|
|
|
| Mahakavi Girish Chandra
|
Madhu Bose
|
Pahadi Sanyal, Gurudas Banerjee, Molina Devi
|
Drama
|
Biopic on Girish Chandra Ghosh
|
| Mahanisha
|
Sukumar Dasgupta
|
Bhanu Bandopadhyay, Bani Gangopadhyay, Anubha Gupta
|
|
|
| Nabajanma
|
Debaki Kumar Bose
|
Ajit Bandopadhyay, Kalu Bannerjee, Sabita Basu
|
|
|
| Prithibi Amare Chaay
|
Niren Lahiri
|
Uttam Kumar, Mala Sinha, Asit Baran
|
|
|
| Putrabadhu
|
Chitta Bose
|
Uttam Kumar, Mala Sinha, Bibhu Bhattacharya
|
|
|
| Sadhak Ramprasad
|
Banshi Ash
|
Gurudas Banerjee, Chhabi Biswas, Abhi Bhattacharya, Tulsi Chakraborty
|
Devotional
|
|
| Sagarika
|
Agragami
|
Uttam Kumar, Suchitra Sen, Anup Kumar, Jamuna Sinha
|
Romance, Drama
|
|
| Saheb Bibi Golam
|
Karthik Chatterjee
|
Sumitra Devi, Uttam Kumar, Chhabi Biswas
|
Drama
|
|
| Shankar Narayan Bank
|
|
Chhabi Biswas, Kaberi Bose, Chhaya Devi
|
Drama
|
|
| Shilpi
|
Agragami
|
Sikharani Bag, Kali Bannerjee, Molina Devi
|
|
|
| Shyamali
|
Ajoy Kar
|
Kaberi Bose
|
Romance, Drama
|
|
| Trijama
|
Agradoot
|
Uttam Kumar, Suchitra Sen
|
Romance, Drama
|
|
1957
| Title
|
Director
|
Cast
|
Genre
|
Notes
|
| Abhoyer Biye
|
Sukumar Dasgupta
|
Uttam Kumar, Sabitri Chatterjee, Sova Sen, Aparna Devi
|
Drama
|
|
| Adarsha Hindu Hotel
|
Ardhendu Sen
|
Chhabi Biswas, Anup Kumar
|
Drama
|
|
| Baksiddha
|
Bireshwar Basu
|
Chhabi Biswas, Jahar Ganguly, Tulsi Lahiri
|
Drama
|
|
| Bardidi
|
Ajoy Kar
|
Uttam Kumar, Chhabi Biswas, Chhaya Devi
|
Drama
|
|
| Harano Sur
|
Ajoy Kar
|
Uttam Kumar, Utpal Dutt, Suchitra Sen
|
Romance, Drama
|
|
| Harjeet
|
Manu Sen
|
Uttam Kumar, Anita Guha, Basanta Choudhury
|
Romance, Drama
|
|
| Harischandra
|
Phani Burma
|
Chhabi Biswas, Anup Kumar, Tulsi Chakraborty
|
Drama
|
|
| Jatra Holo Shuru
|
Santosh Ganguly
|
Dhiresh Bannerjee, Sabita Chatterjee, Uttam Kumar
|
|
|
| Jiban Trishna
|
Asit Sen
|
Uttam Kumar, Suchitra Sen, Bikash Roy
|
Drama
|
|
| Kabuliwala
|
Tapan Sinha
|
Chhabi Biswas
|
Drama
|
|
| Nilachaley Mahaprabhu
|
Kartik Chattopadhyay
|
Ahindra Choudhury, Bhanu Bandyopadhyay, Nripati Chattopadhyay, Asim Kumar
|
Biographical drama
|
|
| Pathey Holo Deri
|
Agradoot
|
Uttam Kumar, Suchitra Sen
|
|
|
| Prithvi Amarey Chai
|
Niren Lahiri
|
Uttam Kumar, Mala Sinha, Sandhya Rani
|
Drama
|
|
| Punar Milan
|
Manu Sen
|
Kanu Bannerjee, Sabitri Chatterjee, Jahar Ganguly
|
|
|
| Surer Parashey
|
Chitta Bose
|
Master Babua, Kali Bannerjee, Chhabi Biswas
|
|
|
| Tasher Ghar
|
Mangal Chakravarty
|
Uttam Kumar, Sabitri Chatterjee, Sabita Bose
|
|
|
1958
| Title
|
Director
|
Cast
|
Genre
|
Notes
|
| Ajantrik
|
Ritwik Ghatak[27]
|
Kali Banerjee, Ganga Pada Basu, Tulsi Chakraborty
|
Drama
|
|
| Bandhu
|
Chitta Bose
|
Chhabi Biswas, Uttam Kumar, Mala Sinha
|
|
|
| Bhanu Pelo Lottery[28]
|
|
Bhanu Bandopadhyay, Jahor Roy, Lily Chakravarty
|
Comedy
|
|
| Indrani
|
Niren Lahiri
|
Uttam Kumar, Suchitra Sen
|
Romance, Drama
|
|
| Jalsaghar
|
Satyajit Ray
|
Chhabi Biswas
|
Drama
|
|
| Jamalaye Jibanta Manush
|
Prafulla Chakraborty
|
Bhanu Banerjee, Chhabi Biswas, Tulsi Chakraborty
|
Mythological
|
|
| Joutuk
|
Jiban Ganguly
|
Jiben Bose, Tulsi Chakraborty, Molina Devi
|
|
|
| Manmoyee Girls' School
|
Hemchandra Chunder
|
Bhanu Bannerjee, Karuna Bannerjee, Dhiraj Bhattacharya
|
|
|
| Parash Pathar
|
Satyajit Ray
|
Tulsi Chakraborty, Kali Banerjee, Jahor Roy
|
Fantasy Comedy
|
|
| Rajlakshmi O Srikanta
|
Haridas Bhattacharya
|
Uttam Kumar, Suchitra Sen
|
Drama
|
|
| Sadhak Bamakhyapa
|
Narayan Ghosh
|
Gurudas Banerjee, Tulsi Chakraborty, Molina Devi, Chhabi Biswas
|
Devotional
|
|
| Suryatoran
|
Agradoot
|
Bhanu Bannerjee, Kali Bannerjee, Chhabi Biswas
|
|
|
| Swarga Martya
|
Ashim Pal
|
Bhanu Bandopadhyay, Manju Dey, Jiben Bose, Tulsi Chakraborty
|
Comedy
|
|
1959
| Title
|
Director
|
Cast
|
Genre
|
Notes
|
| Abak Prithibi
|
Bishu Chakraborty
|
Uttam Kumar, Tarun Kumar, Tulsi Chakraborty
|
Drama
|
|
| Apur Sansar
|
Satyajit Ray
|
Soumitra Chatterjee, Sharmila Tagore
|
Drama
|
|
| Bari Theke Paliye
|
Ritwik Ghatak
|
Kali Banerjee, Gyanesh Mukherjee
|
Drama
|
|
| Bicharak
|
Pravat Mukhopadhyay
|
Uttam Kumar, Chhabi Biswas
|
Drama
|
|
| Chaowa Pawa
|
Yatrikof, Tarun Majumdar
|
Uttam Kumar, Suchitra Sen, Chhabi Biswas
|
Romance, comedy
|
|
| Deep Jwele Jaai
|
Asit Sen
|
Suchitra Sen, Basanta Choudhury
|
Romance, drama
|
|
| Gali Theke Rajpath
|
Prafulla Chakraborty
|
Uttam Kumar, Sabitri Chatterjee, Chhabi Biswas, Anup Kumar
|
Drama
|
|
| Khelagar
|
Ajoy Kar
|
Asitbaran, Shishir Batabyal, Chhabi Biswas
|
|
|
| Indranath Srikanta O Annadadidi
|
Haridas Bhattacharya
|
Bikash Roy, Gurudas Banerjee
|
Drama
|
|
| Khaniker Atithi
|
Tapan Sinha
|
Ruma Guha Thakurta, Nirmal Kumar, Chhabi Biswas, Tulsi Lahiri
|
Drama
|
|
| Marutirtha Hinglaj
|
Bikash Roy
|
Uttam Kumar, Sabitri Chatterjee, Bikash Roy
|
Drama
|
|
| Mriter Martye Agaman
|
Pashupati Chatterjee
|
Bhanu Bannerjee, Basabi Nandi, Chhabi Biswas
|
Fantasy, comedy
|
|
| Neel Akasher Neechey
|
Mrinal Sen
|
Kali Bannerjee, Manju Dey, Bikash Roy, Smriti Biswas
|
Drama
|
|
| Pushpadhanu
|
Sushil Majumdar
|
Bhanu Bannerjee, Tina Barbara, Preeti Bhaduri
|
|
|
| Sagar Sangamey
|
Debaki Bose
|
Bharati Debi, Manju Adhikary, Jahar Roy, Nitish Mukhopadhyay
|
|
Entered into the 9th Berlin International Film Festival
|
| Sonar Harin
|
Mangal Chakravarty
|
Bhanu Bannerjee, Kali Bannerjee, Supriya Choudhury
|
Drama
|
|
| Subha Bibaha
|
Sombhu Mitra, Amit Mitra
|
Tripti Mitra, Chhabi Biswas, Karuna Banerjee, Sombhu Mitra
|
Drama
|
|
References
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- ↑ 8th National Film Awards. International Film Festival of India.
- ↑ Kankal. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
- ↑ The man who made Devdas popular. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
- ↑ MARYADA Bengali Movie (1950). Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- ↑ The Crackling Chemistry between Uttam Kumar and Ajoy Kar. The Times of India(2020-01-28). Retrieved 2021-12-19.
- ↑ Nastaneer | GoldPoster Movie Poster Gallery. GoldPoster. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
- ↑ Ore Jatri on Moviebuff.com. Moviebuff.com. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
- ↑ Station Hollywood: Agradoot and bengali films., Souvik-indrajalik. Station Hollywood(2011-07-28). Retrieved 2020-04-25.
- ↑ Film details of Basu Poribar (1952). Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- ↑ Actress Supriya Devi passes away. daily-bangladesh.com. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
- ↑ Indian Horror Cinema: (En)gendering the Monstrous{{#if:Dhusiya|, Dhusiya}. Taylor & Francis(2017-09-13). ISBN 978-1-351-38648-7
- ↑ Kuhelika 1952. Gomolo.
- ↑ Dinesh Raheja. Rediff.com(5 December 2002). Retrieved 26 December 2018.
- ↑ SANJIBANI (1952). BFI. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
- ↑ DVD/VCD reviews. The Telegraph(29 July 2005). Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- ↑ Lakh Taka (1953). Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
- ↑ Uttam Kumar-Maya Mukherjee in Subodh Mitra's Nabin Jatra. washingtonbanglaradio.com(20 September 2010). Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- ↑ Mangalyabalam (1959), Narasimham, M. L.. The Hindu(8 October 2015).
- ↑ Annapurnar Mandir ( 1954). archive.org. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
- ↑ Annapurnar Mandir. indiancine.ma. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
- ↑ Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema{{#if:Britannica|, Britannica}. Popular Prakashan(2003). ISBN 978-81-7991-066-5
- ↑ Uttam Kumar: 'উত্তমের সঙ্গে কাজ করে অসম্ভব তৃপ্তি পেয়েছিলাম', লিখেছিলেন সত্যজিৎ. Aaj Tak বাংলা. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
- ↑ "The film - Bhagavan Sri Ramakrishna - revised file" (on YouTube); 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), Prafulla Chakravarty (script writer and director, 1:43) (accessed 14 Jan 2013)
- ↑ Soumitra Das and Dalia Mukherje (5 August 2012). Kolkata, India: The Telegraph. (accessed 14 Jan 2013)
- ↑ See also Bhagaban Sree Sree Ramkrishna listing at Gomolo.
- ↑ Ritwik Ghatak: Shooting star who lit up screens and lives, Joshi, Namrata. The New Indian Express(2025-11-08). Retrieved 2026-03-10.
- ↑ Want a good laugh? Watch these 6 Bengali comedies of Bhanu Bandyopadhyay. www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 2026-03-10.
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