Manmoyee Girls' School
Directed byJyotish Bannerjee
Based onManmoyee Girls' School
by Rabindranath Maitra
StarringTulsi Chakraborty
Jahar Ganguly
Kanan Devi
CinematographyD. G. Gune
Music byAnath Basu
Mrinal Ghosh
Kumar Mitra
Production
company
Radha Films Company
Release date
1935
Running time
152 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageBengali

Manmoyee Girls' School is a 1935 Indian Bengali-language romantic comedy film directed by Jyotish Bannerjee under the banner of Radha Films Company. It is based on Rabindranath Maitra's 1932 play of the same name. The film stars Tulsi Chakraborty, Jahar Ganguly and Kanan Devi.[2]

Plot

Deciding to start a school for girls named after his wife, the zamindar Damodar Chakraborty looks for a married couple to manage the establishment. Manas Ganguly and Niharika apply for and get the job. The two are not actually married; they posed as a couple to obtain the job. After a series of complications and delicate situations, love blooms between the two and they marry.[1]

Cast

Production

Manmoyee Girls' School was a play written by Rabindranath Maitra and staged by Star Theatres in 1932.[3] Radha Films Company adapted this play into a film under the same name, with Jyotish Bannerjee directing. D. G. Gune was the cinematographer, while the music was composed by Anath Basu, Mrinal Ghosh and Kumar Mitra.[1] The film was shot at Radha Studio.[4]

Release and reception

Manmoyee Girls' School was a success,[5] and was remade again in Bengali under the same title in 1958.[1][6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (1998) [1994]. Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema. British Film Institute and Oxford University Press. p. 264. ISBN 0-19-563579-5.
  2. ↑ "Manmoyee Girls' School (1935)". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  3. ↑ "রবীন্দ্রনাথ মৈত্র - উইকিসংকলন একটি মুক্ত পাঠাগার". bn.wikisource.org (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 22 May 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  4. ↑ Dasgupta, Priyanka (7 May 2022). "Radha Studio Makes A Comeback With Full House". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 7 July 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  5. ↑ Sarkar, Roushni (22 April 2018). "Kanan Devi: An incredible journey of triumph over odds". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 31 July 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  6. ↑ FilmiClub. "Manmoyee Girl'S School (1958)". FilmiClub. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
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