Sesh Anka
Directed byHaridas Bhattacharya
Written byShyamal Gupta (dialogues and Lyrics)
Screenplay byRajkumar Moitra
Story byRajkumar Moitra
Based onChase a Crooked Shadow a 1958 film
Produced byNarendranath Chattopadhyaya
StarringUttam Kumar
Pahari Sanyal
Sharmila Tagore
Bikash Roy
Kamal Mitra
Sabitri Chatterjee
Utpal Dutt
CinematographyKanai Dey
Edited bySantosh Ganguly
Music byPabitra Chatterjee, Sailen Roy
Production
company
Kalpana Movies Pvt Ltd
Distributed byKalpana Movies
Release date
1963
Running time
131 min
CountryIndia
LanguageBengali

Sesh Anka (transl.The final act) is a 1963 Indian Bengali-language thriller film directed by Haridas Bhattacharya and made by Kalpana Movies, Kolkata.[1] This film was loosely inspired by the 1958 film Chase a Crooked Shadow.[2][3] The film starred Uttam Kumar in lead with Sharmila Tagore, Sabitri Chatterjee, Pahadi Sanyal, Bikash Roy, Kamal Mitra and others in supporting role. Critics stated this movie as one of the best thrillers in Bengali Cinema. The film was remade in Tamil in 1964 as Puthiya Paravai and was an inspiration for the Hindi movie Khoj (1989).[4]

Plot

Widower Sudhangsu is going to be married to Soma, daughter of Sir Haraprasad. Sudhangsu is presented as a cheerful person who loves his would-be partner Soma and adores her with all his heart, occasionally gifting her with ornaments. He already declares that his first wife Kalpana committed suicide on a railway track in Burma, stating that she was mentally challenged. At the time of Sudhangsu's second marriage, a local senior advocate, Suren Banerjee comes with a lady who claims herself as Sudhangsu's first wife. Sudhangsu strongly denies and alleged that she is an imposter. In the meantime, a mysterious person named Samadder invades Sudhangsu's house and steal some ornaments of the deceased Kalpana. The case goes for a trial to determine whether the unknown lady is really Kalpana or not. Advocate Suren Banerjee examines all the witnesses attached to the case. The courtroom drama wrestles to defend the unknown lady's position against her proclaimed husband. Sudhangsu starts losing his sanity with time growing out of his hand. Having no other witness to support his case, Sudhangsu's Barrister Mr. Mitter compels his client to telegram Deben Sen, brother of Kalpana to determine the identity of his sister. The story revolves around the activities of Sudhangsu and his past as the courtroom drama. Deben, however, recognizes the unknown lady as his sister without an air of doubt. Finally Sudhangsu having lost all his reasons confesses how the lady couldn't be Kalpana.[5]

Cast

Soundtrack

Sesh Anko
Soundtrack album by
Pabitra Chatterjee, Sailen Roy
Released1963
Recorded1962
StudioKalpana Movies Pvt Ltd
Length0:09:39
LabelAngel Digital Pvt Ltd
ProducerNarendranath Chattopadhyay

All lyrics are written by Shyamal Gupta, Pranob Roy; all music is composed by Pabitra Chatterjee, Sailen Roy

Songs
No.TitlePlaybackLength
1."Aami To Jani"Hemanta Mukherjee3:13
2."Ankhi Jage Shyamrup Raage"Sandhya Mukherjee3:13
3."Chand Jage Batayane"Hemanta Mukherjee3:13
Total length:09:39

Reception

Uttam Kumar played an unusual role as a murderer.[6] The Times Of India wrote ‘Sesh Anka’ which is yet another criminally underrated film. ‘Sesh Anka’ delivers a different side of Uttam Kumar’s usual portrayal of heroism or a romantic hero.[7]

Remake

The film was remade in Tamil in 1964 Puthiya Paravai starring Sivaji Ganeshan, Sowcar Janaki and B. Saroja Devi. In 1989 the film was remade in Hindi as Khoj.

References

  1. "Shesh Anko (1963 – Bengali)". gomolo.com. Archived from the original on 27 April 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  2. Guy, Randor (26 June 2009). "Puthiya Paravai 1964". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 8 November 2012.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. "Jwala (1969)". thehindu.com. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  4. "Tamil cinema's bong connection". Times of India Blog. 23 April 2018. Archived from the original on 13 February 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  5. 1 2 "Shesh-Anka". indiancine.ma. Archived from the original on 31 July 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  6. মালাকার, অমিতাভ (24 July 2021). "উত্তম কুমার যখন ভিলেন". Eisamay Gold (in Bengali). Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  7. "#DirectorsCut: Haridas Bhattacharya's 'Sesh Anka' can easily serve as a textbook on thriller writing". The Times of India. 23 January 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
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