Atanu Raychaudhuri
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| Born | Baruipur, Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Indian |
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| 📆 Years active | 1991–present |
| 🌐 Website | atanuraychaudhuri |
Atanu Raychaudhuri is an Indian Bengali film producer based in Kolkata, West Bengal. By profession, he is a senior advocate in the Calcutta High Court. He is known for his works in contemporary Bengali cinema and for selecting films with unusual storylines taken out of everyday human life.
Early Life & Background:
Atanu Raychaudhuri was born on 17 January 1962 in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. He was a student of Baruipur High School and later pursued his law degree from University Of Calcutta.
Legal Career
Atanu Raychaudhury became an advocate in the High Court of Kolkata, which is the highest body of judiciary in the state of West Bengal and holds immense importance in the legal circuit. After several years of law practice, he set up his own solicitor firm in the High Court at Calcutta. With years of experience, Atanu Raychaudhuri and his team expertly operate the different aspects of the legal field such as Arbitration, Civil Law & Constitutional Law.
Foray into Films
Atanu Raychaudhuri started his journey in Bengali Film Industry with presenting socially relevant films which are also entertaining to the viewers. He presented some of the popular most new age Bengali films like Muktodhara, Bela Seshe, Praktan, Posto, Projapati Biscuit, Haami, Tonic – which were critically acclaimed as well as enjoyed commercial success.
Creation of Bengal Talkies
Atanu Raychaudhuri started his own production company named "Bengal Talkies"[1], along with his partner Pranab Kumar Guha in Kolkata.Sanjhbati has been the first released film under the banner of Bengal Talkies. The second film of Bengal Talkies, Tonic[2], starring Bengali Superstar Dev and veteran actor Paran Bandopadhyay has released in December 2021.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Director | Crew role | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Muktodhara | Nandita Roy & Shiboprosad Mukherjee | Producer | [3][4] |
| 2013 | Alik Sukh | Nandita Roy & Shiboprosad Mukherjee | Producer | [5] |
| 2014 | Ramdhanu | Nandita Roy & Shiboprosad Mukherjee | Presenter | [6] |
| 2015 | Bela Seshe | Nandita Roy & Shiboprosad Mukherjee | Producer | [7] |
| 2016 | Praktan | Nandita Roy & Shiboprosad Mukherjee | Producer | [8] [9] |
| 2017 | Posto | Nandita Roy & Shiboprosad Mukherjee | Producer | [10] |
| 2017 | Projapoti Biskut | Anindya Chatterjee | Producer | [11] |
| 2018 | Haami | Nandita Roy & Shiboprosad Mukherjee | Producer | [12] |
| 2019 | Sanjhbati | Leena Gangopadhyay & Saibal Banerjee | Producer | [13][14][15] |
| 2021 | Tonic | Avijit Sen | Producer | [16][17][18][19] |
| 2022 | Projapati | Avijit Sen | Producer | [20][21] [22] [23] |
Awards
- Anandalok Award 2012 – Best Film for film Muktodhara[24]
- Zee Cine Award 2016 – Best film Bela Seshe[25]
- International Bengali film awards 2016 NABC – Best film Bela Seshe[26]
- West Bengal Film Journalist Awards 2017 – Most Popular film Praktan[27]
- International Business Film Award 2016 – Highest Grossing Bengali Film Praktan[28]
- Filmfare Awards Bangla 2021 - Best Film Tonic[29]
- West Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards 2022 - Most Popular Film Tonic[30]
Achievements
- Muktodhara was the first Bengali film in a decade to be screened at the Rashtrapati Bhavan for the President of India, Mr. Pranab Mukherjee. He was all praise for the film. Muktodhara was also watched by the Governor of West Bengal Sri. M. K. Narayanan. Muktodhara was accepted by Legal Aid Services of West Bengal as part of their curriculum for Post Graduate Studies in Counseling, 2013 (affiliated to University of Calcutta) and also has been included in the Certificate Course on Legal and Psychological Counseling for Women in Distress. It has been included in the B.Ed curriculum of Visva-Bharati University. It ran in theaters successfully for 75 days.
- Alik Sukh was premiered at the Marche du Film section in Cannes Film Festival in 2013. It had a pan India release in 2013. It was not only critically acclaimed but also did well commercially. It ran in theaters successfully for 50 days. The director duo received the Filmfare Awards (East) 2014 for Best Direction for the film Alik Sukh.
- Ramdhanu achieved both commercial success and critical acclaim. It has been included in the B.Ed curriculum of Visva-Bharati University.
- Bela Seshe received a tremendous response and Eros International released the film in Mumbai, Delhi, Noida, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Gurgaon, Pune and Bangalore. It became the longest running Bengali film of the last decade. 217 days of Multiplex run and 250 days theatrical run. The film was liked by veteran actors like Amitabh Bachchan, Waheeda Rehman, Asha Parekh.
- Praktan went on become the Highest Grossing Bengali Film of 2016 and received an award at the Indian Business Film Awards 2016 along with films like Kabali, Sultan, Visaranai etc.[31] Praktan received as many as 8 awards at the West Bengal Film Journalist Awards 2016 including the Most Popular Film, Best Actor (Female), Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female), Best Production Design, Best Music Album among others.[32] The film had as many as 11 nominations at the 2nd Jio Filmfare Awards 2017 (East) and won 5 awards including Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female) and Best Music Album among others.[33]
- Sanjhbati got both commercial success and critical acclaim. Lili Chakrabarty won Best Actor In A Supporting Role (Female)[34] in 4th Joy Filmfare Awards Bangla 2020.
- Tonic won Best Film according with Borunbabur Bondhu in Joy Filmfare Awards Bangla 2021. Also Paran Bandopadhyay received Best Actor In A Supporting Role (Male) and Avijit Sen received Best Debut Director.[35] Also Tonic grabbed 3 awards in three categories - Most Popular Film (Tonic), Most Popular Actor (Dev) & Best Actor In A Leading Role (Paran Bandopadhyay) in 6th Edition of The WBFJA Award 2022.
References
- ↑ "Bengal Talkies' First Venture Sanjhbati Announced". The Kolkata Mail. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
- ↑ "আসছে দেব অভিনীত নতুন বাংলা ছবি "টনিক"". News Bengal Online (in Bengali). 2019.
- ↑ "'Muktodhara' team gets together for a photo shoot". The Times of India. 15 May 2012. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2012. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Rituparna Sengupta organizes special screening of her film Muktodhara for President". Hindi TV.
- ↑ "Shiboprosad's Alik Sukh is inspired by his father's demise". The Times of India. Retrieved Jan 11, 2017.
- ↑ "Interview with Shiboprosad Mukherjee, Nandita Roy and Atanu Raychoudhuri". Ebela. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
- ↑ "Ebela Obela Review". Ebela. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
- ↑ "Come rain or shine, our films have worked — Shiboprosad-Nandita-Atanu decode the only success formula in Tolly today". The Telegraph. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
- ↑ "Filmmakers Shiboprosad Mukhopadhyay and Nandita Roy are the directors with the Midas touch turning out box office gold". The Telegraph. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
- ↑ "Posto Music Launch at City Center 1". Ebela. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
- ↑ "Projapati Biskut Music Launch at City Center 1". Ebela. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
- ↑ "Haami: Special Screening". The Kolkata Mail.
- ↑ "Cast and Crew Graces Premiere of Bengali Film Sanjhbati". The Kolkata Mail. 2019.
- ↑ "সাঁঝবাতির সুরে আরও গাঢ় প্রবীণ-নবীন সম্পর্ক". Ei Samay (in Bengali). 2019-12-05.
- ↑ "Team Sanjhbati celebrates 50 days of the film". The Times Of India. 2020-02-08.
- ↑ "Poster Launch of Bengali Film Tonic; Second Venture of Bengal Talkies". The Kolkata Mail (in Bengali). 2021-03-28.
- ↑ "ইচ্ছেপূরণ করতে এই ডিসেম্বরে বড় পর্দায় আসছেন 'টনিক' দেব, মুক্তি পাচ্ছে ছবি". Hindustan Times Bangla. 2021-11-15.
- ↑ "পরান-দেব যেন রবিশঙ্করের সেতার আর আল্লারাখার তবলা". Ei Samay (in Bengali). 2021-12-26.
- ↑ Tonic hits a century as it continues to win hearts even after hundred days – producer Atanu Roychowdhury. Ei Samay (in Bengali). 2022-04-06.
- ↑ "প্রযোজনায় গাঁটছড়া, হাত মেলাচ্ছেন দেব-অতনু, জুটি বাঁধবেন 'গুরু-দেব'?" [Dev And Mithun Chakraborty may cast together in Atanu Roy Chowdhury's next film dgtl – Gatchara in production, Dev-Atanu shaking hands, will pair 'Guru-Dev'?]. Ananda Bazar Patrika (in Bengali). 2021-03-28.
- ↑ "Exclusive! Atanu Raychaudhuri on Projapoti: Convincing Mithun Chakraborty, Mamata Shankar to work together after 46 years is a proud moment". OTT Play. 2022-06-19.
- ↑ "পর্দায় ফিরছে 'মৃগয়া'র জুটি". Ananda Bazar patrika (in Bengali). 2022-06-11.
- ↑ "With Dev, Mithun And Mamata Shankar On Board, Here's How The World Of Projapati Unfolded, At Home And Away". The Telegraph. 2022-06-16.
- ↑ Kumar, S. "Anandalok Award Winners 2012 – Who wins Anandalok Puraskar of Bengali TV & Films". Retrieved 2020-10-09.
- ↑ Team, DNA Web (2016-03-05). "Zee Cine Awards 2016 Complete Winners List: Who won what?". DNA India. Retrieved 2020-10-09.
- ↑ "NABC 2016 May Newsletter- Latest artists and film personalities". NABC. 2016-05-10.
- ↑ "'Cinemawala' bags best film, best director awards". Business Standard. January 8, 2017.
- ↑ "Praktan gets Highest Grossing Movie award - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2020-10-09.
- ↑ "'Borunbabur Bondhu' & Tonic get Filmfare Bangla best film award". ThePrint. 2022-03-20. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
- ↑ "Srijit Mukherji, Jaya Ahsan, Arjunn Dutta, Subhrajit Mitra among the winners of Cinemar Samabartan 21-22". www.indulgexpress.com. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
- ↑ "Praktan gets Highest Grossing Movie award". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- ↑ Kumar, S. "WBFJA 2016 Award Winner Names | List of All WBFJA 2016 Award Winners of Bengali Film Industry". Kolkata Bengal info. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- ↑ "Filmfare Award East 2017 Winners – List of Bengali Filmfare Award Winners | Filmfare.com". filmfare.com. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- ↑ "4th Joy Filmfare Awards Bangla 2020: Complete Winners' List". The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
- ↑ "Winners of the Joy Filmfare Awards Bangla 2021". filmfare.com. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
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