Manabendra Adhikary is a film producer from Assam, India. He was born on 17 January 1963 in Abhayapuri, Bongaigaon. After passing HSLC from Abhayapuri Abhayeswari H.S.M.P. School in 1978, he attended Guwahati Commerce College. After graduating in 1983, he went to Delhi for higher education. After completion of M.Com and MBA , he worked briefly in Delhi and returned to Guwahati in 1990 to start M. Adhikary & Associates, a finance and tax consultancy firm in Uzanbazar. In 2002, he began the construction company M/S Aadarsh Real Estate Pvt. Ltd,[1] and ran his business with subordinates.[2]

Manabendra Adhikary
Manabendra Adhikary, Director and Anil Radhakrisnan Menon, Producer of the film ‘OTHELLO’ and Mukesh Mehta, Producer of the film ‘NORTH 24 KAATHAM’, at a press conference.jpg
Adhikary (left) at IFFI 2014
Born (1963-01-17) 17 January 1963 (age 61)
OccupationFilm Producer
WebsiteArtha Films

His wish to become a filmmaker was inspired by the films of Satyajit Ray, Bhabendra Nath Saikia, and Jahnu Baruah. He began his film career by opening a production house named Artha Films in May 2013, whose objective is to present stories of the day-to-day lives of common people and raise the recognition of the Assamese film industry in India. [3]

Films

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Year Film Director
2017 Othello Hemanta Kumar Das
2017 Antareen Monjul Barua

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ About Aadarsh Real Estate Pvt. Ltd. via Corporate Dir
  2. ^ "Manabendra Adhikary - Movies, Biography, News, Age & Photos". BookMyShow. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  3. ^ Othello Won Best Film Jury Award at Noida International Film Festival via Magical Assam
  4. ^ Honour for Assamese film via The Assam Tribune
  5. ^ Best Regional Film in Assamese for Othello via The Assam Tribune
  6. ^ Indian Panorama 2014 Archived 30 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine via IFFI
  7. ^ Othello won Best Screenplay Award at Indian Cine Film Festival-14 Via Kothasobi