Purnendu Mukherjee was an Indian actor active from 1960-1989.[1][2] He starred in Satyajit Ray's Devi and the Bollywood film Ek Doctor Ki Maut. He was most famous for a Bengali film, Guru Dakshina, in which he costarred with Tapas Paul, Ranjit Mallick, and Satabdi Roy.[3] He was also credited as Purnendu Ganguli and Purnendu Mukhopadhyay.[4]

Purnendu Mukherjee
Born
Purnendu Shekhar Mukherjee
NationalityIndian
OccupationActor
Notable workGuru Dakshina

Filmography

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Year Films Language Director Role
1960 Devi Bengali Satyajit Ray Taraprasad
1961 Rabindranath Tagore Bengali Satyajit Ray
1976 Datta Bengali Ajoy Kar Naren
1989 Ganashatru Bengali Satyajit Ray
1989 Ek Doctor Ki Maut Hindi Tapan Sinha

References

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  1. ^ "Revisiting Satyajit Ray's Devi: The enduring relevance of the film's biting critique of dehumanisation of women". Firstpost. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  2. ^ Andrea Viggiano (15 October 2020). "Al via la Retrospettiva dedicata dalla Festa del Cinema a Satyajit Ray". NonSoloCinema (in Italian). Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Seven years after ban, Maoist leaders hold first public meeting in Bengal". Hindustan Times. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Purnendu Mukherjee". IMDb. Retrieved 6 December 2020. [unreliable source?]
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