Teen Kanya

Teen Kanya

173 mins | Drama, Comedy, Fantasy | May 5, 1961

'Teen Kanya' is an anthology film based upon short stories by Rabindranath Tagore, as a tribute on the author's centenary. The title means "Three Daughters", and the film's original Indian release contained three stories, with three central female characters linking the stories together. 'The Postmaster' concerns an orphan girl who grows attached to the postmaster she is caring for after he teaches her to read and write. 'Monihara' is a supernatural tale about a woman obsessed with the jewels her husband buys for her. 'Samapti' follows a young man who falls for an unconventional girl from his new village instead of his arranged bride, the daughter of a respectable family. The international release did not include 'Monihara', and was released as 'Dui Kanya', or "Two Daughters".

Teen Kanya

173 mins | Drama, Comedy, Fantasy | May 5, 1961

Teen Kanya
'Teen Kanya' is an anthology film based upon short stories by Rabindranath Tagore, as a tribute on the author's centenary. The title means "Three Daughters", and the film's original Indian release contained three stories, with three central female characters linking the stories together. 'The Postmaster' concerns an orphan girl who grows attached to the postmaster she is caring for after he teaches her to read and write. 'Monihara' is a supernatural tale about a woman obsessed with the jewels her husband buys for her. 'Samapti' follows a young man who falls for an unconventional girl from his new village instead of his arranged bride, the daughter of a respectable family. The international release did not include 'Monihara', and was released as 'Dui Kanya', or "Two Daughters".
IMDb rating 7.9
Producers Satyajit Ray Productions
Original title তিন কন্যা
Directors Satyajit Ray
Writers Rabindranath Tagore, Satyajit Ray

Cast

Chandana Banerjee

as Ratan (segment "The Postmaster")

Nripati Chatterjee

as Bishey (segment "The Postmaster")

Anil Chatterjee

as Nandal (segment "The Postmaster")

Khagen Pathak

as Khagen (segment "The Postmaster")

Kali Bannerjee

as Phanibhushan Saha (segment "The Lost Jewels") (as Kali Bannerji)

Kanika Majumdar

as Manimalika (segment "The Lost Jewels")

Kumar Roy

as Madhusudhan (segment "The Lost Jewels")

Gobinda Chakravarti

as Schoolmaster (segment "The Lost Jewels")

Soumitra Chatterjee

as Amulya (segment "The Conclusion")

Aparna Sen

as Mrinmoyee (segment "The Conclusion") (as Aparna Das Gupta)

Sita Mukherjee

as Jogmaya (segment "The Conclusion")

Gita Dey

as Nistarini (segment "The Conclusion")