Mahalaya

Mahalaya

108 mins | Drama, History | March 1, 2019

Since its inception in 1931, Mahishasuramardini has been one of the most popular programmes in Bengali radio, and is currently the longest running radio programme in India, narrated by Birendra Krishna Bhadra. This film is a truthful account of what unfolded in 1976, after Aakashvani decided to replace Birendra Krishna with eminent actor Uttam Kumar in a revamped programme.

Mahalaya

108 mins | Drama, History | March 1, 2019

Mahalaya
Since its inception in 1931, Mahishasuramardini has been one of the most popular programmes in Bengali radio, and is currently the longest running radio programme in India, narrated by Birendra Krishna Bhadra. This film is a truthful account of what unfolded in 1976, after Aakashvani decided to replace Birendra Krishna with eminent actor Uttam Kumar in a revamped programme.
IMDb rating 8.1
Producers NIdeas Creations & Productions
Original title মহালয়া
Directors Soumik Sen
Writers Tanmay Mukherjee, Rabindranath Tagore, Soumik Sen

Cast

Subhasish Mukherjee

as Birendra Krishna Bhadra

Jisshu Sengupta

as Uttam Kumar

Kanchan Mullick

as Mr. Banerjee

Prosenjit Chatterjee

as Sashi Sinha

Subhomoy Chatterjee

as Pankaj Mullick