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Bengali CINEMA · 1983
Agradani
অগ্রদানী
Overview
There are a particular class of Brahmins called Agradani, who are to be the chosen to perform the eating rituals on behalf of the dead. Poonnyo Chakraborty, a poor man belongs to the Agradani community lives with his family in a village. Local zamindar promises him to provide lands and money if Poonnyo lie down in front of the room where Zamindar's son is going to be born. In morning Poonnyo watches that zamindar's wife again gave birth to a dead child, soon he replaces the dead son with his new born baby. The baby grown ups as zamindar's son. Only Poonnyo knows that he is the biological father of the boy. One day a circumstances comes where he is forced to perform the funeral rituals for his own son.
A closer look
Agradani (1983) is a Bengali-language Indian movie. Directed by Palash Bandyopadhyay. The cast includes Soumitra Chatterjee, Prosenjit Chatterjee, Sumitra Mukherjee, Anil Chatterjee.
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Agradani FAQs
Answers from the movie information available in our catalogue.
What is the original language of Agradani?
Agradani is listed as a Bengali-language movie in our catalogue. Dubbed versions are not tracked here.
What release date is listed for Agradani?
Our source metadata lists 31 December 1983. Release dates can vary by country and may change; this does not confirm current cinema screenings.
Who directed Agradani?
The listed director is Palash Bandyopadhyay.
Who is in the cast of Agradani?
The available cast credits include Soumitra Chatterjee, Prosenjit Chatterjee, Sumitra Mukherjee, Anil Chatterjee. See Cast & crew above for the available character names and profile links.
What is the original title of Agradani?
The original title in our source data is অগ্রদানী. The English-letter display name may be a romanization.
What is Agradani about?
There are a particular class of Brahmins called Agradani, who are to be the chosen to perform the eating rituals on behalf of the dead. Poonnyo Chakraborty, a poor man belongs to the Agradani community lives with his family in a village. Local zamindar promises him to provide lands and money if Poonnyo lie down in front of the room where Zamindar's son is going to be born. In morning Poonnyo watches that zamindar's wife again gave birth to a dead child, soon he replaces the dead son with his new born baby. The baby grown ups as zamindar's son. Only Poonnyo knows that he is the biological father of the boy. One day a circumstances comes where he is forced to perform the funeral rituals for his own son.
