Manmoyee Girls' School

Manmoyee Girls' School is a 1935 Indian Bengali-language romantic comedy film directed by Jyotish Bannerjee under the banner of Radha Films Company. It is based on Rabindranath Maitra's 1932 play of the same name. The film stars Tulsi Chakraborty, Jahar Ganguly and Kanan Devi.

Plot

Deciding to start a school for girls named after his wife, the zamindar Damodar Chakraborty looks for a married couple to manage the establishment. Manas Ganguly and Niharika apply for and get the job. The two are not actually married; they posed as a couple to obtain the job. After a series of complications and delicate situations, love blooms between the two and they marry.

Cast

Tulsi Chakraborty as Damodar Chakraborty
Jahar Ganguly as Manas
Kanan Devi as Niharika
Jyotsna Gupta as Chapala
Kumar Mitra as Haranidhi

Production

Manmoyee Girls' School was a play written by Rabindranath Maitra and staged by Star Theatres in 1932. Radha Films Company adapted this play into a film under the same name, with Jyotish Bannerjee directing. D. G. Gune was the cinematographer, while the music was composed by Anath Basu, Mrinal Ghosh and Kumar Mitra. The film was shot at Radha Studio.

Release and reception

Manmoyee Girls' School was a success, and was remade again in Bengali under the same title in 1958.