Raikamal
Raikamal is a Bengali drama film directed by Subodh Mitra. The film stars Kaberi Bose, Uttam Kumar, Sabitri Chatterjee, Chandrabati Devi and others. Pankaj Kumar Mallick composed music in the film. This film was released on 8 March 1955. Kaberi Bose was debuted in the film. This is the first work of Uttam Kumar under Aurora Film Corporation. The film is remembered as one of the best films starring Uttam Kumar and in the early stage of Bengali cinema. The film became hugely successful at the box office.
Plot
Rai Kamak is a devotee of Krishna. Rai and Ranjan have loved each other since childhood and want to marry, but the two face several problems because they belong to different castes.Cast
- Uttam Kumar
- Sabitri Chatterjee
- Kaberi Bose as Raikamal
- Nitish Mukhopadhyay
- Chandrabati Debi
- Panchanan Bhattacharya
- Parijat Bose
- Naba Gopal Lahiri
Reception
The film is remembered one of the best films starring Uttam Kumar. It become superhit and critically acclaimed and was a milestone as the first Indian film showed in foreign television.Awards
- National [Film Awards|National Film Award]
- 1956: Certificate of Merit, 3rd best feature film in Bengali