Pratinidhi (The Representative) is a 1965 Bengali film directed by noted Indian art film director Mrinal Sen. The Black & White film was based on Prachhadpat (The Cover), a novel by Achintya Kumar Sengupta, a noted writer of Modern Bengali literature.
Plot A young engineer Niren marries a young widow Rama who already has a five-year-old child Tutul from her previous marriage. Their marital life grows increasingly difficult as Tutul refuses to recognise his stepfather. Niren's attempts to win him over too fail even as Rama tries to please both. The marriage finally collapses and she commits suicide.
Cast Soumitra Chatterjee as Niren Sabitri Chatterjee as Rama Satya Bannerjee Jahar Roy Anup Kumar as Rama's brother
References
External links
Mrinal Sen's website British Film Institute MRINAL SEN-60 Years In Search Of Cinema, a book by Dipankar Mukhopadhyay