List of Indian Bengali films of the 1950s

This is a list of films produced by Tollywood (Bengali language film industry) based in Kolkata in the 1950s.

1950

Title Director Cast Genre NotesBaikunther WillManu SenMolina Devi, Jahan Ganguly, Bikash Roy ChinnamulNemai GhoshGangapata Basu, Ritwik GhatakHistorical dramaKankalNaresh MitraDhiraj Bhattacharya, Jiben Bose, Naresh MitraHorrorMandandaRatan ChatterjeeBhanu Bannerjee, Biman Bannerjee, Kanu Bannerjee MaryadaDigambar ChattopadhyayUttam Kumar, Pahari SanyalDramaMejdidiSabyasachiJahar Ganguly, Nripati Chattopadhyay, Tulsi Chakraborty Michael MadhusudhanModhu BoseUtpal Dutt, Devjani, Miriam Stark Sudhar PremPremankur AtorthyAsit Baran, Manoranjan Bhattacharya RadharaniSudhish Ghatak Tulsi Chakraborty, Molina Devi VidyasagarKali Prasad GhoshGurudas Banerjee, Tarakumar Bhaduri, Chhabi Biswas

1951 TitleDirectorCastGenreNotesBarjatriSatyen BoseBhanu Bandopadhyay, Anup Kumar, Haradan BandopadhyayDramaEkti RaatChitta BasuUttam Kumar, Suchitra Sen, Anup KumarDramaJighansaAjoy KarManju Dey, Bikash Roy, Kamal MitraThrillerNastaneerPashupati ChatterjeeSunanda Bannerjee, Uttam KumarDramaOre JatriRajen ChoudhuryUttam Kumar, Prabha Devi, Anubha GuptaDramaSahajatriAgradootMolina Devi, Uttam KumarDrama

1952 TitleDirectorCastGenreNotesBasu PoribarNirmal DeySabitri Chatterjee, Uttam Kumar, Supriya DeviDramaBindur ChheleChitta BoseAjit Bannerjee, Kanu Bannerjee, Bibhu BhattacharyaHanabariPremendra MitraDhiraj Bhattacharya, Nabadwip HalderThrillerKapal KundalaArdhendu MukherjeeKar PapeKali Prasad GhoshAsitbaran, Chhabi Biswas, Aparna DeviKuhelikaRamesh BoseAhindra Choudhury, Tulsi Chakraborty, Amar ChoudhuryPasher BariSudhir MukherjeeBhanu Bannerjee, Sabitri ChatterjeeRomanceSanjibaniSukumar DasguptaUttam Kumar, Reba DeviDrama

1953 TitleDirectorCastGenreNotesBou Thakuranir HaatNaresh MitraUttam Kumar, Pahari Sanyal, Sambhu MitraDramaKeranir JibonDilip MukherjeeBhanu Bandopadhyay, Jahor Roy, Tulsi Chakraborty, Sabitri ChatterjeeDramaLakh TakaNiren LahiriUttam Kumar, Sabitri Chatterjee, Bhanu BannerjeeDramaNabin JatraSubodh MitraUttam Kumar, Maya Mukherjee, Tulsi ChakrabortyDramaParineetaBimal RoyMoni Bhattacharjee, Sarat Chanda Chattopadhyay, Kamal ChowdharySaat Number KayediSukumar DasguptaSuchitra Sen, Chhabi Biswas, Kamal MitraDramaSharey ChuattorNirmal DeyTulsi Chakraborty, Molina Devi, Uttam KumarComedy

1954 TitleDirectorCastGenreNotesAgni ParikshaAgradootUttam Kumar, Suchitra SenRomance, DramaAnnapurnar MandirNaresh MitraUttam Kumar, Suchitra Sen, Sabitri ChatterjeeSocial DramaAnupamaAgradootSabitri Chatterjee, Jahar Ganguly, Anubha GuptaBakulBholanath MitraUttam Kumar, Arundhati Devi, Tulsi ChakrabortyDramaBhangagaraSushil MajumdarSandhya Rani, Chhaya Devi, Sabitri ChatterjeeDramaBidhilipiManu SenChhabi Biswas, Nripati Chatterjee, Prasanta ChatterjeeBratachariniKamal GangulySabitri Chatterjee, Uttam Kumar, Sandhya RaniChampadangar BouNirmal DeyUttam Kumar, Sabitri Chatterjee, Tulsi ChakrabortyDramaChheley KaarChitta BasuBikash Roy, Bhanu Bannerjee, Chhabi BiswasRomance, ComedyDhooliPinaki MukherjeeSuchitra Sen, Mala Sinha, Chhabi BiswasDramaGrihapraveshAjoy KarUttam Kumar, Suchitra Sen, Bhanu BannerjeeDramaKalyaniNiren LahiriUttam Kumar, Anubha Gupta, Sabitri ChatterjeeMantra ShaktiChitta BasuUttam Kumar, Anubha Gupta, Asit Baran, Bhanu BannerjeeDramaMaraner PareSatish DasguptaUttam Kumar, Suchitra Sen, Sambhu MitraDramaMoner MayurSushil MajumdarUttam Kumar, Bhanu Bannerjee, Tulsi ChakrabortyDramaMoyla KagajPremendra MitraAnil Chatterjee, Dhiraj Bhattacharya, Tulsi ChakrabortySocial DramaOra Thake OdhareSukumar DasguptaUttam Kumar, Suchitra Sen, Bhanu BandopadhyayRomance, ComedySadanander MelaSukumar DasguptaBhanu Bannerjee, Chhabi Biswas, Uttam Kumar, Suchitra SenDramaSatir DehatyagManu SenShubhendu Chattopadhyay, Kamal Mitra, Raja MukherjeeVikram UrvashiModhu BoseSadhona Bose, Biren Chatterjee, Nilima Das

1955 TitleDirectorCastGenreNotesBhagavan Sri RamakrishnaPrafulla ChakrabortyKanu BanerjeeBiographical filmAvailable on YouTube"The film - Bhagavan Sri Ramakrishna - revised file" (on YouTube); English subtitles give credits for Kanu Banerji (Sri Ramakrishna, 0:08), Bibhuti Chakravarty (photography, 0:11), Baidyanath Chaterji (producer, 0:30), Pulin Ghosh (stage setting, 0:44), New Theatre Studio (production location, 0:53), Officials of Dakshineshwar Kali Temple (thanks, 1:05), Chabi Bishwas (Mathur, 1:23), Shobha Sen (Sri Ma Saradadevi, 1:23), Kalyani Films (production, 1:38), Prafulla Chakravarty (script writer and director, 1:43) (accessed 14 Jan 2013) and mentioned in 2012 newsSoumitra Das and Dalia Mukherje (5 August 2012). Kolkata, India: The Telegraph. (accessed 14 Jan 2013)See also Bhagaban Sree Sree Ramkrishna listing at Gomolo.Dakinir CharPremendra MitraDhiraj Bhattacharya, Jahor RoyHorrorDebatraHaridas BhattacharyaGangapada Basu, Ahindra Choudhury, Kanan DeviDui BonChandrasekhar BasuKamala Adhikari, Bibhu Bhattacharya, Nripati ChatterjeeHradArdhendu SenUttam Kumar, Chhabi Biswas, Jahor RoyDramaKankabatir GhatChitta BoseUttam Kumar, Anup KumarDramaPather PanchaliSatyajit RaySubir Banerjee, Kanu BanerjeeDramaThe first of The Apu TrilogyPrashnaChandrashekhar BasuArundhati Devi, Asit Baran, Bikash Roy, Chhabi BiswasDramaRaat BhoreMrinal SenUttam Kumar, Sabitri Chatterjee, Chhabi BiswasRaikamalSubodh MitraKaberi Bose, Uttam Kumar, Nitish MukherjeeRani RashmoniKali Prasad GhoshMolina Devi, Gurudas BanerjeeDramaBiopic on Rani RashmoniSaajher PradipSudhangshu MukherjeeSuchitra Sen, Chhabi Biswas, Tulsi ChakrabortySabar UpareyAgradootUttam Kumar, Suchitra SenCrime ThrillerShap MochanSudhir MukherjeeUttam Kumar, Suchitra SenRomance, DramaUpaharTapan SinhaKanu Bannerjee, Sudhiranjan Mukhopadhyay, Tapan Sinha

1956 TitleDirectorCastGenreNotesAparajitoSatyajit RayKanu Banerjee, Karuna BanerjeeDramaWon the Golden Lion at the Venice Film FestivalChirokumar SabhaDebaki Kumar BoseJiben Bose, Ajit Chatterjee, Ahindra ChoudhuryEkti RaatChitta BasuUttam Kumar, Suchitra Sen, Tulsi ChakrabortyComedyLaksha-HiraChittaranjan MitraNilima Das, Chandrabati Devi, Manju DeyMahakavi Girish ChandraMadhu BosePahadi Sanyal, Gurudas Banerjee, Molina DeviDramaBiopic on Girish Chandra GhoshMahanishaSukumar DasguptaBhanu Bandopadhyay, Bani Gangopadhyay, Anubha GuptaNabajanmaDebaki Kumar BoseAjit Bandopadhyay, Kalu Bannerjee, Sabita BasuPrithibi Amare ChaayNiren LahiriUttam Kumar, Mala Sinha, Asit BaranPutrabadhuChitta BoseUttam Kumar, Mala Sinha, Bibhu BhattacharyaSadhak RamprasadBanshi AshGurudas Banerjee, Chhabi Biswas, Abhi Bhattacharya, Tulsi ChakrabortyDevotionalSagarikaAgragamiUttam Kumar, Suchitra Sen, Anup Kumar, Jamuna SinhaRomance, DramaSaheb Bibi GolamKarthik ChatterjeeSumitra Devi, Uttam Kumar, Chhabi BiswasDramaShankar Narayan BankChhabi Biswas, Kaberi Bose, Chhaya DeviDramaShilpiAgragamiSikharani Bag, Kali Bannerjee, Molina DeviShyamaliAjoy KarKaberi BoseRomance, DramaTrijamaAgradootUttam Kumar, Suchitra SenRomance, Drama

1957 TitleDirectorCastGenreNotesAbhoyer BiyeSukumar DasguptaUttam Kumar, Sabitri Chatterjee, Sova Sen, Aparna DeviDramaAdarsha Hindu HotelArdhendu SenChhabi Biswas, Anup KumarDramaBaksiddhaBireshwar BasuChhabi Biswas, Jahar Ganguly, Tulsi LahiriDramaBardidiAjoy KarUttam Kumar, Chhabi Biswas, Chhaya DeviDramaHarano SurAjoy KarUttam Kumar, Utpal Dutt, Suchitra SenRomance, DramaHarjeetManu SenUttam Kumar, Anita Guha, Basanta ChoudhuryRomance, DramaHarischandraPhani BurmaChhabi Biswas, Anup Kumar, Tulsi ChakrabortyDramaJatra Holo ShuruSantosh GangulyDhiresh Bannerjee, Sabita Chatterjee, Uttam KumarJiban TrishnaAsit SenUttam Kumar, Suchitra Sen, Bikash RoyDramaKabuliwalaTapan SinhaChhabi BiswasDramaNilachaley MahaprabhuKartik ChattopadhyayAhindra Choudhury, Bhanu Bandyopadhyay, Nripati Chattopadhyay, Asim KumarBiographical dramaPathey Holo DeriAgradootUttam Kumar, Suchitra SenPrithvi Amarey ChaiNiren LahiriUttam Kumar, Mala Sinha, Sandhya RaniDramaPunar MilanManu SenKanu Bannerjee, Sabitri Chatterjee, Jahar GangulySurer ParasheyChitta BoseMaster Babua, Kali Bannerjee, Chhabi BiswasTasher GharMangal ChakravartyUttam Kumar, Sabitri Chatterjee, Sabita Bose

1958 TitleDirectorCastGenreNotesAjantrikRitwik GhatakKali Banerjee, Ganga Pada Basu, Tulsi ChakrabortyDramaBandhuChitta BoseChhabi Biswas, Uttam Kumar, Mala SinhaBhanu Pelo LotteryBhanu Bandopadhyay, Jahor Roy, Lily ChakravartyComedyIndraniNiren LahiriUttam Kumar, Suchitra SenRomance, DramaJalsagharSatyajit RayChhabi BiswasDramaJamalaye Jibanta ManushPrafulla ChakrabortyBhanu Banerjee, Chhabi Biswas, Tulsi ChakrabortyMythologicalJoutukJiban GangulyJiben Bose, Tulsi Chakraborty, Molina DeviManmoyee Girls' SchoolHemchandra ChunderBhanu Bannerjee, Karuna Bannerjee, Dhiraj BhattacharyaParash PatharSatyajit RayTulsi Chakraborty, Kali Banerjee, Jahor RoyFantasy ComedyRajlakshmi O SrikantaHaridas BhattacharyaUttam Kumar, Suchitra SenDramaSadhak BamakhyapaNarayan GhoshGurudas Banerjee, Tulsi Chakraborty, Molina Devi, Chhabi BiswasDevotionalSuryatoranAgradootBhanu Bannerjee, Kali Bannerjee, Chhabi BiswasSwarga MartyaAshim PalBhanu Bandopadhyay, Manju Dey, Jiben Bose, Tulsi ChakrabortyComedy

1959 TitleDirectorCastGenreNotesAbak PrithibiBishu ChakrabortyUttam Kumar, Tarun Kumar, Tulsi ChakrabortyDramaApur SansarSatyajit RaySoumitra Chatterjee, Sharmila TagoreDramaBari Theke PaliyeRitwik GhatakKali Banerjee, Gyanesh MukherjeeDramaBicharakPravat MukhopadhyayUttam Kumar, Chhabi BiswasDramaChaowa PawaYatrikof, Tarun MajumdarUttam Kumar, Suchitra Sen, Chhabi BiswasRomance, comedyDeep Jwele JaaiAsit SenSuchitra Sen, Basanta ChoudhuryRomance, dramaGali Theke RajpathPrafulla ChakrabortyUttam Kumar, Sabitri Chatterjee, Chhabi Biswas, Anup KumarDramaKhelagarAjoy KarAsitbaran, Shishir Batabyal, Chhabi BiswasIndranath Srikanta O AnnadadidiHaridas BhattacharyaBikash Roy, Gurudas BanerjeeDramaKhaniker AtithiTapan SinhaRuma Guha Thakurta, Nirmal Kumar, Chhabi Biswas, Tulsi LahiriDramaMarutirtha HinglajBikash RoyUttam Kumar, Sabitri Chatterjee, Bikash RoyDramaMriter Martye AgamanPashupati ChatterjeeBhanu Bannerjee, Basabi Nandi, Chhabi BiswasFantasy, comedyNeel Akasher NeecheyMrinal SenKali Bannerjee, Manju Dey, Bikash Roy, Smriti BiswasDramaPushpadhanuSushil MajumdarBhanu Bannerjee, Tina Barbara, Preeti BhaduriSagar SangameyDebaki BoseBharati Debi, Manju Adhikary, Jahar Roy, Nitish MukhopadhyayEntered into the 9th Berlin International Film FestivalSonar HarinMangal ChakravartyBhanu Bannerjee, Kali Bannerjee, Supriya ChoudhuryDramaSubha BibahaSombhu Mitra, Amit MitraTripti Mitra, Chhabi Biswas, Karuna Banerjee, Sombhu MitraDrama

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