
Allonsanfan(1974)
After the 1815 Restoration, an aging revolutionary finds himself reluctantly involved in an attempted insurrection in Southern Italy while growing increasingly disillusioned with his cause.

Set in 1920's during the British Raj, the film is about the breakdown of socio-economic structures, impact of industrialization and non-cooperation movement in rural Bengal.

Soumitra Chatterjee
Debu Pandit

Madhabi Mukherjee
Padma

Sandhya Roy

Samit Bhanja

Ajitesh Bandopadhyay

Sumitra Mukherjee

Anup Kumar
Debraj Ray

Nimu Bhowmick
Nilkantha Sengupta
Ganadevata is a history, drama film released in 1978 exploring themes of revolution. Directed by Tarun Majumdar, it stars Soumitra Chatterjee, Madhabi Mukherjee, Sandhya Roy. Set in 1920's during the British Raj, the film is about the breakdown of socio-economic structures, impact of industrialization and non-cooperation movement in rural Bengal.
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