Arundhati is a 2014 Indian Bengali-language horror thriller film directed by Sujit Mondal and produced by Shree Venkatesh Films and Surinder Films. The film stars Koel Mallick as a warrior queen. It is the remake of the 2009 Telugu movie of the same name.
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| Directed by | Sujit Mondal |
| Screenplay by | N. K. Salil |
| Produced by | Shrikant Mohta Nispal Singh |
| Starring | Koel Mallick Indraneil Sengupta Swagata Mukherjee Debshankar Haldar Bharat Kaul |
| Cinematography | Kumud Verma |
| Edited by | Raviranjan Maitra |
| Music by | Jeet Gannguli Koti |
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| Distributed by | Shree Venkatesh Films Surinder Films |
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Running time | 137 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
Development
editThe film is jointly produced by Rajib Tandoon, under the banner of their production houses. It is the remake of the 2009 Telugu film Arundhati, starring actors Anushka Shetty and Sonu Sood.[1] The film was around a budget of 6-7 crores INR.[2]
Cast
edit- Koel Mallick as Rani Arundhati a.k.a. Moni Maa/ Arundhati a.k.a. Mishti
- Indraneil Sengupta as Rudra a.k.a. Kal Rudra
- Aishi Bhattacharya as young Rani Arundhati
- Priyanka Rati Pal as Iraboti, Arundhati's elder sister and wife of Rudra
- Debshankar Haldar as Fakir Baba
- Soma Banerjee as Annada Maa, Chief Maid and friend of Moni Maa and the eldest member of Dhulibari
- Sujoy as Siddhartha a.k.a. Sid, Mishti's fiance
- Chandicharan as Mishti's grandfather and Arundhati's son
- Swarnava Sanyal as young Arundhati's son
- Debesh Roy Chowdhury as Aghori Tantrik
- Bharat Kaul as Raja Krishna Kishore Bhatta, father of Iraboti and Arundhati
- Kaushik Chakraborty as Agnidev Bhatta
- Chandraneev Mukherjee as Shomu
- Mousumi Saha as Mishti's mother
- Dulal Lahiri as priest
- Basudeb Mukherjee as Gurudeb
- Swagata Mukherjee as Maya (Rudra's mother)
- Moyna Mukherjee
Production
editCasting
editKoel Mallick will be seen as a warrior queen for the first time in this film. Regarding her role, she said, "Till the time you don’t experiment or take risks, you don’t know to what level you can go. Playing these larger-than-life characters isn't easy, specially because I have never done it. I needed to first believe in the subject. I believe in reincarnation and life after death. After saying yes, I had to really work very hard on getting Arundhati's body language right."[3]
Filming
editFilming of Arundhati started on 24 October 2013.[2] Mallick was reported to have a very busy schedule during the filming of Arundhati. She had to learn horse-riding and sword-fighting for portraying her character in this film. Her horse-riding classes were taken by expert Vikram Rathore, at the Kolkata Maidan during the early hours of the day. Shooting locations included Bolpur and Kolkata.[2] Her sword-fighting sequences are based on the martial art Kalaripayattu.[3]
Soundtrack
edit| Arundhati | ||||
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| Released | 30 May 2014 | |||
| Recorded | 2014 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Language | Bengali | |||
| Label | Surinder Films | |||
| Producer | Shree Venkatesh Films and Surinder Films | |||
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Jeet Gannguli and Koti composed the music for Arundhati.
| Track | Song | Singer(s) | Duration (min:sec) | Music | Lyricist |
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| 1 | "He Naropishach" | Monali Thakur | 3:46 | Jeet Gannguli and Koti | Chandrani Gannguli |
| 2 | "Borondala Saaja" | Madhuraa Bhattacharya and Chorus | 4:09 | Jeet Gannguli | Chandrani Gannguli |
| 3 | "Joy Joy Ma" | Kailash Kher | 4:29 | Jeet Gannguli and Koti | Chandrani Gannguli |
Awards
edit- Star Jalsha Award for Best Actress for Arundhati (2014 film) in 2014
References
edit- ^ Bong Rocks (12 November 2013). "Arundhati: New Kolkata Bangla Movie Preview; Another South remake to hit Tollywood soon". Sholoana Bangaliana. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
- ^ a b c Dehi, Ranang (21 October 2013). "'অরুন্ধতী'-র ফার্স্ট লুক" [First look at 'Arundhati']. Anandabazar Patrika (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
- ^ a b "Canter queen". The Telegraph. Calcutta. 7 November 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2019.