Nabyendu Chattopadhyay

Birthday: 1937-11-21
Deathday: 2009-01-14
Birthplace: Kolkata, India
Gender: Male

Nabyendu Chatterjee (1937 – 14 January 2009) was an Indian Bengali and Hindi film director and producer. In 1991 he received the 38th National Award for the Best Feature Film in Bengali.

Chatterjee started his career as an actor in 1962 but soon turned into direction. He worked with Bengali director Aravind Mukherjee as an assistant. He made his directorial debut with an experimental Hindi film Naya Rasta in 1967. In his career, he was known as an independent, offbeat filmmaker with unparalleled art films. His choice of literary stories to be translated into film scripts by himself. In 1981 Chatterjee made Sarisreep - The Reptile based on Manik Bandopadhyay's story. His last finished work Mansur Miyar Ghora attracted positive criticism soon after release. Chatterjee could not complete his last film, Sanskar, a project he pursued for years. He died at the age of 71 after a massive heart attack in his North Kolkata residence in 2009.

Credits

Year Title
2011-06-16 Sanskar
2001-12-27 Mansoor Miyanar Ghora - The Last Ride
1998-04-24 Dusri Kahani
1994-07-15 Shilpi
1990-07-27 Atmaja
1989-01-01 Parshuramer Kuthar
1987-08-27 Sarisreep - The Reptile
1986-08-31 Chopper
1981-08-13 Aaj Kal Parsur Galpa
1975-01-31 Ranur Prothom Bhag
1973-01-04 Chithi - The Letter
1968-12-02 Adwitiya
1967-12-28 Naya Raasta - The New Road