Sonar Kella (The Fortress)
Summary
Mukul, a young boy, is being haunted by memories of his previous life. He is taken to Dr. Hajra, a parapsychologist, for treatment. On discovering some drawings by Mukul that represent scenes from the past, Dr. Hajra believes that a fortress in the drawings may be in Rajasthan. Dr. Hajra decides to take Mukul on a trip to Rajasthan in the hope that it might be a cure.
A newspaper reports alerts some bandits. They kidnap Mukul in hope of getting their hands on the treasure. The detective Feluda is engaged, along with his assistant Tapesh, to recover the child.
Comments
Sonar Kella is a bewitching comedy-thriller for children of all ages. An exciting and fun-filled journey that takes audiences from Calcutta to Jaisalmer in Rajasthan including Felu and friends chasing a train on a camelbacks. Beautiful color photography and use of color for dramatic effect.
Awards
- President’s Silver Medal, Best Screenplay, Direction, New Delhi, 1974
- Best Film, Direction and Screenplay, Government of West Bengal, 1974
- Best Feature Film for Children and Young Adults, Tehran, 1975
Credits |
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| Producer: | Govt. of West Bengal |
| Screenplay & Direction: | Satyajit Ray Based on the novel: ‘Sonar Kella’ by Satyajit Ray |
| Cinematography: | Soumendu Roy |
| Editing: | Dulal Dutta |
| Art Direction: | Ashoke Bose |
| Sound: | J. D. Irani, Anil Talukdar |
| Music: | Satyajit Ray |
Cast |
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| Pradosh Mitter, called Feluda: | Soumitra Chatterjee |
| Lalmohan Ganguli, called Jotayu: | Santosh Dutta |
| Tapesh Mitter, called Tapesh: | Siddartha Chatterjee |
| Mukul Dhar: | Kusal Chakravarty |
| Dr. Hemanga Hajra: | Sailen Mukherjee |
| Amiyanath Burman: | Ajoy Banerjee |
| Mandar Bose: | Kamu Mukherjee |
| Mukul 2: | Santanu Bagchi |
| Uncle Sidhu: | Harindranath Chatterjee |
| Mukuls’ father: | Sunil Sarkar |
| Mukuls’ mother: | Siuli Mukherjee |
| Tapesh’s mother: | Rekha Chatterjee |
| Tapesh’s father: | Hardhan Banerjee |
| Journalist: | Asok Mukherjee |
| Advocate: | Bimal Chatterjee |
