Damu (film)

Damu
Damu
	Film poster
Directed by	Raja Sen
Screenplay by	Mohit Chatterjee
Story by	Narayan Gangopadhyay
Based on	Panchaananer Haati
Produced by	Ashok Bose; Tapas Ghosh; Raja Sen;
Starring	Raghuvir Yadav; Tarun Kumar Chatterjee; Sabyasachi Chakrabarty; Rimi Sen; Gyanesh Mukherjee;
Cinematography	Shakti Banerjee
Edited by	Snehasish Ganguly
Music by	Jatileshwar Mukherjee
Release date	13 June 1996
Running time	2:36:00
Country	India
Language	Bengali

Damu (Template:Lang-bn) is a 1996 Indian Bengali-language drama film directed by Raja Sen^[1] and produced by the Government of West Bengal. It is based on Narayan Gangopadhyay's novel Ponchanoner Haati (Template:Lang-bn) and is Sen's directorial debut. The film was released on 26 October 1996^[2] and won National Film Award for Best Children's Film.^[3]

Plot

Damu is an innocent orphan who lives in the village with an old man Panchanan. He develops a friendship with Panchanan's granddaughter Runku. One day he carelessly promises her an elephant ride through the village. But it is impossible to manage an elephant in the village, hence Runku is disappointed. To fulfill the promise, Damu sets out in search of an elephant. In his journey, he faces humiliation, taunting, harassment but does not lose hope. Finally, Damu comes across a circus but the manager refuses to meet him. Circumstances arise where Damu saves the circus from a gang of a robbers. Out of gratitude, the circus manager allows Damu to borrow an elephant and Runku gets her elephant ride in the village.

Cast

Raghuvir Yadav as Damu
Sabyasachi Chakraborty as Potai Chor
Manoj Mitra as Daroga
Gyanesh Mukherjee as Owner of Circus
Satya Bandyopadhyay as Panchanan
Tarun Kumar Chatterjee as Jagai Ghosh
Rimi Sen as Runku
Dulal Lahiri as Bhatu
Ajit Bandyopadhyay as Nibaran Chakraborty
Anamika Saha as Badan's wife
Monu Mukherjee as Kalim Sheikh
Smita Sinha as Runku's Grandmother
Dhiman Chakraborty as Badan
Gautam Dey as Nitai, Runku's father

Accolades

**List of awards and nominations**
Organisation	Date	Category	Recipients and nominees	Result	Ref.(s)
National Film Awards	1996	Best Children's Film	Raja Sen	Won	^[3]

References

^ "Damu (1996) Cast - Actor, Actress, Director, Producer, Music Director". Cinestaan. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
^ "Damu Movie: Showtimes, Review, Trailer, Posters, News & Videos | eTimes", The Times of India, retrieved 25 July 2020
^ ^a ^b "44th National Film Festival" (PDF). dff.nic.in. New Delhi: Directorate of Film Festivals. 1997. p. 18. Retrieved 12 November 2020.

External links

Damu at IMDb

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[1] "Damu (1996) Cast - Actor, Actress, Director, Producer, Music Director". Cinestaan. Retrieved 6 January 2022.

[2] "Damu Movie: Showtimes, Review, Trailer, Posters, News & Videos | eTimes", The Times of India, retrieved 25 July 2020

[44thNFA-3] "44th National Film Festival" (PDF). dff.nic.in. New Delhi: Directorate of Film Festivals. 1997. p. 18. Retrieved 12 November 2020.

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