{{Short description|1986 Bengali political crime thriller film by Tapan Sinha}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2022}} {{Use Indian English|date=October 2022}} {{Infobox film |name = Atanka |image = Atanka (1986) film poster.jpeg |alt = |caption = | native_name = | director = Tapan Sinha | producer = Charu Chitra | writer = Tapan Sinha | screenplay = Tapan Sinha | story = Tapan Sinha | based_on = <!-- {{based on|title of the original work|writer of the original work}} --> | narrator = | starring = Soumitra Chatterjee<br/>Prosenjit Chatterjee<br/>Satabdi Roy<br/>Anil Chatterjee<br/>Nirmal Kumar | music = Tapan Sinha | cinematography = | editing = Subodh Roy | studio = | distributor = New Theatres No.1 Studios | released = {{Film date|1986|1|30|df=y}} | runtime = | country = India | language = Bengali | budget = <!--Must cite a reliable published source with a reputation for fact-checking. No blogs, no IMDb. no fan-sites.--> | gross = <!--Must cite a reliable published source with a reputation for fact-checking. No blogs, no IMDb. no fan-sites.--> }}
'''''Atanka''''' is a 1986 Indian Bengali language political crime thriller film directed by Tapan Sinha.<ref>https://theprint.in/theprint-profile/tapan-sinha-one-of-indias-finest-filmmakers-but-often-overshadowed-by-ray-and-ghatak/349241/</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://newsable.asianetnews.com/gallery/entertainment/posto-to-atanka-soumitra-chatterjee-s-best-non-satyajit-ray-films-ank-qjtuhq#image1|title=Posto to Atanka: Soumitra Chatterjee's best 'Non- Satyajit Ray' films|date=15 November 2020|work=Asianet}}</ref><ref>https://www.thestatesman.com/supplements/marquee/ahead-of-its-time-1502652117.html</ref> The film stars Soumitra Chatterjee, Prosenjit Chatterjee, and Satabdi Roy in her debut film.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Nag |first=Amitava |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Lg40EAAAQBAJ&dq=Atanka+film&pg=PA38 |title=16 Frames |date=2020-01-31 |publisher=Doshor Publication |isbn=978-81-944429-0-5 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title='Sanyasi Raja' - 5 all-time great Bengali movies inspired by real-life incidents |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/photo-features/5-all-time-great-bengali-movies-inspired-by-real-life-incidents/sanyasi-raja/photostory/63998092.cms |access-date=2022-10-24 |website=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Ghosh |first=Suman |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fKJhEAAAQBAJ&dq=Atanka+film&pg=PT234 |title=Soumitra Chatterjee : A Film - Maker Remembers |date=2022-01-07 |publisher=Om Books International |isbn=978-93-92834-17-2 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Mukerji |first=Victoria Maya |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TFhMAQAAMAAJ&q=Atanka+film |title=Bengali Film Practitioners: Art, Intellectualism and Morality |year=1994 |publisher=University of California at Berkeley }}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last1=Dasgupta |first1=Sanjukta |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bqKoDwAAQBAJ&dq=Atanka+film&pg=PT63 |title=Media, Gender, and Popular Culture in India: Tracking Change and Continuity |last2=Sinha |first2=Dipankar |last3=Chakravarti |first3=Sudeshna |date=2011-12-07 |publisher=SAGE Publishing India |isbn=978-81-321-1904-3 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last1=Rajadhyaksha |first1=Ashish |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SLkABAAAQBAJ&dq=Atanka+film&pg=PA156 |title=Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema |last2=Willemen |first2=Paul |date=2014-07-10 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-135-94318-9 }}</ref> The film was known for its dark-tone and outstanding performances of the cast. The film ran for around 90 consecutive days at Mitra cinemas, west Bengal. The film was both critically and commercially successful and won 7 awards, and got an official entry at the Indian Panorama Section.
==Plot== [[File:Prosenjit Chatterjee and Satabdi Roy in Atanka (1986).jpg|thumb|upright|Prosenjit Chatterjee and Satabdi Roy in a sequence]] The story revolves around a school master who witnesses a murder by his students, but the students threaten him not to speak a word, but he goes beyond the line and courageously punishes the students by the help of the law.
==Cast== *Soumitra Chatterjee as Sudhanshu Mukherjee / Master Moshai, a teacher *Prosenjit Chatterjee as Prabir *Sumanta Mukherjee as Mihir Samanta *Satabdi Roy as Subrota, Sudhanshu's daughter *Ranjan Bhattacharya as Subinoy, Sudhanshu's son *Nirmal Kumar as Nabin *Manoj Mitra as Suresh *Anil Chatterjee as Aloke Chatterjee *Bhishma Guhathakurta as Hebo *Amar Ganguly as Dhurjati Prasad Maiti *Shailen Mukherjee as Dr. Banerjee *Arijit Guha as the SI of Tollygunge Police Station *Ramen Roy Chowdhury as the ASI of Tollygunge Police Station
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==External links== *{{IMDb title|11428412}} {{Tapan Sinha}}
Category:Films directed by Tapan Sinha
{{Bengali-film-stub}} Category:Bengali-language films based on actual events Category:1986 Bengali-language films Category:Bengali-language Indian films Category:Bengali-language crime thriller films Category:1986 Indian films Category:1986 crime thriller films