{{Short description|Bengali film actress}} {{Use Indian English|date=May 2023}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2024}} {{Infobox person | name = Sandhyarani | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = August 1922<ref>{{Cite book |last=Roy Chowdhury |first=Moumita |title=রূপোলি পর্দার অন্তরালে |publisher=Biva Publication |year=2004 |isbn=9789390890989 |language=Bn |trans-title=}}</ref> | birth_place = Kolkata | death_date = {{death date and age|1999|7|19|1922|8|df=yes}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=MAMATA NOMINEE LIST TAKES SHAPE |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/mamata-nominee-list-takes-shape/cid/917925 |access-date=1 June 2023 |website=The Telegraph (India) |language=en}}</ref> | death_place = | other_names = | known_for = | spouse = | father = | children = 1<ref>{{Cite news |date=15 November 2018 |title=Mystery over help’s death at late actor’s house |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/mystery-over-helps-death-at-late-actors-house/articleshow/66630002.cms?from=mdr |access-date=27 May 2023 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> | mother = | awards = | alma_mater = | occupation = Actress | years_active = }}
'''Sandhyarani Chatterjee''' (widely known as Sandhyarani) was an Indian actress who is known for her work in Bengali cinema.<ref>{{Cite web |last=সংবাদদাতা |first=নিজস্ব |title=ফার্ন রোডে পরিচারিকার অগ্নিদগ্ধ দেহ উদ্ধার |url=https://www.anandabazar.com/west-bengal/kolkata/burnt-body-of-maid-found-in-kolkata-house-dgtl-1.897855 |access-date=27 May 2023 |website=anandabazar.com |language=bn}}</ref> She was a reigning actress of Bengali cinema during 1940s and 1950s.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bangla |first=Jago |date=8 October 2022 |title=বাংলা ছবির লক্ষ্মীরা |url=https://jagobangla.in/the-lakshmi-of-bengali-film-industry/ |access-date=27 May 2023 |website=JagoBangla |language=en-US}}</ref> She appeared in more than 250 Bengali films.<ref>{{Cite web |title=অগ্নিদগ্ধ মৃত্যু ঘিরে স্মৃতিতে সন্ধ্যারানি |url=https://eisamay.com/west-bengal-news/kolkata-news/kolkata-gariahat-burn-case/articleshow/66625281.cms |access-date=27 May 2023 |website=Eisamay |language=bn}}</ref> She made her silver screen debut in ''Sarbojanin Bibahotsab'' (26 April 1938).<ref>{{Cite web |title=সন্ধ্যারানী |url=https://banglacinema100.com/profile-details/WnpNM1FsaFFOM1ZITm5SRVJHVnNWR2hRTjNScmR6MDk= |access-date=27 May 2023 |website=banglacinema100.com}}</ref> She featured opposite Uttam Kumar in Ajoy Kar's ''Bardidi'' (1957).<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=3 September 2020 |title=Birth Anniversary Special: Uttam Kumar's magical combination with the path-breaker in Bengali cine classics Ajoy Kar |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/birth-anniversary-special-uttam-kumars-magical-combination-with-the-path-breaker-in-bengali-cine-classics-ajoy-kar/articleshow/77871857.cms?from=mdr |access-date=27 May 2023 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> Even after she played supporting characters later, her popularity remained intact.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sreelekha: মা লক্ষ্মী সেজে সোশাল মিডিয়ায় অবতীর্ণ শ্রীলেখা মিত্র, দেখেছেন তাঁর নয়া অবতার? |url=https://calcuttanews.tv//entertainment/Sreelekha-Mitra-made-herself-up-as-Ma-Laxmi-and-shared-her-post-in-Social-Media |access-date=27 May 2023 |website=calcuttanews.tv |language=English}}</ref>
==Career== In 1948, Sandhyarani featured as Gyanoda in ''Arakshaniya'' based on Sarat Chandra Chatterjee's much celebrated novel of the same name.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1948 - arakshaniya.pdf |url=https://docs.google.com/viewerng/viewer?url=https://banglacinema100.com/uploads/individualmovie/515/pdf/1948+-+arakshaniya.pdf?v%3D2 |access-date=2 June 2023 |publisher=Google}}</ref> Ajoy Bhattacharya cast her in his Bengali comedy film ''Chhadmabeshi'' (1944){{efn-la|In 1971, Agradoot remade this film under the same title starring Uttam Kumar. It became a massive financial success.}} based on the story of the same name by Upendranath Gangopadhyay. <ref>{{Cite web |title=ছদ্মবেশী (১৯৪৪) |url=https://banglacinema100.com/movie-details/Y1hkVGEwczNPVzloWVdaSFFtWjZNMGxJY2poNFp6MDk= |access-date=8 June 2023 |website=banglacinema100.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=1944 - Chadmabeshi.pdf |url=https://docs.google.com/viewerng/viewer?url=https://banglacinema100.com/uploads/individualMovie/451/pdf/1944+-+Chadmabeshi.pdf?v=2 |access-date=8 June 2023 |publisher=Google}}</ref> Suchitra Sen eschewed the central role in ''Suryamukhi'', Sandhyarani was offered to play the concerned role.<ref>{{Cite web |last=বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায় |first=শুভদীপ |title=অভিনেতার আড়ালে পরিচালক বিকাশ রায় |url=https://banglalive.com/film-director-bikash-roy/ |access-date=20 June 2023 |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Filmography == {|class="wikitable" |+ Key |- |align=center style="width:50px;background-color:#E0E0D1"|{{small|§}} |Indicates a short film |} {|class="wikitable" !Year !Title !Note !{{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference}} |- | rowspan="3" |1938 |''Sarbojanin Bibahotsab'' |Debut, Credited as Angur |<ref>{{Cite web |title=1938 - Sarbojanin Bibahotsab.pdf |url=https://docs.google.com/viewerng/viewer?url=https://banglacinema100.com/uploads/individualMovie/345/pdf/1938+-+Sarbojanin+Bibahotsab.pdf?v=2 |access-date=27 May 2023 |publisher=Google}}</ref> |- |bgcolor="#E0E0D1"|''Jagapisi'' {{small|§}} |Credited as Angur | |- |''Bekar Nashan'' |Credited as Angur | |- | rowspan="6" |1941 |''Banglar Meye'' | |<ref>{{Cite web |title=বাংলার মেয়ে |url=https://banglacinema100.com/movie-details/VVZsQlVYQndTRTlYUmtsRmNIQmxhakZ3U0RCbVFUMDk= |access-date=27 May 2023 |website=banglacinema100.com}}</ref> |- |''Mayer Pran'' | | |- |''Nandini'' | | |- |''Shakuntala'' | | |- |''Sreeradha'' | | |- |''Pratishodh'' | | |- | rowspan="3" |1942 |''Bhishma'' | |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bhishma (1942) |url=https://www.bengalfilmarchive.com/filmography-details.php?t=MjEw |access-date=8 June 2023 |website=Bengal Film Archive}}</ref> |- |''Bondi'' | | |- |''Parineeta'' | | |- | rowspan="3" |1943 |''Jogajog'' | | |- |Sahadharmini | | |- |''Samadhan'' | | |- |1944 |''Chhadmabeshi'' | |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chhadmabeshi (1945) |url=https://www.bengalfilmarchive.com/filmography-details.php?t=MjQ5 |access-date=8 June 2023 |website=Bengal Film Archive}}</ref> |- |1945 |''Mane Na Mana'' | | |- | rowspan="5" |1946 |''Natun Bou'' | | |- |''Pather Sathi'' | | |- |''Saat Number Bari'' | | |- |''Sangram'' | | |- |''Tumi Aar Ami'' | | |- |1947 |''Tapobhanga'' | |<ref>{{Cite web |title=প্রথম বাঙালি মুসলিম নায়িকা ‘বনানী চৌধুরী’ |url=https://www.newsg24.com/culture-news/3206// |access-date=27 May 2023 |website=newsg24.com}}</ref> |- | rowspan="7" |1948 |''Arakshaniya'' | | |- |''Drishtidan'' | | |- |''Purabi'' | | |- |''Sabyasachi'' |Bharti | |- |''Sahara'' | | |- |''Shankha Sindur'' | | |- |''Shyamaler Swapno'' | | |- | rowspan="4" |1949 |''Abhiman'' | | |- |Bisher Dhoan | | |- |''Herfer'' | |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Herfer (1949) |url=https://www.bengalfilmarchive.com/filmography-details.php?t=MzY5 |access-date=8 June 2023 |website=Bengal Film Archive}}</ref> |- |''Nireddesh'' | |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Niruddesh (1949) |url=https://www.bengalfilmarchive.com/filmography-details.php?t=Mzgw |access-date=8 June 2023 |website=Bengal Film Archive}}</ref> |- | rowspan="3" |1951 |''Darpachurna'' | |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Darpachurna (1951) |url=https://www.bengalfilmarchive.com/filmography-details.php?t=NDU1 |access-date=8 June 2023 |website=Bengal Film Archive}}</ref> |- |''Ganyer Meye'' | | |- |''Panditmashai'' | | |- | rowspan="4" |1952 |''Bindur Chhele'' | |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bindur Chhele (1951) |url=https://www.bengalfilmarchive.com/filmography-details.php?t=NDk1 |access-date=8 June 2023 |website=Bengal Film Archive}}</ref> |- |''Kapalkundala'' | | |- |''Sanjibani'' | | |- |''Rani Bhabani'' | |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rani Bhabani (1952) |url=https://www.bengalfilmarchive.com/filmography-details.php?t=NTIz |access-date=8 June 2023 |website=Bengal Film Archive}}</ref> |- | rowspan="4" |1953 |''Haranath Pandit'' | | |- |''Harilakshmi'' | | |- |''Nishkriti'' | | |- |''Rami Chandidas'' | | |- | rowspan="2" |1954 |''Amar Prem'' | | |- |''Mantra Shakti'' | | |- | rowspan="3" |1955 |''Bidhilipi'' | | |- |''Bratacharini'' | | |- |''Hrad'' | | |- | rowspan="5" |1956 |''Abhagir Swarga'' | | |- |''Dhular Dharani'' | | |- |''Mahakabi Girishchandra'' | | |- |''Mahanisha'' | | |- |''Sinthir Sindur'' | | |- | rowspan="4" |1957 |''Adarsha Hindu Hotel'' | | |- |''Bardidi'' | |<ref name=":0" /> |- |''Prithibi Amare Chaay'' | | |- |''Tapasi'' | | |- |1960 |''Mayamriga'' | | |- | rowspan="2" |1963 |Akashpradip | | |- |''Badsha'' | | |- |1964 |''Deep Nebhe Nai'' | |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Deep Nebhe Nai (1964) |url=https://www.bengalfilmarchive.com/filmography-details.php?t=MTAwNw== |access-date=8 June 2023 |website=Bengal Film Archive}}</ref> |- |1976 |''Hansaraj'' | |<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 August 2020 |title=‘হংসরাজ’ হওয়ার কথা ছিল না অরিন্দম গাঙ্গুলির! প্রথমে গান গেয়েছিলেন তিনি, তার পর… |url=https://www.thewall.in/entertainment/famous-bengali-movie-hansaraj-released-before-44-years/ |access-date=2 June 2023 |website=TheWall |language=en-US}}</ref> |- |1985 |''Parama'' | | |- |1988 |''Apaman'' | | |- | rowspan="2" |1989 |''Aghatan Ajo Ghate'' | | |- |''Aparanher Alo'' | | |- |2001 |''Shesh Ashray'' |Posthumous release | |}
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== External links == {{IMDb name|0154154}} Category:Indian film actresses Category:Actresses in Bengali cinema Category:20th-century Indian actresses Category:Bengali Hindus Category:1922 births Category:1999 deaths