Damu (film)

Damu (Bengali: দামু) 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 (Bengali: পঞ্চাননের হাতি) 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]

Damu
Film poster
Directed byRaja Sen
Screenplay byMohit Chatterjee
Story byNarayan Gangopadhyay
Based onPanchaananer Haati
Produced by
  • Ashok Bose
  • Tapas Ghosh
  • Raja Sen
Starring
CinematographyShakti Banerjee
Edited bySnehasish Ganguly
Music byJatileshwar Mukherjee
Release date
13 June 1997
Running time
2:36:00
CountryIndia
LanguageBengali

Plot

Damu is an innocence orphan lives in the village with an old man Panchanan. He develops a friendship with the Panchanan's granddaughter Runku. One day he carelessly promises her an elephant ride through the village. But this is impossible to manage an elephant in a 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

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
  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, retrieved 25 July 2020
  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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