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Chiriyakhana
DVD coverDirected by Satyajit Ray Produced by Harendranath Bhattacharya Written by Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay
Satyajit RayStarring Uttam Kumar Music by Satyajit Ray Cinematography Soumendu Roy Editing by Dulal Dutta Distributed by Balaka Pictures Release date(s) 1967 Running time 125 min. Country India Language Bengali Chiriakhana or Chiriyakhana (Bengali: চিড়িয়াখানা) is a 1967 Bengali film by Satyajit Ray. It is a whodunit suspense thriller, starring Uttam Kumar as Byomkesh Bakshi. The title means "The Zoo". The screenplay is by Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay.
Plot
The story revolves around a retired judge, Mr. Sen, who stays at a farm house at the outskirts of Calcutta. His house was previously inhabited by people with notorious pasts. One day the judge is murdered under mysterious circumstances. The local police assign Byomkesh to the investigation. As a close acquaintance of Sen, Byomkesh is more than willing to solve the murder mystery. Through many twists and turns in the story, he goes on to solve the mystery.
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Films by Satyajit Ray Director & Writer The Apu TrilogyGoopy & BaghaGoopy Gyne Bagha Byne (1969) • Hirak Rajar Deshe (1980)Sonar Kella (1974) • Joi Baba Felunath (1978)Other filmsParash Pathar (1958) • Jalsaghar (1958) • Devi (1960) • Teen Kanya (1961) • Rabindranath Tagore (1961) • Kanchenjungha (1962) • Abhijan (1962) • Mahanagar (1963) • Charulata (1964) • Two (1965) • Kapurush (1965) • Mahapurush (1965) • Nayak (1966) • Chiriyakhana (1967) • Aranyer Din Ratri (1970) • Sikkim (1971) • The Inner Eye (1972) • Ashani Sanket (1973) • Bala (1976) • Shatranj Ke Khilari (1977) • Pikoo (1980) • Sadgati (1981) • Ghare Baire (1984) • Sukumar Ray (1987) • Ganashatru (1989) • Shakha Proshakha (1990) • Agantuk (1991)Writer The Alien (1967) • Bankubabur Bandhu (2006)Baksho Rahashya (1996) • Bombaiyer Bombete (2003) • Kailashey Kelenkari (2007) • Tintorettor Jishu (2008)Other filmsGoopy Bagha Phire Elo (1991) • Target (1995)Categories:- 1967 films
- Films directed by Satyajit Ray
- Bengali-language films
- Indian films
- Films set in Kolkata
- Films featuring a Best Actor National Award winning performance
- Bengali-language film stubs
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