Arun Mukherjee

Arun Mukherjee is a noted Bangla playwright and thespian. He is associated with the theater group Chetana both as actor-director and playwright. He is the author of many plays including the classicMārīch Sangbād, which has been translated into English (Mareech, The Legend), by Utkal Mohanty.^[1] Through an arresting character analysis of the Ramayana illusion-expert Mareech, this story spotlights the contemporary social woes of the oppressed Indian peasantry.^[2] Other well known plays include Jagannāth and Ramjātra.

He won the National Film Award for Best Actor, 1979, for his role in the film Parashuram.

References

1. ^ Modern Indian Drama, ed. G.P. Deshpande, Sahitya Akademi, 2004
2. ^ http://mareechthelegend.eventbrite.com/

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