- Titash Ekti Nadir Naam
Infobox_Film
name =তিতাস একটি নদীর নাম / Titash Ekti Nadir Naam
imdb_id = 0070809
director =Ritwik Ghatak
producer =Habibur Rahman Khan
writer =Ritwik Ghatak (screenplay), Advaita Malla Burman (the original novel)
starring =Golam Mustafa, Kabari Choudhury, Roushan Jamil, Prabir Mitra,Rosy Samad , Rani Sarkar,
Fakrul Hasan Bairagi
distributor = | music = Ritwik Ghatak (music theme), Ahidul Haq,
Ustad Bahadur Khan
| cinematography = Baby Islam| editing = Basheer Hussain
released =1973
runtime = 159 min.
language =Bangla
budget =Titash Ekti Nadir Naam ( _bn. তিতাস একটি নদীর নাম, A river name Titash) is a Bengali movie directed by
Ritwik Ghatak . The movie was based on a novel by the same name, written by Advaita Malla Burman. The movie explores the life of the fishermen on the bank of theTitas River inBrahmanbaria ,Bangladesh .The movie topped the list of 10 best
Bangladeshi films , chosen by the British Film Institute. [http://www.bfi.org.uk/features/imagineasia/guide/poll/bangladesh/ Top 10 Bangladeshi films] ,British Film Institute .]Golam Mostafa, Kabari, Prabir Mitra, and Roushan Jamil acted in the main roles. [http://www.thedailystar.net/2004/06/11/d40611140373.htm Silver Jubilee, Bangladesh Film Archive celebrations, Events on the 2nd day] , Ersahad Kamol, The Daily Star, June 11, 2004.]
The shooting of the movie took a toll on Ghatak's health, as he was suffering from tuberculosis at the time.
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