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Mrigayaa 
Directed by Mrinal Sen Produced by Rajeswar Rao Written by Mrinal Sen Starring Mithun Chakraborty
Mamata Shankar
Shekhar Chatterji
Sadhu Mehar
Ganesh Mukherjee
Anoop Kumar
Tom AlterMusic by Salil Choudhury Cinematography K.K. Mahajan Release date(s) January 01, 1976 Country India Language Hindi Mrigayaa is an Indian film in Hindi, directed by Mrinal Sen and produced by Kishor Bagri was released in 1976. Kishor currently is working with Balaji Telefilms.The film stars Mithun Chakraborty in his debut film which also won him the prestigious National Film Award for Best Actor. The movie portrayed the relationship between the British colonialists and native villagers, and their exploitation by Indian landlords in 1920's India. It also depicts the development of a friendship between a British administrator with a flair for game hunting, and a village man, who is an expert archer. This happens in the backdrop of the awakening of the Indian people against the British rule.
Cast
- Mithun Chakraborty - Ghinua
- Mamata Shankar
- Asit Bandopadhyay
- Shekhar Chatterji
- Sadhu Meher
- Ganesh Mukherjee
- Anoop Kumar
- Sanjal
- Samit Bhanja
- Tom Alter
Awards
Won
- National Film Award for Best Film - Mrinal Sen
- National Film Award for Best Actor - Mithun Chakraborty
Nomination
- Moscow International Film Festival - Golden Prize - Mrinal Sen
External links
Mithun's portrayal of a Villager, won him the Best Actor National Award in his debut film itself.
- Mrigayaa at the Internet Movie Database
- A brief sketch at Mrinal Sen's website - http://mrinalsen.org/mrigaya.htm
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- Hindi-language films
- Indian films
- Films directed by Mrinal Sen
- Films featuring a Best Actor National Award winning performance
- 1970s Hindi-language film stubs
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