Ramananda Sengupta
| Ramananda Sengupta | |
|---|---|
| Born |
8 May 1916 Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Alma mater | Visva-Bharati University |
| Occupation | Cinematographer |
| Years active | 1938-1976 |
Ramananda Sengupta (born 8 May[1] 1916) is India's oldest living cinematographer.[2] He was born in Dhaka in 1916.[3]
Sengupta stood behind the lens in more than 70 films. His work in cinematography began in 1938 when he joined as an apprentice at the Aurora Film Corporation in Kolkata (formerly Calcutta). He worked with G K Mehta, as first assistant on the film Kurukshetra in 1941.[4] Sengupta’s first independent work was Purbaraag directed by Ardhendu Mukherjee. He had worked with French director Jean Renoir when he came to Kolkata to shoot The River.[5]
In 1997 Utsav Mukherjee prepared a documentary 'Under Exposed' about Ramananda Sengupta. Siddhartha Maity is writing a book on the only Indian cinematographer to have worked with Jean Renoir, Ritwik Ghatak and Mrinal Sen. He is also making a documentary on Sengupta titled, Alor Frame e Chhayar Saaj (Framing Light Against the Shadows).[6]
Filmography
- Dakghar (Bengali)
- Bindur Chhele (Bengali)
- Kankabatir Ghat (Bengali)
- Personal Assistant (Bengali)
- Bandhu (Bengali)
- Hangsamithun by Partha Pratim Bandopadhyay
- Dakharkara (Bengali)
- Nagarik (1977, Bengali)
- Teen Bhubaner Pare (1969, Bengali)
- Nishithe (1961, Bengali)
- Sri Lokanath (1960, Oriya)
- Headmaster (1959, Bengali)
- Shilpi (1956, Bengali)
- Raat Bhore, (1955, the first film by Mrinal Sen)
- Ghoom Bhangar Gaan by Utpal Dutta
- The River, 1951
- Purbaatra, 1947
- Purbaraag, 1946 (Bengali)
Documentaries
- Modern and Ancient Architecture of India
- Religion
- Autobiography of an Elephant
- Life in the Backwater of Malabar Cochin.
References
- ↑ Mitra, Prithvijit. "Ace cinematographer turns 100". Times of India. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
- ↑ "KFF spotlight on India's oldest cinematographer". Rang De India. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
- ↑ The History and Practice of Cinematography in India: Interview Ramananda Sengupta
- ↑ Mukherjee, Partha. "Golden eye". Harmony. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
- ↑ "The old man and the river he shot". The Telegraph (18 February 2007). Retrieved 22 June 2015.
- ↑ Biswas, Premankur (2015-06-21). "Ramanand Sengupta: Life Through a Lens". The Indian Express. Indian Express Limited. Retrieved 2015-12-13.