MLA Fatakeshto

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MLA Fatakeshto
Poster
Directed bySwapan Saha
Screenplay byN.K. Salil
Story byN. K. Salil
Starring
Edited bySuresh Urs
Music byJeet Gannguli
Release date
  • 14 April 2006 (2006-04-14) (India)
Running time
107 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageBengali
Budget 2 crores
Box office 7.50 crores[1]

MLA Fatakeshto is a 2006 Indian Bengali language political action film directed by Swapan Saha and produced by Shree Venkatesh Films. The film stars Mithun Chakraborty in the titular role alongside Koel Mallick in lead roles, with Debashree Roy, Rajatava Dutta, Soumitra Chatterjee, and Shantilal Mukherjee in other supporting roles. This film is famous for its screenplay and dialogues written by N.K Salil,songs composed by Jeet Gannguli and action sequences designed by Judo Ramu. It was declared to be an all time blockbuster at the box office, helped by the 2006 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election.[citation needed]

The film received generally positive reviews upon its release.Critics were particularly appreciative of the political issues and portrayal in the film ,catchy dialogues, Mithun Chakraborty, Koel Mallick and Rajatava Dutta`s performance,music and the slick action sequences. MLA Fatakeshto emerged as the highest grossing Bengali film of 2006.It won Anandalok Awards for the best Villain. MLA Fatakeshto was followed by a standalone sequel, Minister Fatakeshto,which released in 2007.

It has gained fame for its dialogues such as "Saala Marbo ekhaney, lash porbe sashane"(Here by me you will be hit and in the creamation ground your body will be fit) and ''Fatakeshto khobor dekhe na,khobor pore na, khobor toiri kore''(Neither Fatakeshto watches news,nor reads,he makes news).[2][3][4] The film collected ₹7.5 crore at the Box Office.[1]

Plot[edit]

It is the tale of seven days of a small time goon who becomes an M.L.A.

Cast[edit]

  • Mithun Chakraborty as Krishno "Fatakeshto" Deb Chatterjee; a local goon who initially worked for Home Minister Ranadeb Pal and later becomes the Home Minister with the help of the CM
  • Soumitra Chatterjee as the Chief Minister
  • Debashree Roy as Nandini Chatterjee, Fatakeshto`s wife
  • Rajatava Dutta as the Home Minister Ranadeb Pal
  • Koel Mallick as Chaitali Roy, news reporter of Khabor Kolkata
  • Shantilal Mukhopadhyay as Haridas Pal, Ranadeb's PA
  • Bharat Kaul as DSP Durjoy Naag
  • Sanjib Dasgupta as Atim Ghosh, leader of the Opposition
  • Sumit Ganguly as Ratan Basak, Ranadeb's henchman
  • Shyamal Dutta as chief editor of Khabor Kolkata

Soundtrack[edit]

MLA Fatakeshto
Soundtrack album by
Released2006
Recorded2005
StudioShree Venkatesh Films
GenreFeature film soundtrack
LanguageBengali
LabelSVF
Jeet Gannguli chronology
Priyotoma
(2006)
MLA Fatakeshto
(2006)
Refugee
(2006)
Singles from MLA Fatakeshto
  1. "Ami MLA Fatakeshto"
    Released: 7 Feb 2019
  2. "Bibi Asol Hero"
    Released: 7 Feb 2019
  3. "Khusir Aalo"
    Released: 7 Feb 2019

All lyrics are written by Gautam Sushmit; all music is composed by Jeet Gannguli

No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Bibi Asol Hero"Amit Kumar2:42
2."Ami MLA Fatakeshto"Amit Kumar4:58
3."Khusir Aalo"Amit Kumar, Pamela Jain5:19
4."MLA Fatakesto (Theme Song)"Chaturvedi, Jeet Gannguli 

Reception[edit]

Box office[edit]

Made at the budget of 2 crore, the film was released with 61 prints and collected over 7.50 crore in 75 days.[1][5]

Awards[edit]

Award Category Recipient and Nominees Result
Anandalok Awards Best Villain Rajatava Dutta Won

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "মিঠুন চক্রবর্তী". www.magzter.com. Anandalok. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Tollywood top draws 2006". The Telegraph (Calcutta). 31 December 2006. Archived from the original on 21 July 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  3. ^ Bandopadhyay, Sabyasachi (18 April 2009). "Pranab-Mithun no-show at Jangipur". Indian Express. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  4. ^ "These dialogues were written in marginalized people's language, so it has become relevant in election campaign, says NK Salil dgtl". www.anandabazar.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  5. ^ Nag, Kushali (11 October 2007). "Mithun vs Mithun". The Telegraph (India). Retrieved 13 July 2021.

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