Directing

Agradoot

Known for

Directing

Credits

32 titles

Agradoot was a group of film technicians signing collectively as director, a phenomenon unique to Bengali cinema. The Agradoot core unit, formed in 1946, consisted initially of Bibhuti Laha (cameraman, 1915–1997), Jatin Datta (sound), Sailen Ghosal (lab work), Nitai Bhattacharya (scenarist) and Bimal Ghosh (production). The group was active up to the end of 1980s.

Known for

Behind the camera

Babla poster
8.0

Babla, a young boy who is forced to grow up too quickly when tragedy strikes his poor family, leading him into the harsh world of Calcutta as a newspaper hawker who must rely on his fierce integrity to survive.

Babla

1951

Babla poster
8.0

Babla, a young boy who is forced to grow up too quickly when tragedy strikes his poor family, leading him into the harsh world of Calcutta as a newspaper hawker who must rely on his fierce integrity to survive.

Babla

1951

Determination poster
NR

A father who is ill, is worried about his family in case of his demise. Will he be able to secure their future or will all his hopes crumble?

Determination

1949

Suryatapa poster
7.0

Another call on "I Married a Dead Man" but with a change- the family hated the DIL and didn't want her, but wanted the child, the heir. The woman and the child had been attacked and couldn't live apart. Aditya's grandparents mistake Kanak for being the other woman in his life and blame her for his death. Kanak develops a strong bond with Aditya's son and everyone accepts her in the family.

Suryatapa

1965

Suryatapa poster
7.0

Another call on "I Married a Dead Man" but with a change- the family hated the DIL and didn't want her, but wanted the child, the heir. The woman and the child had been attacked and couldn't live apart. Aditya's grandparents mistake Kanak for being the other woman in his life and blame her for his death. Kanak develops a strong bond with Aditya's son and everyone accepts her in the family.

Suryatapa

1965

Uttarayan poster
7.2

Prabir goes to war where he meets his doppelganger, Rataneshwar, who eventually dies in combat. Prabir decides to visit Rataneshwar's family to inform them about his death but the family mistake him for Rataneshwar.

Uttarayan

1963

Uttarayan poster
7.2

Prabir goes to war where he meets his doppelganger, Rataneshwar, who eventually dies in combat. Prabir decides to visit Rataneshwar's family to inform them about his death but the family mistake him for Rataneshwar.

Uttarayan

1963

Surjo Sakhi poster
9.0

A budding singer's marriage with his childhood sweetheart is in shambles after his ex-girlfriend from college comes back in his life.

Surjo Sakhi

1981

Surya Toran poster
7.0

The story of a popular young writer and an idealistic young architect.

Surya Toran

1958

Pathey Holo Deri poster
9.0

Poor but brilliant doctor Jayanta (Uttam Kumar) and Mallika (Suchitra Sen), the grand-daughter of one of the richest men in Darjeeling, fall head over heels in love. Mallika's grandfather is not amused and tries to break up the affair when Jayanta goes abroad to study for a higher degree. Will true love conquer all?

Pathey Holo Deri

1957

Agni Pariksha poster
10.0

Love story of Tapasi and Kiriti in the backdrop of social and cultural conflict regarding marriages and progressiveness.

Agni Pariksha

1954

Trijama poster
10.0

Swarupa, an introvert, fails to express her love to Kushal, who falls for Nabola, a rich and beautiful woman. However, things take a sharp turn when greedy Nabola leaves him for a wealthier man.

Trijama

1956

Agni Sanskar poster
10.0

Rajat and Dhiren are at odds with each other when the board decides to replace the latter with the former. Things take a turn when Dhiren decides to seek revenge for his humiliation.

Agni Sanskar

1961

Chiradiner poster
9.0

A 1969 Bengali Drama Film directed by Agradoot, featuring Mahanayak Uttam Kumar & Supriya Devi in lead roles.

Chiradiner

1969

Chiradiner poster
9.0

A 1969 Bengali Drama Film directed by Agradoot, featuring Mahanayak Uttam Kumar & Supriya Devi in lead roles.

Chiradiner

1969

Bipasha poster
9.0

Bipasha and Dibyendu are in love, and the two decide to marry. However, on their wedding night upon receiving a letter, Dibyendu leaves Bipasha before the ceremony to locate his birth parents.

Bipasha

1962

The Runaway Star poster
7.0

A film actress misses her train on her way to a shoot and is stranded in the middle of nowhere. She takes up shelter with the local Station Master and soon bonds with the place and its people.

The Runaway Star

1967

Chhadmabeshi poster
7.8

A romantic comedy, where a newlywed couple and their friend pulls a prank on the bride's unsuspecting elder brother and his wife. The groom poses as the driver for the family and the friend poses as the groom. What ensues is an all-time classic of Bengali Cinema.

Chhadmabeshi

1971

Sabar Uparey poster
7.0

Shankar was a young lawyer in pursuit of making it big in the professional world. However, his world is turned upside down when he comes to know that his father, who he knew went missing, was in real life spending his lifetime in jail as he was incorrectly accused of murdering a lady named Hemangini. His mother urges him to reinvestigate the case and save his father. He goes to Krishnanagar in search of the people and the pieces of evidence that would help him to prove his father’s innocence. He meets Rita, a young and charming lady who assists him. They fall in love. Shankar faces a lot of roadblocks while trying to collect clues, most of them which were imposed by the actual murderer. However, he solves the mystery in the end and his father is thus released from prison.

Sabar Uparey

1955

Sabar Uparey poster
7.0

Shankar was a young lawyer in pursuit of making it big in the professional world. However, his world is turned upside down when he comes to know that his father, who he knew went missing, was in real life spending his lifetime in jail as he was incorrectly accused of murdering a lady named Hemangini. His mother urges him to reinvestigate the case and save his father. He goes to Krishnanagar in search of the people and the pieces of evidence that would help him to prove his father’s innocence. He meets Rita, a young and charming lady who assists him. They fall in love. Shankar faces a lot of roadblocks while trying to collect clues, most of them which were imposed by the actual murderer. However, he solves the mystery in the end and his father is thus released from prison.

Sabar Uparey

1955

Anupama poster
10.0

Abani, a young man from a poor family, elopes with Sudha after her uncle forces her to marry a sick man. However, a misunderstanding among his family members threatens to destroy their relationship.

Anupama

1955

Anupama poster
10.0

Abani, a young man from a poor family, elopes with Sudha after her uncle forces her to marry a sick man. However, a misunderstanding among his family members threatens to destroy their relationship.

Anupama

1955

Sonar Khancha poster
7.0

A renowned singer returns to his town that had forsaken him. He finds his true love but fate eludes him from a union.

Sonar Khancha

1973

The Fellow Traveler poster
7.0

The first-ever collaboration of Uttam Kumar and Agradoot.

The Fellow Traveler

1951

The Fellow Traveler poster
7.0

The first-ever collaboration of Uttam Kumar and Agradoot.

The Fellow Traveler

1951

The Return of Little Master poster
7.0

The plot revolves with Raicharan's tragic life. He is the obedient servant of local zamindar and takes care of zamindar's son whom he addresses as Khokababu. One day the little son dies in an accident in river flood and he is blamed for the same. In a delusional state, Raicharan starts believing his own infant to be his much loved khokababu and brought him up only to return him to his master.

The Return of Little Master

1960

The Return of Little Master poster
7.0

The plot revolves with Raicharan's tragic life. He is the obedient servant of local zamindar and takes care of zamindar's son whom he addresses as Khokababu. One day the little son dies in an accident in river flood and he is blamed for the same. In a delusional state, Raicharan starts believing his own infant to be his much loved khokababu and brought him up only to return him to his master.

The Return of Little Master

1960

Kuhak poster
9.0

This film portrays a greedy thief's struggle to run blindly after riches.

Kuhak

1960

Kuhak poster
9.0

This film portrays a greedy thief's struggle to run blindly after riches.

Kuhak

1960

Manjari Opera poster
10.0

Bollywood 1970

Manjari Opera

1970

Shadows of the Cloud poster
10.0

After her diamond-smuggling uncle is murdered, a woman is terrorized by the fortune-seeking former associates the uncle once double-crossed. She meets a charming stranger, but can he be trusted?

Shadows of the Cloud

1968

Badsha poster
9.0

Badsha, a kind thief, decides to mend his ways after he finds a child deserted on the road and takes him home. Meanwhile, the child's mother undergoes a shock after losing him.

Badsha

1963