Pather Panchali

পথের পাঁচালী (1955)

Timing: 2:5 (125 min)

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Actors and characters

Release date

1955-08-26

Country

India

Production

Government of West Bengal

Genre

Drama, History

Budget

$0

Revenue

$537 465

Website

https://satyajitray.org/pather-panchali-song-of-the-little-road/

Director

Satyajit Ray

Actors

Kanu Bannerjee, Karuna Banerjee, Chunibala Devi, Uma Das Gupta, Subir Banerjee, Runki Banerjee, Reba Devi, Aparna Devi, Tulsi Chakraborty, Binoy Mukherjee
All actors and roles (10)

Scenario

Producer

Satyajit Ray, Bansi Chandragupta

Operator

Subrata Mitra

Composer

Ravi Shankar

Artist

Audition

Editing

Dulal Dutta
All team (11)

• Following the film's success, Ray received a grant from the government of West Bengal and filmed the remaining two parts at the urgent request of the Prime Minister.
• The name consists of two words – Pöther and Pächali (in transcription). “Pöter” means “path,” and “Panchali” refers to ancient song poems in Sanskrit, possessing a certain rhythm and a defined meter. That is, “panchali” is a style of versification that was used to compose sacred hymns. The singing was accompanied by music and action involving puppets (“panchali” comes from “panchal” or “panchalika,” which means “puppet”). It is believed that the musical and dance performance “jatra,” which originated in the 17th century and continues to this day, grew out of “panchali”.
• The film was shot over five years.
• Following the film's success, Satyajit Ray received a grant from the government of West Bengal and filmed two sequels at the insistent request of the Prime Minister.
• The first word in the title means "path," the second – ancient poetic verses in Sanskrit, possessing a certain rhythm and a certain meter; it is a style of versification used to compose sacred hymns.
• The first word in the title means "path," the second – ancient song verses in Sanskrit, possessing a certain rhythm and a certain meter, a style of versification that was used to compose sacred hymns.