Kanu Banerjee

Kanu Banerjee
Kanu Banerjee in Pather Panchali (1955)
Kanu Banerjee in Pather Panchali (1955)
Born(1905-06-20)20 June 1905
Died27 January 1983(1983-01-27) (aged 77)
NationalityIndian
Occupation(s)Theatre actor and director
Notable workPather Panchali (1955)
Aparajito (1956)

Kanu Banerjee (Kanu Bandyopadhyay)[1] (20 June 1905 – 27 January 1983) was an Indian actor and director of Bengali cinema and theatre.[2] He is best known for his portrayal of Harihar Ray, father of Apu, in Satyajit Ray's classic Pather Panchali (1955) and Aparajito (1956), part of the Apu Trilogy.[3] He was born in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India. He first appeared as an amateur artiste with Sisir Kumar Bhaduri in Biraj Bou (1934) as Netai at Naba Natyyamandir.[4] In 1955, he also appeared as saint Ramakrishna in Prafulla Chakraborty’s biographical film Bhagaban Sri Sri Ramakrishna.[2]

  1. ^ Also credited as Kanu Banerji and Kanu Bandyopadhyay
  2. ^ a b Soumitra Das and Dalia Mukherje (5 August 2012). "The matter-of-fact actor of many parts" Kolkata, India: The Telegraph. OCLC 27171794
  3. ^ Kany Banerji New York Times.
  4. ^ Sushil Kumar Mukherjee (1982). The story of the Calcutta theatres, 1753-1980. K.P. Bagchi. p. 698.