Titash Ekti Nadir Naam

For the novel, see Titas Ekti Nadir Naam (novel).

Titas Ekti Nadir Naam
Poster for Titas Ekti Nadir Naam
Directed byRitwik Ghatak
Screenplay byRitwik Ghatak
Based onTitas Ekti Nadir Naam
by Adwaita Mallabarman
Produced byN. M. Chowdhury Bacchu
Habibur Rahman Khan
Foyez Ahmed
Starring
CinematographyBaby Islam
Edited byBasheer Hussain
Music by
  • Ritwik Ghatak (music theme)
  • Ustad Bahadur Khan
Release date
  • 27 July 1973 (1973-07-27)
Running time
159 mins
CountriesBangladesh
India
LanguageBengali
Budget৳824,000 (US$7,000)
Box office৳123,000 (US$1,000)

Titash Ekti Nadir Naam (Bengali: তিতাস একটি নদীর নাম), or A River Called Titas, is a 1973 Indian-Bangladeshi film directed by Ritwik Ghatak.[1][2] The film was based on the novel of the same name, by Adwaita Mallabarman.[3] It explores the life of the fishermen on the bank of the Titas River in Brahmanbaria, Bangladesh.

Rosy Samad, Golam Mostafa, Kabori, Prabir Mitra, and Roushan Jamil acted in the main roles.[4] The shooting of the movie took a toll on Ghatak's health, as he was suffering from tuberculosis at the time.

Alongside Satyajit Ray's Kanchenjungha (1962)[5] and Mrinal Sen's Calcutta 71 (1972), Titas Ekti Nadir Naam is one of the earliest films to resemble hyperlink cinema, featuring multiple characters in a collection of interconnected stories in the style of The Rules of the Game (1939), predating Robert Altman's Nashville (1975). The film topped the list of 10 best Bangladeshi films in the audience and critics' polls conducted by the British Film Institute in 2002.[6]

  1. ^ Jason Buchanan. "A River Called Titus (1973)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 30 January 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
  2. ^ Deanne Schultz (2007). Filmography of World History. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 153–. ISBN 978-0-313-32681-3. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
  3. ^ Sisir Kumar Das (1 January 1995). History of Indian Literature: 1911-1956, struggle for freedom : triumph and tragedy. Sahitya Akademi. pp. 299–. ISBN 978-81-7201-798-9. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
  4. ^ Silver Jubilee, Bangladesh Film Archive celebrations, Events on the 2nd day, Ersahad Kamol, The Daily Star, 11 June 2004.
  5. ^ "An Interview with Satyajit Ray". 1982. Retrieved 24 May 2009.
  6. ^ "BFI | Features | South Asian Cinema | A Guide to South Asian Cinema | 50 essential South Asian films | Top 10 Bangladeshi Films". 15 January 2009. Archived from the original on 15 January 2009. Retrieved 24 April 2021.