After a long gap of 32years, Tenida of Pataldanga is coming again in the big screen with Kebla, Habu and Pela. Temida, the famous character of the writer Narayan Gangopadhyay, was of course in the mind of the readers of the children stories and novels, written in Bengali language. It is fact that present children generation are going to forget Tenida due to imposition of foreign children stories and novels, written in other languages. And it was an urgent necessity of come back of the famous characters of children stories and novels of Bengali language.
However, at that time Tenida appeared in the film,“Charmurti” which was directed by Umanath Gangopadhyay. Famous actors like Rabi Ghosh, Santosh Dutta and Satya Bandopadhyay acted in the film, Charmurti. Chinmoy Roy acted in the character of Tenida. At that time Charmurti was made as a feature film for the common audience. But after release of the film it was observed that Charmurti paid full house audience which were specially crowded by the children, in maximum shows. In view of that experience, Chinmoy Roy decided to make a film, based on the main character, Tenida, specialy for the children of the present age, who are addicted by the foreign comics and stories and forgot the jewels of their mother language. Subhasish acted in the roll of Tenida. Tenida was the hero of more than 100stories of Narayan Gangopadhyay. One day, Chinmoy Roy went to Sri Arijit Gangopadhyay, son of Narayan Gangopadhyay, with his proposal. It is needless to say that Arijit agreed on the proposal. In a Press Meet, arranged at the Hotel ‘Mark’, Chinmoy Roy, director of Tenida, said that this Tenida is much different than the past. Here Tenida has been characterized specially for the present times and present problems of the society and the state. After failing of consecutive 3years in school level exam., at last Tenida passed in 3rd division and got admission in the college. Just he was waiting for the starting of the new session of the college, he received an invitation from his Kutty Mama to make a trip to the forest of Duars with his friends. Gang of 4 went for an adventure in the forest of Duars, under the leadership of Tenida. And the film, Tenida starts from this point. During his journey in the forest, he came to know that some antisocial elements are engaged in cutting and stealing of the trees of the forest. There are some terrorists who are trying to break the rules and orders of the State. The film contains, how Tenida along with his other friends solved the entire problems. Film has been produced by Tower Solar Systems Ltd.(Tower Group). In the Press Meet, Sri Ramendu Chattopadhyay of Tower Group said that when the proposal came from Chinmoy Roy, I agreed with him for making of such film. You are aware that
Tower Group is very much interested in promotion of Bengali Culture, Bengali Songs and Bengali Cinema. At present, people have forgotten to laugh, value of Rabindra Sangeet in their life, value of the Independence Day and patriotic songs. Young generation are being misguided. These are the actual grounds of making such film. I think that such films will be able to built up the moral courage of the young generation. Subhasish Mukhopadhyay, present Tenida confessed that I had an ambition to act in the roll of Tenida since last few years. As because I like the character very much. That was my dream. But anyhow my dream could not fulfill. One day my Chinuka(Chinmoy Roy) offered me over phone, to act in the character of Tenida. In the next morning, I straight went to his house and discussed about the film and the character. Chinmoy Roy, director of the film said, I selected Subhasish as he has the parity with the character of Tenida. Tenida was the resident of North Calcutta, love to take food and very much habituated in fibbing. Then and then Subhasish made a protest, no I am not at all habituated in fibbing like Tenida. You may say, this is the only disparity between us. Music of the film has been directed by Chinmoy Roy and Durbadal Chattopadhyay. Though Chinmoy Roy confessed that actually Durbada did it. I only helped him.
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