Gurudas Banerjee

Gurudas Banerjee had his stage debut in 1948 at Calcutta's Kalika Theatre in the role of Sri Ramakrishna in Yugadevata. in which Banerjee played the role of Sri Ramakrishna and other holy men. ==Roles==

Gurudas Banerjee acted in a variety of roles, very commonly as Sri Ramakrishna, which he played on both stage and in film. and was still portraying Ramakrishna in the late-1970s. Sushil Mukherjee explains that the drama Jugadevata, which debuted on the Calcutta stage on 19 November 1948, Films in which Banerjee played the role of Ramakrishna included Vidyasagar(1950),Rani Rashmoni (1955), Mahakavi Girish Chandra (1956), Bireswar Vivekananda (1964), and Jata Mat Tata Path (1979). Theatrical plays in which Banerjee played Ramakrishna included Jugadebata (1948), Thakur Sri Ramakrishna (1955), and Nata Nati (1975). In fact he was the only actor to play roles of all the prominent Shaakto (Devotee of Goddess Shakti) mystics of the 18th and 19th Century Bengal, namely Sadhak Ramprasad, Kamalakanta Bhattacharya, Shri Ramakrishna Paramhamsa and Sadhak Bamakhyapa. ==Reception==

According to Sushil Mukherjee, in the many screen and stage appearances since 1948 in which Banerjee and Molina Devi have played Ramakrishna and Rani Rashmoni together, they "have carried the audience with them in every performance." The Weekly stated that {{blockquote| Milan Samity of Delhi sponsored the M. G. Enterprise of Calcutta, who brought two plays, Thakur Shri Ramakrishna and Baikunther Will, and an able company of actors. The credit for composing Thakur Shri Ramakrishna, round the story of Rani Rashmoni, and for bringing this legendary figure to life on the stage, goes to Molina Devi and Gurudas, who headed the company.... It is not easy to put across a religious theme, but Molina and Gurudas did so convincingly, helped greatly by the telling effects of light and music. ==Filmography==

Gurudas Banerjee acted in more than 80 films, mostly in Bengali, as listed here (including year released, and role if available; all films in Bengali unless otherwise noted): • Banglar Meye (1941) • Swayamsiddha (1947) (Gobinda, Husband Of Chandi) • Kalo Chhaya (1948) • Ultorath (1949) • Paribartan (1949) • Mayajaal (1949) • Kuasha (1949) • Cartoon (1949) • Vidyasagar (1950) • Sree Tulsidas (1950) • Sanchali (1950) • Sahodar (1950) • Kankantala Light Railway (1950) • Jugadebata (1950) • Gypsy Meye (1950) • Apabad (1950) • Ganyer Meye (1951) • Bhakta Raghunath (1951) • Bhairab Mantra (1951) • Anandamath (1951) • Vidyasagar (1952, Hindi) • Shibashakti (1954) • Sada Kalo (1954) • Naa (1954) • Rani Rasmani (film) (1955) (Sri Ramakrishna) • Katha Kao (1955) • Joy Maa Kali Boarding (1955) • Chatujye Banrujye (1955) • Atmadarshan (1955) • Aparadhi (1955) • Sajher Pradip (1955) • Debatra (1955) • Subholagna (1956) • Sadhak Ramprasad (1956) • Rajpath (1956) • Mahakabi Girishchandra (1956) (Sri Ramakrishna Films known to be dubbed versions of other films have not been listed. Any films known to be multilinguals (separately filmed in multiple languages) are explicitly noted as multilinguals. ==Theatre roles==

The following table chronicles Gurudas Banerjee's stage career. It is not complete. ==References==