Mahanayak was a Bengali drama television series of 112 episodes that premiered on 27 June 2016, on Star Jalsha. The series starred Prosenjit Chatterjee, Paoli Dam, Tanushree Chakraborty, Priyanka Sarkar, Manali Dey, Biswanath Basu and Biswajit Chakraborty in lead roles. The series is loosely based on the life of megastar Uttam Kumar.[1]

Mahanayak
Promotional image
GenreDrama
Created byShree Venkatesh Films
Written byKallol Lahiri
Directed byBirsa Dasgupta
StarringProsenjit Chatterjee
Paoli Dam
Tanushree Chakraborty
ComposerIndraadip Dasgupta
Country of originIndia
Original languageBengali
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes112
Production
ProducersMahendra Soni, Shrikant Mohta
Production locationKolkata
Running time20 minutes
Original release
NetworkSTAR Jalsha
Release27 June (2016-06-27) –
16 October 2016 (2016-10-16)
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Plot summary

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The series promises to chart the life of a superstar of 60's era — a life fraught with career highs and personal turbulences.[2]

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ "Prosenjit Chatterjee stuns as Uttam Kumar". Daily News and Analysis.
  2. ^ "Mahanayak to rock small screen". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  3. ^ "My character in Mahanayak bears traces of Uttam: Prosenjit". Business Standard. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  4. ^ "First look of 'Mahanayak'". Daily News and Analysis. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  5. ^ "Paoli Dam excited about Suchitra Sen inspired role in Mahanayak". The Indian Express. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  6. ^ "Arindam Sil to portray Tapan Sinha". The Times of India. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
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