Pather Panchali

Name: Pather Panchali
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 1955-08-26
Duration: 2 h 5 min
Rating: 8.2
Cast: Kanu Bannerjee, Karuna Banerjee, Chunibala Devi, Uma Das Gupta, Subir Banerjee

Song of the Little Road

পথের পাঁচালী (1955)

Timing: 2:5 (125 min)

—
no scores

7.8/10
499

8.2/10
41000

Rate the movie:

Everything about the movie

Video 8

Photo 54

Actors and characters

Video for the film Pather Panchali — Advent of Monsoon in Pather Panchali - Iconic movie scene from Apu Trilogy by Satyajit Ray

3:25

Photo 54

Release date

1955-08-26

Country

India

Production

Government of West Bengal

Genre

Drama, History

Budget

Box office

$537 465

Website

https://satyajitray.org/pather-panchali-song-of-the-little-road/

Director

Satyajit Ray

Actors

Kanu Bannerjee, Karuna Banerjee, Chunibala Devi, Uma Das Gupta, Subir Banerjee, Runki Banerjee, Reba Devi, Aparna Devi, Tulsi Chakraborty, Binoy Mukherjee
All actors and roles (10)

Scenario

Producer

Satyajit Ray, Bansi Chandragupta

Camera operator

Subrata Mitra

Composer

Ravi Shankar

Artist

Bansi Chandragupta

Audition

Editing

Dulal Dutta
Whole Team (11)

Short description

Impoverished priest Harihar Ray, dreaming of a better life for himself and his family, leaves his rural Bengal village in search of work. Alone, his wife, Sarbojaya, looks after her rebellious daughter, Durga, and her young son, Apu, as well as Harihar's elderly aunt Indir. The children enjoy the small pleasures of their difficult life, while their parents suffer the daily indignities heaped upon them.

What's left behind the scenes

Following the film's success, Ray received a grant from the government of West Bengal and filmed the remaining two parts at the urgent request of the Prime Minister.
The name consists of two words – Pöther and Pächali (in transcription). “Pöter” means “path,” and “Panchali” refers to ancient song poems in Sanskrit, possessing a certain rhythm and a defined meter. That is, “panchali” is a style of versification that was used to compose sacred hymns. The singing was accompanied by music and action involving puppets (“panchali” comes from “panchal” or “panchalika,” which means “puppet”). It is believed that the musical and dance performance “jatra,” which originated in the 17th century and continues to this day, grew out of “panchali”.
The film was shot over five years.
Following the film's success, Satyajit Ray received a grant from the government of West Bengal and filmed two sequels at the insistent request of the Prime Minister.
The first word in the title means "path," the second – ancient song verses in Sanskrit, possessing a certain rhythm and a certain meter, a style of versification that was used to compose sacred hymns.
Following the film's success, Satyajit Ray received a grant from the government of West Bengal and filmed two sequels at the urgent request of the Prime Minister.