Biography
Naresh Mitra (18 May 1888 – 1968) was a Bengali actor, director and screenwriter. Naresh Mitra was born in 1888 in Agartala, Tripura, British India. He studied law at the University of Calcutta. He started his acting career in 1922 in Minerva Theatre. In 1923, Mitra joined Star Theatre in Kolkata and starred in several plays, mostly in the role of anti-hero. He worked and acted in several films for the Taj Mahal Company, East India Film, and Kali Films. Mitra directed Devdas in a silent version produced by Eastern Film Syndicate in 1928. This is the first film adaptation of Devdas, the novel of Sharatchandra Chattopadhyay. He was also associated with the Bengali folk Jatra.
Filmography
Cast Credits
Kshudha
Character:
MOVIE • 1960
Annapurnar Mandir
Character:
MOVIE • 1954
Bou Thakuranir Haat
Character:
MOVIE • 1953
Niyoti
Character:
MOVIE • 1951
Kankal
Character: Professor
MOVIE • 1950
Bekar Nashan
Character: Mr Bose
MOVIE • 1938
Gora
Character: Panubabu
MOVIE • 1938
Giribala
Character:
MOVIE • 1930
Devdas
Character:
MOVIE • 1928
Durgeshnandini
Character:
MOVIE • 1927
Maanbhanjan
Character: Gopinath
MOVIE • 1923
Andhare Alo
Character: Anarkali
MOVIE • 1922
Crew
Crew Credits
Annapurnar Mandir
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1954
Bou Thakuranir Haat
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1953
Pandit Mashai
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1951
Pandit Mashai
Role: Screenplay
MOVIE • 1951
Niyoti
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1951
Niyoti
Role: Screenplay
MOVIE • 1951
Kankal
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 1950
Kankal
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1950
Gora
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1938
Devdas
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1928
Devdas
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 1928
Maanbhanjan
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1923
Andhare Alo
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1922