Sanyashi Raja

Sanyashi Raja
Genre Period Drama
Romance
Family
Created by Magic Moments Motion Pictures
Written by Leena Gangopadhyay
Directed by Saibal Banerjee
Sujit Paain
Creative director(s) Leena Gangopadhyay
Presented by Bright Advertising Pvt. Ltd.
Starring Adrija Roy
Saheb Chatterjee
Opening theme Sanyashi Raja
Country of origin India
Original language(s) Bengali
No. of seasons 4 (as listed by Hotstar)
No. of episodes 306
Production
Executive producer(s) Sumit Roy
Satyajit Chakraborty (Magic Moments)
Producer(s) Saibal Banerjee
Production location(s) Kolkata
Cinematography Siddhartha Mukherjee
Editor(s) Sameer
Soumen
Camera setup Multi-Camera
Running time 22 minutes (approx.)
Production company(s) Magic Moments Motion Pictures
Distributor Star India
Novi Digital Entertainment
Release
Original network Star Jalsha
Picture format 576i
1080i HDTV
Audio format Digital TV
Original release September 11, 2017 (2017-09-11) – 15 July 2018
Chronology
Preceded by Potol Kumar Gaanwala
Followed by Tekka Raja Badshah
External links
Website

Sanyashi Raja is an Indian Bengali television period drama series which aired on Bengali Entertainment Channel Star Jalsha and streams on the digital platform Hotstar.[1] It premiered on September 11, 2017 (replacing the show Potol Kumar Gaanwala; and was telecasted daily. The serial had been produced by Magic Moments Motion Pictures of Saibal Banerjee and Leena Ganguly.[2] The show starred Adrija Roy and Saheb Chatterjee in lead roles,[3] and veteran actresses like Madhabi Mukherjee and Sabitri Chatterjee in prominent supporting roles.The show ended on July 15, 2018, after airing 306 episodes.

Premise

Set in the pre-independence era, young Bimboboti gets married to Raja Ronendro. When he returns after being missing for a long time, Bimboboti struggles to fight the royal enemies while bringing some revolutionary changes in the household.

Cast

Main cast

  • Adrija Addy Roy as Rani Bimboboti Rai (née Sen) aka Bimbo / " Mejo Bourani " - Main Lead, Mejo Kumar's wife.
  • Saheb Chatterjee[4] as Rajkumar Ronendro Vardhan Rai aka " Mejo Kumar " - Titular Lead, Bimboboti's husband.

Recurring cast and characters

  • Madhabi Mukherjee as Maharani Charubala Devi Rai aka " Ranimaa "
  • Sabitri Chatterjee[5] as Rajkumari Rashmoni Devi Bosu (née Rai) aka " Pishimaa "
  • Laboni Sarkar as Iraboti Sen - Bimbo and Satinath's mother, Mejo Kumar's mother-in-law.
  • Aparajita Adhya[6] as Rajkumari Indubala aka Indu / Indubala Sen (née Rai) - Mejo Kumar's eldest sister, Ranimaa's first child and eldest daughter as well, Shakko's wife.
  • Chandan Sen as Shakko Sen - A social activist, Indu's second husband.
  • Rahul Chakraborty as Rajkumar Debendro Vardhan Rai aka " Boro Kumar " - Mejo Kumar's elder brother, Ranimaa's second child (after Indu) and eldest son.
  • Titas Bhowmik as Rani Kshonoprobha Rai - Boro Kumar's wife and Ranimaa's eldest daughter-in-law.
  • Suchismita Chowdhury as Rajkumari Bindubala aka Bindu - Mejo Kumar's elder sister, Ranimaa's third child and second daughter.
  • Rajanya Mitra as Rajkumari Surobala aka Suro - Mejo Kumar's younger sister, Ranimaa's fifth child and youngest daughter.
  • Arnab Banerjee as Rajkumar Gyanendro Vardhan Rai aka " Chhoto Kumar " - Mejo Kumar's younger brother, Ranimaa's youngest child.
  • Rohit Samanta as Daktar (literally the Doctor)
  • Suman Banerjee[7] as Satinath Sen - Iraboti's son and Bibmo's elder borther, Mejo Kumar's brother-in-law.
  • Ipshita Mukherjee as Roshni Bai - Mejo Kumar's courtesan and former concubine.
  • Rajshree Bhowmik as Chameli Bai - Roshni Bai's elder sister and a courtesan.
  • Tathagata Mukherjee as Biplobi Surjo Sekhar Sen
  • Debjani Kaushik as Rupoboti - Bimbo's elder sister. (Cameo role, 2017)
  • Sreela Majumder as Bhairabi (Cameo role, April 2018)

References

  1. "Official page of Sanyashi Raja serial on HOTSTAR". www.hotstar.com. Retrieved 2017-09-11.
  2. "Reel versus real: Are television characters inspiring women in real life?". TIMESOFINDIA.COM. Mar 8, 2018.
  3. "Sanyasi Raja set to take a 12 year leap". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. May 31, 2018.
  4. "Saheb Chatterjee is back in action". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Apr 18, 2018.
  5. "Sabitri Chatterjee loses her sister". www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Mar 27, 2018.
  6. "Aparajita takes a short break from work". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Jun 8, 2018.
  7. "I like playing negative characters: Suman Banerjee". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Apr 3, 2018.
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