Nagmoti
Nagmoti is a 1983 Indian Bengali film directed by Gautam Chattopadhyay and produced by Sibaprasad Sen, starring Atanu Roy, Joy Banerjee and Sreela Majumdar in the lead roles. The screenplay and the musical score was also written by Gautam Chattopadhyay. The cinematographer of the film was Vivek Banerjee. The Director of audiography was Durga Das Mitra. The editor of the film was Bulu Ghosh.
Nagmoti | |
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Bengali | নাগমতী |
Directed by | Gautam Chattopadhyay |
Screenplay by | Gautam Chattopadhyay |
Produced by | Sibaprasad Sen |
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Cinematography | Vivek Banerjee |
Edited by | Bulu Ghosh |
Music by | Gautam Chattopadhyay |
Production company | Shubhalakshmi Production |
Running time | 115 mins |
Country | India |
Language | Bengali |
The film won the Silver Lotus Award (Rajat Kamal) for the Best Bengali Film of 1982 at the 30th National Film Awards in 1983 for "its absorbing portrayal of an ethnic group".
The story of Nagmoti focuses on a floating nomadic community of snake-worshipping gypsies known as "Bede" in the Ganges river delta, southeast of Kolkata, of the densely riverine southern Bengal. They strongly believe that their divine mission is to spread the glory of their deity, the Goddess Bishahari, the snake goddess.