Kanu Banerjee

Actor, Film actor

1905 – 1983

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Who was Kanu Banerjee?

Kanu Banerjee was an actor of Bengali Cinema and theatre. A theatre actor and director, he is best known for his portrayal of Harihar Ray, father of Apu, in Satyajit Ray's classic Pather Panchali and Aparajito, part of the Apu Trilogy. He was born in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India. He first appeared as an amateur artiste with Sisir Kumar Bhaduri in Biraj Bou as Netai at Naba Natyyamandir. In 1955, he also appeared as saint Ramakrishna in Prafulla Chakraborty’s biographical film Bhagaban Sri Sri Ramakrishna.

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Born
Jun 20, 1905
Jodhpur
Also known as
  • Kanu Bannerjee
  • Kanu Banerji
  • Kanu Bandyopadhyay
Nationality
  • India
Profession
Lived in
  • Rajasthan
Died
Jan 27, 1983

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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