| Atanka | |
| Producer: | Charu Chitra |
| Screenplay: | Tapan Sinha |
| Story: | Tapan Sinha |
| Starring: | Soumitra Chatterjee Prosenjit Chatterjee Satabdi Roy Anil Chatterjee Nirmal Kumar |
| Music: | Tapan Sinha |
| Editing: | Subodh Roy |
| Distributor: | New Theatres No.1 Studios |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Bengali |
Atanka is a 1986 Indian Bengali language political crime thriller film directed by Tapan Sinha.[1] [2] [3] The film stars Soumitra Chatterjee, Prosenjit Chatterjee, and Satabdi Roy in her debut film.[4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] The film was known for its dark-tone and outstanding performances of the cast. The film ran for around 90 consecutive days at Mitra cinemas, west Bengal. The film was both critically and commercially successful and won 7 awards, and got an official entry at the Indian Panorama Section.
The story revolves around a school master who witnesses a murder by his students, but the students threaten him not to speak a word, but he goes beyond the line and courageously punishes the students by the help of the law.