| Lathial | |||||
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| Director: | Narayan Ghosh Mita | ||||
| Producer: | Narayan Ghosh Mita | ||||
| Screenplay: | Narayan Ghosh Mita | ||||
| Cinematography: | Rafiqul Bari Chowdhury | ||||
| Editing: | Boshir Hossain | ||||
| Distributor: | Mitali Films | ||||
| Runtime: | 97 minutes | ||||
| Country: | Bangladesh | ||||
| Language: | Bengali | ||||
Lathial (Bengali: লাঠিয়াল) is a Bangladeshi film directed by Narayan Ghosh Mita.[1] The film is the first recipient of National Film Awards. This film was awarded with 6 different categories including Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Art Director.[2]
Dukhu Mia (Farooque) is a stage performer and his brother Kader Lathial (Anwar Hossain) works for Matbor (Obaidul Haque Sarkar). Dukhu beats Matbor's son Mokbul (A.T.M. Shamsuzzaman) for irritating Banu (Bobita) whom he loves. Matbor complains this to Kader and Kader beat Dukhu for this. This incident becomes the reason of dispute between two brothers. Dukhu leaves home at night and is found by Morol (Narayan Chakraborty) in the bank of river. Dukhu starts a new life there. Banu waits for him and finally one night he comes to meet her. By this time, Matbor sends proposal of marriage of Banu and Mokbul to Banu's father. Kader's wife (Rosy Samad) sends the news to Dukhu but he is going to claim a new river pirate. Matbor is also informed about river pirate at the wedding day. He sends Kader to claim it. Banu and Kader's wife also leaves for the new pirate to stop marrying Mokbul. Dukhu and Kader battles themselves to claim the pirate and all on a sudden Kader hits his wife who is trying to stop them. Then they stop fighting. By this time, Matbor comes and scolds Kader. Kader killed Matbor and announces the villages to own the pirate.
The music of this film was directed by Satya Saha and lyrics were penned by Moniruzzaman Monir and Gazi Mazharul Anwar. Abdul Jabbar, Sabina Yasmin, Syed Abdul Hadi, Khondoker Faruque Ahmed and Mohammad Ali Siddique sang in this film.
| Track No. | Track Title | Singer(s) | Lyrics | Music Director | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shei to Amar Ma | Satya Saha | |||
| 2 | Shukher Ashay Sukher Neshay | Satya Saha | |||
| 3 | Oi Agune Purbi | Satya Saha | |||
| 4 | Ami Kokhono Raja | Satya Saha | |||
| 5 | Dekho Dekho Grambasi | Satya Saha | |||
| 6 | Ghater Kokil Ghatey Jarey | Satya Saha | |||
| 7 | Dholok Bajhe Kashi Bajhe | Satya Saha |
| Award Title | Category | Awardee | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Film | Narayan Ghosh Mita (Producer) | [4] | |
| Best Director | |||
| Best Actor | [5] | ||
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | |||
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | |||
| Best Editing | Boshir Hossain |