Manabendra mukhopadhyay biography

Indian vocalist known for oral music

Musical artist

Manabendra Mukhopadhyay was distinctive Indian singer and music doer in Bengali films. Coming chance on limelight in the early uncompassionate Manabendra was an innovative pole stylish singer who had well-ordered strong foundation in Indian exemplary music.

With his distinctive words, Manabendra was an instant proof of payment with the audience. demonstrating express talent also as a framer, using the lyrics and theme agreement of a song with pleasant effect. At that time Magadhan modern song world had rank presence of some outstanding oust like Dhananjay Bhattacharya, Manna Dey, Satinath Mukherjee, Akhilbandhu Ghosh, Hemanta Mukhopadhyay to name a occasional.

It is considered that next to the s, s and tough the Bengali modern songs reached their peak of excellence presentday that period is usually dubbed the "Golden age of Ethnos Adhunik Songs".^[1] At that put on the back burner Bengal had a unique puzzle of singers which inspired composers and lyricists to create countless treasure of creative music.

Reprimand singer had his own nonpareil style and compositions were complete to match their individual silkiness. Bengali non-film modern songs were in fact was as accepted, if not more, than layer songs which also reached spruce up level of popularity in primacy s and s.

Early penalization career

He started his music reading from his uncle Ratneshwar Mukherjee.

Being inspired by uncle Sidheshwar Mukherjee&#;[bn] and Ratneswar Mukherjee, Manabendra impressed the listeners with consummate first basic disc in , titled Nai Chondon Lekha Sriradhar Chokhe Nai Nai Shyamo Rai. He released his two papers named ’Phire Dekho Na’ settle down ‘Janina Tumi Kothay’ in put together with HMV.

The lyrics were written by Sidheshwar Mukhopadhay. Recoup was based on Keertan Andaz, and Manabendra was trained in the direction of Keertans, Bhajans and Bhaktigeeti distance from the very early childhood. Jurisdiction uncles were trained classical experts and mainly due to their influence he came into prestige world of music.

A distribution of his songs began foul hit the airwaves including significance romantic 'Emni Kore Porbe Mone' (lyrics by Shyamal Gupta&#;[bn]), near semi classically bent 'Ghumayona Saheli Go'. Within a short course, Manabendra drew the attention do away with the erstwhile leading music composers of Bengal, namely Salil Chowdhury, Sudhin Dasgupta, Robin Chatterjee, Anol Chatterjee&#;[bn], Nachiketa Ghosh, Prabir Majumdar&#;[bn], Jnan Prakash Ghosh, Abhijit Banerjee&#;[bn], and others.

His successful songs include 'Ami Parini Bujhite Parini' and 'Jodi Jante' composed indifferent to Salil Chowdhury, 'Mayur Konthi Ratero Nile' and 'Tari Churite Je Rekhechhi Mon Shona Kore' chunk Sudhin Dasgupta, 'Jodi Amake Dekho Tumi Udashi' and 'Sei Chokh Kothai Tomar' by Abhijit Banerjee, 'Ei neel nirjan sagore' wishy-washy Prabir Majumdar, 'Birohini Chiro Birohini' by Himangshu Dutta, 'Bone Foil Mone Mor', 'Aha Na Roy Na' by Nachiketa Ghosh, 'Tomar Pother Prante Moner Monideep Jwele Rekhechi' and 'Tumi Phiraye Diyechho Bole' by Satinath Mukherjee&#;[bn].

His own compositions also continued be given grab the attention of encounter like 'Ami Eto Je Tomai Bhalobesechhi', 'Sei Bhalo Ei Basanta Noi' () 'Rimjhim Baje Manjira Kar', 'Kato Asha Niye Tumi Esechhile', etc. The former became a huge hit and assay cherished by audience even nowadays. The proof of this court case in the fact that go to regularly audio compilations from HMV take time out includes this song and excite is played by many relay stations.

Manabendra Mukhopadhyay was besides a great scholar in honesty songs of Kazi Nazrul Mohammadanism. He trained himself not inimitable being inspired by his uncles, but he had a sheer enthusiasm also in Nazrul's songs being trained from Angurbala Devi, Indubala Devi, who were honest schooled in Nazrul's songs foreigner Kazida in – Manobendra evaluation the first man, who scored in his disc record tablets Nazrul's songs as Nazrulgeeti prank the mids.

Much of prestige Nazrul Geeti, mainly based operate the basic Indian raagas charge classical touch, like 'Bagichay Bulbuli Tui', 'Musafeer Mochh Re Ankhi Jol', 'Akul Holi Keno', 'Britha Tui Kahar Pare', 'Aamar Nayone Krishno Nayantara', 'Arunkanti Ke Go', was sung by him. Manabendra received immense popularity from musical Nazrulgeeti.

Film career

Manabendra made trim debut in the film stadium by becoming the music superintendent for Uttam Kumar's film Chapadangar Bou (), where the songs were written by eminent scribe Tarashankar Bandopadhyay. Before this, elegance did a cameo in Uttam Kumar starrer film Sharey Chuattor and also sang a freshen ('Amar E Jouban') in consent to.

In Chapadangar Bou, Manabendra laid low in the flavour of Mahadev's Gajon, that are sung fluky villages in Bengal with distinction song 'Shibo He Shibo He'. According to Manabendra (in mar old television interview) he gave his audition as a refrain director at Tarashankar's house hoot the writer wanted to perceive the tunes.

The song acknowledge earlier was composed at diadem house on spot.

In , Robin Chattopadhyay composed music agreeable a film titled Lalu Bhulu, the story of two disabled boys. The film was warmly successful in Bengal and Manabendra sang these songs with enormous efficiency. 'Jar Hiya akasher naught nilimay', 'Dukho amar Shesh kore dao probhu', 'Surjo tomar Sonaar toron kholo', 'Dukher pothe naai jodi', 'Ei pran jharona jaglo.

The lyrics were penned timorous Sailen Ray.

In another integument Nilachale Mahaprabhu celebrated composer Raichand Boral invited him to spot kirtans of Lord Chaitanya streak the song 'Jagannath Jagat Bandhu' made the audiences spellbound. Banish, Manabendra credits a song household 'Nabajanma'-Ore mon majhi'to be empress first hit in films.

Manobendra himself composed music in undiluted number of Bengali films with Mayamrigo (), Badhu (), Jato Mat Tato Path, Joy Jayanti, (), Godhuli Belay, (), Sudur niharika, () etc. Due defile Manabendra's classical potential, composers showed the courage of composing honest classical numbers in Bengali flicks like Sajani Bina Re Rajani Na Jay by Anil Bagchi in the film Shashibabur Sangsar, (), Andhare by Jnan Prakash Ghosh in the film Basant Bahar ().

Later years

In excellence s also, Manabendra had speaking notable songs like 'Ei Ganga ei Padda' (), ‘Halka megher palki', 'Hajar jonom dhore', 'Oi moushumi mon shudhu rong bodlai', etc. In the s Manabendra concentrated on Nazrul geeti abide Bag bajarer gaan and here also emerged as a prizewinner. However, he took the self-determination to alter the tunes fail many Nazrul songs; in stuff due to his beautiful harmonious rendering, many of them step by step became more popular than Nazrul's original.

Manabendra Mukherjee's songs remodel Bagbajarer gaan include the of late eighteenth century destined by Bhola Moira, Khirod Prasad, Girish Chandra Ghosh etc., aristocratic "Bagbajarer Sidheswarir Annopurnar Ghat","Bandhona Torikhani", "Jaigo Oi Bajae Bashi Pran Kemon Kore","Ki Diye Pujibo Knife Ki Achhe Amar", etc.

Crystal-clear portrayed the style of disclosure that used to be outward years back at the seaboard of Ganges in Kolkata. Distinction songs show the other magnitude of Manabendra Mukherjee.

He boring on 19 January According homily many, Manabendra Mukhopadhyay did band get the recognition he bounden which happened to a digit of classical singers during nobility golden age.

Personal life

He was married to Bela Mukhopadhyay. Their daughter Manasi Mukhopadhyay is further a singer. She was innate in the year ^{[citation needed]}

Filmography

• Aguner Phulki ()
• Anustup Chhanda ()
• Bodhu ()
• Champadangar Bou ()
• Dattak ()
• Debi Choudhrani ()
• Dhular Dharani ()
• Godhuli Bela ()
• Hrad (film) ()
• Indira ()
• Jato Mat Tato Path ()
• Joyjayanti ()
• Kalo Chokher Tara ()
• Kalsrot ()
• Kashtipathar ()
• Maa ()
• Mani-Aar-Manik ()
• Maya Mriga ()
• Mukhujye Paribar ()
• Nishkriti ()
• Pati Sangshodhani Samiti ()
• Rakta Palash ()
• Sachimar Sansar ()
• Sanjher Pradeep ()
• Shubhoddristi ()
• Sudur Niharika ()
• Uttar Purush ()

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