Naresh Mitra
Naresh Mitra (18 May 1888 – 1968) was a Bengali actor, director and screenwriter. Naresh Mitra was born in 1888 in Agartala, Tripura, British India. He studied law at the University of Calcutta. He started his acting career in 1922 in Minerva Theatre. In 1923, Mitra joined Star Theatre in Kolkata and starred in several plays, mostly in the role of anti-hero. He worked and acted in several films for the Taj Mahal Company, East India Film, and Kali Films. Mitra directed Devdas in a silent version produced by Eastern Film Syndicate in 1928. This is the first film adaptation of Devdas, the novel of Sharatchandra Chattopadhyay. He was also associated with the Bengali folk Jatra.
Acting
Movie
Bou Thakuranir Haat
1953
Movie
Devdas
1928
Movie
Andhare Alo
as Anarkali
1922
Movie
Giribala
1930
Movie
Maanbhanjan
as Gopinath
1923
Movie
Durgeshnandini
1927
Movie
Bekar Nashan
as Mr Bose
1938
Movie
Niyoti
1951
Movie
Kankal
as Professor
1950
Movie
Gora
as Panu Babu AKA Haren
1938
Movie
Annapurnar Mandir
1954
Movie
Kshudha
1960