MLA Fatakeshto

MLA Fatakeshto is a 2006 Indian Bengali-language political action film directed by Swapan Saha for Shree Venkatesh Films, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Debashree Roy, Koel Mallick, Rajatava Dutta and Soumitra Chatterjee. It is a remake of the Tamil movie Mudhalvan. It was a commercial success at the box office, helped by the 2006 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election.

MLA Fatakeshto
Poster
Directed bySwapan Saha
Screenplay byN.K. Salil
Story byN. K. Salil
Starring
Edited bySuresh Urs
Music byJeet Gannguli
Release date
  • 14 April 2006 (2006-04-14) (India)
Running time
107 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageBengali
Budget₹ 2 crores
Box office₹ 7.50 crores[1]

It is the first of the two-film Fatakeshto series (the other being Minister Fatakeshto) and has gained fame for its dialogue "Marbo ekhane, lash porbe sashane" [I will hit you here and the body will be there at the cremation ground].[2][3][4] The film collected ₹7.5 crore at the Box Office.[1]

Plot

It is the tale of seven days of a small time goon who becomes an M.L.A.

Cast

Soundtrack
MLA Fatakeshto
Soundtrack album by
Jeet Gannguli
Released2006
Recorded2005
StudioShree Venkatesh Films
GenreFeature film soundtrack
LanguageBengali
LabelSVF
Jeet Gannguli chronology
Priyotoma
(2006)		 MLA Fatakeshto
(2006)		 Refugee
(2006)
Singles from MLA Fatakeshto
  1. "Ami MLA Fatakeshto"
    Released: 7 Feb 2019
  2. "Bibi Asol Hero"
    Released: 7 Feb 2019
  3. "Khusir Aalo"
    Released: 7 Feb 2019

All lyrics are written by Gautam Sushmit; all music is composed by Jeet Gannguli

No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Bibi Asol Hero"Amit Kumar2:42
2."Ami MLA Fatakeshto"Amit Kumar4:58
3."Khusir Aalo"Amit Kumar, Pamela Jain5:19
4."MLA Fatakesto (Theme Song)"Chaturvedi, Jeet Gannguli 

Reception

Box office

Made at the budget of ₹ 2 crore, the film was released with 61 prints and collected over ₹ 7.50 crore in 75 days.[1][5]

Awards
Award Category Recipient and Nominees Result
Anandalok Awards Best Villain Rajatava Dutta Won

References
  1. "মিঠুন চক্রবর্তী". www.magzter.com. Anandalok. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  2. "Tollywood top draws 2006". The Telegraph (Calcutta). 31 December 2006. Archived from the original on 21 July 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  3. Bandopadhyay, Sabyasachi (18 April 2009). "Pranab-Mithun no-show at Jangipur". Indian Express. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  4. "These dialogues were written in marginalized people's language, so it has become relevant in election campaign, says NK Salil dgtl". www.anandabazar.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  5. Nag, Kushali (11 October 2007). "Mithun vs Mithun". The Telegraph (India). Retrieved 13 July 2021.
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