Portrait of Mrinal Sen

Directing

Mrinal Sen

Career

Active from 1955 to 2002, busiest in 1981 with 3 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score73/100
Highest rated
Poster for Calcutta 71
Calcutta 71
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 7 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Mrinal Sen Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    2.7, average 4.8
  • Romance
    2.0, average 3.8
  • Scare
    1.1, average 2.6
  • Violence
    2.7, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 9
  • Character-Driven 5
  • Family Drama 4
  • Thought-Provoking 4
  • Indian Cinema 4
  • Historical Context 4
  • Family Dynamics 3
  • Class Struggle 3
  • Melancholy 3
  • Bengali Cinema 2
  • Societal Pressures 2
  • Psychological Depth 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

36
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
Talking Head
Talking Head (2020)

as (voice)

2000s

1 title
This, My Land
This, My Land (2002)

Screenplay, Director

1990s

4 titles Β· average score 71
And the Show Goes On
And the Show Goes On (1996)

Director

The Confined
The Confined (1993)
GoodWatch score 71

Writer, Director

World Within, World Without
World Within, World Without (1991)

Director, Screenplay

City Life
City Life (1990)
GoodWatch score 71

Director

1980s

8 titles Β· average score 72
Ek Din Achanak
Ek Din Achanak (1989)
GoodWatch score 69

Director, Screenplay

Genesis
Genesis (1986)

Director, Screenplay

The Ruins
The Ruins (1984)
GoodWatch score 67

Director, Screenplay

Portrait of an Average Man
Portrait of an Average Man (1984)

Story, Director

Kharij
Kharij (1982)
GoodWatch score 82

Screenplay, Director

In Search of Famine
In Search of Famine (1981)
GoodWatch score 74

Screenplay, Director

Kaleidoscope
Kaleidoscope (1981)
GoodWatch score 67

Screenplay, Director

CinΓ©maton XII
CinΓ©maton XII (1981)

as NΒ°114

1970s

10 titles Β· average score 75
Ek Din Pratidin
Ek Din Pratidin (1979)
GoodWatch score 74

Director, Screenplay

The Man with the Axe
The Man with the Axe (1979)

Director, Screenplay

The Royal Hunt
The Royal Hunt (1977)

Director, Screenplay

The Outsider
The Outsider (1977)

Director, Screenplay

Chorus
Chorus (1974)

Writer, Director

The Guerrilla Fighter
The Guerrilla Fighter (1973)
GoodWatch score 70

Producer, Story

Calcutta 71
Calcutta 71 (1972)
GoodWatch score 83

Director, Screenplay

Interview
Interview (1971)
GoodWatch score 75

Director, Producer

An Unfinished Story
An Unfinished Story (1971)

Screenplay, Director

The Wish Fulfilment
The Wish Fulfilment (1970)

Screenplay, Director

1960s

10 titles Β· average score 70
Bhuvan Shome
Bhuvan Shome (1969)
GoodWatch score 70

Producer, Screenplay

Two Brothers
Two Brothers (1967)

Director

Moving Perspectives
Moving Perspectives (1967)

Director

Joradighir Chowdhury Paribar
Joradighir Chowdhury Paribar (1966)

Screenplay

Up in the Clouds
Up in the Clouds (1965)

Screenplay, Director

Kanch Kata Hire
Kanch Kata Hire (1965)

Screenplay

The Representative
The Representative (1964)

Director, Screenplay

And at Last
And at Last (1963)

Director, Screenplay

Punashcha
Punashcha (1961)

Director, Producer

The Wedding Day
The Wedding Day (1960)

Screenplay, Director

1950s

2 titles
Under the Blue Sky
Under the Blue Sky (1959)

Screenplay, Director

The Dawn
The Dawn (1955)

Screenplay, Director