The River Named Modhumoti
1996, Bengali. Directed by Tanvir Mokammel.
During the 1971 liberation war of Bangladesh, in a remote village, a landlord collaborated with the Pakistani army. After the death of his brother, he married his sister-in-law who had a young son. A teacher in the village, with a widowed daughter, taught the young man had a daughter. When the war broke out, the young man joined the Bengali guerrillas, shattering his innocence. In the village, the landlord's action get worse and worse, until he kills the teacher and compels the daughter to marry him. Now the young man must return to his village with new determination.
- Runtime
- 2h 10m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Bengali
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Cast & crew
- Tanvir MokammelDirector
- Tauquir AhmedBachchu
- Aly Zaker Motaleb
- Raisul Islam AsadAkhter
- Sara ZakerShanti
- Afsana MimiRahela
- Ayesha AkhtarBachchu's Mother
- Abul KhairMotaleb's Uncle
- Ramendu MajumdarKashem
- Amirul Haque ChowdhuryMohammad Abdul Khaleque
- Keramat MawlaFozlu
- K.S. FirozPakistani Military Captain
- Jayanto ChattopadhyayManju
Details
- Released
- 20 December 1996
- Original title
- নদীর নাম মধুমতি
- Country
- Bangladesh
- Written by
- Tanvir Mokammel
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The River Named Modhumoti runs 130 minutes (2h 10m).
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The River Named Modhumoti isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 20 December 1996. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed The River Named Modhumoti?
The River Named Modhumoti (1996) was directed by Tanvir Mokammel and stars Tauquir Ahmed, Aly Zaker , Raisul Islam Asad.