Pariah (2024 film)

2024 Bengali action thriller film

Pariah

Directed by| Tathagata Mukherjee
Screenplay by| Antara Banerjee
Tathagata Mukherjee
Story by| Tathagata Mukherjee
Dialogues by| Tathagata Mukherjee
Produced by| Prateek Chakravorty
Avinaba Ghosh
Starring|

* Vikram Chatterjee
* Angana Roy
* Sreelekha Mitra
* Ambarish Bhattacharya

Cinematography| Uttaran De
Edited by| Amir Mondal
Music by| Ranajoy Bhattacharjee

Production
companies

Pramod Films
Dreams On Sale

Release date

* 9 February 2024 (2024-02-09)

Country| India
Language| Bengali

Pariah Volume 1: Every Street Dog Has a Name or simply Pariah (transl. Pye-dog)[1][2] is a 2024 Bengali-language action thriller film written and directed by Tathagata Mukherjee. It stars Vikram Chatterjee in the lead role and the movie is about raising a voice against the injustice done to stray animals.[3] This film was released on OTT platform Hoichoi on 12 July 2024.

Pariah is a name collectively given to the Pye-dog. This film was released on 9 February 2024.[4][5] A sequel named "Pariah Volume 2: Rise of Kalbhairav" has been announced, which is set to release in 2025.[6]

## Synopsis

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The plot revolves around the injustice done to stray animals and a reclusive but short - tempered man with no name. A powerful mafia racket supplies the street dogs to North East India from Kolkata. He fights against the inhuman treatment provided to the stray dogs. In order to fight for their lives, he kills the kingpin and a butcher of the gang and ends up confronting a huge dog trafficking racket.

## Cast

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* Vikram Chatterjee as Lubdhok Chatterjee
* Angana Roy as Kamalini
* Sreelekha Mitra as NGO owner
* Ambarish Bhattacharya as Mr. Sharma
* Shahir Raj
* Soumya Mukherjee as Nanda
* Tapati Munsi
* Debashish Roy
* Loknath Dey
* Debaprasad Halder
* Bimal Giri

## Production

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### Announcement

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The film was officially announced on 5 November 2022 with a motion poster.[7] It garnered attention for its unique topic.[8][9]

### Filming

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Most of the filming has been done in parts of Kolkata.[10] It was reported that while rehearsing for an action scene, Vikram broke his small toe of left foot.[11] After recovery, he continued the shooting. For fitting in the role, he also went through rigorous mixed martial-arts training for 3 months.[12][13] He also went through a tight gym schedule of 6 months to shed off excess fat and develop a chiselled body.[14]

### Marketing

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The teaser was released on 3 January 2024 on Pluto Music.[15] The official trailer was released on 23 January on Zee Music Company YouTube channel, with Jeet as the chief guest at the trailer release event.[16][17]

## Music

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Pariah

Soundtrack album by

Ranajoy Bhattacharjee

Released| 16 January 2024
Recorded| 2023
Genre| Feature film soundtrack
Length| 18:11
Language| Bengali
Label| Zee Music Bangla
Official audio
Pariah - Full Album on YouTube

The music is composed by Ranajoy Bhattacharjee. The lyrics are written by Ritam Sen and Tathagata Mukherjee.

Track listingNo.| Title| Lyrics| Singer(s)| Length

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1.| "Pariah Anthem"| Ritam Sen| Sonu Nigam| 4:00
2.| "Atotayi"| Ritam Sen| Ranajoy Bhattacharjee| 5:01
3.| "Bhalobasar Naam (Female)"| Tathagata Mukherjee| Somlata Acharyya Chowdhury| 4:29
4.| "Bhalobasar Naam (Male)"| Tathagata Mukherjee| Ranajoy Bhattacharjee| 4:41
Total length:| 18:11

## Release

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The film was theatrically released on 9 February 2024.[18][19]

## Reception

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Sandipta Bhanja of the Hindustan Times rated the film 2.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Despite having a good vision, the film fails in its execution." She praised the acting of the whole cast, Vikram's transformation and the action sequences but criticised the director's inability to properly combine a social message and the elements of a commercial potboiler.[20]

Kusumika Das of Times Now rated the film 3.5 out of 5 stars and reviewed the film on a positive note praising the strong message in the film, performance of the cast, action sequences and a gripping storyline but also criticised the overwhelming amount of violence.[21]

## References

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1. ^ "পোষ্যদের সমর্থনে ছবিতে পোষ্যপ্রেমীদের ভিড়".
2. ^ "Pariah, starring Vikram Chatterjee, raises a voice to fight the injustice that stray animals face".
3. ^ "Vikram Chatterjee's upcoming film sheds light on the plight of street dogs".
4. ^ "Pariah".
5. ^ "ভোল বদলে বিক্রম বলছেন 'রক্তের বদলা রক্ত'".
6. ^ "Tathagata Mukherjee and Vikram Chatterjee team up for Pariah Vol 2: Rise of Kalbhairav! Film to go on floor later this year". Times of India. 17 May 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
7. ^ "সারমেয়দের 'মসিহা' বিক্রম! প্রকাশ্যে তথাগতর নতুন ছবির প্রথক ঝলক".
8. ^ "'যতটা রক্ত ওদের ঝরেছে, ততটাই...,' রাস্তার অবলা কুকুরদের উপর হওয়া অত্যাচারের বদলা নেবেন বিক্রম".
9. ^ "আঘাত-অবজ্ঞা-অবহেলা…! প্রতিশোধের আগুন বিক্রমের চোখে".
10. ^ "শুরু বিক্রমের 'পারিয়া'র শ্যুটিং".
11. ^ "Vikram Chatterjee's chiseled look for new film 'Pariah'".
12. ^ "পোষ্যদের সমর্থনে ছবিতে পোষ্যপ্রেমীদের ভিড়".
13. ^ "'পারিয়ার জন্য শারীরিক-মানসিকভাবে নিজেকে বদলে ফেলতে হয়েছে', বলছেন বিক্রম".
14. ^ "পথকুকুরদের ভালবেসে 'পারিয়া' নিয়ে আসছেন তথাগত, শেষ হল শ্যুটিং".
15. ^ "Pariah Teaser".
16. ^ "Jeet unveils Pariah's trailer".
17. ^ "রক্তের বদলা রক্ত! 'পারিয়া'য় দুরন্ত লড়াই বিক্রমের".
18. ^ "ছবিটা আমাদের খুব ব্যক্তিগত, অনেকদিন থেকে অনেক রাগের বহিঃপ্রকাশ: বিক্রম চট্টোপাধ্যায়".
19. ^ "পথ কুকুরদের গল্প বলবে 'পারিয়া'".
20. ^ "সৎ উদ্দেশ্য থাকলেও কিঞ্চিৎ পরিমিতিবোধ না থাকায় উদ্দেশ্য সাধন অসম্ভব!".
21. ^ "Vikram-Soumya Steals The Show With Stellar Performances In Crime-Thriller".

## External links

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* Pariah at IMDb

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