
Person
Ramananda Sengupta
Crew · 1916–2017 · Dacca, Bengal Presidency, British India
Biography
Ramananda Sengupta (8 May 1916 – 23 August 2017) was an Indian cinematographer. Sengupta stood behind the lens in more than 70 films. His work in cinematography began in 1938 when he joined as an apprentice at the Aurora Film Corporation in Kolkata (formerly Calcutta). He worked with G. K. Mehta, as first assistant on the 1941 film Kurukshetra. Sengupta's first independent work was Purbaraag directed by Ardhendu Mukherjee. Sengupta worked with French director Jean Renoir when he came to Kolkata to shoot his 1951 film The River.
Known for

The River
Camera Operator

Quiet Flows the Meghna
Cinematography

Purbarag
Director of Photography

Shree Loknath
Director of Photography

Mahalakhmi Puja
Director of Photography

Kanna
Cinematography

Megh
Director of Photography

Bhanu Goenda Jahar Assistant
Cinematography

Hangshamithun
Cinematography

Three Chapters
Director of Photography
Filmography
- 1977The CitizenDirector of Photography
- 1973AgnibhramarDirector of Photography
- 1973Nishi KanyaDirector of Photography
- 1973Quiet Flows the MeghnaCinematography
- 1971Bhanu Goenda Jahar AssistantCinematography
- 1970Aleyar AloDirector of Photography
- 1968Three ChaptersDirector of Photography
- 1968HangshamithunCinematography
- 1962KannaCinematography
- 1961MeghDirector of Photography
- 1960Shree LoknathDirector of Photography
- 1959HeadmasterCinematography
- 1959Mahalakhmi PujaDirector of Photography
- 1958Daak HarkaraCinematography
- 1958BandhuDirector of Photography
- 1956ShilpiCinematography
- 1955The DawnDirector of Photography
- 1951The RiverCamera Operator
- 1947PurbaragDirector of Photography
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