Ganadevata was released on 1979 Bengali film starring Soumitra Chatterjee, Sandhya Roy, Debraj Roy, Madhabi Mukherjee, Santu Mukherjee, Robi Ghosh, Sumitra Mukherjee, Purnima Debi, Santosh Dutta, Alpona Gupta, Tapen Chattpadhyay, Nimu Bhowmick, Indu Debi, Manu Mukherjee, Anamika Saha, Geeta Karmakar. The Bengali film is directed by Tarun Majumdar. Hemanta Mukhopadhyay scored the music in the film. The story is as the story is Set during the period just before World War II, Ganadevata, is the saga of Shibkalipur, A small village on the banks of the river Mayurakshi in the Birbuhum district of present West Bengal. Through the interaction and conflicts between myriad range of characters who stand as typical representatives of their social class — Aniruddha (Samit Bhanja), a rebellious blacksmith who along with his carpenter friend Girish refuse to continue under the traditional barter system, Debu Pundit (Soumitra Chatterjee), the much respected pillar of society who gets radicalized and questions the system for its injustices and prejudices, Chhiru Pal (Ajites Banerjee) the nonueau-riche Village strongman, Jatin (Debraj Roy) a freedom fighter under house -- arrest, Durga (Sandhya Roy), a clever and free-spirited prostitute and a host of characters including the wives of the principals and other inhabitants of the village. Visit us at www.angelvideo.in