Parashuram (1979 film)
# Parashuram (1979 film)

Parashuram (Bengali: পরশুরাম; English title The Man with the Axe) is a 1979 Bengali drama film directed by Mrinal Sen. It was entered into the 11th Moscow International Film Festival where it won the Silver Prize.

## Cast

* Arun Mukherjee as Parashuram (as Arun Mukhopadhyay)
* Bibhas Chakraborty
* Sreela Majumdar as Alhadi
* Samaresh Banerjee (as Samaresh Bandyopadhyay)
* Jayanta Bhattacharya as Beggar
* Reba Roy Chowdhury
* Sujal Roy Chowdhury (as Sajal Roy Chowdhury)
* Arati Das
* Anuradha Debi (as Anuradha Deb)
* Radharani Devi
* Shailen Ganguli (as Shailen Gangopadhyay)

## Awards

* National Film Award for Best Actor - Arun Mukherjee
* National Film Award for Best Editing - Gangadhar Naskar
* National Film Award – Special Mention (feature film) - Mrinal Sen
