A fourteen year old Dalit (lower caste) boy in rural India is killed for writing a love letter. Chauranga is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language Drama motion picture starring Sanjay Suri, Tannishtha Chatterjee, Soham Maitra, Riddhi Sen, Dhritiman Chatterjee, Delzad Hiwale and Swatilekha Sengupta. Anticlock Films was the production house involved in the project along with executive producer(s) Onir, Sanjay Suri and Mohan Mulani. The film is written and directed by Bikas Ranjan Mishra. Anticlock Films acquired the distribution rights for the film. Chauranga was released on 8th January 2016 and takes a screen time of 88 minutes. The film made a box office gross of ₹9 lakh. Cinematography was done by Ramanuj Dutta.
Chauranga Reviews and Ratings
Average Review Rating : 3.3/5
Positive Review Rating : 53%
ETimes (TOI)
Despite being a well intentioned story about the many isms that plague India, the films narrative fails to explore the dynamics of hierarchy politics that is the heart of the issue.Director Bikas R... ( Read More )
Hollywood Reporter
Some of the tension is dispelled in the films last half hour as the focus shifts from one character to another and tragedy piles onto tragedy. ( Read More )
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The powerful climax brings together the films themes effectively. ( Read More )