Karunamoyee Rani Rashmoni Explained

Alt Name:Rani Rashmoni Uttor Porbo
Developer:Shibasish Bandopadhyay
Screenplay:Saswati Ghosh
Story:Saswati Ghosh
Director:Rupak Dey
Opentheme:Tomar Tulona Tumi .... Korunamoyee Rani Rashmoni
Composer:Upali Chattopadhyay
Country:India
Language:Bengali
Num Seasons:1
Num Episodes:1549
Location:Kolkata
Cinematography:Santu Goldar
Camera:Multi-camera
Runtime:22 minutes
Network:Zee Bangla

Karunamoyee Rani Rashmoni was an Indian Bengali historical drama television series which aired on Bengali Entertainment Channel Zee Bangla and is also available on the digital platform ZEE5.[1] It was premiered on 24 July 2017. The serial was earlier produced by Subrata Roy and then it was produced by Zee Bangla. It completed 1,000 episodes on its third birthday (24 July 2020) and 1,500 episodes on 26 December 2021. After a successful run of years, Karunamoyee Rani Rashmoni went off-air on 13 February 2022.[2]

The show starred Ditipriya Roy[3] in the title role as Rani Rashmoni, the deeply spiritual and liberal-minded "Rani" of 19th century, Gazi Abdun Noor and Gourab Chatterjee[4] among others. The show was received well by the audience.[5]

On July 4, 2021, Rani Rashmoni's character came to end showcasing her death. The show got revamped into a new season titled "Karunamoyee Rani Rashmoni - Uttar Porbo" focusing on the life of Ramakrishna Paramahamsa (portrayed by Sourav Saha) - his spiritual journey and marriage with holy mother Sarada Devi (portrayed by Sandipta Sen).

Plot

Rani Rashmoni (best known for being the founder of the Dakshineswar Kali Temple and for her untamed zeal and fight against the aggression of the British East India Company in 19th century at Bengal) and narrates the events of her life, starting from her being a young girl of 11, named "Rani", residing with her Vaishnav father and aunt in her ancestral village Halisahar to marrying ‘Babu Rajchandra Das’ of Janbazar, Kolkata; and how she becomes an extraordinary woman fighting against all odds during the then British ruled patriarchal society. The show upholds the quest of her life with the backdrop of the famous "Marh" family of everyone ghostedJanbazar.

Uttar Parba

The story revolves around the life of Ramkrishna Paramhansha Dev and Sarada Devi and the backdrop of the Dakshineswar Temple and the 'Marh' family of Janbazar after Rani Rashmoni aka Ranima's death.[6] [7]

Cast

Main

Recurring

Reception

In week 50 of 2020, the series has risen to fifth place with 4.701 million impressions for the most watched television series in Bengal.[11]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Official page of Karunamoyee Rani Rashmoni. www.zee5.com. en-US.
  2. News: 28 January 2022. শেষ হচ্ছে জনপ্রিয় সিরিয়াল! 'লক্ষ্মী কাকিমা সুপারস্টার' কবে থেকে শুরু? ঘোষণা হল. bn. Hindustan Times Bangla.
  3. News: King-size lives of small-screen stars. 2 November 2018. Ruman. Ganguly. . 19 August 2019.
  4. Web site: Actor Gourab Chatterjee to enter the serial 'Rani Rashmoni'. timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
  5. Web site: Rani Rashmoni beats popular shows on TV; rules the TRP chart. timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
  6. Web site: Ditipriya Roy gets emotional as she shoots for her last episode in Karunamoyee Rani Rashmoni dgtl. 2021-07-05. www.anandabazar.com. bn.
  7. Web site: আগামী রবিবারই শেষযাত্রায় রানি রাসমণি! এরপর কোনদিকে এগোবে ধারাবাহিকের গল্প?. 2021-07-05. www.sangbadpratidin.in. bn.
  8. News: Sohan to direct Sadhabar Ekadashi. The Times of India. 24 Mar 2018.
  9. Web site: 'Rani Rashmoni' actress Tania Kar gets married. The Times of India.
  10. News: Exclusive - Those bitter experiences as a junior artist ignited my passion to work hard: ‘Rani Rashmoni’ actor Sayak Chakraborty . The Times of India . 2023-07-01 . 0971-8257.
  11. Web site: WEEK 50 - DATA: Saturday, 12th December 2020 To Friday, 18th December 2020. live. BARC India. https://web.archive.org/web/20201231053446/https://www.barcindia.co.in/data-insights. 31 December 2020.