Rajodrohi (Bengali pronunciation: transl. The Royal Rebel) is a 1966 Indian Bengali-language vigilante action film directed by Niren Lahiri. Produced by B. K. Ahuja under the banner of B. K. Productions, it stars Uttam Kumar and Anjana Bhowmick in lead roles, alongside Bikash Roy, Kamal Mitra, Anup Kumar, Dilip Roy and Tarun Kumar in another pivotal roles. The film portrays a farmer who transforms into a vigilante to take revenge from his mother's assassins.
Based on the 1961 novel of the same name by Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay, the film also draws inspirations from the fictional tales of Robin Hood and Zorro. It marks the sixth collaboration between Lahiri and Kumar, and also pairs Kumar and Bhowmick for the first time. Music of the film is composed by Ali Akbar Khan, with lyrics penned by Gauriprasanna Mazumder. Bijoy Ghosh handled its cinematography and Ardhendu Chatterjee edited the film.
Rajodrohi was theatrically released on 25 March 1966, opening to huge commercial response. The film renamed Kumar as "The Robin Hood of Bengal", which later went on to be used in his several films. Emerged as one of the highest-grossing Bengali films of 1966, it acquired a cult status in Bengali cinema.
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