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Kanan Devi: AT A GLANCE

Birth: ? 1916
Nick Name: Lovingly called METHRA by mother
First Film: Joydeb (1926)
First Director: Jyotish Bandyopadhyay (Joydeb-1926)
First Sound Film: Jore Barat (1931)
First as Heroine: Jore Barat (1931)
First Hindi film: Haribhakti (1933)
First Song Recording: 1 KANAN first recorded her songs in 1929 for HMV-P 11580. They were "BOLO SAKHI BOLO TAREY" and "OGO BOLO KENO SAKHI NAYAN JHARE". Her film songs were recorded later.
First Hero: Joy Narayan Mukherjee (Jore Barat-1931)
Male Roles In: Prahlad (1931) and Bishnumaya (1932)
First Major Recognition: Maa (1934)
First Super Hit film: Manmoyee Girls School (1935)
First Hit Song: MEGHNAGARER ANDHA KARAYE
from Manmoyee Girls’ School (1935)
Major Films : Maa (1934) Manmoyee Girls School (1935)
Mukti (1937) Bidyapati (1938) Sathi (1938)
Sapurey (1939) Parajay (1940) Abhinetri (1940)
Parichay (1941) Shesh Uttar (1942) Jogajog (1943)
Chandrasekhar (1947) Mejdidi (1950)
Darpa Churna (1952) Asha (1956)
Major Directors: Jyotish Bandyopadhyay // Debaki Kumar Bose
P.C.Barua // Nitin Bose // Phani Majumdar

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