Tonic (film)
2021 Bengali film by Avijit Sen / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tonic is a 2021 Indian Bengali-language family drama film directed by Avijit Sen, produced by Atanu Raychaudhuri and distributed jointly by Bengal Talkies and Dev Entertainment Ventures. The film revolves around an elderly couple, portrayed by Paran Bandopadhyay and Shakuntala Barua, who get to enjoy a fresh lease of life through their tourist guide, Tonic (Dev).
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Directed by | Avijit Sen |
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Cinematography | Supriyo Dutta |
Edited by | Sujay Datta Ray |
Music by | Raja Narayan Deb |
Production company | Bengal Talkies & Dev Entertainment Ventures |
Distributed by | Bengal Talkies |
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Running time | 133:58 min |
Country | India |
Language | Bengali |
Box office | ₹6 Cr approx[2] |
Tonic marked the directorial debut of Avijit Sen, who had previously worked as an assistant director to Rajkumar Hirani. He also wrote the story of the film, which he completed in a year by taking cues from his own life. Supriyo Dutta is the cinematographer for the film, while Sujay Datta Ray is the editor. It was jointly distributed by Bengal Talkies and Dev Entertainment Ventures.
Upon its premiere on 2 December 2021, Tonic opened to positive reviews and became a huge commercial success, eventually becoming the highest-grossing Bengali film of 2021. The chemistry between Dev and Paran Bandopadhyay won appraisals besides the plot and other elements. At the 5th Filmfare Awards Bangla, the film received six leading nominations and won three, including Best Film, Best Actor (Bandopadhyay) and Best Debut Director (Sen).