Desher Maati

Desher Maati is an Indian Bengali drama television series that premiered on 4 January 2021^[1] on Bengali General Entertainment Channel Star Jalsha, and is also available on the digital platform Disney+ Hotstar. It aired its last episode on 31 October 2021.^[2] The show is produced by Magic Moments Motion Pictures of Saibal Banerjee and Leena Gangopadhyay, and stars Shruti Das, Dibyojyoti Dutta, Rukma Roy, Rahul Banerjee, Tathagata Mukherjee and Payel De in lead roles whereas Rita Dutta Chakraborty, Bharat Kaul and Anindita Raychaudhury among others in prominent supporting roles.^[3][4][5]

Desher Maati
Genre	Drama Romance Family
Screenplay by	Leena Gangopadhyay
Story by	Leena Gangopadhyay
Directed by	Saibal Banerjee Sujit Payin
Creative director	Leena Gangopadhyay
Starring	Shruti Das Dibyojyoti Dutta Rukma Roy Rahul Banerjee Payel De Tathagata Mukherjee
Theme music composer	Debjyoti Mishra
Opening theme	"Desher Maati" by Anweshaa
Country of origin	India
Original language	Bengali
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	297
Production
Executive producers	Anondita Poulami Sajal Biswas Krishnomohan Baghchi
Producer	Saibal Banerjee
Production location	Kolkata
Cinematography	Siddhartha Mukherjee
Editor	Samir & Soumen
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	22 minutes
Production company	Magic Moments Motion Pictures
Original release
Network	Star Jalsha
Release	4 January (2021-01-04) – 31 October 2021 (2021-10-31)
Related
Khukumoni Home Delivery

Plot

It is a family drama with a romantic element. Its central theme is to stay connected with your roots and uplift family values. The story revolves around how Mukherjee family members who returns to Swarupnagar rediscover themselves.

Cast

Main

• Shruti Das^[6] as Noa Bose Mukherjee – A teacher; Abin and Rupali's daughter; Kiyaan's wife
• Dibyojyoti Dutta^[7] as Dr. Dibyangshu "Kiyaan" Mukherjee – UK returned doctor; Antara and Abhimanyu's son; Bikram's adopted son; Dodo, Mampi, Neelpakhi and Dimpi's adopted cousin; Noa's husband
• Rukma Roy as Rai "Mampi" Mukherjee Banerjee – A PhD student; Chandu and Mousumi's daughter; Dodo's sister; Neelpakhi and Dimpi's cousin; Kiyaan's adopted cousin; Raja's wife
• Rahul Banerjee as Dr. Rajrup "Raja" Banerjee – Dodo's close friend; Mampi's husband
• Tathagata Mukherjee as Sourangshu "Dodo" Mukherjee – A journalist; Chandu and Mousumi's son; Mampi's brother; Neelpakhi and Dimpi's cousin; Kiyaan's adopted cousin; Ujjwaini's husband; Raja's close friend
• Payel De as Ujjwaini Mukherjee – A journalist; Dodo's wife

Recurring

• Ashok Bhattacharya as Amitra Shekhar Mukherjee – A retired teacher; Shramanjit, Bikram, Chandu and Ratno's father; Dodo, Mampi, Neelpakhi and Dimpi's grandfather; Kiyaan's adoptive grandfather
• Anashua Majumdar as Sharmila Mukherjee – Amitra Shekhar's wife; Shramanjit, Bikram, Chandu and Ratno's mother; Dodo, Mampi, Neelpakhi and Dimpi's grandmother; Kiyaan's adoptive grandmother
• Shankar Chakraborty as Shramanjit Mukherjee – A renowned and wealthy writer; Amitra Shekhar and Sharmila's eldest son; Bikram, Chandu and Ratno's brother; Bourani's estranged husband; Shrishti's husband; Neelpakhi's father
• Rita Dutta Chakraborty as Shubhalakshmi "Bourani" Mukherjee – A music teacher; Shramanjit's estranged wife; Neelpakhi's adoptive mother
• Bharat Kaul as Dr. Bikramjit "Bikram" Mukherjee – Amitra Shekhar and Sharmila's second son; Shramanjit, Chandu and Ratno's brother; Antara's husband; Kiyaan's adoptive father
• Suchismita Chowdhury as Antara Mukherjee – Abhimanyu's former love interest; Bikram's wife; Kiyaan's mother
• Diganta Bagchi as Chandrajit "Chandu" Mukherjee – A lawyer; Amitra Shekhar and Sharmila's third son; Mousumi's husband; Dodo and Mampi's father
• Anindita Saha as Mousumi Mukherjee – Chandu's wife; Dodo and Mampi's mother
• Animesh Bhaduri as Ratnajit "Ratno" Mukherjee – A college professor; Amitra Shekhar and Sharmila's youngest son; Shramanjit, Bikram and Chandu's brother; Kankana's husband; Dimpi's father
• Shampa Banerjee as Kankana Mukherjee – Ratno's wife; Dimpi's mother
• Sairity Banerjee as Neelpakhi Mukherjee – Shramanjit and Shrishti's daughter; Bourani's adopted daughter; Dodo, Mampi and Dimpi's cousin; Kiyaan's adopted cousin; Raja's one-sided lover
• Ashmee Ghosh as Tathoi "Dimpi" Mukherjee – Ratno and Kankana's daughter; Dodo, Mampi and Neelpakhi's cousin; Kiyaan's adopted cousin
• Bhaskar Banerjee as Abin Bose – A teacher; Rupali's husband; Noa's father
• Anindita Raychaudhury as Rupali Bose – Abin's wife; Noa's mother
• Ananya Das as Dr. Payel Sen – Kiyaan's ex-girlfriend
• Debottam Majumder as Shibnath "Shibu" Das – A local goon of Swarupnagar
• Saswati Majumder as Noa's friend and Shubhalakshmi's student
• Monalisa Paul as Dr. Kripa Basu – Raja's former batchmate
• Prasun Bannerji as SP Abhimanyu Sen – Antara's former love interest; Kiyaan's father

Reception

Ratings

Week	Year	BARC Viewership		Ref.
		TRP	Rank
Week 6	2021	4.8	3	[8]
Week 7	2021	4.5	5	[9]
Week 8	2021	4.8	2	[10]
Week 11	2021	4.3	5	[11]
Week 12	2021	4.2	5	[12]

References

1. "New show 'Desher Mati' to feature Rukma Roy, Rahul Banerjee, Dibyojyoti Dutta, Shruti Das in prominent roles". Times Of India. 11 December 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
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3. "দুনিয়া'দেশের মাটি'র গল্প নিয়ে ছোটপর্দায় ফিরছেন রাহুল বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়, সঙ্গী দিব্যজ্যোতি ও শ্রুতি". Sangbad Pratidin.
4. "দেশের মাটি'র টানে ছোটপর্দায় ফিরছেন শ্রুতি-রাহুলরা". Aajtak Bangla.
5. "টেলিপর্দার নতুন জুটি শ্রুতি-দিব্যজ্যোতি, আসছে নয়া সিরিয়াল 'দেশের মাটি', জানুন গল্প". The News Nest.
6. "পর্দায় ফিরছেন 'ত্রিনয়নী' শ্রুতি দাস,'দেশের মাটি' ধারাবাহিকে নতুন জুটি". Hindustan Times.
7. "Dibyojyoti Dutta trains hard in gym; watch video". The Times Of India.
8. "WEEK 6 - DATA: Saturday, 6th February 2021 To Friday, 12th February 2021". BARC India. Archived from the original on 21 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
9. "WEEK 7 - DATA: Saturday, 13th February 2021 To Friday, 19th February 2021". BARC India. Archived from the original on 21 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
10. "WEEK 8 - DATA: Saturday, 20th February 2021 To Friday, 26th February 2021". BARC India. Archived from the original on 10 March 2021.
11. "WEEK 11 - DATA: Saturday, 13th March 2021 To Friday, 19th March 2021". BARC India. Archived from the original on 25 March 2021.
12. "'কৃষ্ণকলি'র থেকে সেরার মুকুট ছিনিয়ে নিল 'মিঠাই', TRP তালিকায় সেরা দশে কারা". Hindustan Times Bangla (in Bengali).