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Runaway
Runaway

Runaway

Genres

Drama

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Kanchan, all of eight years old, is always up to pranks and mischief in his village home. He finds his father a cruel demon who keeps his mother oppressed and imprisoned. In his dreams, the big city is El Dorado, until he reaches there.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Bengali

Runtime

124 mins

Rating

6.3/10

Release Date

24 June 1958

Country

India

Cast

Param Bhattaraka Lahiri

Param Bhattaraka Lahiri

Kanchan

Kali Bannerjee

Kali Bannerjee

Haridas

Padmadevi

Padmadevi

Mother

Keshto Mukherjee

Keshto Mukherjee

Ishu Bhelkiwala

Satindra Bhattacharya

Satindra Bhattacharya

Mini's father

Niti Pandit

Niti Pandit

Mini's mother

Gyanesh Mukhopadhyay

Gyanesh Mukhopadhyay

Father

Nripati Chatterjee

Nripati Chatterjee

Feriwala

Jahar Roy

Jahar Roy

Non-Bengali man

Shriman Deepak

Shriman Deepak

Bechu Singha

Bechu Singha

Nani Ganguly

Nani Ganguly

Jayanto Chattopadhyay

Jayanto Chattopadhyay

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