Agnee (franchise)
| Agnee | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Iftakar Chowdhury |
| Original work | Agnee (2014 film) |
| Owner | Jaaz Multimedia |
| Years | 2014-present |
| Films and television | |
| Film(s) | |
Agnee is a Bangladeshi action-drama film franchise created by Iftakar Chowdhury. The films resolves around Tanisha, a stone-cold assassin who has lost her parents in childhood because of the underworld mafia Gulzar and Haydar.[1][2] Agnee franchise films are among the most successful Bangladeshi action films. The first Agnee film was a blockbuster hit which changed the view of action films in the Bangladesh film industry.
Overview
[edit]Agnee (2014)
[edit]Tanisha is a young daughter of a man working for the brutal underworld mafia Gulzar and Haydar. When Tanisha's father decides he wants to leave the crime world to make a better life for his daughter, Gulzar and Haydar kills him, and family in order to eliminate a potential threat. Gulzar kills everyone in the family, and when he is about to kill Tanisha, she stabs him and vows she will kill them one day before escaping. She grows up to be a stone-cold assassin. She receives training from her uncle and ultimately engages in vigilante murders that she hopes will lead her to her ultimate target, the powerful underworld crime syndicate responsible for her parents' death.
Agnee 2 (2015)
[edit]After defeating Gulzar and his gang to avenge father's death, Tanisha returns to Bangladesh with Sishir to live normal lives again. Sishir, Tanisha's boyfriend, once a deadly assassin and a member of Gulzar's crime syndicate who later turns good and Tanisha to avenge her father's death. Sishir decides to permanently return to Bangladesh for Tanisha but fails to return to Tanisha as Python, Gulzar's brother and leader of a large crime syndicate kills him to take revenge for Brother's death. Saddened by the death of Sishir, Tanisha vows to kill Python at any cost.
Films
[edit]| Film | Release date | Director | Writer | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agnee | 14 February 2014 | Iftakar Chowdhury | A J Babu | Abdul Aziz |
| Agnee 2 | July 18, 2015 | Iftakar Chowdhury | Md Amjad Hossen | Abdul Aziz |
Agnee
[edit]Agnee was the first film of the series which was released on 14 February 2014.[3] The film became a commercial hit.[4] With the success of the first film. The creators went to make a sequel.
Agnee 2
[edit]Agnee 2 is the sequel of Agnee. It is the second film of the series which was released on 18 July 2005.[5] Like its predecessor, Agnee 2 was also a commercial hit.[6]
Cast and crew
[edit]These tables list the cast and crew who worked in the Agnee franchise.[2]
Cast
[edit]| Characters | Films | |
|---|---|---|
| Agnee | Agnee 2 | |
| 2014 | 2015 | |
| Tanisha | Mahiya Mahi | |
| Shishir / Dragon | Arifin Shuvoo | |
| Young Tanisha | Puja Cherry | |
| Gulzar | Ali Raj | |
| Haidar | Misha Sawdagor | |
| Python | Ashish Vidyarthi | |
| Ishan | Om | |
| Mithun Sarkar | Amit Hasan | |
Crew
[edit]| Crew | Films | |
|---|---|---|
| Agnee | Agnee 2 | |
| Director | Iftakar Chowdhury | |
| Producer | Abdul Aziz | |
| Composer | Adit Ozbert | Savvy Gupta & Akassh |
Reception
[edit]Box office performance
[edit]This is a list of Agnee franchise first two days performance at box office.
| Film | Box office | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Agnee | ৳2.4 crore (US$309k) | [4] |
| Agnee 2 | ৳3.9 crore (US$502k) | [6] |
| Total | ৳6.3 crore (US$811k) | |
References
[edit]- ^ Shazu, Shah Alam (2014-01-01). "Mahi looks to light up silver screen with "Agnee"". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-05-06.
- ^ a b "Agnee the Female Protagonist". The Daily Star. 2014-03-01. Retrieved 2023-05-06.
- ^ Hossain, Rafi (2014-03-01). "Stepping Forward". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-05-06.
- ^ a b "Agnee takes box office by storm". The Daily Star. 2014-02-17.
- ^ ঈদে ১০৩ হলে চলবে অগ্নি-২. NTV (in Bengali). 2015-07-16. Retrieved 2023-05-06.
- ^ a b "Agnee-2 burns box office". NTV. 2015-07-22. Retrieved 2023-05-06.