title: Parashuram (1979 film)
text: # Parashuram (1979 film)
  
  Parashuram (Bengali: পরশুরাম; English title The Man with the Axe) is a 1979 Bengali drama film directed by Mrinal Sen. It was entered into the 11th Moscow International Film Festival where it won the Silver Prize.
  
  ## Cast
  
  * Arun Mukherjee as Parashuram (as Arun Mukhopadhyay)
  * Bibhas Chakraborty
  * Sreela Majumdar as Alhadi
  * Samaresh Banerjee (as Samaresh Bandyopadhyay)
  * Jayanta Bhattacharya as Beggar
  * Reba Roy Chowdhury
  * Sujal Roy Chowdhury (as Sajal Roy Chowdhury)
  * Arati Das
  * Anuradha Debi (as Anuradha Deb)
  * Radharani Devi
  * Shailen Ganguli (as Shailen Gangopadhyay)
  
  ## Awards
  
  * National Film Award for Best Actor - Arun Mukherjee
  * National Film Award for Best Editing - Gangadhar Naskar
  * National Film Award – Special Mention (feature film) - Mrinal Sen
  