''Achena Prem'' is a 2011 Bengali

romantic film Romance films involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their journey through d ...

directed by

Swapan Saha Swapan Saha (born 10 January 1930) is an Indian film director, producer, story writer and score composer associated with Cinema of West BEngal, Bengali cinema. Filmography * ''Bedenir Prem'' (1992) * ''Maan Samman'' (1993) * ''Biswas Abiswas ...

and produced under the banner of Maa Kali Films. The movie is an unofficial remake of hit

Kannada Kannada () is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly in the state of Karnataka in southwestern India, and spoken by a minority of the population in all neighbouring states. It has 44 million native speakers, and is additionally a ...

movie ''

Mussanjemaatu ''Mussanjemaatu'' (transl. Evening Talk) is a 2008 Indian Kannada-language romance film starring Sudeep and Ramya. The film was directed by Mussanje Mahesh. The movie is produced by Suresh Jain. The music of the film was launched on 4 April 20 ...

''. Surprisingly the fact that it is a remake of the Kannada movie has not been mentioned either on the Achena Prem's official website or in other reviews/articles on the internet. All Kannada songs from the original have also been retained in the movie.

Plot

Rahul is a popular radio jockey who likes to solve people's problem. He meets Tanu and falls in love with her, but never expresses his feelings to her.

Cast

* Barsha Priyadarshini as Tanu * Anuradha Ray as Rahul's Mother * Aakash as Rahul * Mou Saha as Mita * Bodhisattwa Majumdar as Tanu's Father * Subhasish Mukherjee as Rahul's office Colleague

Music

The film's music was composed by Ashok Bhadra.

Reception

A critic from ''

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'' wrote that "His aha'srecent films, however, reveal he has lost his magic touch. But this is probably because he casts new actors in challenging leads, which they are unable to handle. Achena Prem is one example".

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