Matal (2018 Film)

''Matal'' is a 2018 Bangladeshi romantic action film with story, dialogue and direction by Shahin Sumon. Produced by Sharif Chowdhury under the banner of Sony Movies International. The film features Symon Sadik, Adhora Khan, Shipan Mitra and Orin in as lead role and Misha Sawdagor, Mizu Ahmed, Joy Raj, Monjur Morshed and others in as supporting role.

Cast

* Symon Sadik as Rana
* Adhora Khan as Parisa
* Shipan Mitra as Shipan
* Orin as Orin
* Misha Sawdagor
* Mizu Ahmed
* Joy Raj
* Monjur Morshed

Productions

The film is produced by Sony Movies International. Its script is written by Ferdous Hasan Rana. On February 13, 2018, a Maharat of the film ''Matal'' was held in a restaurant in the capital. And there announced that "Sumit Sen will star alongside Asif and Adhora". But the newly director Shaheen-Suman said that "Symon has been taken instead of Sumit in this film. Sumit has been dropped for temporary reasons".

''Matal'' film was shot at Super Star Shakib Khan's Pubail's house in Gazipur. Continuous shooting is going on till 13th. This shooting took place at Shakib Khan's shooting house 'Jannat'. And this film was also shot at 'Ashray' shooting house in Sector 7 of Uttara.

Director Shaheen-Suman was injured on the shooting set of the film ''Matal''. During the shooting of the film ''Matal'' in Sohag Palli from Wednesday morning, he suddenly slipped and got seriously injured.

Legal issues

On October 12, 2018, four new films were supposed to be released in more than two hundred theaters of the country. Among them were ''Meghkanya'', ''Nayak'', ''Asmani'' and ''Matal''. But how possible! Because, there is a rule in the country that outside of the Eid festival, more than two new films cannot be released in a week. According to that, the director-producer of ''Meghkanya'' and ''Asamani'' has finalized the release date on October 12 almost three months ago. Two other films were suddenly added to the release procession a week ago. On the other hand, two alternative films ''Meghkanya'' and ''Asamani'' are in trouble due to the addition of two mainstream films. Could not get booking. In this situation, Jahangir Kabir, the producer of ''Meghkanya'', filed a writ in the High Court challenging the validity of releasing the so-called old films named ''Nayak'' and ''Matal''. At the same time, the court issued a ruling asking why the release of the new movie as an old film should not be declared illegal. The concerned have been asked to respond to the said rule. The order of the High Court also said that the ban on the release of ''Nayak'' and ''Matal'' films will remain in force until this rule is settled. Based on this, the High Court issued a ban on the decision to release the movies ''Nayak'' and ''Matal'' as old films.

Music

The film's music and soundtrack album composed by Masum Babul.

Release

The release date of the film was fixed several times before, but the release of the film was delayed due to various reasons. Even though the film was scheduled to release on 12 October 2018, but it was not released due to legal complications. Finally, the film was released on 80 theaters on 26th October 2018. Cashing with Ispahani Arif Jahan's ''Nayok'' and Anam Biswas's '' Debi''.

Reception

''BD Morning'' wrote that "From the first day of its release, the audience is eager to see the film". ''Jago News 24'' wrote that "Several cinema halls were packed with visitors".

References

External links

* {{BMDb title, id=808

Bangladeshi action films
Films shot in Dhaka
Bengali-language Bangladeshi films
2018 films