''Messi'' is a 2017

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football film directed by Riingo Banerjee and produced by Pradip Churiwal. The title is a reference to Argentine footballer

Lionel Messi Lionel Andrés "Leo" Messi (; born 24 June 1987) is an Argentine professional Association football, footballer who plays as a forward (association football), forward for and Captain (association football), captains both Major League Soccer ...

Plot

''Messi'' is a story about two brothers. The elder brother Prosun doesn't do anything except loitering around with his girlfriend and fixing local football matches for his brother from whom he gets a share of winning money. The younger brother Chotu, who wears the jersey titled "Messi", is highly gifted in

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(soccer). He is the pride of his family and the hope of their father who once used to be a football coach. While attending one such match which Prosun arranges for Chotu, an accident happens and Chotu is left physically disadvantaged for life. The unfortunate incident fills Prosun with unfathomed guilt, and to get rid of this guilt he attempts to achieve the impossible. He attempts to step into his brother's shoes.

Cast

Aryann Bhowmik Aryann Bhowmik (born 1992) is a Cinema of West Bengal, Bengali film actor is best known for his work in the 2011 Bengali language, Bengali film ''Chalo Paltai''. His acting has made a mark in the Telugu cinema, Tollywood arena. Apart from film ...

as Chotu *

Shankar Chakraborty Shankar Chakraborty is an Indian film and television actor who has done several television serials and has appeared in pivotal roles in numerous Bengali films. Personal life Shankar Chakraborty was born to a Bengali Hindu family. He married a ...

* Chaiti Ghoshal as Malati *

Nigel Anthony Nigel Anthony (born 23 December 1941) is an English theatre, television, narrator and radio actor. His theatre work includes ''Twelfth Night'', '' Dutch Uncle'', '' Happy End'', ''The Taming of the Shrew'' for the Royal Shakespeare Company and s ...

*Ronodeep Bose as Prasun * Arindam Bose * Rana Mitra * Ashika * Sumit samadder * GM Tonoy

References

External links

* 2017 films Bengali-language Indian films 2010s Bengali-language films Cultural depictions of Lionel Messi Indian association football films Films directed by Riingo Banerjee {{2010s-Bengali-film-stub