Mahanayika is a 2016 Indian Bengali drama film written and directed by Saikat Bhakat, and starring Rituparna Sengupta, Indraneil Sengupta, Soumitra Chatterjee, and Saheb Chatterjee.

The original working title of the film was Nayika, but the director Saikat Bhakat changed it to Mahanayika. In January 2015, it was revealed that debutante director Saikat Bhakat had brought Rituparna Sengupta aboard her project Mahanayika to play the lead role of Rituparna Sengupta, and even though inspired by the life of Suchitra Sen the project would not be a biopic.

Cast

Rituparna Sengupta as Shakuntala Sen
Indraneil Sengupta as Priyabrato Roy
Soumitra Chatterjee as Arindam Mukherjee
Saheb Chatterjee as Aniruddha Mukherjee
Chandan Sen
Sudipa Basu