Soumyya Sarkr is best known for producing blockbuster Bengali films like Samantaral (2017), Sweater (2019), Unicorn (2021), Abar Bochhor Koori Pore (2022), and Bhotbhoti (2022) with PSS Entertainments. In 2023, he’s coming back to the film industry with his new production company Wisemann Moviez. With a successful career in Film Production, already marked by many projects that have been lauded around the world, Sarkr is all set to expand his portfolio of work in 2023 with movies, web series, and TV shows on the horizon.
Soumyya Sarkr rose to fame as a producer after the success of his first movie ‘Samantaral’ in 2017. However, Prior to that, he has been making waves with his stint as a Digital Marketing professional by marketing over 200 Bengali feature films since 2009. With Kolkata’s leading PR and Digital Marketing Company, Soumyya Sarkr has managed top-notch actors in the Bengali Film Industry like Prosenjit Chatterjee, Rituparna Sengupta, Raj Chakraborty, Srijit Mukherji, Arpita Chatterjee to name a few.
His new venture Wisemann Moviez is a Film Production Company that aims to produce 4 compelling movies in the coming year 2023 together with TV shows. Sarkr’s movies have 6 Filmfare awards, 8 Mirchi Music Awards, and 2 WBFJA Awards to their credit. The company said it is eyeing further work in the web series space too. Renowned actors from the Bengali cinema industry will appear in his upcoming projects.
Soumyya Sarkr’s formerly produced movies speak about the insightful and unique perspectives of the life of the protagonist. Each film has own identity, ‘Samantaral’ talks about gender equality. ‘Sweater’ is a story of a rising girl, high on content and music. ‘Bhotbhoti’ is India’s only Mermaid film, with underwater shots, and high-end graphics. With a strong and moving narrative, his movies about identities have created a huge spur in the entertainment industry without leaving the mind of the audience.
In the context of making web series, Sarkr in a statement said “Web series today have something to set it apart from the barrage of narratives that already exist and that captured my attention. By stepping into the space of web series we have observed how the consumption pattern of audiences has seen a tectonic shift to binge-watching web series from all over. I am very happy to bring something unique and different on screen that has never been experienced before in the Bengali Entertainment Industry.”
Being very effective in addressing the demand of the newly emerging digital audiences for wholesome entertainment content through Web Series and TV shows, Wisemann Moviez has found a place of favor in many OTT Platforms and TV channels. Sarkr has revealed in creating engaging narratives in the form of movies too that don’t toe the conventional line and toying with this idea, Soumyya Sarkr is donning the producer’s hat again next year to tie up his laces to call Lights, Camera, Action with his new venture ‘Wisemann Moviez’.
Soumyya Concludes “Wanting to do something different on screen, trying to create the movie that never fades away experience for Bengali Films”
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