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Mahasweta Devi

Mahasweta Devi

Writer · Died July 28, 2016, aged 90 · Dacca, East Bengal, British India

Born
January 14, 1926
Died
July 28, 2016 (aged 90)
From
Dacca, East Bengal, British India
Works as
Writer
Titles
3 on MovieCove · 8 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 19% in 30 days

What are Mahasweta Devi's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Power
46%
Survival
18%
Self
11%
Morality
11%
Bonds
7%
Society
7%

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 0 · Dark 3

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 0

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 0 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 3

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
3
Tense
2
Cathartic
1
Dread
1

How their films linger

Bittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Mahasweta Devi's films?

As of October 24, 2026, none of Mahasweta Devi's 3 MovieCove titles is streaming on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for Mahasweta Devi's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted.

Filmography

8 credits, 3 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Arjun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Original Story

  • Behind the Bodice(2010)

    Short Story

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • A Grave-keeper's Tale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Short Story

  • Mother of 1084 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Novel

  • Gudia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Short Story

  • Janani (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Short Story

  • Rudaali(1993)

    Short Story

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Sunghursh(1968)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 8 titles from 1968 to 2012.

Biggest box office

Behind the Bodice (2010)

$51K worldwide

Highest rated

Rudaali (1993)

Midcredits 85th

Most popular right now

Behind the Bodice (2010)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing8 of 8: 8 only writing, 0 with another role

By decade

1960s1 · crew1990s4 · crew2000s1 · crew2010s2 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Mahasweta Devi's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 67th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 63rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 3 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th1

Shape of the crowd

1 of their 3 titles is Cult Classic.

  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · writer

Behind the Bodice (2010)

77th percentile spread · 26% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Rudaali (1993)

Midcredits 85th · 79% liked

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Mahasweta Devi work with?

People who share at least 2 of Mahasweta Devi's MovieCove titles; Gulzar shares the most, 2.