Surongo

Tunnel) is a 2023 Bangladeshi crime thriller film directed by Raihan Rafi and produced by Alpha-i and Chorki.

Masud, an electrician, falls in love with Moyna when he sees her one day while fixing a street light.

Masud returns to Bangladesh to find that his home was repossessed by the chairman of his union council as he was unable to repay the loan he took for his wedding.

As a result, Masud spends nine months digging a tunnel underground to steal money from a bank.

I wanted to direct this movie for a long time but I had some limitations as I couldn't make it without the help of strong producers.

Before Surongo, television actor Afran Nisho did not act in any films due to them not having a clear and polished plot.

[4] Towards the end of 2022, he slowly started to not appear in various TV dramas and web series, leading to rumors that he was preparing to make his film debut.

The first song of the film, titled "O Taka Tui Amar Kolija Ar Jaan", was sung by Dilshad Nahar Kona, written by Rasel Mahmud, and composed by Arafat Mohsin.

After a week of rehearsals, the item song was filmed over four days in Dhaka, where Nusrat was accompanied by four hundred dancers.

Resemblances of Samantha Ruth Prabhu to Nusraat Faria were allegedly found in the music video.

[34] Hall prints of the film were uploaded online and at least 400 recorded videos were removed from Facebook and YouTube in an effort by Chorki authority to curb piracy.

[35] The reason for the film's piracy was its editor's statement that its video was leaked from a movie theater in Bangladesh.

[39] On 28 July 2023, Harun Ur Rashid, chief of the Detective Branch, assured that action would be taken against those involved in piracy.

[40] On the same day Raihan Rafi warned everyone that whoever uploads the footage of the film on the internet will be arrested under the existing law.

[23] Due to increasing demand, the mini theater organized a special screening of the film in 1 July at 1:00 am for the audience.

[44] According to the entertainment reporter's news article published by Ajker Patrika in 2 July, Priyotoma and Surongo are in the highest demand during the Eid-ul-Azha season of 2023.

[46] As of 3 July 2023, the temporary movie theater was set up with the help of the municipal authority at a cost of ৳0.3 million, and is running 4 shows of the film with at least 700 tickets being sold daily.

[47] Filmmaker and writer Sadat Hossain wrote that the film making was "wonderful" and made "the traditional story unique".

[50] Rodela Neela of Bdnews24.com praised its cinematography and color grading, but she criticized it for underplaying the characters associated with the bank after the interval.

[51] Hasib Ur Rashid Ifti of The Daily Star criticized the film's background music, sound mixing, and editing, but said that Surongo's climax would make audiences forget its weaknesses.

[52] Critic Masuda Bhatti pointed out the film was a risk taken by producing it in the current plight of the cinema of Bangladesh, which has succeeded.

However, he criticizes that the film's portrayal of women in a negative way and how the use of violence may send the wrong message to the society.

[54] Shuparno Rahman of Prothom Alo wrote that its songs gave the movie atmosphere and praised the initiative of the film.

[3] Prarthana Fardin Dighi claimed in December 2022 that she was signed to cast in the film in June of the same year, but the director replaced her with Toma Mirza.

[69] On 8 July 2023, Redoan Rony told reporters that it takes a lot of time to produce a film, and that there must a plot to make a sequel of Surongo.