Santu Mukherjee
Santu Mukhopadhyay | |
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Born | Ramananda Mukhopadhyay 14 January 1951 |
Died | 11 March 2020 | (aged 69)
Nationality | Indian |
Other names | Santu Mukhopadhyay |
Occupation | Actor |
Spouse(s) | Gopa Mukhopadhyay (nee Mitra) |
Children | Swastika and Ajopa |
Santu Mukhopadhyay (14 January 1951 – 11 March 2020) was an Indian film actor who worked in Bengali cinema.[1][2] He was the father of actress Swastika Mukherjee. His younger brother, , is also an actor.
Early life and biography[]
Santu Mukherjee was born on 17 January 1951 in Kolkata. He attended the Mitra Institution at Bhowanipore at a primary level and later, joined the Padmapukur Institution at Sarat Bose Road, from where he passed his Higher Secondary Examination. He soon dropped out from studies and took dance lessons from Gopal Bhattacharya. He also learned Rabindra Sangeet.
He went to renowned director Tapan Sinha, seeking a role in Bengali films. In 1975, Sinha launched him as an actor in the film Raja. Subsequent to his cinematic breakthrough, he working in theater and films. His last film was Sanjhbati.
Mukherjee died on 11 March 2020 from cardiac arrest at his South Kolkata residence; he had been suffering from cancer for a long time.[3]
Filmography[]
Year | Film | Role | Director |
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1975 | Tarun Majumdar | ||
Raja | Tapan Sinha | ||
1976 | Harmonium | Tapan Sinha | |
Tarun Majumdar, Sachin Mukherjee, Dilip Mukherjee | |||
1977 | Shankar Bhattacharya | ||
Pinaki Mukherjee | |||
Palash Bandyopadhyay | |||
Sukhen Das | |||
Bimal | Salil Sen | ||
Salil Sen | |||
1978 | Tusi | Guru Bagchi | |
Striker | Archan Chakraborty | ||
Sukhen Das | |||
Jatayu | Uttarsuri | ||
1979 | Nirmal Mitra | ||
Pampa | Pradip Bhattacharya | ||
Ganadevata | Tarun Majumdar | ||
Guru Bagchi | |||
Sushil Mukhopadhyay | |||
Devdas | Dilip Roy | ||
1980 | Bimal Roy Jr. | ||
Kalpataru | |||
Archan Chakraborty | |||
Sushil Mukhopadhyay | |||
Ajit Gangopadhyay | |||
Pankhiraj | Piyush Bose | ||
1981 | Swami Stree | Guru Bagchi | |
Nyay Anyay | Sukhen Das | ||
Amar Bhattacharya | |||
Khana Baraha | Mihir (Baraha's Son) | Bijoy Bose | |
Kalankini Kankabati | Raghubir | Uttam Kumar | |
1982 | Uday Bhattacharya | ||
Bimal Roy Jr. | |||
Prafulla | Sujoy Dutta | ||
Purnendu Patri | |||
Raja | |||
Bodhan | Amal Dutta | ||
1983 | Tapan Saha | ||
Aravind Mukherjee | |||
Jayanta Purkayastha | |||
Pranab Bandyopadhyay | |||
Abhinoy Noy | Bhola/Bikram | Archan Chakraborty | |
1984 | Uncle | Surajit Chowdhury | |
Palash Bandyopadhyay | |||
Lalita | Tapan Chowdhury | ||
Sujit Guha | |||
1985 | Ajit Gangopadhyay | ||
Bhalobasa Bhalobasa | Tarun Majumdar | ||
Sushil Mukhopadhyay | |||
1986 | Salil Dutta | ||
Prem Bandhan | Rathish Dey Sarkar | ||
1987 | Anjan Choudhury | ||
1988 | Tapan Saha | ||
Jayanta Bose | |||
Parashmoni | Tarun Majumdar | ||
1989 | Shankar Bhattacharya | ||
1993 | Bablu Samaddar | ||
Dilip Roy | |||
1994 | Prabhat Roy | ||
1995 | Sujan Sakhi | Swapan Saha | |
1997 | Narayan Ghosh | ||
1998 | Raja Rani Badsha | Haranath Chakraborty | |
Putra Badhu | Pallab Ghosh | ||
Niranjan Dey | |||
1999 | Prabhat Roy | ||
Niyoti | Bablu Samaddar | ||
Prabhat Roy | |||
2000 | Bidesh Sarkar | ||
2001 | Ladli Mukherjee | ||
Sukhen Das | |||
2003 | Hemanter Pakhi | Urmi Chakraborty | |
Arjun Aamar Naam | Prabir Nandi | ||
2004 | Waarish | Kaushik Ganguly | |
Samudra Sakshi | Dulal Dey | ||
Dwitio Paksha | Ananya Chatterjee | ||
2005 | Agnipath | Sujit Guha | |
2007 | Swapan Ghoshal | ||
2008 | Partner | Dasu Bhattacharya | Shankar Ray |
Bajimaat | Subhra's father | Haranath Chakraborty | |
2009 | Kaalbela | Goutam Ghose | |
Satabdi Roy | |||
Banjara Old Man | Swapan Saha | ||
Brake Fail | Nikhilesh | Kaushik Ganguly | |
Shankar Ray | |||
2010 | Narayan Roy | ||
Amit Chakraborty | |||
Target: The Final Mission | Shubhankar's father | Raja Chanda | |
2011 | Mastar Mosai | ||
2012 | Rai's father | Amit Samanta | |
Rani's father | Shankar Ray | ||
2013 | Sweet Heart | Animesh (Mimi's father) | Prodip Saha |
2015 | Family Album | (Swastika's father) | Mainak Bhaumik |
2019 | Sanjhbati | Chandu's Father | Leena Gangopadhyay & Saibal Banerjee |
2020 | Karmachakra: Episode Zero | Professor Sid (voice)[4] | Rajorshi Basu |
Television[]
Santu's acting reached its pinnacle when he started acting in the Television serial shows. Some of the popular shows were:
- Keya Patar Nouko
- Ishti Kutum
- Saat Paake Bandha
- Jol Nupur
- Kojagori
- Ichche Nodee
- Kusum Dola
- Andarmahal
- Phagun Bou
- Mayurpankhi
- Nokshi Kantha
- Mohor
Santu Mukherjee as Singer[]
Santu recorded several songs.[5] In the Bengali movie "Parabot Priya" Santu Mukherjee sang a duet song (Rabindra Sangeet) along with co-artist Arundhati Hom Choudhury: "Amar hridoy tomar apon hater dole".[6]
In the album "Ei akashe amar Mukti aloy aloy" he sang the title song along with his daughter Swastika. His rendition "Tumi daak diyechho kon sokale" was mesmerizing.
References[]
- ^ "Santu Mukhopadhyay details". Gomolo. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
- ^ "Santu Mukhopadhyay filmography". Gomolo. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
- ^ "মারা গেলেন অভিনেতা সন্তু মুখোপাধ্যায়". www.khaboronline.com. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
- ^ "আকাঙ্ক্ষা「Karmachakra : Episode Zero」ED「AKANKHA / Rajorshi Basu ft. Rupankar Bagchi, Tanisha, Disha」". Youtube. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ "Santu Mukhopadhyay". Retrieved 11 March 2020.
- ^ Viewable on YouTube: "আমার হৃদয় " on YouTube; (accessed 11 March 2020)
External links[]
- 1951 births
- 2020 deaths
- Indian male film actors
- 20th-century Indian male actors
- Male actors in Bengali cinema
- Bengali male actors
- 21st-century Indian male actors
- Male actors from Kolkata