Personal Info
Birth date
1926-09-03 (98 Years)
Day of death
1980-07-24
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Kolkata, India
Also known as
উত্তম কুমার
Uttam Kumar
Biography
Uttam Kumar (born Arun Kumar Chatterjee) was an Indian film actor who predominantly worked in Bengali cinema.Kumar is widely regarded as one of the greatest actors in the history of Bengali cinema.
Filmography
Chiriyakhana
6
Overview:
When Byomkesh Bakshi's new client, Dr. Nishanath Sen, is murdered at Golap Colony, he decides to probe into the case with the help of his close aide, Ajit.Bandie
6
Overview:
Maharaj Brajbhan lives a wealthy lifestyle in Bharatpur, India along with his wife, Badi Rani, but have been unable to conceive for Bharatpur, and have no choice but to leave it's reigns with Brajban's widowed cousin, Vikram, and his son, Kanchan. When Vikram finds out that Badi Rani is pregnant, he plots to first sully her character by having her abducted, then shunned by the Maharaj, and then decides to have her killed. But her killer has a change of heart and lets her live. She gives birth to a son, names him Bhola, and starts living a simple lifestyle in a Mandir with the help of it's Poojary. Years later Vikram finds out she is alive and kills her, as well the Poojary and the Poojary's son. Bhola witnesses this, manages to escape, starts to live with a poor widow, grows up uneducated, and makes a living through crime.Kakhono Megh
NYR
Overview:
While on vacation, art teacher Seema Rai meets a charming stranger called Narayan Chaudhary. The pair strike up a friendship. Returning home, she finds her apartment ransacked and is informed that her wayward uncle has been murdered. She barely knew the uncle, but she learns that he was involved in diamond smuggling. The other smugglers, whom he once double-crossed, begin to pursue Seema, believing she is hiding their share of a fortune in diamonds. Narayan comes to town, and Seema finds solace in his companionship. But can he be trusted or does he have ulterior motives?The Hero
7.9
Overview:
Arindam, a matinee idol, is going by train to collect an acting award. On the train, he is confronted by Aditi, a journalist who somewhat unwillingly starts to take his interview. Arindam, won over by Aditi's naivete, starts to disclose his past, his fears and his secrets.Harano Sur
7
Overview:
An amnesiac man escapes the hospital he has been admitted to and is aided by doctor Roma Banerjee, who takes him to her father's country house. While treating him she falls for him and he for her. They marry, but an accident makes him remember his life as a rich man in Calcutta and completely forget the time spent with Roma. Roma follows him to Calcutta.Indrani
NYR
Overview:
Indrani Mukherjee the only daughter of a staunch brahmin in a village studies at Kolkata and stays in a girls' hostel. She meets Sudarshan Dutta, who had a brilliant career as a student and is doing his PhD. They fall in love, and Indrani wants to get married with him as soon as possible. She goes back to her village and informs her father of her intention to get married, Indrani's father takes umbrage as Sudarshan is not a Brahmin and also unemployed. Sudarshan too warns Indrani that he won't be able to provide for her. Indrani marries Sudarshan and is tormented at Sudarshan's house by his mother and sisters in law because of several emotional strains at play. To avoid further complications at home, Indrani gets a job as a teacher in Dinajpur. One day, after a heated exchange between two people that started their journey fiercely loving and trusting one another, Sudarshan leaves Indrani and goes in search of a job elsewhere.Dhanyee Meye
8
Overview:
Bogola, the captain of a football team, travels to a village to play in a tournament. There, he meets and falls in love with Monosha. The president of the local football club tries to force Monosha and Bogola to marry to keep the tournament trophy in the family. However, their love prevails, and they can marry despite the opposition.The Last Act
NYR
Overview:
Widower Sudhangsu is going to be married to Soma, daughter of Sir Haraprasad. Sudhangsu declares that his first wife Kalpana committed suicide on a railway track in Burma, stating that she was mentally challenged. At the time of the marriage rituals a local advocate, Suren Banerjee, comes with a lady who claims that she is Kalpana and that Sudhangshu is committing bigamy. Sudhangsu strongly denies and claims that she is an imposter. In the meantime a mysterious person named Samadder invaded Sudhangsu's house and stole some ornaments of the deceased Kalpana.Antony Firingee
10
Overview:
Antony Firingee was a Portuguese-Indian who became a famous Bengali poet musician and fell in love with Shakila. She agreed to marry him after revealing her tragic history. But his fame was not enough to overcome their ostracisation and tragedy struck again.Raktatilak
NYR
Overview:
Master Roop Singh in disguise leads a band of dacoits in Madhya Pradesh. He has a change of heart at one point while hiding from the police and after a series of incidents involving his humanitarian feelings, he tries to surrender to the police but in the process many of his men die and Roop Singh survives.Oti Uttam
NYR
Overview:
The film narrates the story of a PhD scholar, who is pursuing his research on Uttam Kumar. After being rejected by the girl he likes romantically, he decides to bring the spirit of the legendary actor back with the help of his grandson.Sabar Uparey
NYR
Overview:
Shankar was a young lawyer in pursuit of making it big in the professional world. However, his world is turned upside down when he comes to know that his father, who he knew went missing, was in real life spending his lifetime in jail as he was incorrectly accused of murdering a lady named Hemangini. His mother urges him to reinvestigate the case and save his father. He goes to Krishnanagar in search of the people and the pieces of evidence that would help him to prove his father’s innocence. He meets Rita, a young and charming lady who assists him. They fall in love. Shankar faces a lot of roadblocks while trying to collect clues, most of them which were imposed by the actual murderer. However, he solves the mystery in the end and his father is thus released from prison.Mouchak
8.5
Overview:
A newly appointed good-looking officer catches the eyes of the fathers of would-be-brides. But he has some other plans.Chowringhee
6.5
Overview:
Sata Bose, the receptionist of hotel Shahjahan and other crew members work hard to make the hotel first choice of the upper class for socializing in the city, just got the taste of freedom from British rule. The movie revolves around different characters - hotel employees to page 3 personalities dealing different human emotions. Although Sata Bose (played by Uttam Kumar) is the central character of the film, he is not the protagonist in many ways, rather the movie can be described as "hyperlink movie" made long ago than the term is coined.Shankhabela
NYR
Overview:
Tripti's ill son has been admitted to the hospital. A teacher by profession, she visits her son every day after school. One day on her way, she comes across her estranged husband, Sunil Ganguly.Jiban Trishna
NYR
Overview:
A philanderer, the only son of a wealthy doctor, is attracted to a poor orphaned artist. Her stepbrother loathes rich people, and would go to any extent to get money off them. What would happen if the roles reversed?Gali Theke Rajpath
NYR
Overview:
Raja was a professional thief who went to jail for a crime. His very close assistant Bhola waited for him and when Raja returned from prison, they started planning a bigger one. One day a family came to their locality. Within a few days, Raja and Bhola became closer to that family. Mala was the only female earning member and she worked in theatre. Raja did not disclose his real identity and tried hard to impress her a lot. In the meantime, a tout Gobardhan nagged Mala a lot to join films. Raja and Bhola gave him a good punishment and saved Mala in several situations. Later Raja tried to cheat a businessperson, but an unavoidable situation changed his life. At last, Mala came to know everything about Raja and accepted him as her partner. Raja also decided to change his life and put his best effort into becoming a good man. He meets Mala and asks her to forgive Raja. Raja once again regains Mala's love and the film ends on a happy note.Kitaab
5.7
Overview:
Director Sampooran Singh Gulzar’s insightful comic drama aims to capture the unique perspective of childhood.Bagh Bondi Khela
NYR
Overview:
Rajesh Banerjee came to Ranipur to visit his father, Bhabesh Banerjee. Vabesh Banerjee is a greedy businessman and a loose character. Bhabesh wants to stand for election and to reduce his declarable wealth he gifts his money to his son. Bhabesh's wife reveals the whole plot to Rajesh and Rajesh cannot accept his ways. The police are brought in and Bhabesh commits suicide unrepentant till the end.Marutirtha Hinglaj
8
Overview:
While on their way to Hinglaj, Maharaj and his companions meet Kunti, who was raped by dacoits, and Thirumal, whom she left her family for. Together, they set out to seek the blessings of God.Bhrantibilas
6
Overview:
Bhrantibilas is a 1963 Bengali film based on the 1869 play Bhranti Bilas by Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, which is itself based on William Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors. Although the original play was set in an unspecified, but distant past, the film relocates the story to modern day India. The film tells the story of a Bengali merchant from Kolkata and his servant who visit a small town for a business appointment, but, whilst there, are mistaken for a pair of locals, leading to much confusion.Kal Tumi Aleya
NYR
Overview:
Kal Tumi Aleya’ is the story of rise of Dhirapada Chakroborty from his humble background to the post of general supervisor in Mr. Himanshu Mitra’s company. It’s his journey which shows his various relations with his neighbor whom he calls Sona boudi, Charu di who helps him get this job, Labanya Sarkar, the lady doctor of the company and Amit, Charu’s nephew. The film shows how he faces and handles different circumstances of life and business. It’s the story of Dhirpada’s journey in this delusionary world.Jiban Jigyasa
NYR
Overview:
Indra and Radha's love is short-lived when he decides to go abroad. Soon enough, Radha's life takes an ugly turn when her child with Indra, born out of wedlock, dies and she is accused of murder.Sabyasachi
NYR
Overview:
The film portrays a charismatic and passionate freedom fighter 'Sabyasachi', taken from the novel 'Pather Dabi' by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay, in his repeated struggle against the full might of the colonial British rule.Sanyasi Raja
6
Overview:
Zamindar Surya Kishore Chowdhury is a kind-hearted man who loves playing chess and is a fantastic singer. While he cares for his estate and the people, he is careless towards his wife, Indu's feelings. Dr. Bijoy Chakrabarty, who was helped by the zamindar during his student days, lives in his palace and one day, he successfully executes his plot to murder the zamindar while coercing Indu to keep quiet. However, fate takes a different turn and in the cremation grounds, a monk saves the life of the zamindar, who returns to his estate no more as an aristocratic noble but as a monk at heart.Amanush
6
Overview:
Madhusudan Chaudhary lives in a small fishing village in West Bengal, India, along with his wealthy but aging paternal uncle, who trusts him and lets him handle their estate and business. Madhusudan is in love with Dr. Anand's sister, Rekha, and everyone expects them to get married soon. Madhusudan's vices are drinking and having a good time, and this is what is held against him when a woman named Champa confides in Rekha that he had been intimate with her and as a result got her pregnant. Rekha confronts Madhusudan, but he denies everything, however, Rekha disbelieves him. Angry, he goes in search of Champa, only to find out that she is not to be found anywhere in the village.Acting
TBAThe Lost Tune as Alok Mukherjee
TBASanjibani as Ravi
2024Oti Uttam as Himself (Archival Footage)
1981Pratisodh as Unknown
1981Surjo Sakhi as Unknown
1981Kalankini Kankabati as Unknown
1981Ogo Bodhu Shundori as Prof. Gagan Sen
1980Dui Prithibi as Mrinal Dutta
1980Pankhiraj as Unknown
1980Darpa Churna as Unknown
1979Sunayani as Unknown
1979Debdas as Chunnilal
1979Brojobuli as Brajaraj Karforma
1978Bandie as BholaB. Singh / Yuvraj Uday B. Singh
1977Kitaab as Nikhil Gupta
1977Anand Ashram as Dr. Deepak
1977Bhola Moira as Unknown
1977Asadharan as Unknown
1977Sabyasachi as Sabyasachi
1976Chander Kachhakachhi as Unknown
1976Nidhiram Sardar as Ramprasad Sinha
1976Sei Chokh as Sir Nabakrishna
1976Anandamela as Unknown
1976Hotel Snow Fox as K. K. (Bar Singer)
1975Bagh Bondi Khela as Bhabesh Banerjee
1975Priyo Bandhabi as Jawhar
1975Sanyasi Raja as Zamindar Surya Kishore Chowdhury
1975Amanush as Madhusudan Roy Chaudhary 'Madhu'
1975Agnishwar as Agnishwar Mukherjee
1975Ami Se O Sakha as Unknown
1975Nagar Darpane as Unknown
1974Bikele Bhorer Phool as Anish Mitra
1974Rodon Bhara Basanta as Somenath Bose
1974Jadu Bansha as Unknown
1974Jadi Jantem as Barrister P. K. Basu
1974Alor Thikana as Shuddho Adhikari
1974Raktatilak as DIG R. D. Chowdhury
1974Mouchak as Nitesh Roy
1973Roudra Chhaya as Unknown
1973Sonar Khancha as Unknown
1973Rater Rajanigandha as Unknown
1973Bonpalashir Padabali as Udas
1973Kaya Hiner Kahini as Unknown
1972The Accepted Defeat as Binod Sen
1972Mem Saheb as Amitabh
1972Chinna Patra as Unknown
1972Stree as Madhab Datta
1972Andha Atit as Unknown
1972Biraj Bou as Nilambar
1971Chhadmabeshi as Abanish alias Gourhari
1971Jiban Jigyasa as Indranil Roychowdhury
1971Dhanyee Meye as kali dutta
1971Jay Jayanti as Sanjay (Joy) Roy
1971Nabarag as Bipul Bagchi
1971Ekhane Pinjar as Amal Basu
1971Alo Amar Alo as Nirendra Mitra
1970Bilambita Loy as Unknown
1970Manjari Opera as Unknown
1970Nishi Padma as Ananga
1970Princess as Nirmal
1970Duti Mon as Unknown
1970Kalankita Nayak as Indrajit Mukhopadhyay
1969Aparichita as Unknown
1969Kamallata as Srikanta
1969Mon Niye as Unknown
1969Chiradiner as Unknown
1969Sabarmati as Shankar
1969Shuk Sari as Noni
1968Kakhono Megh as Narayan Chaudhary
1968Garh Nasimpur as Unknown
1968Tin Adhyay as Unknown
1968Chowringhee as Sata Bose
1967News About the Heroine as Alok
1967Chiriyakhana as Byomkesh Bakshi
1967Grihadaha as Mahim
1967Jiban Mrityu as Unknown
1967Antony Firingee as Antony Firingee
1967Chhoti Si Mulaqat as Ashok
1966Kal Tumi Aleya as Dhirapada Chakraborty
1966Shankhabela as Sunil Ganguly
1966The Hero as Arindam Mukherjee
1966Shudhu Ekti Bachhar as Unknown
1966Rajdrohi as Unknown
1965Suryatapa as Deeptendu Narayan Choudhury
1965Rajkanya as Unknown
1965Thana Theke Aschi as Tinkari Haldar
1964Wax Light as Dr. Surajit Sen
1964Natun Tirtha as Unknown
1964A Burnt House as Satadal
1964Bibhas as Bibhas
1964Lal Pathar as Unknown
1963Surya Sikha as Dipta Roy
1963Uttarayan as Unknown
1963Nishithe as Unknown
1963Bhrantibilas as Unknown
1963Deya Neya as Prasanta Roy
1963The Last Act as Sudhangshu Gupta
1962Aamar Desh as Unknown
1962Bipasha as Dibyendu
1962Kanna as Unknown
1961Seven Steps as Unknown
1961Dui Bhai as Utpal Chatterjee
1961Necklace as Unknown
1961Agni Sanskar as Unknown
1961Sathi Hara as Kundan
1961The Prisoner of Jhind as King
1960Saharer Itikatha as Nikhilesh
1960Suno Baranari as Himanshu
1960Sakher Chor as Indranath Choudhury
1960The Return of Little Master as Raicharan
1960Uttar Megh as Unknown
1960Kuhak as Sunando
1960Maya Mriga as Unknown
1960Haath Badhalei Bandhu as Suresh
1960Raja-Saja as Unknown
1959Abak Pritibhi as Arjun
1959Sonar Harin as Unknown
1959Khelaghar as Unknown
1959Gali Theke Rajpath as Raja
1959Pushpadhanu as Unknown
1959Bicharak as Gyanendra
1959Chaowa Pawa as Rajat Sen
1959Marutirtha Hinglaj as Thirumal
1958Surya Toran as Somnath
1958Joutuk as Unknown
1958Indrani as Sudarshan Dutta
1958Daktar Babu as Unknown
1958Manmoyee Girls' School as Unknown
1958Bandhu as Unknown
1958Rajlakshmi O Srikanta as Srikanta
1957Jiban Trishna as Rajnath Samanta
1957Chandranath as Chandranath
1957Harano Sur as Alok Mukherjee
1957Punarmilan as Unknown
1957Surer Parashe as Unknown
1957Tasher Ghawr as (Double Role)
1957Prithibi Amare Chay as Tapas Singha
1957Jatra Holo Shuru as Unknown
1957Abhoyer Biye as Unknown
1957Baradidi as Suren
1957Haar Jeet as Unknown
1957Pathey Holo Deri as Unknown
1956Nabajanma as Unknown
1956Shilpi as Dhiman
1956Putrabadhu as Unknown
1956Shyamali as Unknown
1956Shankar Narayan Bank as Unknown
1956One Night as Sushovan
1956Chirakumar Sabha as Unknown
1956Laksha-Heera as Unknown
1956Saheb Bibi Golam as Bhutnath
1956Trijama as Unknown
1956Sagarika as Unknown
1955Upahar as Unknown
1955Kankabatir Ghat as Unknown
1955Sabar Uparey as Shankar Chatterjee
1955Raat Bhor as Unknown
1955Bratacharini as Unknown
1955Hrad as Unknown
1955Shap Mochan as Mahendra
1955Debatra as Unknown
1955Raikamal as Unknown
1955Anupama as Abani
1955Sanjher Pradip as Unknown
1955Bidhilipi as Unknown
1954The Power of Chant as Unknown
1954Grihaprabesh as Unknown
1954Bakul as Unknown
1954Agni Pariksha as Kiriti Mukherjee
1954Annapurnar Mandir as Unknown
1954Beyond Death as Dr. Ashok
1954Kalyani as Unknown
1954Champadangar Bou as Mahatap
1954Ora Thakey Odharey as Chanchal
1954Moner Mayur as Unknown
1954Sadanander Mela as Unknown
1953Nabin Jatra as Unknown
1953Lakh Taka as Unknown
1953Sharey Chuattar as Rampriti
1953Bou Thakuranir Haat as Unknown
1952Kar Pape as Shankar
1952Basu Paribar as Sukhen Basu
1951Nastanirh as Amal
1951Sahajatri as Unknown
1951Ore Jatri as Unknown
1950Maryada as Unknown
1949Kamona as Unknown
1948Drishtidan as Young Abhinash
1947Maya Dore as Unknown
Directing
1981Kalankini Kankabati ... Director
1973Bonpalashir Padabali ... Director
1966Shudhu Ekti Bachhar ... Director
Production
1973Bonpalashir Padabali ... Producer
1965Do Dil ... Producer
1964A Burnt House ... Producer
1963Bin Badal Barsaat ... Producer
1963Uttar Falguni ... Producer
1961Seven Steps ... Producer