''Oti Uttam'' is a 2022
Bengali
Bengali or Bengalee, or Bengalese may refer to:
*something of, from, or related to Bengal, a large region in South Asia
* Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region
* Bengali language, the language they speak
** Bengali alphabet, the w ...
romantic comedy film
Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a subgenre of comedy and slice of life fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount most obstacles. In a typica ...
directed by
Srijit Mukherji
Srijit Mukherji is an excellent national award winning Indian film director and screenwriter who predominantly works in Cinema of West Bengal, Bengali cinema. His regular collaboration with veteran actor Prosenjit Chatterjee brought him into the ...
and produced by Camellia Productions and Matchcut Productions. Bengali actor
Uttam Kumar
Uttam Kumar ( bn, উত্তম কুমার; born Arun Kumar Chattopadhyay; 3 September 1926 – 24 July 1980), popularly known as the Mahanayak, was an Indian actor, producer, director, Screenwriter, script writer, composer, and sing ...
appears in the screen through
Visual effects
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a live-action shot in filmmaking and video production.
The integration of live-action footage and other live-action foota ...
from his existing clippings from his various films. His character was built by the scenes of his 56 existing old movies.
Plot
A Ph.D. researcher working on a project on ''Mahanayak'' Uttam Kumar. He likes a girl but gets refused every times. The researcher decides to bring his icon Uttam Kumar's spirit through
planchette
A planchette ( or ), from the French for "little plank", is a small, usually heart-shaped flat piece of wood equipped with two wheeled casters and a pencil-holding aperture pointing downwards, used to facilitate automatic writing. The use of ...
. Mahanayak's grandson helps him in to fulfill the love life of researcher.
Cast
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Gourab Chatterjee
Gourab Chatterjee is an Indian film and television actor based in Kolkata. He is the grandson of Uttam Kumar.
Career
His debut film, ''Bhalobasar Onek Naam'' (2006), was directed by film director Tarun Majumdar and co-starred Soumitra Chatter ...
as himself
*
Laboni Sarkar
Laboni Sarkar is an Indian actress who is known for her work in Bengali cinema. She is the recipient of three BFJA Awards. She initiated her acting career as a child artist with roles in Bengali films.
Filmography
* '' Aporajeyo'' (2022)
* ...
*
Subhasish Mukherjee
Subhasish Mukherjee ( bn, শুভাশীষ মুখার্জি) is an Indian Bengali actor. He is a well-known actor in Bengali cinema. He generally appears in comedy and in supporting roles. Some of his well-known films where he acted ...
* Anindya Sengupta
* Roshni Bhattacharyya
* VJ Jina
Release
The film was theatrically released on 30 September, 2022 coinciding with the Durga Puja.
References
{{Srijit Mukherji
Bengali-language Indian films
Indian romantic comedy films
Films directed by Srijit Mukherji
2022 films