Monu Mukhopadhyay Explained

Monu Mukhopadhyay
Birth Name:Sourendra Mohan Mukhopadhyay
Birth Date:1930 3, df=yes
Birth Place:Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India
Death Place:Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Known For:"Machlibaba" in Joy Baba Felunath
Children:2[1]
Occupation:Actor
Years Active:1958–2020

Sourendra Mohan Mukherjee (1 March 1930 – 6 December 2020), known as Monu Mukhopadhyay, was an Indian actor who worked in Bengali language films and television serials. In 1958, he became a prompter. His first acting assignment was in the play Khudha, and his first film was Mrinal Sen's 1958 film Neel Akasher Neechey .[2] He had worked with directors like Satyajit Ray[3] [4] and Ronand Joffy. He is remembered for his portrayal of Machhli Baba in 1979 film Joi Baba Felunath.[5]

Early life and education

Manu Mukherjee was born on March 1, 1930. He was the son of Amarendranath Mukherjee, who was also involved with acting at the Calcutta Theatre. Manu Mukherjee was one of the oldest actors in the world, still actively playing major and minor roles in Bengali television's soaps and operas.

Manu started acting at an young age, and with his first character he portrayed the role of a wife at a neighborhood club play which fueled his fascination towards acting. He joined the Srirangam Theatre (known as Bishwarupa Movie Theater since 2001) as a prompter in the year 1957. He also worked in other famous theatres from the late sixties onward such as Sarkarina, Sujata Sadan, Minerva, Bishwanath Mancha, Rangmahal, and Star theatre. His first notable part was when he had to act as an artist instead of Kali Banerjee in the play Khudha. He was also trained as a Tabla player by the famous Tabla player Krishnakumar Ganguly also known as Natubabu.[6]

Films and television and web series

Films

Television

Web series

Death

Mukherjee died on 6 December 2020 around 9:35 A.M in Kolkata. He was 90 years old. He had been suffering from chronic heart problems.[9]

Notes and References

  1. News: Ganguly . Ruman . Chakraborty . Shamayita . Machhli Baba of Joi Baba Felunath, Monu Mukhopadhyay, passes away . 20 January 2021 . The Times of India . 6 December 2020 . en.
  2. News: PTI . Veteran Bengali Actor Manu Mukherjee Dies At 90 . 10 February 2021 . NDTV . 6 December 2020.
  3. Web site: 6 December 2020. প্রয়াত বর্ষীয়ান অভিনেতা 'মছলিবাবা' মনু মুখোপাধ্যায়, শোকপ্রকাশ মমতার. Veteran Bengali actor Manu Mukherjee dies at 90. ABP Live. bn.
  4. News: PTI. 6 December 2020. Veteran Bengali actor Manu Mukherjee passes away. National Herald. 10 February 2021.
  5. Web site: মনু মুখোপাধ্যায়ের প্রয়াণে শোকবার্তা মুখ্যমন্ত্রীর. The condolence message of the Chief Minister on the demise of Manu Mukherjee. Priyanka Mukherjee. 6 December 2020. Bangla Hindustan. Hindustan Times. 6 December 2020. bn.
  6. News: প্রয়াত 'মছলিবাবা' মনু মুখোপাধ্যায় . 10 February 2021 . Ananda Bazar . 6 December 2020.
  7. Web site: Egaro, The Immortal XI (2011 movie). imdb.com. Internet Movie Database. 19 October 2022. 29 July 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220729111719/https://m.imdb.com/title/tt2582572/.
  8. Web site: Makorshar Rosh ArthamAnartham, Byomkesh Season 1. www.hoichoi.tv.
  9. Web site: Veteran Bengali actor Manu Mukherjee dies at 90 due to cardiac arrest. 13 June 2021. m.freepressjournal.in.

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