Monu Mukhopadhyay

Monu Mukhopadhyay was also known as Sourendra Mohan Mukherjee or Monu Mukherjee. He was an Indian actor who had worked mainly in the Bengali language films and television industry. On March 1, 1930, he was born in Calcutta in Bengal Presidency, India. His father’s name is Amarendranath Mukherjee, who was involved in acting at Calcutta Theatre. Monu was married and had two daughters, namely Ratna Sardar and Rina Mukherjee. 

He was fascinated by acting when he played the role of a wife at a neighborhood club play. In 1957, he worked as a prompter at the Srirangam Theatre (also known as Biswarupa Movie Theatre since 2001). Also, he worked in other well-known theatres from the late sixties onwards, such as Sujata Sadan, Sarkarina, Bishwanath Mancha, Rangmahal, Minerva, and Star theatre. He learned to play Tabla from Krishnakumar Ganguly, also known as Natubabu, a famous Tabla player.

Monu Mukhopadhyay replaced the famous film actor Kali Banerjee in the play “Khuda,” his first notable part in acting. Later, he marked his acting debut career in the Bengali film “Neel Akasher Neechey” (Under the Blue Sky), directed by Mrinal Sen Mrinal Sen was a renowned and highly skilled India >> Read More... and produced by Hemanta Mukherjee Hemant was an Indian singer who sang in many India >> Read More... in 1959. Monu Mukhopadhyay earned acclaim with his role of Machlibaba in the Bengali mystery film “Joi Baba Felunath” (The Elephant God), directed by Satyajit Ray Biographies reveal bare details about the maverick >> Read More... in 1979. Also, he had gained a critical appreciation for his role in the Bengali science children’s fiction film “Patalghar,” directed by Abhijit Chowdhury Abhijit Chowdhry is an Indian filmmaker. ‘Dwitiyo >> Read More... in 2003.

Monu Mukhopadhyay worked in many television series, such as Sri Ramkrishna (DD Bangla), Mama Bhagne (ATN Bangla), Aparjito (Star Jalsha), Boyei Gelo Boyei Gelo is a popular Bengali TV series that has >> Read More... (Zee Bangla), and many more. In 2017, he also featured in web series, “Makorshar Rosh Artham Anartham.” He lived for ninety years and died of massive chronic cardiac arrest on December 6, 2020, in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. After Monu Mukhopadhyay’s death, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee conferred him the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Tele-Samman Awards in 2015 and honored him.