Santu Mukherjee (13 January 1951 – 11 March 2020) was an Indian actor who worked in Bengali cinema. He was the father of actress Swastika Mukherjee. His younger brother, Sumanta Mukherjee, is also an actor.
Early life and biography Santu Mukherjee was born on 13 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 worked in both 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.
Filmography Year Film Role Director1975 Sansar Simante Tarun Majumdar Raja Tapan Sinha1976 Harmonium Tapan Sinha Chander Kachhakachhi Tarun Majumdar, Sachin Mukherjee, Dilip Mukherjee1977 Shesh Raksha Shankar Bhattacharya Pratishruti Pinaki Mukherjee Pratima Palash Bandyopadhyay Nayan Sukhen Das Asadharan Bimal Salil Sen Jaal Sannyasi Salil Sen1978 Tusi Guru Bagchi Striker Archan Chakraborty Maan Abhiman Sukhen Das Jatayu Uttarsuri1979 Parichoy Nirmal Mitra Pampa Pradip Bhattacharya Ganadevata Tarun Majumdar Chirantan Guru Bagchi Banabasar Sushil Mukhopadhyay Devdas Dilip Roy1980 Shesh Bichar Bimal Roy Jr. Parabesh Kalpataru Byapika Biday Archan Chakraborty Boro Bhai Sushil Mukhopadhyay Bichar Ajit Gangopadhyay Pankhiraj Piyush Bose1981 Swami Stree Guru Bagchi Nyay Anyay Sukhen Das Maa Bipattarin Chandi Amar Bhattacharya Khana Baraha Mihir (Baraha's Son) Bijoy Bose Kalankini Kankabati Raghubir Uttam Kumar1982 Uttar Meleni Uday Bhattacharya Pratiksha Bimal Roy Jr. Prafulla Sujoy Dutta Malancha Purnendu Patri Faisala Raja Bodhan Amal Dutta1983 Utsarga Tapan Saha Sansarer Itikatha Aravind Mukherjee Muktir Din Jayanta Purkayastha Jabanbondi Pranab Bandyopadhyay Abhinoy Noy Bhola/Bikram Archan Chakraborty1984 Uncle Surajit Chowdhury Shilalipi Palash Bandyopadhyay Lalita Tapan Chowdhury Dadamoni Sujit Guha1985 Tagari Ajit Gangopadhyay Bhalobasa Bhalobasa Tarun Majumdar Baikunther Will Sushil Mukhopadhyay1986 Urbashi Salil Dutta Prem Bandhan Rathish Dey Sarkar 1987 Bidrohi Anjan Choudhury1988 Surer Sathi Tapan Saha Punarmilan Jayanta Bose Parashmoni Tarun Majumdar1989 Bandhabi Shankar Bhattacharya1993 Iswar Parameswar Bablu Samaddar Garam Bhat Dilip Roy1994 Sandhyatara Prabhat Roy1995 Sujan Sakhi Swapan Saha1997 Samadhan Narayan Ghosh1998 Raja Rani Badsha Haranath Chakraborty Putra Badhu Pallab Ghosh Manush Manusher Janya Niranjan Dey1999 Tumi Ele Tai Prabhat Roy Niyoti Bablu Samaddar Khelaghar Prabhat Roy2000 Parichay Bidesh Sarkar2001 Suorani Duorani Ladli Mukherjee Shesh Bichar Sukhen Das2003 Hemanter Pakhi Urmi Chakraborty Arjun Aamar Naam Prabir Nandi2004 Waarish Kaushik Ganguly Samudra Sakshi Dulal Dey Dwitio Paksha Ananya Chatterjee2005 Agnipath Sujit Guha2007 Banobhumi Swapan Ghoshal2008 Partner Dasu Bhattacharya Shankar Ray Bajimaat Subhra's father Haranath Chakraborty2009 Kaalbela Goutam Ghose Dhakee Satabdi Roy Keno Kichhu Kotha Bolo Na Banjara Old Man Swapan Saha Brake Fail Nikhilesh Kaushik Ganguly saptosur Shankar Ray2010 Besh Korechhi Prem Korechhi Narayan Roy Ganyer Meye Sovona Amit Chakraborty Target: The Final Mission Shubhankar's father Raja Chanda2011 Aamio Nebo Challenge Mastar Mosai2012 Jaal Rai's father Amit Samanta E Sudhu Aamar Gaan Rani's father Shankar Ray2013 Sweet Heart Animesh (Mimi's father) Prodip Saha2015 Family Album (Swastika's father) Mainak Bhaumik2019 Sanjhbati Chandu's Father Leena Gangopadhyay & Saibal Banerjee 2020 Karmachakra: Episode Zero Professor Sid (voice) 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 (later replaced by Rohit Mukherjee) Jol Nupur Kojagori Ichche Nodee Kusum Dola Andarmahal Phagun Bou Mayurpankhi Nokshi Kantha Mohor (later replaced by Dulal Lahiri)
Santu Mukherjee as Singer Santu recorded several songs. 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".Viewable on YouTube: ; (accessed 11 March 2020)
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.
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