Uttam Kumar filmography (original) (raw)

Uttam Kumar was an Indian film actor, director, producer and singer who predominantly worked in Indian Cinema. Through his career he earned commercial as well as critical success, and he remains as an Bengal's cultural icon. For the various type of role playing ability, Kumar regarded as one of the greatest and most versatile actor in the history of Indian Cinema and called as Mahanayak. Kumar was the most popular and successful actors in Bengali Cinema history. He debut as Arun Kumar Chatterjee as child artist in 1948 film Drishtidaan directed by Nitin Bose. The film was unsuccessful. Next year he appeared as a leading hero as Uttam Chatterjee in the film Kamona 1949 which was flop again. He changed name again as Arup Kumar. In 1951 film Sahajatri he kept his name permanently as Uttam Kum