
Sumitra Mukherjee
Biography
Sumitra Mukherjee was an Indian actress who was recognized for her work in Bengali cinema. Her on-screen pairings with actors such as Ranjit Mallick, Uttam Kumar, Soumitra Chatterjee, Santu Mukhopadhyay and Dipankar Dey were popular enough.
Known For & Full Filmography43 Titles

Movie - 1989, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Some friends visit the infamous Garchampa Palace which has a horrifying reputation for blood-sucking entities and spirits that were petrifying the locality.

Movie - 1974, 2h 15m • as Sagarmani
Prafulla is beautiful and righteous but is mistreated by her in laws because of her poverty. Prafulla comes to a fortune by chance and is guided by Bhabani Pathak, a nationalistic religious leader to use this fortune in the cause of justice. She is trained rigorously and becomes a bandit queen wrapped in mystery and even fights back Colonial British forces to safeguard villagers.She becomes the legendary Debi Chowdhurani. Gradually incidents take such a turn that her erstwhile tormentors, i.e. her in laws come under her power and the movie ends with reconciliation.

Movie - 1988, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
The film is a family drama of Arijit, his wife and son. A bolt from the blue brings troubles to the peaceful household. During a tour in an accident Arijit's wife dies. This puts the family into a state of shock. But time is the greatest healer, they say. Arijit becomes a successful businessman but his villainous brother lands Arijit into a disastrous financial situation. Arunava loves a doctor Indrani. Suddenly it is revealed that Arijit's wife was not dead but had just lost her memory in the accident. She was in a ashram for several years. When she got her memory back she came to her house but here she saw Aparna. She was heart-broken and wanted to return to the ashram. Complications build up which are finally settled and the daughters-in-law return to their respective and rightful homes.

Movie - 1977, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Mantramugdha is a 1977 Indian Bengali film, directed by Arabinda Mukhopadhyay and produced by Raja Kapoor, Vinod Kapoor and R.N. Malhotra. The film stars Sabitri Chatterjee, Soumitra Chatterjee, Sumitra Mukherjee, Ranjit Mallick, Rabi Ghosh, Utpal Dutt in lead roles. The film has musical score by Hemanta Mukherjee.

Movie - 1974, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
This story concerns an honest police officer Amit Sen and his wife Seema. Seema has to kill a smuggler, Changez in self-defence, but she cannot tell anything to Amit. Changez's boss Shamsher Singh harasses her for the diamonds that Changez has accidentally dropped in her house, but she has no clue about. In due course, Seema is arrested. Finally, Amit catches Shamsher Singh and proves Seema's innocence in court.

Movie - 1992, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Pratap Chandra is an extremely wealthy businessman. While he is averse to poverty, he trusts his servant Gora with his life. His only daughter Buli, falls in love with Alok, a poor journalist. Unable to convince her father for the marriage, Buli leaves home. Will Gora now be able to reconcile the father-daughter?

Movie - 1972, 2h 15m • as Akashi
Kajal falls in love with Amit, an unemployed journalist. She urges him to focus on his career and provides unconditional support but destiny has other plans for the couple.

Movie - 1977, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
A scientist accidentally finds a drug that can reveal an individual's past. However, when a few politicians fear their exposure, they plot to kill him.

Movie - 1987, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
An award winning film by Nabyendu Chatterjee

Movie - 1991, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Satya's life takes an unexpected turn when he loses one of his hands in the war front. To add to his troubles, Jiten Chowdhury, a village head and womanizer, falsely accuses him and sends him to jail with a lifetime imprisonment when he refuses to listen to him.

Movie - 1974, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Recent university graduates who are unable to find jobs become desperate.

Movie - 2000, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Sanaka and Paromita are mother and daughter-in-law who, despite differences in age, backgrounds and temperaments, build a strong bond together. However when Paromita has a failed marriage and leaves the house, Sanaka is heartbroken.

Movie - 1979, 2h 15m • as Hemnalini
A man survives a shipwreck and brings his wife home only to find out the woman he found unconscious on the shore was not his betrothed but a complete stranger.

Movie - 1984, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
A film by Swadesh Sarkar.

Movie - 1997, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Soumya, a young man, falls in love with and marries Saptami, a conventionally beautiful woman. He leaves her with a friend to complete his higher studies but returns only to find shocking truths.

Movie - 1973, 2h 15m • as Nabaneeta
A romantic comedy about a series of clashes between the female residents of a ladies' hostel Basanta Bilap, and four boys of the neighbourhood, aided and abetted by their boudi (sister-in-law).

Movie - 1987, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Pramila and Bimal live with their father and step mother. Bimal is looking for a job and gets romantically involved with Shanta, a married woman. Pramila also gets involved with Nagen, her boss. The complexities lead to Shanta committing suicide and Pramila going through an abortion. Both are shattered but resolve to get back into life.

Movie - 1977, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Pratima is a 1977 Indian Bengali family drama film directed by Palash Bandyopadhyay.

Movie - 1994, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
A Hindu government serviceman comes to a Muslim colony along with his wife, daughter Mou and son Raju. His wife is an anti-Islam fanatic. There are lives Sirajuddin Mohammad loves Raju and Mou. Siraj had lost his own family, therefore he loves Mou and Raju as his children. Mou and Raju also admire and respect Siraj as their father calling him 'Abbajan'. Their mother does not like their intimacy with Siraj but their father doesn't mind the relationship. At the time of the finalization of Mou's marriage with Pradip, Pradip's father demands dowry which Mou's father is unable to give due to which Mou's marriage is called off. When Siraj comes to know this, he offers to meet the demands of Pradip's parents. On the day of wedding, Siraj's affection for Mou comes out in the open and everyone regrets the behaviour meted out to Siraj.

Movie - 1985, 2h 15m • as Manorama
Businessman Baikuntha remarries after the death of his wife and is blessed with a second son. Years later, he leaves his wealth to his wiser elder son, which causes friction between the two brothers.

Movie - 2000, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Soumik (Prosenjit) leaves his family when his brothers are contemptuous about his inability to find a job. However, his continued absence begins to tear the family apart.

Movie - 1981, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
This Bengali Feature Film centers around a socially conscious author reaching the end of his life and creative career. As his last wish, he decides to know the 'truth' about the inmates. The film unfolds the struggle for the existence of the deprived by the privileged class.

Movie - 2002, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Sonar Sansar tells the story of Abhijit Roy, who is retired and survives with his two sons and a daughter. The film revolves around their daily struggles and problems.

Movie - 1980, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
A 1980 Indian Bengal Drama Film directed by Salil Dutta.

Movie - 1982, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
The film documents one of the largest Indian religious fairs, the Kumbh Mela, which is held at the confluence of the rivers Ganges, Yamuna and Saraswati. The action is seen through the eyes of Shubhendu Chatterjee who has come to the Mela not out of any religious sentiment but to see and understand people and seek the reason why “….multitudes upon multitudes of the old and weak and the young and frail enter without hesitation or complaint upon such incredible journeys and endure the resultant miseries without repining.” (Mark Twain after visiting the 1895 Mela)

Movie - 1983, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
There are a particular class of Brahmins called Agradani, who are to be the chosen to perform the eating rituals on behalf of the dead. Poonnyo Chakraborty, a poor man belongs to the Agradani community lives with his family in a village. Local zamindar promises him to provide lands and money if Poonnyo lie down in front of the room where Zamindar's son is going to be born. In morning Poonnyo watches that zamindar's wife again gave birth to a dead child, soon he replaces the dead son with his new born baby. The baby grown ups as zamindar's son. Only Poonnyo knows that he is the biological father of the boy. One day a circumstances comes where he is forced to perform the funeral rituals for his own son.

Movie - 1995, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Mohini is raped and her boyfriend Rawmen is killed. How will Indian society view her?

Movie - 1994, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Girish Ghosh, a dramatist, comes across Binodini Dasi, a prostitute who has a knack for theatre. Soon, she manages to garner a lot of attention because of her performances. Her struggles, her eminent role in the formation of Star Theatre in North Kolkata and her sacrifices for the same are shown. She was a pioneering entrepreneur of Indian Bengali stage. Her meeting with Sri Ramkrishna Dev, his liking for her acting and his blessings change her life significantly. She gives up acting which was her life after the sudden demise of the lord.

Movie - 1978, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Set in 1920's during the British Raj, the film is about the breakdown of socio-economic structures, impact of industrialization and non-cooperation movement in rural Bengal.

Movie - 1978, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Village belle Moyna is married to city boy Prasanta and is rejected.

Movie - 1975, 2h 15m • as Suchanda
A patriotic doctor lends moral backbone to the broken society of Bengal.

Movie - 1976, 2h 15m • as Kamala Bai
Another attempt at ghosts and reincarnation. The Court singer's foster grandson, Baiji Kamala's son (Shankar) arrives one day at the court and is exactly a replica of the prince (Rudra). Ali knows he is the illegitimate son of the King. Despite being aware of the facts, both become fast friends, and Rudra takes it upon himself to protect Shankar. Queen Padmavati (Dipti) tries to poison Shankar, killing the King Pratap instead. Shankar grows up to be a stereotype, drunkard, and pleasure-loving, and Shankar is the moderator. In childhood, Dewan's daughter Ranjita betrothed Rudra, preferred Shankar and finally married him. Rudra can't bear it and is out to kill Shankar. Will he succeed? If he does then?

Movie - 1981, 2h 15m • as Chitra
Gagan (Uttam Kumar) did not like to socialise while his wife Chitra (Sumitra Mukherjee) loved attending parties. One day Chitra's friend Lola invited her to a party. In the meanwhile the Kolkata Book Fair took off and Gagan wanted to go. Savitri (Moushumi Chatterjee) lived with her uncle from an early age. One day her uncle sold her for some money from where Savitri escaped and took shelter in Gagan's house. When Gagan's wife saw Savitri in Gagan's reading room, she went to her grandfather's house. Gagan and Abalakanta (Santosh Dutta) helped Savitri learn etiquette and the ways of genteel society.

Movie - 1981, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
A 1981 Indian Bengali Drama Film directed by Dilip Mukhopadhyay.

Movie - 2002, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Bimawl, an honest government officer, lives an apparently happy conjugal life with his wife Mouli. Things change when Mouli's college friend visits their home.

Movie - 1988, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Josef, Sunder, Ramu and Aziz are imprisoned on false charges. Filled with rage, they escape from prison, vowing to seek revenge.

Movie - 1987, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Bideshwar Rakshit is a shrewd businessman who has dominance over everyone, except his son Nirmal. When Nirmal falls in love with Bimala, his father refuses to accept their relationship.

Movie - 1974, 2h 15m • as Tuku
Anish Mitra, an affluent personality, does not wish to pursue a family life. However, on one of his vacations, he ends up sharing an intimate relationship with a young woman.

Movie - 1990, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Abhinash motivates the people of his village to stand up against the atrocities of the middlemen and landlords. Things take a turn when he is ruthlessly murdered.

Movie - 1983, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Indira marries Upendranath Maitra at a young age, but as per her father's wish, she stays back with father for a period. She gets attacked by some robbers while returning to her husband's place.

Movie - 1979, 2h 15m • as Parbati
The scion of a wealthy landowner family turns to alcohol and self-pity and slowly self-destructs after class differences force him to break off his relationship with his childhood sweetheart.

Movie - 1992, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Mani Kanchan is a film about a brother-sister duo name Kanchan and Mani. They face hardships after their sexually aroused father remarries. Unable to pay a huge amount of debt, the incompetent father fixes his well-educated daughter’s marriage to the mentally unstable son of the money lender.
