Oti Uttam

Oti Uttam
Directed by	Srijit Mukherji
Written by	Srijit Mukherji
Produced by	Rupa Dutta
Starring	Uttam Kumar(Montages) Anindya Sengupta Roshni Bhattacharya Gourab Chatterjee
Cinematography	Soumik Haldar
Edited by	Pronoy Dasgupta
Music by	Songs: Saptak Sanai Das Score: Prabuddha Banerjee
Production company	Camellia Productions
Distributed by	PVR Inox Pictures
Release date	22 March 2024 (2024-03-22)
Running time	137 minutes
Country	India
Language	Bengali
Box office	₹1.56 crore[1]

Oti Uttam is a 2024 Indian Bengali-language fantasy romantic comedy film written, co-produced and directed by Srijit Mukherji[2][3][4] under Camellia Productions and Matchcut Productions. Veteran Bengali actor Uttam Kumar appears in the screen through Visual effects from his existing clippings from his various films.[5][6] His character was built by the scenes of his 56 existing old movies.[7][8]

Plot

Krishnendu, a Ph.D. researcher working on a project on Mahanayak Uttam Kumar. He likes a girl but gets refused every times. The researcher decides to bring his icon Uttam Kumar's spirit through planchette. Mahanayak's grandson helps him in to fulfill the love life of researcher. But things get complicated when Sohini falls in love for with Uttam Kumar at the first sight of his spirit.[9]

Cast

• Uttam Kumar as himself (Montages from his early Films)
• Anindya Sengupta as Krishnendu a Ph.D researcher
• Gourab Chatterjee as himself
• Roshni Bhattacharyya as Sohini
• Laboni Sarkar as Krishnendu's Mother
• Subhasish Mukherjee as Krishnendu's Father
• VJ Jina

Music

The music of the film is composed by Saptak Sanai Das and lyrics are penned by Dhrubojyoti Chakraborty, Kaustuv Bhattacharya and Srijit Mukherji.

The first single "Saiyyan Beimaan" was released on 14 February 2024.[10] The second single "Chawl Meye" was released on 21 February 2024. The third single "Mon Kharaper Gaan" was dropped on 28 February 2024. The fourth song "Bondhu Bhaabi" was releasesd on 8 March 2024.

Oti Uttam
Soundtrack album by Saptak Sanai Das
Released	2024
Recorded	2023
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Language	Bengali
Label	CamelliaFilms Production
Saptak Sanai Das chronology
X=Prem (2022) Oti Uttam (2024) Daroga Mamur Kirti (2024)

Original

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Saiyyan Beimaan (Female Version)"	Dhrubojyoti Chakraborty.	Monali Thakur	3:30
2.	"Chawl Meye"	Kaustuv Bhattacharya	Saptak Sanai Das	3:59
3.	"Mon Kharaper Gaan"	Dhrubojyoti Chakraborty	Rupankar Bagchi	4:45
4.	"Bondhu Bhaabi"	Srijit Mukherji	Upal Sengupta	3:23

Release

The film was scheduled for theatrical release in 2023.[11] After multiple delays, the film has theatrically released on 22 March 2024.

Reception

Poorna Banerjee of the Times of India rated the film 3 out of 5 stars and praised Mukherji for his efforts to create a cinematic cosmos out of his existing chaotic filmography, but she criticised the length, the loopholes in the plot and the performance of the cast, except Anindya.[12] Shamayita Chakraborty of OTTplay rated the film 2.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Srijit Mukherji scores 10 on 10 in effort but an aerial Uttam Kumar fails him." She praised Mukherji's experimentation, the music but criticised the story and missing links from the story.[13]

Agnivo Niyogi of The Telegraph reviewed the film on a positive note, praising the cinematography, Mukherji's efforts for integration of dialogue snippets and visuals from Uttam Kumar's films and the acting of the whole cast.[14] Hindustan Times and Sangbad Pratidin also gave similar reviews on the film.[15][16]

References

1. "'অতি উত্তম'। সৃজিতের এই ছবির কালেকশন ১ কোটি ৫৬ লক্ষ টাকা।". Hindustan Times. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
2. "জন্মবার্ষিকীতে মহানায়ককেই ফিরিয়ে আনলেন সৃজিত! নেটপাড়া বলে উঠল 'অতি উত্তম'". Hindustantimes Bangla (in Bengali). 3 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
3. "Uttam Kumar Birth Anniversary:মহানায়কের বিশেষ দিনে Srijitর শ্রদ্ধার্ঘ, 'অতি উত্তম'র পোস্টার দেখে নস্টালজিক সিনেপ্রেমীরা". Zee24Ghanta.com (in Bengali). 3 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
4. "Oti Uttam (2021) - Review, Star Cast, News, Photos". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 8 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
5. "Srijit Mukherji shares poster for Oti Uttam on Uttam Kumar's 95th birth anniversary". Outlook (India). Retrieved 8 September 2021.
6. "Srijit Mukherji shares poster for 'Oti Uttam' on Uttam Kumar's 95th birth anniversary | Entertainment". Devdiscourse. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
7. "'Oti Uttam' to star Mahanayak". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
8. "Srijit pays tribute to Mahanayak on his birthday - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
9. "Srijit Mukherji: 'Oti Uttam' will be a VFX marvel - Times of India". The Times of India. 9 April 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
10. "ভ্যালেন্টাইন্স ডেতে সৃজিতের উপহার ভালোবাসার গান, মোনালির কণ্ঠে 'সাইয়া বেইমান' যেন মন খারাপির সুর".
11. "Bangla Movies Releasing On 2022: 'তীরন্দাজ শবর' থেকে 'ব্যোমকেশ'! ঘোষণা হল হাফ ডজন বাংলা ছবি মুক্তির তারিখ". Aaj Tak বাংলা (in Bengali). Retrieved 10 May 2022.
12. "Srijit Mukherji's ode to the matinee idol is a light-hearted comedy".
13. "Uttam Kumar-starrer film is more of a fanboy-collage than a full-blown feature film".
14. "Oti Uttam: Uttam Kumar plays love guru in Srijit Mukherji's romantic comedy".
15. "চুয়াল্লিশ বছর পরে বড় পর্দায় মহানায়ক, কেমন হল সৃজিতের 'অতি উত্তম'?".
16. "লজিক্যালি নয়, ম্যাজিক্যালি 'অতি উত্তম' সৃজিতের ছবি!".