Satya Bandyopadhyay

Not to be confused with Satya Bandhyopadhyay.

Satya Bandyopadhyay (1925 – 28 July 1997) was an Indian actor, known for his work in Bengali cinema and theatre. He acted in over 300 movies, in numerous plays and performed frequently on the radio.

Satya Bandyopadhyay
Born	1925 Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died	1997(1997-00-00) (aged 71–72) Calcutta, West Bengal, India
Nationality	Indian
Occupations	Actor Writer
Years active	1948–1997
Spouse	Sabita Bandyopadhyay
Children	Sudip Banerjee
Parents	Banamali Bandyopadhyay (father) Charushila Bandyopadhyay (mother)
Website	www.imdb.com/name/nm0051851/

Early life

He was born at Kolkata in the year 1925. His parents were Banamali and Charushila. His mother died at a young age. His father also died when he was a teenager. After completing college education from City College, Kolkata, he took up a job at Titagarh paper mill. At this time he was known for his sporting skills on football ground and badminton courts.

Acting in theatre

His acting career started with acting in amateur clubs. Birendra Krishna Bhadra helped him get roles in plays on All India Radio. His first major role was 'Shaheeder Daak', a Gananatya production. He acted in multiple roles in major plays such as Ulka, Saheb Bibi Golam, Adarsha Hindu Hotel, Chowringee, Begum Mary Biswas, Asami Hajir, Manjari Opera and Devi Choudhurani.

He started writing plays and act in them. Most of these plays were very popular, such as Sesh theke shuru, Erao Manush and Nagpash. His most notable play was Nahabat which was a blockbuster of its time. His acting skill in theatre were revered by many prominent contemporary directors and actors. Along with his friend Tarun Kumar Chatterjee, they established Uttam Mancha, a theatre dedicated to Tarun's elder brother and great actor Uttam Kumar.

Acting in movies

His acting career started in late 1940s as a hero in few Bengali movies. Later he established himself as a character artist and became an automatic choice in comedy movies. He has also worked in villainous roles with equal ease. Most famous of those were Charmurti, where he played the iconic character of Ghutghutananda, a role of a criminal with rib tickling lines.

Many great directors such as Satyajit Ray and Mrinal Sen worked with him. His most memorable association was with director Tarun Majumdar with whom he worked in multiple movies.

Selected filmography

Year	Film	Director	Role
1948	Bhuli Nai	Hemen Gupta
1951	Barjatri	Satyen Bose
1952	Pasher Bari	Sudhir Mukherjee
1953	Swashur Bari
1953	Bansher Kella
1953	Bou thakuranir hat		Biva's husband
1954	Ladies Seat
1954	Ei Satyi
1955	Bhogoban Sree Sree Ramkrishna
1956	Tonsil	Tapan Sinha
1956	Sabdhan
1956	Nagardola
1956	Gobindadas
1956	Chor
1957	Ulka
1957	Ratri shese
1957	Ami Boro hobo
1957	Surer porose
1965	Mahapurush	Satyajit Ray	Nitai Babu
1966	Nayak	Satyajit Ray	WWWW Sage
1967	Balika Badhu (1967 film)	Tarun Majumdar
1969	Bibaha Bibhrat	Ashim Bannerjee
1971	Kuheli	Tarun Majumdar	Dr. Chaudhuri
1971	Calcutta 71	Mrinal Sen
1973	Shriman Prithviraj	Tarun Majumdar	Rasik's father
1974	Chorus	Mrinal Sen
1976	Jana Aranya	Satyajit Ray	Somnath's father
1977	Bhola Moira	Piyush Kanti Ganguly
1978	Charmurti	Umanath Bhattacharya	Swami Ghutghutananda
1979	Ghatkali	Bimal Roy Jr.
1980	Dadar Kirti	Tarun Majumdar	Paritosh Chatterjee
1981	Akaler Shandhaney	Mrinal Sen
1982	Amrita Kumbher Sandhane	Dilip Roy
1986	Tin Purush	Umanath Bhattacharya
1987	Nadia Nagar
1992	City of Joy (1992 film)	Roland Joffé
1996	Damu	Raja Sen