Santosh Dutta

Santosh Dutta (2 December 1925 - 5 March 1988) was an Indian Bengali actor, best known for playing the character of Jatayu in Satyajit Ray's Feluda movies viz. Sonar Kella and Joi Baba Felunath.

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Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne (1969)

Goopy Gyne and Bagha Byne are banished from their respective villages for being bad musicians. However, with their skills, they succeed in pleasing the king of ghosts who grants them three boons. How will they succeed in preventing the war between Halla and Shundi ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Satyajit Ray
CAST:  Tapan Chatterjee  •  Rabi Ghosh  •  Santosh Dutta  •  Harindranath Chattopadhyay

Goopy Gyne and Bagha Byne are banished from their respective villages for being bad musicians. However, with their skills, they succeed in pleasing the king of ghosts who grants them three boons. How will they succeed in preventing the war between Halla and Shundi ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Satyajit Ray
CAST:  Tapan Chatterjee  •  Rabi Ghosh  •  Santosh Dutta  •  Harindranath Chattopadhyay

The Kingdom of Diamonds (1980)

When Goopy and Bagha learn about Hirak Raja's tyranny, they try to set him right with the help of Udayan, a school teacher, and their magical powers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Satyajit Ray
CAST:  Soumitra Chatterjee  •  Utpal Dutt  •  Rabi Ghosh  •  Tapan Chatterjee

When Goopy and Bagha learn about Hirak Raja's tyranny, they try to set him right with the help of Udayan, a school teacher, and their magical powers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Satyajit Ray
CAST:  Soumitra Chatterjee  •  Utpal Dutt  •  Rabi Ghosh  •  Tapan Chatterjee

The Middleman (1976)

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A bright and idealistic young graduate steels himself for a dog-eat-dog world, only to flounder in a job market packed with thousands of other hopefuls. When he eventually decides to start his own business as a middle-man, he discovers that the world of business ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Satyajit Ray
CAST:  Satya Banerjee  •  Pradip Mukherjee  •  Arati Bhattacharya  •  Gautam Chakraborty

A bright and idealistic young graduate steels himself for a dog-eat-dog world, only to flounder in a job market packed with thousands of other hopefuls. When he eventually decides to start his own business as a middle-man, he discovers that the world of business ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Satyajit Ray
CAST:  Satya Banerjee  •  Pradip Mukherjee  •  Arati Bhattacharya  •  Gautam Chakraborty

The Elephant God (1979)

Set in the holy city of Benares, this is the second film about the detective Feluda, in which he goes for a holiday along with his cousin, Topshe and his friend, Lalmohan Ganguly. But the theft of a priceless deity of Lord Ganesh (the Elephant God) from a local ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Satyajit Ray
CAST:  Soumitra Chatterjee  •  Siddhartha Chatterjee  •  Santosh Dutta  •  Utpal Dutt

Set in the holy city of Benares, this is the second film about the detective Feluda, in which he goes for a holiday along with his cousin, Topshe and his friend, Lalmohan Ganguly. But the theft of a priceless deity of Lord Ganesh (the Elephant God) from a local ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Satyajit Ray
CAST:  Soumitra Chatterjee  •  Siddhartha Chatterjee  •  Santosh Dutta  •  Utpal Dutt

The Holy Man (1965)

A wandering baba initiates a widower layer and his youngest daughter, irritating her boyfriend Satya and the ever-skeptical Nibaran.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Satyajit Ray
CAST:  Charuprakash Ghosh  •  Rabi Ghosh  •  Prasad Mukherjee  •  Gitali Roy

A wandering baba initiates a widower layer and his youngest daughter, irritating her boyfriend Satya and the ever-skeptical Nibaran.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Satyajit Ray
CAST:  Charuprakash Ghosh  •  Rabi Ghosh  •  Prasad Mukherjee  •  Gitali Roy

Parosh Pathar (1958)

An underpaid middle-aged clerk finds a stone that changes iron to gold on touch.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Satyajit Ray
CAST:  Tulsi Chakraborty  •  Kali Bannerjee  •  Ranibala  •  Gangapada Basu

An underpaid middle-aged clerk finds a stone that changes iron to gold on touch.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Satyajit Ray
CAST:  Tulsi Chakraborty  •  Kali Bannerjee  •  Ranibala  •  Gangapada Basu

The Golden Fortress (1974)

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A young boy becomes a target for crooks, after he claims to remember his past life and mentions precious jewels in a golden fortress.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Satyajit Ray
CAST:  Soumitra Chatterjee  •  Santosh Dutta  •  Siddhartha Chatterjee  •  Kushal Chakraborty

A young boy becomes a target for crooks, after he claims to remember his past life and mentions precious jewels in a golden fortress.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Satyajit Ray
CAST:  Soumitra Chatterjee  •  Santosh Dutta  •  Siddhartha Chatterjee  •  Kushal Chakraborty

Sukumar Ray (1987)

The film presents the life and work of the writer Sukumar Ray, Satyajit Ray's father. Ray made this film as a tribute to celebrate the centenary of his birth.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Satyajit Ray
CAST:  Soumitra Chatterjee  •  Utpal Dutt  •  Satya Banerjee  •  Tapan Chatterjee

The film presents the life and work of the writer Sukumar Ray, Satyajit Ray's father. Ray made this film as a tribute to celebrate the centenary of his birth.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Satyajit Ray
CAST:  Soumitra Chatterjee  •  Utpal Dutt  •  Satya Banerjee  •  Tapan Chatterjee

Sriman Prithviraj (1972)

Social comedy about two young newlyweds against the backdrop of pre-Independence Bengal.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tarun Majumdar
CAST:  Ayan Banerjee  •  Mahua Roy Chowdhury  •  Utpal Dutt  •  Satya Bandopadhyay

Social comedy about two young newlyweds against the backdrop of pre-Independence Bengal.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tarun Majumdar
CAST:  Ayan Banerjee  •  Mahua Roy Chowdhury  •  Utpal Dutt  •  Satya Bandopadhyay

Ogo Bodhu Shundori (1981)

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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Salil Dutta
CAST:  Uttam Kumar  •  Moushumi Chatterjee  •  Sumitra Mukherjee  •  Ranjit Mallick

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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Salil Dutta
CAST:  Uttam Kumar  •  Moushumi Chatterjee  •  Sumitra Mukherjee  •  Ranjit Mallick

Letter from the Wife (1972)

A worthy companion to Ray’s Charulata, the film is based on a short story by Rabindranath Tagore where a young wife goes against her family to save a young girl from the atrocities of the society.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Purnendu Patri
CAST:  Madhabi Mukherjee  •  Nimu Bhowmick  •  Santosh Dutta  •  Ashim Chakarbarti

A worthy companion to Ray’s Charulata, the film is based on a short story by Rabindranath Tagore where a young wife goes against her family to save a young girl from the atrocities of the society.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Purnendu Patri
CAST:  Madhabi Mukherjee  •  Nimu Bhowmick  •  Santosh Dutta  •  Ashim Chakarbarti

Headmaster (1958)

The school of a remote and poor village shut down, the head master Krishna Prasanna (Chhabi) migrates to city in search of job. He moves with family, wife Labanya (Karuna), nubile daughter (Ranjana) and very young son. He takes residence with his wife's brother. He ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Agragami
CAST:  Chhabi Biswas  •  Karuna Banerjee  •  Ranjana Banerjee  •  Shyamal Ghosal

The school of a remote and poor village shut down, the head master Krishna Prasanna (Chhabi) migrates to city in search of job. He moves with family, wife Labanya (Karuna), nubile daughter (Ranjana) and very young son. He takes residence with his wife's brother. He ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Agragami
CAST:  Chhabi Biswas  •  Karuna Banerjee  •  Ranjana Banerjee  •  Shyamal Ghosal

Marjina Abdulla (1973)

Alibaba was a simple, hardworking, middleclass personality who once went to a forest for some purpose. When he entered into that forest he found a deep secret, a formula to enter a cave. Actually that cave was filled by robbed jewelleries and gold coins. He took ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dinen Gupta
CAST:  Santosh Dutta  •  Mithu Mukherjee  •  Rabi Ghosh  •  Utpal Dutt

Alibaba was a simple, hardworking, middleclass personality who once went to a forest for some purpose. When he entered into that forest he found a deep secret, a formula to enter a cave. Actually that cave was filled by robbed jewelleries and gold coins. He took ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dinen Gupta
CAST:  Santosh Dutta  •  Mithu Mukherjee  •  Rabi Ghosh  •  Utpal Dutt

Jadu Bansha (1974)

A political film reflecting the turbulent times of the '60s and '70s.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Partha Pratim Chowdhury
CAST:  Uttam Kumar  •  Sharmila Tagore  •  Aparna Sen  •  Dhritiman Chatterjee

A political film reflecting the turbulent times of the '60s and '70s.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Partha Pratim Chowdhury
CAST:  Uttam Kumar  •  Sharmila Tagore  •  Aparna Sen  •  Dhritiman Chatterjee

Ghatkali (1979)

Pravanjan Haldar was a professional matchmaker. He and his uncle Bhombal did this business together. One day Niladri's grandfather called Bhombal and asked him to find a perfect match for his grandson. Prabhanjan and Bhombal started to find the suitable girl. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bimal Roy
CAST:  Rabi Ghosh  •  Santosh Dutta  •  Haridhan Mukhopadhyay  •  Kali Bannerjee

Pravanjan Haldar was a professional matchmaker. He and his uncle Bhombal did this business together. One day Niladri's grandfather called Bhombal and asked him to find a perfect match for his grandson. Prabhanjan and Bhombal started to find the suitable girl. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bimal Roy
CAST:  Rabi Ghosh  •  Santosh Dutta  •  Haridhan Mukhopadhyay  •  Kali Bannerjee

Harmonium (1976)

A child princess gets a harmonium from her father. Through fate and manager she is orphan, then widow and penniless. The harmonium, sold, changed hand and bringing ill-luck wherever it went. Will they ever meet? Under what circumstances?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tapan Sinha
CAST:  Arundhati Devi  •  Asit Baran  •  Anil Chatterjee  •  Kali Bannerjee

A child princess gets a harmonium from her father. Through fate and manager she is orphan, then widow and penniless. The harmonium, sold, changed hand and bringing ill-luck wherever it went. Will they ever meet? Under what circumstances?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tapan Sinha
CAST:  Arundhati Devi  •  Asit Baran  •  Anil Chatterjee  •  Kali Bannerjee

Charmurti (1978)

Based on Narayan Gangopadhyay’s creation, Potoldangar Charmurti is the story of Tenida and his three followers, who go on a holiday and end up solving a mystery case.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Umanath Bhattacharya
CAST:  Chinmoy Roy  •  Satya Bandopadhyay  •  Krishna Saha  •  Shambhu Ganguly

Based on Narayan Gangopadhyay’s creation, Potoldangar Charmurti is the story of Tenida and his three followers, who go on a holiday and end up solving a mystery case.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Umanath Bhattacharya
CAST:  Chinmoy Roy  •  Satya Bandopadhyay  •  Krishna Saha  •  Shambhu Ganguly

Brojobuli (1979)

The story is as Brajaraj Karforma is a veteran office clerk, who usually came to office very late and likes to chat with every one. The main subject of his stories is his fictional heroic activities.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Piyush Bose
CAST:  Sabitri Chatterjee  •  Chhaya Devi  •  Santosh Dutta  •  Uttam Kumar

The story is as Brajaraj Karforma is a veteran office clerk, who usually came to office very late and likes to chat with every one. The main subject of his stories is his fictional heroic activities.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Piyush Bose
CAST:  Sabitri Chatterjee  •  Chhaya Devi  •  Santosh Dutta  •  Uttam Kumar

Paka Dekha (1980)

Aparna's father, a police officer, fixes her marriage of his own choice. Aparna does not agree with her father and she flees from home. Her father arrests Aparna's friends and interrogates them one by one.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arabinda Mukhopadhyay
CAST:  Mahua Roy Chowdhury  •  Utpal Dutt  •  Rabi Ghosh  •  Tarun Kumar

Aparna's father, a police officer, fixes her marriage of his own choice. Aparna does not agree with her father and she flees from home. Her father arrests Aparna's friends and interrogates them one by one.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arabinda Mukhopadhyay
CAST:  Mahua Roy Chowdhury  •  Utpal Dutt  •  Rabi Ghosh  •  Tarun Kumar

Samrat O Sundari (1987)

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.  (more)

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CAST:  Prosenjit Chatterjee  •  Rabi Ghosh  •  Utpal Dutt  •  Debashree Roy

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.  (more)

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CAST:  Prosenjit Chatterjee  •  Rabi Ghosh  •  Utpal Dutt  •  Debashree Roy
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