Veteran Ollywood actor Uttam Mohanty is no more. He passed away today while undergoing treatment at Medanta Hospital in Gurgaon after suffering from liver cirrhosis. He was 67 years old. The demise of Uttam has cast a shadow of grief in Ollywood and the whole of Odisha. On the 6th, his health deteriorated and he was admitted to KIMS Hospital in Bhubaneswar. On the 8th, he was shifted to Delhi by air ambulance for better treatment. He was undergoing treatment for liver cirrhosis and pneumonia there. Hundreds of fans from all over the state wished him a speedy recovery. However, Uttam fought with death in the hospital for 20 days and finally passed away. With his demise, an era came to an end in Ollywood. The Chief Minister has announced that his last rites will be performed with national dignity.
He was born on 23 December 1958 in Baripada. Although he did not initially aim to become an actor, he entered the Odia film industry in 1977 with the film ‘Abiman’. After that, he has not looked back. He has left his mark in the Odia film industry by giving one super hit film after another. There is no Odia who has not fallen in love with the films starring Beccir Mohanty. His face, acting, dance, action were all unique. Beccir became very popular in every house in Odisha. If anyone was given the title of superstar in Ollywood for the first time, then he was undoubtedly Beccir. He acted in more than 135 films. Along with this, he has left his acting signature in many super hit Bengali films. In his personal life, Beccir was very polite and humble.
For more than four decades, Uttam Mohanty has been a part of Odia cinema. He has been honored by many institutions, both government and private, in recognition of his contribution. He has won the Jayadeva Award and the State Film Award four times. He won the Best Actor award for ‘Dandabaalunga’, ‘Jhiati Sita Pari’ and ‘Phulchandan’ and the Best Supporting Actor award for ‘To Binu Anh Gitanga Nihi’. Uttam’s entire family is dedicated to the film industry. His wife, actress Aparajita Mohanty, and son, actor Babusan Mohanty, have achieved great success in the acting world. The Uttam-Aparajita duo is considered one of the all-time hit pairs of Ollywood. Many of the films this duo has acted in have become superhits. Now Babusan is a leading star in Ollywood. For the past few years, Uttam had stayed away from the acting world due to health reasons.
