Uttung Hitendra Thakur is an Indian film producer known for the films Balak Palak and Yellow. Thakur made his debut as a film producer with the Marathi film Balak Palak on the topic of sex education, co-produced by Riteish Deshmukh and directed by Ravi Jadhav.[1] He also remade Balak Palak in Malayalam as Swarna Malsyangal.[2][3] Balak Palak created a world record through UFO Moviez and Valuable Edutainment as India's first multi-locational interactive Live Premiere of Marathi film on 3 January 2013.[4][5][6]
Uttung Hitendra Thakur | |
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| Born | Uttung Hitendra Thakur |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Film Producer |
| Years active | 2013–present |
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| Relatives | Kshitij Thakur (brother) |
| Awards | 61st National Film Award – Special Jury Award 2013 |
Career
editUttung Thakur made his debut as a film producer with the Marathi film Balak Palak in 2013.
In 2014, Thakur produced a Marathi film Yellow directed by Mahesh Limaye and co-produced by Riteish Deshmukh and the story explores a mother/daughter relationship involving developmental disability and childlike behaviour.[7][8][9][10] Thakur's Yellow also won the Special Jury Award, while the child actors Gauri Gadgil and Sanjana Rai received Special Mention at 61st National Film Awards.[11][12][13]
Thakur produced a Marathi film named Dokyala Shot in 2019, directed by debutant Shivkumar Parthasarathy. Singer Mika Singh made Marathi debut with "Dokyala Shot".[14][15][16] Also actor Prajakta Mali and Suvrat Joshi made their debut as singers in Dokyala Shot.[17]
In 2020, Thakur produced a marathi film Vikun Taak, where Bollywood actor Chunky Panday made debut in Marathi films.[18]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Language |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Balak Palak | Marathi |
| 2014 | Yellow | Marathi |
| 2019 | Swarna Malsyangal [19] | Malayalam |
| 2019 | Dokyala Shot | Marathi |
| 2020 | Vikun Taak | Marathi |
Awards and nominations
edit- 61st National Film Award – Special Jury Award 2013.[20]
References
edit- ^ "Riteish Deshmukh, Uttung Thakur and Ravi Jadhav presents Marathi film BP (BALAK PALAK)".
- ^ "Uttung Hitendra Thakur Remakes His Own Balak Palak As Swarna Malsyangal In Malayalam".
- ^ "Riteish Deshmukh's debut production Balak Palak remade in Malayalam as Swarna Malsyangal". Archived from the original on 1 November 2019.
- ^ "Marathi film 'Balak Palak' creates world record through UFO Moviez and Valuable Edutainment".
- ^ "Reteish' unique way of movie promotion".
- ^ "A decade in Bollywood". Deccan Herald. 3 January 2013.
- ^ "That Girl in Yellow". Indian Express. 20 April 2014.
- ^ "Yellow Movie Review".
- ^ "Yellow Movie Review".
- ^ "Marathi audience accepts films with unique concepts".
- ^ "Riteish Deshmukh ecstatic as 'Yellow' wins 3 National Awards, B-Town congratulates him".
- ^ "61st National Film Awards: Complete list of winners".
- ^ "61st National Award winners of Marathi cinema".
- ^ "Mika Singh to make Marathi debut with Dokyala Shot".
- ^ "Mika Singh makes his Marathi debut with Shivkumar Parthasarathy's 'Dokyala Shot'".
- ^ "डोक्याला शॉट'मधून मिका सिंगचे मराठीत पदार्पण".
- ^ "'Dokyala Shot': Prajakta Mali is all set to make her debut as a 'singer'".
- ^ "Chunky Panday to make Marathi feature film debut with Vikun Taak". Indian Express. 29 December 2019.
- ^ "61st National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. 16 April 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
- ^ "61st National Film Awards: Complete list of winners".