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Tathagata Mukherjee | |
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Born | Tathagata Mukherjee 15 May 1985 |
Nationality | Indian |
Education | Baranagore Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama High School [1] Rabindra Bharati University |
Occupation(s) | Actor, Director, Writer |
Years active | 2007–present |
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) [2] |
Spouse | Kanyakumari Mukherjee (m. 2011;div. 2014) |
Tathagata Mukherjee (born 15 May 1985) is a Kolkata-based Indian writer, Director and actor. He is best known for his experimentation in Bengali Cinema [5] and his acting performances as lead in various television shows.
Tathagata Mukherjee was born on 15 May 1985, in Kolkata, India. During his childhood, he did a three years long yatra with a Bengali drag artist Chapal Bhaduri. He went to high school at the Baranagore Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama High School. Later, he studied drama at Rabindra Bharati University. He has done professional theatre since 2005.
His career as a film actor began when he was cast in the 2007 movie Laal Ronger Duniya .
In 2008, he started his television career as a hero in a daily soap called Sada Patay Kalo Daag. After that, he did many telefilms and soaps. Bou Kotha Kao (2009) became a turning point in his career. He then played lead characters in Payer Tolar Mati, Harano Sur, Kon Kanoner Phool, Sokhi, Choukath, and Care Kori Na. He did cameos in Agnipariksha and Tumi Asbe Bole. His filmmaking is influenced by Quentin Tarantino and Bengali Filmmaker Bratya Basu. [6]