Uttam Neupane

Uttam Neupane
Uttam Neupane at Linewood audio post work
Born	Surya Kumar Neupane (1987-02-10) February 10, 1987 (age 38) [1] Rautahat, Nepal
Other names	Uttam Neupane
Occupation(s)	Sound mixer, Sound designer
Years active	2009–present
Awards	National Film Awards (Nepal) for Best sound mixing

Surya Kumar Neupane (born 1987) known professionally as Uttam Neupane, ^[2] is a Nepali sound mixer. ^[3] He is the recipient of the 5th National Film Award of Nepal for Best Sound mixing for the feature film Mero Euta Saathi Chha . ^[4] Two films he did sound-mixing for, Bulbul ^[5] and Talakjung vs Tulke, ^[6] were Nepal's official entries for the 92nd and 88th Academy Awards respectively.

Career

He started his career as recordist under the supervision of ace sound engineer Deep Tuladhar and Iman Bikram Shah at Sapthak and BMI Records. By the time of 2008 he became independent Sound designer & Re-recording mixer. ^[7]

Since then he is doing sound design, production sound recording, re-recording mixing for Nepali, British, French, German, Indian, Bangladeshi Kurdistani films. In 2022 he mixed A Mero Hajur 4 which is the first film in Nepal that is mixed in Dolby Atmos. He also did the sound design and mixed south Asia's first DTS:X immersive sound format for the feature film Pujar Sarki . ^[8] He is sound designer alumni of Busan International Film Festival-Asian film academy ^{[9] [10]} and Berlin international Film festival Berlinale Talent Campus ^[11] in 2023 & 2024 respectively. He is member at the Cinema Audio Society ^{[12] [13]}

Filmography

Year	Movie	Director	Country	Credit
2025	Kama	Veemsen Lama	United Kingdom	Re-recording mixer, Sound Designer
2025	Sand City [14]	Mahde Hasan	Bangladesh	Re-recording mixer
2024	Pooja, Sir	Deepak Rauniyar	Nepal	Sound editor
2024	Purna Bahadur Ko Sarangi	Saroj Poudel	Nepal	Re-recording Mixer, Sound Designer
2024	Pujar Sarki	Dinesh Raut	Nepal	Re-recording Mixer, Sound Designer
2023	Transient Happiness	Sina Muhammed	Iraqi Kurdistan	Sound designer, Re-recording Mixer
2023	The Summit of the Gods (film)	Patrick Imbert	France	Recording engineer
2023	Vidyapeeth	Gajendra Ahire	India	Re-recording mixer
2019	Bulbul (2019 film)'	Binod Poudel	Nepal	Re-recording Mixer, Sound Designer
2018	A Mero Hajur 2	Jharna Thapa	Nepal	Re-recording Mixer, Sound Designer
2018	KRI	Surendra Poudel	Nepal	Re-recording Mixer, Sound Designer
2017	Chapali Height-2	Dipendra k khanal	Nepal	Re-recording Mixer, Sound Designer
2016	Jerryy	Hem Raj BC	Nepal	Re-recording Mixer, Sound Designer
2016	Dadyaa	Bibhusan Basnet	Nepal	Re-recording Mixer, Sound Designer
2016	Bijuli Machine [15]	Navin Awal	Nepal	Re-recording Mixer, Sound Designer
2016	Dirty Games [16]	Benjamin Best	Germany	Sound Recordist
2016	Gajalu	Hem Raj BC	Nepal	Re-recording Mixer, Sound Designer
2016	Gaatho [17]	Suraj Bhusal	Nepal	Re-recording Mixer, Sound Designer
2016	Dhauli	Ghanashyam Lamichhane	Nepal	Re-recording Mixer, Sound Designer
2015	Talakjung vs Tulke	Nischal Basnet	Nepal	Re-recording Mixer, Sound Designer
2014	Mukhauta	Arpan Thapa	Nepal	Re-recording Mixer, Sound Designer
2013	Kabaddi (2013 film)	Ram Babu Gurung	Nepal	Re-recording Mixer, Sound Designer
2013	Maun	Suraj Bhusal	Nepali	Re-recording Mixer, Sound Designer
2009	Mero Euta Saathi Chha	Sudarshan Thapa	Nepal	Re-recording Mixer, Sound Designer

Awards and Nominations

National Film Awards (Nepal)

Year	Movie	Language	Category	Result
2010	Mero Euta Saathi Chha	Nepali	Best Re-recording mixing	Won

Other Awards

Year	Award	Category	Nominated Film	Result
2012	Nefta Film Award	Best Sound Mixing	Loot (2012 film)	Won
2014	Kamana Film Award	Best Sound Design	Maun	Won
2014	Box Office Film Award	Best Sound Mixing	Dhanda	Won
2015	Nefta Film Award	Best Sound Mixing	Jerryy	Won
2015	Dcine Award	Best Sound Mixing	Kabaddi (2014 film)	Won
2015	NFDC National Film Awards	Best Re-recording mixing	Mukhauta	Won
2015	Box Office Film Award	Best Sound Mixing	Mukhauta	Won
2016	Nefta Film Award	Best Sound Mixing	Dhauli	Won
2016	Kamana Film Award	Best Sound Design	Gajalu	Won

References

1. "Uttam Neupane". Lens Nepal. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
2. "Breathing life into movies". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
3. Lama, Sonam. "Engineering sounds in films". My City. Retrieved 2019-12-15.
4. "साउन्ड किन राम्रो भएन निर्देशक/निर्मातालाई सोध्नू". बाह्रखरी (in Nepali). Retrieved 2020-12-06.
5. "93 Countries in Competition for 2019 International Feature Film Oscar". Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 2019-10-07. Retrieved 2020-03-08.
6. "81 Countries in Competition for 2015 Foreign Language Film Oscar". Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 2015-10-08. Retrieved 2020-03-08.
7. "Breathing life into movies". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2024-12-19.
8. "Promoting DTS:X for IAB with Uttam Neupane's Studio, First in Nepal and South Asia | GDC Technology". 2024-08-14. Retrieved 2024-12-19.
9. "फेस्टिभल अन्तर्गतको बुसान एसियन फिल्म एकेडेमीमा यो वर्ष अमरसँगै साउन्ड डिजाइनर उत्तम न्यौपाने सहभागी थिए". ekantipur.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 2024-12-19.
10. "Busan International Film Festival". Busan International Film Festival. Retrieved 2024-12-19.
11. "पाँचजना नेपाली फिल्ममेकर बर्लिनाले ट्यालेन्टमा छनोट". Online Khabar. Retrieved 2024-12-19.
12. "पर्दा पछाडि: उत्तमको उपलब्धिबारे अन्जान फिल्म क्षेत्र [भिडियो]". ekantipur.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 2024-12-19.
13. "A dream come true for a Nepali sound designer and mixer". myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com. 2024-08-08. Retrieved 2024-12-19.
14. Dirtygames. "KVIFF Award Winners 2025: Better Go Mad in the Wild, Bidad, Sand City". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 2025-07-26.
15. Bishnu Sharma. "Film Samikshak : Bijuli Machine". merocinema.com. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
16. Dirtygames. "Dirty Games". dirtygames-film.com. Retrieved 2016-06-26.
17. Soniya. "Movie Review : GAATHO". moviemandu.com. Archived from the original on September 18, 2016. Retrieved 2016-03-05.

External links

• Uttam Neupane at IMDb