Mohanlal says Soumitra Chatterjee's death is 'a great loss to the world of cinema'

Malayalam superstar Mohanlal came forward and offered his last respects to legendary actor Soumitra Chatterjee who passed away due to COVID-19 related health complications on Sunday, vember 15. He was 85.

'A great loss': Mohanlal

Taking to micro-blogging site, 'Drishyam' actor remembered veteran Bengali artist and went on to mention that it is a great loss to world of Cinema. 

Soumitra Chatterjee: A versatile artist

Dasaheb Phalke award-winning actor h a lion's share in unparalleled contribution to world of art and cinema. He was a multi-talented artist as he donned various roles as a screenplay artist, a dramatist, a atre performer, a poet, and a literary composer. Chatterjee shot to fame with his table performance in Satyajit Ray’s Apu trilogy, 'Apur Sansar' (1959). iconic actor, however, delivered unforgettable roles in or masterpieces that unfurled his subtlety earned him distinction. 

He shared great chemistry with legendary producer-director Satyajit Ray who featured Chatterjee in 14 of his films. late actor acted in over 200 movies that were mostly shot in black and white. 

Chatterjee grabbed his first National Award for Best Actor in Podokkhep (2006) for his mind-blowing role in movie and was also houred with few Special Jury Awards. film premiered at Vancouver International Film Festival and laid prospects for table actor to be houred with Pma Shri which he consistently turned down. 

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Mohanlal's next venture

On work front, Mohanlal's ‘Drishyam 2’ and ‘Ram' have entered post-production. Lalattan's last movie 'Marakkar: Arabikalinte Simham' is yet to be released. It was originally scheduled for release on 26 March 2020, along with its dubbed version in multiple langus. However, release date was postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic. 

As of w,   historical epic war film directed by veteran director Priyarshan is yet to get a release date. 

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