Uttam Mohanty was a veteran film and television actor who primarily acted in Odia, Bengali and Hindi language films. He was one of the top Odia star actors of the 80s and 90s who acted in more than 160 films starting with ‘Abhimaan’ in 1977. His other notable films include ‘Nijhum Ratira Sathi’ (1979), ‘Phula Chandana’ (1982) and ‘Danda Balunga’ (1984). His solo Hindi film was ‘Naya Zaher’ in 1991 which dealt with the theme of HIV patients. He fell ill during the shooting of his Odia film ‘Bou Butu Bhoota’ and later died due to multiple complications arising from liver cirrhosis on 27 February 2025 at a Hospital in Gurugram.