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Laxman Utekar

Laxman Utekar

Cinematographer, director, producer and writer · Maharashtra

Laxman Utekar started by sweeping sets, then holding a camera, and made his directorial debut with the Hindi film Luka Chuppi.

Biography from TMDB.

From
Maharashtra
Works as
Cinematographer, director, producer and writer
Titles
12 on MovieCove · 24 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 4% in 30 days

What are Laxman Utekar's films like?

Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 12 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Light 8 · Serious 3 · Dark 1

A split, not a type: Grounded 6 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 2

Gentle 4 · Charged 5 · Intense 3

Steady 4 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 2

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 9 · Funny 2

A split, not a type: Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 2

Casual 7 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0

Resolved 11 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
5
Tense
3
Romantic
4
Hopeful
3
Joyful
3
Other
15

How their films end

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Laxman Utekar's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (6).

Subscription and free streaming for Laxman Utekar's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

24 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page.

  • Eetha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Director · Producer

  • Chhaava(2025)

    Director · Writer · as Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj(voice)

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
  • Kahan Shuru Kahan Khatam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Producer · Writer

  • Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya(2024)

    Cinematographer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
  • Zara Hatke Zara Bachke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Nazar Andaaz(2022)

    Producer · Story

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
  • Ittu Si Baat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Producer

  • Taken For Granted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Cinematographer

  • Nazar Andaaz(2022)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
  • Mimi(2021)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
  • Luka Chuppi(2019)

    Director · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
  • 102 Not Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Cinematographer

  • Hindi Medium(2017)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
  • Dear Zindagi(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
  • Lalbaugchi Rani (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director

  • Tevar(2015)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
  • The Letter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director · Cinematographer · Dialogue

  • Lekar Hum Deewana Dil(2014)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
  • Boss(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
  • English Vinglish(2012)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
  • Dekh Indian Circus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Cinematographer

  • Blue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Cinematographer

  • Detective Comedy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Laxman Utekar's Next (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 22 titles, 19 of them dated from 2009 to 2025.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 22: 0 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting8 of 22: 2 only directing, 6 with another roleWriting6 of 22: 0 only writing, 6 with another roleProducing6 of 22: 2 only producing, 4 with another roleCinematography12 of 22: 9 only cinematography, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score69th

22 titles, 9 with more than one role — cinematography and directing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

2000s1 · crew2010s10 · crew2020s8 · 1 acting · 8 crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Laxman Utekar's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 81st percentile, the median of all 12; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 69th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

90thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

80thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Midcredits score across 12 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th2

Reviewers score the cinematography 59/100 in their films, across 12 reviewed titles; fans 64, detractors 44. The element that speaks to their work as a cinematographer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Laxman Utekar's work okay for kids?

Across up to 8 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore7 titles0–48 · median 20 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity8 titles11–43 · median 17 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity7 titles5–40 · median 15 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs7 titles8–52 · median 29 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense7 titles10–45 · median 18 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Laxman Utekar work with?

People who share at least 2 of Laxman Utekar's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Manish Pradhan shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers