
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.
- Maharashtra
- Cinematographer, director, producer and writer
- 12 on MovieCove · 24 credits in all
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.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 11
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
Easy watch 4 · Affecting 7 · Heavy 1
Resolved 11 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- 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).
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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)

Chhaava(2025)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Kahan Shuru Kahan Khatam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Zara Hatke Zara Bachke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

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

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

Nazar Andaaz(2022)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Mimi(2021)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Luka Chuppi(2019)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
102 Not Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

Hindi Medium(2017)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Dear Zindagi(2016)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Lalbaugchi Rani (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

Tevar(2015)
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
The Letter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

Lekar Hum Deewana Dil(2014)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Boss(2013)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
English Vinglish(2012)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all filmsDekh Indian Circus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

Blue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Detective Comedy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Laxman Utekar's Next (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 22 titles, 19 of them dated from 2009 to 2025.

Biggest box office
Hindi Medium (2017)

Highest rated
English Vinglish (2012)

Most popular right now
Boss (2013)
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.
- 75th and up7
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
6 of their 12 titles are Universally Loved.
- Universally Loved6
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Mixed4
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.
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
- Vikrant DeshmukhShared titles: Nazar Andaaz (2022), Nazar Andaaz (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Vikrant Deshmukh
- Gauri ShindeShared titles: Dear Zindagi (2016), English Vinglish (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Gauri Shinde

Writers
- Rishi VirmaniShared titles: Chhaava (2025), Nazar Andaaz (2022), Nazar Andaaz (2022)See all 3 shared titles with Rishi Virmani
- Sameer HallimShared titles: Nazar Andaaz (2022), Nazar Andaaz (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Sameer Hallim
- Sonali Shani PednekarShared titles: Nazar Andaaz (2022), Nazar Andaaz (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Sonali Shani Pednekar
- Rohan ShankarShared titles: Mimi (2021), Luka Chuppi (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Rohan Shankar
Actors
- Divya DuttaShared titles: Chhaava (2025), Nazar Andaaz (2022), Nazar Andaaz (2022)See all 3 shared titles with Divya Dutta

- Kriti SanonShared titles: Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya (2024), Mimi (2021), Luka Chuppi (2019)See all 3 shared titles with Kriti Sanon

- Kumud MishraShared titles: Nazar Andaaz (2022), Nazar Andaaz (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Kumud Mishra

- Rajeshwari SachdevShared titles: Nazar Andaaz (2022), Nazar Andaaz (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Rajeshwari Sachdev

Composers and editors
- Manish PradhanShared titles: Chhaava (2025), Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya (2024), Nazar Andaaz (2022), Nazar Andaaz (2022), Mimi (2021), Luka Chuppi (2019)See all 6 shared titles with Manish Pradhan
- A.R. RahmanShared titles: Chhaava (2025), Mimi (2021), Lekar Hum Deewana Dil (2014)See all 3 shared titles with A.R. Rahman

- Jigar SaraiyaShared titles: Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya (2024), Hindi Medium (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Jigar Saraiya

- Sachin SanghviShared titles: Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya (2024), Hindi Medium (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Sachin Sanghvi

Producers
- Dinesh VijanShared titles: Chhaava (2025), Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya (2024), Mimi (2021), Luka Chuppi (2019), Hindi Medium (2017), Lekar Hum Deewana Dil (2014)See all 6 shared titles with Dinesh Vijan

- Yogiraj ShettyShared titles: Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya (2024), Nazar Andaaz (2022), Nazar Andaaz (2022), Mimi (2021), Tevar (2015), Boss (2013)See all 6 shared titles with Yogiraj Shetty
- Sharada KarkiShared titles: Chhaava (2025), Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya (2024), Mimi (2021), Luka Chuppi (2019), Hindi Medium (2017)See all 5 shared titles with Sharada Karki
- Kapil MadnaniShared titles: Mimi (2021), Tevar (2015), Boss (2013)See all 3 shared titles with Kapil Madnani