# Uttam Neupane

Surya Kumar Neupane (born 1987) known professionally as Uttam Neupane, is a Nepali sound mixer. He is the recipient of the 5th National Film Award of Nepal for Best Sound mixing for the feature film Mero Euta Saathi Chha. Two films he did sound-mixing for, Bulbul and Talakjung vs Tulke, 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.
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. He is sound designer alumni of Busan International Film Festival-Asian film academy and Berlin international Film festival Berlinale Talent Campus in 2023 & 2024 respectively. He is member at the Cinema Audio Society

## Filmography

| Year | Movie | Director | Country | Credit |
| 2024 | Kama | Veemsen Lama | United Kingdom | Re-recording mixer,Sound Designer |
| 2024 | Pooja, Sir | Deepak Rauniyar | Nepal | Sound editor |
| 2024 | Sand City | Mahde Hasan | Bangladesh | Re-recording mixer,Sound Designer |
| 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 | Navin Awal | Nepali | Re-recording Mixer,Sound Designer |
| 2016 | Dirty Games | Benjamin Best | Germany | Sound Recordist |
| 2016 | Gajalu | Hem Raj BC | Nepal | Re-recording Mixer,Sound Designer |
| 2016 | Gaatho | Suraj Bhusal | Nepal | Re-recording Mixer,Sound Designer |
| 2016 | Dhauli | Ghanashyam Lamichhane | Nepal | Re-recording Mixer,Sound Designer |
| 2015 | Talakjung vs Tulke | Nischal Basnet | Nepali | 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 |