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Mahesh Manjrekar
Manjrekar at Audio release of 3:56 Killari
Born (1958-08-16) 16 August 1958 (age 66)[1]
Bombay (present-day Mumbai), India
Occupations
  • Film actor
  • director
  • screenwriter
  • producer
Years active1975–present
SpouseMedha Manjrekar
Children3, including Saiee

Mahesh Vaman Manjrekar (born 16 August 1958)[1] is an Indian actor, director, writer, and producer who works primarily in Hindi films, alongside Marathi and Telugu films.[2] He is credited with directing the critically acclaimed films Vaastav: The Reality (1999), Astitva (2000) and Viruddh... Family Comes First (2005). He has won a National Film Award and two Star Screen Awards.

Manjrekar has acted in several films, including some of his own productions. He was first seen in the Door darshan Marathi series named Kshitij, in which he played a leprosy patient. He first gained acclaim as an actor for his performance in the 2002 film Kaante, and later played negative roles in the Tamil film Arrambam (2013), Telugu film Okkadunnadu (2007) and as the gangster Javed in the film Slumdog Millionaire (2008). He played Shivaji in the Marathi film Me Shivajiraje Bhosale Boltoy. He also played the role of Harpeez Dongara in the Aakhri Chunauti series of episodes in the Indian TV series C.I.D.. Manjrekar was acclaimed for the role as inspector D.R. Talpade in the movie Wanted.

He was a MNS candidate from Mumbai North West in the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections but lost to Gajanan Kirtikar of Shiv Sena.[3][4]

Personal life

Manjrekar has a daughter, Saiee Manjrekar, who is a Bollywood actress.[5] He has a stepdaughter, Gauri Ingawale, from his wife Medha Manjrekar's first husband.[6]

Filmography

Actor

Year Films Role Language Ref.
1999 Vaastav: The Reality As himself in Song Hindi
2001 Ehsaas: The Feeling Michael Hindi [7]
2002 Kaante Raja "Balli" Yadav Hindi [8]
2003 Pran Jaye Par Shaan Na Jaye Munna Bhai Hatela Hindi
2004 Plan Sultan Hindi [9]
2004 Run Ganpat Chowdhury Hindi [10]
2004 Musafir Lukka Hindi
2005 It Was Raining That Night Brij Bhushan English
2006 Zinda Joy Fernandes Hindi
2006 Jawani Diwani: A Youthful Joyride Chappu Bhai Hindi
2007 Dus Kahaniyaan Hindi
2007 Okkadunnadu Sona Bhai Telugu
2007 Padmashree Laloo Prasad Yadav Advocate Prasad Pritam Pradyuman Hindi
2007 Deha
2008 Meerabai Not Out Manoj Anant Achrekar Hindi
2008 Slumdog Millionaire Don Javed English
2008 Homam Daddy Telugu
2009 Me Shivajiraje Bhosale Boltoy Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Marathi
2009 Wanted Inspector Talpade Hindi
2009 99 AGM (Aatmaram Gyanshekhar Machve) Hindi
2009 Fruit and Nut Khandar Zala Hindi
2010 Adhurs Don Baba, the main villain Telugu
2010 Teen Patti Dagdu Seth Hindi
2010 Dabangg Haria (Rajo's father) Hindi
2010 Don Seenu Mukesh Duggal / Duggal Saab Telugu
2011 Ready Ram Kapoor (Prem's father) Hindi
2011 Fakta Ladh Mhana Bababhai Marathi
2011 Bodyguard Ranjan Mhatre Hindi
2012 Tukkaa Fitt Hindi
2012 OMG: Oh My God! Lawyer Sardesai Hindi
2012 Jai Jai Maharashtra Maza Marathi
2013 Himmatwala Sher Singh Hindi
2013 Shootout at Wadala Inspector Bhinde Hindi
2013 Once Upon a Time In Mumbaai Dobara Local gangster Rawa Hindi
2013 Arrambam Mahadev Rane Tamil
2013 Rajjo Begam Hindi
2014 Jai Ho Auto-Rickshaw Driver Hindi
2014 Rege Pradeep Sharma Marathi
2014 Singham Returns Chief Minister Vikram Adhikari Hindi
2014 Ardhangini by Abhishek Mukherjee Bangla
2015 Bajirao Mastani Shahuji Raje Bhosale Hindi
2015 Akhil Divya's father Telugu
2016 Vrundavan Bhumi's father Marathi
2016 Guntur Talkies Jakie Telugu
2016 Badsha - The Don Shyam Vhai Bengali
2017 FU: Friendship Unlimited Chilly's father Marathi
2017 Velaikkaran Madhav Kurup Tamil
2018 Sanju Himself Hindi
2018 Take Care Good Night Inspector Pawar Marathi
2019 Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota Ajoba Hindi
2019 Vinaya Vidheya Rama Chief Minister of Bihar Telugu
2019 Total Dhamaal Chinnappa Swamy Hindi
2019 Saaho Prince Hindi
Tamil
Telugu
2019 Mulshi Pattern Shirpya Marathi
2019 Dabangg 3 Hariya Hindi
2019 66 Sadashiv Marathi
2020 Kesari[11] Vastad Mehman Marathi
2020 Taxi No. 24 Hindi[12]
2021 The White Tiger The Stork English

Hindi

2021 Boss (with Pawan Singh) TBA Bhojpuri

Director

Producer

Filmmaking Credits

Year Title Director Writer Producer Notes
1999 Vaastav Yes No
2000 Astitva Yes Yes No
2000 Kurukshetra Yes Yes No
2000 Jis Desh Mein Ganga Rehta Hai Yes Yes No
2002 Hathyar Yes Yes No
2005 Viruddh Yes Yes No
2005 It Was Raining That Night

Vaah! Life Ho Toh Aisi!

Yes Yes Yes
2009 Me Shivajiraje Bhosale Boltoy No Yes No
2011 Ami Shubhash Bolchi Yes Yes No
2012 Kaksparsh Yes No No
2019 Bhai: Vyakti Ki Valli Yes No No

References

  1. ^ a b Multiple sources:
    • "Mahesh Manjrekar". BollywoodMDb.
    • "Mahesh Manjrekar celebrates his birthday". mid-day. 18 August 2012.
    • "5 things you did not know about birthday boy Mahesh Manjrekar|The Times of India". The Times of India. 16 August 2014.
    • "Mahesh Manjrekar celebrates his Birthday | Indian Photo Agency". indianphotoagency.com. 17 August 2012.
  2. ^ "The day my work suffers, I'll retire". Rediff.com. 12 November 2001. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
  3. ^ "Mahesh Manjrekar was MNS Candidate from Mumbai North West". IANS. news.biharprabha.com. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  4. ^ "Celeb politicians: who won and who lost". Hindustan Times. 16 May 2014. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  5. ^ "Saiee Manjrekar on life post Bollywood debut: When I step out, I've to think about how am I looking, talk nicely, earlier I could wear pajamas and ignore people". Hindustan Times. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Marathi actor director Mahesh Manjrekar stepdaughter Gauri Ingawale". Loksatta (in Marathi). Retrieved 4 February 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ http://www.gomolo.com/ehsaas-movie/7819
  8. ^ "Kaante: Complete Cast and Crew details". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  9. ^ "Plan: Complete Cast and Crew details". IndiaFm. 9 January 2004. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
  10. ^ https://movies.fullhyderabad.com/run-hindi/hindi/run-hindi-movie-reviews-2074-2.html
  11. ^ Matkari, Ganesh; Matkari; 2020; Ist, 23:21 (28 February 2020). "Kesari Movie Review". Pune Mirror. Retrieved 3 March 2020. {{cite web}}: |last3= has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  12. ^ Adarsh, Taran (25 September 2020). "FILMING BEGINS... #MaheshManjrekar commenced shoot for thriller #TaxiNo24 in #Mumbai... Costars #JagjeetSandhu and #AnangshaBiswas... Directed by Saumitra Singh... Produced by Saviraj Shetty". Twitter.