Mahesh Kothare

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Mahesh Amber Kothare
Kothare at Filmfare Awards Marathi 2014
Born	(1953-09-28) 28 September 1953 (age 68) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Occupation	Film producer, Film director, Actor
Years active	1985 – present
Spouse(s)	Medha Kothare
Children	Adinath Kothare
Parent(s)	Jenama Kothare, Ambar Kothare
Relatives	Urmila Kothare (daughter-in-law)

Mahesh Amber Kothare (Marathi pronunciation: [məɦeːʃ koʈʰaːɾe]; born 28 September 1953) is an Indian film actor, director and producer of Marathi and Hindi films. He started his acting career as child artist.^[1] Kothare acted in well-known movies such as Raja Aur Runk, Chhota Bhai, Mere Laal, and Ghar Ghar ki Kahani. The well known Hindi song Tu Kitni Achhi Hain from the film Raja Aur Runk features Kothare as Master Mahesh.

Considered a revolutionary figure in the Marathi film industry, he began his directorial career with the groundbreaking Dhum Dhadaka (1985) and has since delivered many box office hits over a period of 20 years. Kothare's films are known for their technical nuances and fantasy concepts and he is one of the few Indian film makers who have made successful films in the fantasy genre. Kothare made the first Marathi film in true 3D, Zapatlela 2 (2013) which was the sequel to Zapatlela (1993).

In most of his hit films he played the fictional character of inspector Mahesh Jadhav and his dialogue 'Damn it' is popular among the Marathi movies's audience.^[1]

Career[]

Kothare started his career in Hindi movies with roles in Raja aur Runk and Ghar Ghar ki Kahani. He later switched to Marathi cinema, where he worked with well known stars and directors while continuing to make Hindi films without any noteworthy success. Kothare became a top Marathi director with hits including Dhumdhadaka, Zapatlela, Zapatlela 2, Khatarnak and Khabardar.

In films Gharka bhedi and Lek Chalali Sasarla he played negative character.^[1]

Kothare, along with, Laxmikant Berde, Sachin Pilgaonkar and Ashok Saraf formed a successful quartet, giving hits after hits, in the Marathi Cinema Industry in the 1980s and 1990s.

He also owns the Kothare Vision production house.^[2]

Marathi film career[]

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In the mid-1980s, Kothare and another young actor, Sachin Pilgaonkar, helped to revolutionize the Marathi film industry with their directing. Pilgaonkar directed Navri Mile Navryala, while Kothare directed Dhoom Dhadaka. Both films became box office hits, but Dhoom Dhadaka became a trendsetter which brought young audiences to recognize the Marathi style of movie-making. Kothare then went on to make comedies which also became major hits. He also made Dhadakebaaz, the first Marathi film shot in CinemaScope and brought a number of innovations such as Dolby Digital sound to Marathi cinema with the film Chimni Pakhara. He made Pachhadlela in 2004, which was the first Marathi film with computer-generated effects. Kothare was also the first Marathi filmmaker to produce science-fiction films.^{[citations needed]}

In the film Gupchup Gupchup and Thorali Jau he played supporting, character roles.^[1]

In the Marathi movies, he played supporting characters in flims such as Devata, Jabardast, Majah Chakula, De Dandan, Khatarnak, Tharthrat, Zapatlela, Zapatlela - 2, Shubha Mangal.^[1]

In 2013, Kothare made the film Zapatlela 2 in 3D with his son Adinath Kothare in the lead. The film was the sequel to his 1993 box office hit Zapatlela, which has acquired a cult following amongst Marathi audiences and features a doll named Tatya Vinchu created by Ventriloquist and Puppeteer and voiced by Dilip Prabhavalkar that comes to life. Kothare revived Tatya Vinchu with 3D, animatronics and state of the art CGI in the sequel Zapatlela 2, which was the first Marathi film shot in 3D using split beam technology produced by Spanish stereographer Enrique Criado.^[3][4] The film was shot at ND Studios, Karjat and released on 7 June 2013, going on to become a big hit over its 100-day run.

Personal life[]

Kothare's son Adinath played a leading role in Zapatlela 2. Adinath is married to Marathi actress Urmilla Kothare.^{[citations needed]} Kothare is studied B.Sc. and L.L.B., He worked as a criminal lawyer for some period.^[1]

Filmography[]

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As an actor, Kothare appeared primarily as a Police Inspector with his first name Mahesh.

Directorial credits

Awards and recognition[]

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• 1986 – Best Director – Film Dhumdhadaka (Marathi) – Filmfare Awards
• 1986 – Best Film – Film Dhumdhadaka (Marathi) – Filmfare Awards
• 1994 – Best Director 3 – Film Mazha Chhakula (Marathi) – Maharashtra State
• 1994 – Best Film 3 – Film Mazha Chhakula (Marathi) – Maharashtra State
• 1994 – Best Director – Film Mazha Chhakula (Marathi) – Screen Award
• 1994 – Best Film – Film Mazha Chhakula (Marathi) – Screen Award
• 2001 – Best Director – Marathi Screen Award for Khatarnak (Marathi film 2000)
• 2007 – Best Director 2 – Film Khabardar (Marathi) Maharashtra State
• 2007 – Best Screenplay – Film Khabardar (Marathi) Maharashtra State
• 2009 – Award for Outstanding Contribution to Marathi Cinema – Maharashtra State
• 2021 - Filmfare Award for Excellence in Marathi Cinema

See also[]

• Ashok Saraf
• Laxmikant Berde
• Sachin Pilgaonkar

References[]

External links[]

• Mahesh Kothare at IMDb