Mahesh Kothare

Mahesh Kothare
Mahesh Kothare
	Kothare at Filmfare Awards Marathi 2014
Born	28 September 1953 (age 70); 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 Kothare (born 28 September 1953) is an Indian film actor, director and producer of Marathi and Hindi films. He has worked in Indian cinema from a young age and 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 hai tu kitni bholi hai o maa 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).

Career[edit]

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.

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.^[1]

Marathi film career[edit]

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 Dhumdhadaka 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 Pachadlela in 2004, which was the first Marathi film with computer-generated effects. Kothare was also the first Marathi filmmaker to produce science-fiction films.

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 Ramdas Padhye 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.^[2]^[3] 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[edit]

Kothare's son Adinath played a leading role in Zapatlela 2. Adinath is married to Marathi actress Urmilla Kothare.

Filmography[edit]

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

Year	Title	Role
2013	Zapatlela 2	Commissiner Mahesh Jadhav
2011	Dubhang
2010	Ideachi Kalpana	Commissiner Mahesh Thakur
2010	Ved Laavi Jeeva
2008	Full 3 Dhamal	Mahesh Kothare (Himself)
2007	Zabardast	Professor Bramhanand Bharadwaj
2006	Shubha Mangal Saavadhan
2005	Khabardar	Mahesh Kothare (Himself)
2004	Pachhadlela	Inspector Mahesh Jadhav
2000	Khatarnak	CID Inspector Mahesh Choudhary
1998	Dhangad Dhinga	Advocate Mahesh Mithare
1996	Masoom
1994	Maza Chakula	Inspector Mahesh Jadhav
1993	Zapatlela	CID Inspector Mahesh Jadhav
1992	Jeevlagaa
1990	Dhadakebaaz	Mahesh Nemade
1989	Thartharat	CID Inspector Mahesh Jadhav
1987	De Danadan	Sub-Inspector Mahesh Danke
1985	Dhum Dhadaka	Mahesh Javalkar
1984	Lek Chalali Sasarala	Vilas Inamdar
1983	Gupchup Gupchup	Ashok
1975	Prit Tuzi Mazi	Ravi
1971	Ghar Ghar Ki Kahani	Ravi
1970	Safar	Feroz Khan's Younger Brother Montu
1968	Raja Aur Runk	Yuvraj Narendradev / Raja
1964	Chota Jawan

Directorial credits

Year	Title	Role
1985	Dhum Dhadaka	Mahesh Javalkar
1987	De Danadan	Sub-Inspector Mahesh Danke
1989	Thartharat	CID Inspector Mahesh Jadhav
1990	Dhadakebaaz	Mahesh Nemade
1991	Jeevalaga
1993	Zapatlela	CID Inspector Mahesh Jadhav
1994	Maza Chakula	Inspector Mahesh Jadhav
1996	Masoom
1999	Lo Main Aagaya
1998	Dhangad Dhinga	Advocate Mahesh Mithare
2000	Khatarnaak
2001	Chimani Pakhar
2004	Pachadlela	Mahesh
2005	Khabardar
2007	Shubha Mangal Saavadhan
2008	Zabardast
2010	Ved Laavi Jeeva
2011	Dubhang
2013	Zapatlela 2	Commissioner Mahesh Jadhav

Awards and recognition[edit]

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

References[edit]

↑ "Kothare Vision". Archived from the original on 27 February 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
↑ "The Third Dimension of Marathi Cinema". Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
↑ "Terror in a new form". Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2013.

External links[edit]

Mahesh Kothare on IMDb

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[1] "Kothare Vision". Archived from the original on 27 February 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2013.

[2] "The Third Dimension of Marathi Cinema". Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2013.

[3] "Terror in a new form". Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2013.

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