Purushottam Laxman Deshpande, popularly known by his initials or as P. L. Deshpande, was a Marathi writer and humorist from Maharashtra. He was also an accomplished film and stage actor, script writer, author, composer, musician, singer and orator. He was often referred to as "Maharashtra's beloved personality".
Rahul Deshpande is an Indian classical music singer and actor. He is the recipient of a National Film Award for his work in Me Vasantrao. He is the grandson of Vasantrao Deshpande.
Siddharth Jadhav is an Indian actor, entertainer and comedian widely known for his work in several Hindi and Marathi films and stage productions. He has received several awards including a Filmfare Award Marathi.
Maharashtra State Film Awards, one of the prestigious awards of Marathi cinema, are awarded by the Government of Maharashtra to Marathi language films and artists. They were first awarded in 1963.
Mugdha Vaishampayan is one of the finalists in the Marathi championship of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Marathi L'il Champs, which aired on Zee Marathi television between July 2008 and February 2009. She was referred to as "Little Monitor".
Rahul Ranade is a music composer. His work in music spans from composing music for films, television, drama to events, concerts, composing music for ballets, advertisements, and also albums.
Kaksparsh is a 2012 Indian Marathi period drama film directed by Mahesh Manjrekar and produced by Aniruddha Deshpande and Medha Manjrekar. The film stars Sachin Khedekar, Priya Bapat, Medha Manjrekar, Savita Malpekar and Ketaki Mategaonkar. Based on a short story by Usha Datar by the same name, the film depicts the tumultuous events in a Chitpavan Brahmin family, set around 1930–1950 in Konkan. The film was a commercial success and got critical acclaim for its direction, screenplay by Girish Joshi and also for the performances by its actors, especially Khedekar for his portrayal of Hari Damle as a head of the family.
Coffee Ani Barach Kahi is a Marathi-language film, directed and produced by Prakash Kunte. It stars Vaibhav Tatwawaadi, Prarthana Behere, Neha Mahajan, Bhushan Pradhan and Suyash Tilak. The film was released on 3 April 2015.
Katyar Kaljat Ghusali is a 2015 Indian Marathi-language epic musical drama film based on a play by the same name. Directed by Subodh Bhave, the film stars Sachin Pilgaonkar, Shankar Mahadevan, and Subodh Bhave in lead roles. The film marks the directorial debut for Bhave, and the theatrical acting debut for Shankar Mahadevan. The original play, written by Purushottam Darvhekar, premiered in 1967 in Mumbai, where Hindustani classical vocalist Vasantrao Deshpande played one of the protagonists. In 2010, the play was relaunched with protagonists essayed by Rahul Deshpande, grandson of Vasantrao Deshpande and singer Mahesh Kale. The film's music is composed by Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy, and retained some of the songs from the original play composed by Jitendra Abhisheki.
Ramdas Shantaram Kamat was an Indian musician. He worked in Sangeet Natak, Marathi theatre.
Taptapadi is an Indian period film inspired by Rabindranath Tagore's short story Drustidaan. It is directed by Sachin Balram Nagargoje and stars Kashyap Parulekar, Veena Jamkar, Shruti Marathe, Neena Kulkarni, Sharad Ponkshe, Ambarish Deshpande, and Ashwini Ekbote in lead roles. The film was released 28 March 2014.
Hampi is a 2017 Indian Marathi language film directed by Prakash Kunte, starring Sonalee Kulkarni, Lalit Prabhakar, Prajakta Mali, Priyadarshan Jadhav, Vijay Nikam & Chhaya Kadam.
Sugar Salt ani Prem is an Indian Marathi language film director, writer and produced by Sonali Bangera. The film stars Sonali Kulkarni, Sameer Dharmadhikari, Ajinkya Dev, Shilpa Tulaskar, Prasad Oak and Kranti Redkar. Music by Siddharth Mahadevan. The film was released on 12 June 2015.
Nivdung is an Indian Marathi language film directed by Munawar Shameem. The film stars Bhushan Pradhan and Sanskruti Balgude. Music by Rafique Shaikh. The film was released on 21 October 2016.
Ananya is an Indian Marathi-language film directed by Pratap Phad and produced by Ravi Jadhav and Dhruv Das. The film stars Hruta Durgule, Amey Wagh, Chetan Chitnis, Yogesh Soman. Music by Sameer Saptiskar. The film was released on 22 July 2022.
Ganaraj Gajanan is a 2023 Indian Marathi devotional song composed and sung by Rahul Deshpande, and the lyrics are penned by Sameer Samant. The track features actress Amruta Khanvilkar and singer Rahul Deshpande. Khanvilkar also produced it under the banner Amritkala Studios.
Oli Ki Suki is a 2017 Indian Marathi-language film directed by Anand Dilip Gokhale. Produced by Vaibhav Uttamrao Joshi, the film stars Tejashree Pradhan, Sanjay Khapare, Bhargavi Chirmule and Sharvari Lokhare. Mayuresh Joshi composed the music with cinematography by Yogesh Rajguru. It was released theatrically on 26 May 2017.
Panchak (transl. Quintet) is a 2024 Indian Marathi language comedy drama film written and directed by Rahul Awate and Jayant Jathar and produced by Madhuri Dixit along with her husband, Dr. Shriram Nene, under RnM Moving Pictures. The film features an ensemble cast of Adinath Kothare, Dilip Prabhavalkar, Bharati Achrekar, Anand Ingale, Tejashri Pradhan, Satish Alekar, Nandita Patkar, Sampada Kulkarni and Deepti Devi. The story revolves around a family with a fear of superstition and death.
Shivrayancha Chhava is a 2024 Indian Marathi-language historical drama film written and directed by Digpal Lanjekar and produced by Malhar Picture Company. A sixth installment in the Shri Shivraj Ashtak, stars Bhushan Patil, Chinmay Mandlekar, Mrinal Kulkarni, Ayesha Madhukar, Sameer Dharmadhikari, and Rahul Dev. The film is about Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj, the second Chhatrapati of the Maratha Empire, who ruled from 1681 to 1689.
Swargandharva Sudhir Phadke is a 2024 Indian Marathi-language musical biographical film based on Marathi Music director and Singer Sudhir Phadke. It is directed by Yogesh Deshpande and produced by ReDefine Productions, featuring Sunil Barve, Adish Vaidya, Sharad Ponkshe, Mrunmayee Deshpande, Sagar Bhimakar, Apoorva Modak, Avinash Narkar.
