Medha Manjrekar | |
|---|---|
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| Born | Megha Phansikar 28 April 1968 [1] |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Saiee Manjrekar |
Medha Manjrekar (born 28 April 1968) is an Indian actress in Marathi cinema, known for Natsamrat (2016), Kaksparsh (2012) and De Dhakka (2008). [2] She played lead role opposite Nana Patekar in 2016 Marathi film Natsamrat , the highest-grossing film in Marathi cinema at the time.[ citation needed ]
She is married with Mahesh Manjrekar in 1995, with whom she had a daughter named Saiee Manjrekar. [3] [4] [5]
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Yadnya | Megha | Marathi | |
| 1995 | Aai | Prajakta Pradhan | ||
| 2008 | De Dhakka | Sumati Jadhav | [6] | |
| 2009 | Me Shivajiraje Bhosale Boltoy | Usman's wife | ||
| 2011 | Fakta Ladh Mhana | Madhusudan's wife | ||
| 2012 | Kaksparsh | Tara Damle | ||
| 2016 | Natsamrat | Kaveri/Sarkar | [7] | |
| 2016 | Bandh Nylon Che | Mangal Raghunath Jogalekar | [8] | |
| FU: Friendship Unlimited | ||||
| 2019 | Bhai: Vyakti Ki Valli 2 | Sadhana Amte | ||
| Remember Amnesia | Dr. Rani | Hindi | ||
| Dabangg 3 | Janki | [9] | ||
| 2021 | The Power | Uma Kalidas Thakur | [10] | |
| 2022 | Panghrun | Janaki | Marathi | [11] |
| De Dhakka 2 | Sumati Jadhav | [12] | ||
| BhauBali | Ramabai Awalaskar | [13] | ||
| 2024 | Juna Furniture | Suhas Pathak | Marathi | [14] |
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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.
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