Mahesh Amber Kothare is an Indian film actor, director and producer of Marathi and Hindi films. He started his acting career as child artist. 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.
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.
Zapatlela 2 is a 2013 Indian Marathi-language horror comedy thriller film written and directed by Mahesh Kothare, produced by Adinath Kothare under the production banner of Kothare and Kothare Vision and distributed by Viacom 18 Motion Pictures. Released in Maharashtra on 7 June 2013, the film stars Adinath Kothare, Sonalee Kulkarni, Mahesh Kothare, Makarand Anaspure, Sai Tamhankar, Madhu Kambikar, Vijay Chavan, Deepak Shirke and Dilip Prabhavalkar as the voiceover for the ventriloquist's puppet Tatya Vinchu created by ventriloquist and puppeteer Ramdas Padhye. The film is a sequel for the film Zapatlela (1993) released 20 years earlier and is marked to be first Marathi film shot entirely with a 3D camera. Mahesh Kothare had stated that if the film did well, it would be dubbed into Hindi and a third movie in the series could be made.
Adinath Kothare is an Indian actor, producer, and director, who predominantly works in Marathi films. His directorial debut film, 'Paani,' won the 'National Film Award for Best Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation' at the 66th National Film Awards and also won him the 'Best Actor' award at the New York Indian Film Festival. His father, Mahesh Kothare, is a veteran film director of Marathi films.
Sata Lota Pan Sagla Khota is a 2015 Marathi-language comedy film directed by Shrabani Deodhar. The film had its theatrical release on 5 June 2015. The Movie Stars Adinath Kothare, Siddharth Chandekar, Pooja Sawant, Makarand Anaspure, Pushkar Shotri, and Mrunmayee Deshpande. Shrabani Deodhar directed this movie after a long gap.
Neha Mahajan is an Indian actress and model known for her works predominantly in Marathi and Hindi films, in addition to Marathi theatre. Mahajan made her debut in an English film in 2012, the Canadian-British production Midnight's Children directed by Deepa Mehta.
Siddharth Chandekar is an Indian actor. He is known for his work in Marathi cinema. At the age of 19, he made his debut in Marathi cinema with Avadhoot Gupte's 2010 political drama movie Zenda.
Dagadi Chawl is a 2015 Marathi language action thriller film directed by first-time director Chandrakant Kanse. Presented by Manglmurti films and produced by Sai Pooja Films & Entertainments, Dagadi Chawl features an ensemble cast of Ankush Chaudhari, Makarand Deshpande and Pooja Sawant in lead roles. It is the third release for Ankush Chaudhari in 2015 after back to back films Classmates and Double Seat. Official teaser of the film was released with Tu Hi Re on 4 September 2015 and was published on YouTube on 5 September 2015 which met with very good response.
Pune 52 is a 2013 Neo-noir Thriller Marathi language film directed by National Award Winner Nikhil Mahajan. It stars Girish Kulkarni, Sonali Kulkarni and Sai Tamhankar in the leading roles. The film was loosely inspired by 1974 Hollywood classic Chinatown. This is directorial debut film for Nikhil Mahajan. Atif Afzal composed the music and background score for the film.
Lapachhapi is a 2017 Marathi horror film directed by Vishal Furia and produced by Jitendra Patil.
Vaidehi Parashurami is an Indian actress. She made her debut with Mahesh Kothare's movie Ved Lavi Jeeva in 2010.
100 Days is a Marathi-language television crime series that aired on Zee Marathi. The show starred Tejaswini Pandit, Adinath Kothare and Ramesh Bhatkar in the lead roles. The series premiered from 24 October 2016 by replacing Ratris Khel Chale.
Chandramukhi is a 2022 Indian Marathi language musical romantic drama film written by Chinmay Mandlekar and directed by Prasad Oak, produced under Planet Marathi, Golden Ratio Films, Flying Dragon Entertainment & Creative Vibe. Based on a novel of the same name, written by Vishwas Patil, the film follows an intense musical love story between leading Tamasha singer and dancer Chandra and a rising politician Daulat and its repercussions. The film stars Amruta Khanvilkar in the titular role alongside Adinath Kothare and Mrunmayee Deshpande. The songs were composed by the duo Ajay–Atul.
Tu Chal Pudha is an Indian Marathi language television series airing on Zee Marathi. It is directed by Raju Sawant and produced by Zee Studios. It premiered from 15 August 2022 by replacing Man Udu Udu Jhala. It stars Deepa Parab, Aditya Vaidya and Dhanashri Kadgaonkar in lead roles.
One Way Ticket is an Indian Marathi-language mystery film directed by Kamal Nathani and Amol Shetge and produced by Komal Unawane. The film stars Sachit Patil, Amruta Khanvilkar, Gashmeer Mahajani, Neha Mahajan and Shashank Ketkar. The music is composed by Gaurav Dagoankar. The film was released on 23 September 2016 and was successful at the box-office.
Y is a 2022 Indian Marathi-language thriller film directed by Ajit Suryakant Wadikar, written by Swapneel Sojwal and Ajit Wadikar. It features Mukta Barve, Nandu Madhav, Prajakta Mali, Omkar Govardhan, Sandeep Pathak, Rohit Kokate, Suhas Sirsath. The film was screened at MAMI Festival in 2019 and was released in theatres on 24 June 2022.
Take Care Good Night is an Indian Marathi language film directed by Girish Joshi. The film stars Sachin Khedekar, Iravati Harshe, Adinath Kothare, Parna Pethe and Mahesh Manjrekar. Music by Narendra Bhide. The film was released on 31 August 2018.
Runh is a 2015 Indian Marathi-language film directed by Vishal Gaikwad and produced Mukund Mhatre and Eknath Bhopi. stars Manoj Joshi, Narayani Shastri, Rajeshwari Sachdev, Omkar Goverdhan, along with Vinay Apte, Vijay Patkar, Anant Jog, Vivek Lagoo, Usha Naik and Jayraj Nayar in supporting roles.
Panchak (transl. Quintet) is a 2023 Indian Marathi language comedy drama film 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.
