Upendra Limaye

Upendra Limaye
Upendra Limaye
Born	8 November 1969 (age 55); Pune, Maharashtra, India
Occupation	Actor
Spouse	Swati
Website	upendralimaye.com

Last updated March 06, 2025

Upendra Limaye (born 8 November 1969) is an Indian actor, who won the National Film Award for his role in the Marathi film Jogwa .^[2]^[3] On the centenary of Indian cinema in April 2013, Forbes included Limaye's performance in the film Jogwa on its list, "25 Greatest Acting Performances of Indian Cinema."^[4]

Personal life

Upendra Limaye was born and grew up in Pune’s sadashiv peth.^[5] He is married to Swati and they have two children.^[6] In Pune, Upendra Limaye attended Bharti Vidyapeeth and New English High School.^[7]

Career

He has acted in numerous experimental plays, Marathi parallel films, television serials, Hindi mainstream movies and a few South Indian films. He has worked with renowned stage and film directors like Madhur Bhandarkar, Ram Gopal Verma, Amol Palekar, Rajiv Patil, Jabbar Patel, Satish Alekar, Vinay Apte, Waman Kendre, Chandrakant Kulkarni, Anant Mahadevan, Karupaniannan and others.

His performance in the film Jogva, earned him the Best Male Actor award at the 56th National Films Awards in 2010, making him the first Marathi actor to be honoured with. Besides ‘Jogwa’, he has appeared in several National award-winning films, like ‘Mukta,’ ‘Bangarwadi,’ ‘Sarkarnama,’ ‘Dhyasparva’, ‘Chandni Bar,’ ‘Page 3,’ ‘Traffic Signal,’ to mention a few.

In 1988, along with his friends za Upendra founded an Experimental Theatre platform called ‘Parichay’. In the next decade, Upendra acted in numerous experimental and commercial plays.

Filmography

Key
†	Denotes films that have not yet been released

Films


Year	Title	Role	Language	Other notes
1994	Mukta	Social Activist	Marathi
1995	Bangarwadi	Shekoo
1995	Katha Don Ganpatravanchi	Rohodas
1998	Sarkarnama	Sapkale, Pandal (Mandap) Contractor/ Decorator
2000	Kairee	Deshpande Teacher
2001	Dhyaas Parva (Kal Ka Admi)	Press Owner	Marathi and Hindi
2001	Chandni Bar	Gokul	Hindi
2004	Savarkhed: Ek Gaav	Surshya	Marathi
2005	Page 3	Inspector Bhonsale	Hindi
2006	Jatra: Hyalagaad Re Tyalagaad	Ramdas Mali	Marathi
	Blind Game	Karamchand	Marathi
	Shiva	Bapu	Hindi
	Sivappathigaram	Inspector	Tamil
2007	Darling	Inspector Bhaskar Reddy	Hindi
	Traffic Signal	Manya Langda
	Pranali	Sultan
2008	Tandala	Sawaishankar	Marathi
	Urus	Mahadev	Marathi
	Sarkar Raj	Kantilal Vora	Hindi
	Contract	Goonga	Hindi
2009	Made in China	Kailash	Marathi	Not be confused with the 2009 U.S. indie film Made in China
2009	Jogwa	Tayappa		Won Maharashtra State Government Awards for Best Actor National Film Award for Best Actor
2010	Mee Sindhutai Sapkal	Shrihari
	Dhoosar	Arjun
	Mahaguru	Shankar
2011	My Name is 340	340	Hindi
2013	Kokanastha	Gautam	Marathi
2013	Tuhya Dharma Koncha	Kavadu	Marathi
2014	Gunaaji	Gunaaji	Konkani Marathi Hindi
	Guru Pournima	Guru	Marathi
	Yellow	Swimming Coach
2015	Urfi	Inspector Avinash Kulkarni
2017	Vitha
	Sur Sapata	Anna Bhosale
	Shentimental	API Dilip Thakur
2018	Mulshi Pattern	Inspector Vitthal Kadu
2020	Bansuri: The Flute	Maan Singh	Hindi
2021	200 – Halla Ho	Suresh Patil
	Antim: The Final Truth	Nanya Bhau
	Preetam		Marathi
2022	Faas	Inspector Ghorpade	Marathi
2022	Sarsenapati Hambirrao	Bahirji Naik
2023	Jaggu Ani Juliet			^[8]
	Chowk			^[9]
	Salman Society
	Animal	Freddy Patil	Hindi
2024	Madgaon Express	Mendoza	Hindi
	Juna Furniture	Pakya	Marathi	^[10]
	KarmaVirayan		Marathi	^[11]
2025	Sangeet Manapmaan	Khushalpur Naresh Dhiren	Marathi
	Sankranthiki Vasthunam	George Antony	Telugu
	Deva		Hindi
	Sa La Te Sa La Na Te	Hassanbhai	Marathi	^[12]
	Jaat		Hindi

Television shows

Title	Year(s)	Role	Channel
Ya Sukhano Ya	2005-2008	Aakash	Zee Marathi
Tara From Satara	2019–2020	Sachin Mane	SET

Awards


Year	Award	Category	Work	Ref.
1996	Natya Gaurav Awards	Best Actor	Jallai Tuzi Preet
1996	Kalnirnay Awards	Best Actor	Jallai Tuzi Preet
2005	MaTa Sanman	Best Supporting Actor	Page 3	^[13]
2005	Hamlog Awards
2006	Rashtriya Ratna Puraskar
2009	Kalarang Awards		Sarkar Raj / Urus	^[14]
2009	56th National Film Awards	National Film Award for Best Actor	Jogwa	^[15]
	Zee Chitra Gaurav Puraskar	Best Actor		^[16]
	Maharashtra State Film Awards	Best Actor
	Sivaji Ganesan Awards	Best Actor in a Leading Role
	Chitrapati V. Shantaram Awards	Best Leading Actor		^[17]
	Baburao Painter Awards	Best Actor
	Sanskruti Kalandarpan	Best Actor
	MaTa Sanman	Best Actor
2010	Maharashtra Ratna Puraskar	Overall Contribution in Marathi cinema	Various
2010	Ninad Puraskar	Overall Contribution in Marathi cinema	Various
2014	Filmfare Marathi Awards	Nominated Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Marathi	Yellow
2017	Filmfare Marathi Awards	Nominated Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Marathi	Shentimental
2020	Filmfare Marathi Awards	Nominated Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Marathi	Sur sapata

References

↑ "Upendra Limaye Profile" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 November 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
↑ "'जोगवा'साठी उपेंद्र लिमयेला राष्ट्रीय पुरस्कार". Maharashtra Times. 23 January 2010. Archived from the original on 26 January 2010. Retrieved 30 December 2011.
↑ Bramhe, Shripad (31 January 2010). "'तोयप्पा' साकारताना..." Sakaal . Archived from the original on 11 November 2011. Retrieved 30 December 2011.
↑ "25 Greatest Acting Performances of Indian Cinema | Forbes India". Forbes India. Archived from the original on 9 September 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
↑ "Upendra Limye - Biography". www.upendralimaye.com. Archived from the original on 25 November 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
↑ "कलाविश्वापासून कोसो दूर आहे उपेंद्र लिमयेची पत्नी; जनसेवेसाठी करतीये 'या' क्षेत्रात काम". Lokmat (in Marathi). 15 March 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
↑ filmyfocus.com, filmyfocus.com. "Upendra Limaye Biography". filmyfocus.com. filmyfocus. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
↑ "Jaggu Ani Juliet Marathi Movie Trailer, Release Date, Cast". 10 January 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
↑ "'Chowk' teaser: Pravin Tarde and Upendra Limaye starrer is high on action and drama -Watch". The Times of India. 20 April 2023. ISSN 0971-8257 . Retrieved 18 May 2023.
↑ "Juna Furniture Movie (2024): Cast, Trailer, OTT, Songs, Release Date | जुनं फर्निचर | Exclusive 2024 - Rang Marathi". Rang Marathi. 20 March 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
↑ "KarmaVirayan Movie (2024): Cast, Trailer, OTT, Songs, Release Date | कर्मवीरायण चित्रपट | Exclusive 2024 - Rang Marathi". Rang Marathi. 1 May 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
↑ Navarashtra (20 January 2025). "'स ला ते स ला ना ते' चित्रपटामध्ये उपेंद्र लिमये यांची लक्षवेधी भूमिका!". Navarashtra (in Marathi). Retrieved 3 February 2025.
↑ "Upendra Limaye: Upendra Limaye: Theatre is been my all-time Valentine | Marathi Movie News - Times of India". The Times of India.
↑ ""...आणि बिग बींनी मला मिठी मारली", उपेंद्र लिमयेंनी सांगितला अमिताभ बच्चन यांचा 'तो' किस्सा - Marathi News | animal fame upendra limaye shared sarkar raj movie experience said amitabh bachchan hug me after seen the movie | Latest filmy News at Lokmat.com". LOKMAT (in Marathi). 11 December 2023.
↑ "56th National Film Awards" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 December 2018.
↑ "Zee Gaurav Puraskar 2009 Nomination list".
↑ Editorial, M. M. W. (12 April 2009). "Catch the Chitrapati "V. Shantaram Award ceremony" on Zee Marathi" . Retrieved 16 February 2024.

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[Upendra_Limaye-1] "Upendra Limaye Profile" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 November 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2015.

[mata-2] "'जोगवा'साठी उपेंद्र लिमयेला राष्ट्रीय पुरस्कार". Maharashtra Times. 23 January 2010. Archived from the original on 26 January 2010. Retrieved 30 December 2011.

[sakal-3] Bramhe, Shripad (31 January 2010). "'तोयप्पा' साकारताना..." Sakaal . Archived from the original on 11 November 2011. Retrieved 30 December 2011.

[4] "25 Greatest Acting Performances of Indian Cinema | Forbes India". Forbes India. Archived from the original on 9 September 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2017.

[:0-5] "Upendra Limye - Biography". www.upendralimaye.com. Archived from the original on 25 November 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2019.

[6] "कलाविश्वापासून कोसो दूर आहे उपेंद्र लिमयेची पत्नी; जनसेवेसाठी करतीये 'या' क्षेत्रात काम". Lokmat (in Marathi). 15 March 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2023.

[7] yfocus.com, filmyfocus.com. "Upendra Limaye Biography". filmyfocus.com. filmyfocus. Retrieved 8 August 2024.

[8] "Jaggu Ani Juliet Marathi Movie Trailer, Release Date, Cast". 10 January 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.

[9] "'Chowk' teaser: Pravin Tarde and Upendra Limaye starrer is high on action and drama -Watch". The Times of India. 20 April 2023. ISSN 0971-8257 . Retrieved 18 May 2023.

[10] "Juna Furniture Movie (2024): Cast, Trailer, OTT, Songs, Release Date | जुनं फर्निचर | Exclusive 2024 - Rang Marathi". Rang Marathi. 20 March 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2024.

[11] "KarmaVirayan Movie (2024): Cast, Trailer, OTT, Songs, Release Date | कर्मवीरायण चित्रपट | Exclusive 2024 - Rang Marathi". Rang Marathi. 1 May 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.

[12] Navarashtra (20 January 2025). "'स ला ते स ला ना ते' चित्रपटामध्ये उपेंद्र लिमये यांची लक्षवेधी भूमिका!". Navarashtra (in Marathi). Retrieved 3 February 2025.

[13] "Upendra Limaye: Upendra Limaye: Theatre is been my all-time Valentine | Marathi Movie News - Times of India". The Times of India.

[14] ""...आणि बिग बींनी मला मिठी मारली", उपेंद्र लिमयेंनी सांगितला अमिताभ बच्चन यांचा 'तो' किस्सा - Marathi News | animal fame upendra limaye shared sarkar raj movie experience said amitabh bachchan hug me after seen the movie | Latest filmy News at Lokmat.com". LOKMAT (in Marathi). 11 December 2023.

[15] "56th National Film Awards" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 December 2018.

[16] "Zee Gaurav Puraskar 2009 Nomination list".

[17] Editorial, M. M. W. (12 April 2009). "Catch the Chitrapati "V. Shantaram Award ceremony" on Zee Marathi" . Retrieved 16 February 2024.

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v t e National Film Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
1967–1980	Uttam Kumar (1967) Ashok Kumar (1968) Utpal Dutt (1969) Sanjeev Kumar (1970) M. G. Ramachandran (1971) Sanjeev Kumar (1972) P. J. Antony (1973) Sadhu Meher (1974) M. V. Vasudeva Rao (1975) Mithun Chakraborty (1976) Bharath Gopi (1977) Arun Mukherjee (1978) Naseeruddin Shah (1979) Balan K. Nair (1980)
1981–2000	Om Puri (1981) Kamal Haasan (1982) Om Puri (1983) Naseeruddin Shah (1984) Shashi Kapoor (1985) Charuhasan (1986) Kamal Haasan (1987) Premji (1988) Mammootty (1989) Amitabh Bachchan (1990) Mohanlal (1991) Mithun Chakraborty (1992) Mammootty (1993) Nana Patekar (1994) Rajit Kapur (1995) Kamal Haasan (1996) Balachandra Menon and Suresh Gopi (1997) Ajay Devgn and Mammootty (1998) Mohanlal (1999) Anil Kapoor (2000)
2001–2020	Murali (2001) Ajay Devgn (2002) Vikram (2003) Saif Ali Khan (2004) Amitabh Bachchan (2005) Soumitra Chatterjee (2006) Prakash Raj (2007) Upendra Limaye (2008) Amitabh Bachchan (2009) Dhanush and Salim Kumar (2010) Girish Kulkarni (2011) Irrfan Khan and Vikram Gokhale (2012) Rajkummar Rao and Suraj Venjaramoodu (2013) Sanchari Vijay (2014) Amitabh Bachchan (2015) Akshay Kumar (2016) Riddhi Sen (2017) Ayushmann Khurrana and Vicky Kaushal (2018) Dhanush and Manoj Bajpayee (2019) Suriya and Ajay Devgn (2020)
2021–present	Allu Arjun (2021) Rishab Shetty (2022)

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Upendra Limaye

Born	(1969-11-08) 8 November 1969 (age 55)^[1] Pune, Maharashtra, India
Occupation	Actor
Spouse	Swati
Website	upendralimaye.com