Madan Deodhar is an Indian actor prominently featuring in Marathi films.

Madan Deodhar
The Director, Mangesh Joshi, the Producer, P.P. Nath, the Child Actor, Madan Deodhar and the Actor Chittranjan Giri on the red carpet, during the 42nd International Film Festival of India (IFFI-2011), in Panaji.jpg
Madan Deodhar, IFFI (2011)
Born (1994-01-25) January 25, 1994 (age 30)[citation needed]
Alma materBrihan Maharashtra College of Commerce
OccupationActor
Years active2007–present

Career

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Deodhar (second from left) with the co-actors of the film Balak Palak

Deodhar started his acting career as a child actor in the Hindi film Mahek (2007), a coming-of-age film directed by Kranti Kanade. The film won Best Feature Film Award at Arpa International Film Festival.[1] In 2009 he went on to play the lead role in the Marathi film Vihir. Deodhar portrayed the character of a school going swimmer Sameer who is very close to his cousin Nachiket (played by Alok Rajwade). Nachiket dies by drowning in a well and shocked Sameer sets on a journey to find meaning to life. The film received multiple awards and Deodhar's performance was also appreciated. Film's review in IBN Live called Deodhar and Rajwade's work as "outstanding" and credits them for the film's success.[2] In 2010, he played the childhood role of actor Sharman Joshi in the Hindi film Allah Ke Banday.[3] In 2012, he also appeared in a Bhojpuri film He about a slum boy who gets a chance to work in films.[4] At the time of filming of He, he was the first year's student of Brihan Maharashtra College of Commerce at Pune.[5] In 2013, the Marathi film Balak Palak had him play one of the lead roles.[6] He also featured in a commercial of Idea Cellular's 'No Ullu Banaoing' campaign in 2014. In 2019 he played the role of Maratha Captain in the hindi movie Laal Kaptaan.[7]

Filmography

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Films

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Year Title Role Language
2007 Dus Kahaniyaan Hindi
2007 Mahek Amit Hindi
2009 Vihir Sameer Marathi
2010 Allah Ke Banday Vijay Hindi
2012 HE... Hari Bhojpuri
2013 Balak-Palak Bhagya Marathi
2014 Happy Journey 14 year old Niranjan Marathi
2016 Phuntroo Marathi
2017 Nude Lahanya Marathi
2019 Laal Kaptaan Maratha Captain Hindi

Television

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Year Title Role Language
2017-2018 Hum To Tere Aashiq Hai Mangesh (Monty) Marathi
2018-2019 Julta Julta Jultay Ki Vijay Marathi[8]

References

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  1. ^ "India's 'Mahek' wins best Feature Film Award". Press Information Bureau. 8 November 2007. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
  2. ^ Mhamunkar, Abhijit (9 April 2010). "'Vihir' is brilliant cinema". IBN Live. Archived from the original on 3 April 2010. Retrieved 28 February 2014. The film however works largely because of the outstanding performances by both the boys - Alok and Madan.
  3. ^ Komal Nahta (26 November 2010). "'Allah Ke Banday' Review By Komal Nahta". Koimoi. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
  4. ^ "'He' was an experimental film: Mangesh Joshi". Sakal. Pune. 16 January 2012. Archived from the original on 9 March 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2014.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ^ Kaura, Neha (9 November 2011). "Gajab hui gawa! Marathi director's Bhojpuri flick at IFFI". Pune Mirror. Archived from the original on 28 February 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
  6. ^ Salgaonkar, Shakti (5 January 2013). "Film review: 'Balak Palak (Marathi)—a must watch for parents". Daily News and Analysis. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
  7. ^ "सैफकडून अभिनेता मदन देवधरचं कौतुक". Maharashtra Times (in Marathi). Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Julta Julta Jultay Ki Cast, Title Song, Wiki, Story". Marathi TV. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
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