Mahesh Manjrekar

Mahesh Vaman Manjrekar (born 16 August 1958)[1] is an Indian film director, actor, writer and producer.[2][3] He is credited with directing the critically acclaimed films Vaastav: The Reality (1999), Astitva (2000) and Viruddh... Family Comes First (2005). He has won a National Film Award and two Star Screen Awards. Besides direction, he has acted in several films, including some of his own productions. He was first seen in Door darshan Marathi series named Kshitij in which he played a leprosy patient. He first gained acclaim as an actor for his performance in the 2002 film Kaante, and later played negative roles in the Tamil film Arrambam (2013), Telugu film Okkadunnadu (2007) and as the gangster Javed in the film Slumdog Millionaire (2008). He played Shivaji in Marathi film Me Shivajiraje Bhosale Boltoy. He also played the negative role of Harpeez Dongara in the Aakhri Chunauti series of episodes in C.I.D.. Manjrekar was acclaimed for the negative role as inspector D.R. Talpade in the movie Wanted.

Mahesh Manjrekar
Manjrekar at Audio release of 3:56 Killari
Born (1958-08-16) 16 August 1958[1]
Bombay (present-day Mumbai), India
Occupation
  • Film actor
  • director
  • screenwriter
  • producer
Years active1975–present
Spouse(s)Medha Manjrekar
Children3

He was a MNS candidate from Mumbai North West in 2014 Lok Sabha Elections but lost to Gajanan Kirtikar of Shiv Sena.[4][5]

Personal life & family
Mahesh Manjrekar with family

Manjrekar has a daughter, Saiee Manjrekar, who is a Bollywood actress.[6] He has a stepdaughter, Gauri Ingawale, from his wife Medha Manjrekar's first husband.[7]

Filmography

Actor
Year Films Role Language
1999Vaastav: The RealityAs himself in SongHindi
2001Ehsaas: The FeelingMichaelHindi
2002KaanteRaja "Balli" YadavHindi
2003Pran Jaye Par Shaan Na JayeMunna Bhai HatelaHindi
2004PlanSultanHindi
2004RunGanpat ChowdhuryHindi
2004MusafirLukkaHindi
2005It Was Raining That NightBrij BhushanEnglish
2006ZindaJoy FernandesHindi
2006Jawani Diwani: A Youthful JoyrideChappu BhaiHindi
2007Dus KahaniyaanHindi
2007OkkadunnaduSona BhaiTelugu
2007Padmashree Laloo Prasad YadavAdvocate Prasad Pritam PradyumanHindi
2007Deha
2008Meerabai Not OutManoj Anant AchrekarHindi
2008Slumdog MillionaireDon JavedEnglish
2008HomamDaddyTelugu
2009Me Shivajiraje Bhosale BoltoyChhatrapati Shivaji MaharajMarathi
2009WantedInspector TalpadeHindi
200999AGM (Aatmaram Gyanshekhar Machve)Hindi
2009Fruit and NutKhandar ZalaHindi
2010AdhursDon Baba, the main villainTelugu
2010Teen PattiDagdu SethHindi
2010DabanggHaria (Rajo's father)Hindi
2010Don SeenuMukesh Duggal / Duggal SaabTelugu
2011ReadyRam Kapoor (Prem's father)Hindi
2011Fakta Ladh MhanaBababhaiMarathi
2011BodyguardRanjan MhatreHindi
2012Tukkaa FittHindi
2012OMG: Oh My God!Lawyer SardesaiHindi
2012Jai Jai Maharashtra MazaMarathi
2013HimmatwalaSher SinghHindi
2013Shootout at WadalaInspector BhindeHindi
2013Once Upon a Time In Mumbaai DobaraLocal gangster RawaHindi
2013ArrambamMahadev RaneTamil
2013RajjoBegamHindi
2014Jai HoAuto-Rickshaw DriverHindi
2014RegePradeep SharmaMarathi
2014Singham ReturnsChief Minister Vikram AdhikariHindi
2014Ardhangini by Abhishek MukherjeeBangla
2015Bajirao MastaniShahuji Raje BhosaleHindi
2015AkhilDivya's fatherTelugu
2016VrundavanBhumi's fatherMarathi
2016Guntur TalkiesJakieTelugu
2016Badsha - The DonShyam VhaiBengali
2017FU: Friendship UnlimitedChilly's fatherMarathi
2017VelaikkaranMadhav KurupTamil
2018Sanju HimselfHindi
2018Take Care Good NightInspector PawarMarathi
2019Mard Ko Dard Nahi HotaAjobaHindi
2019Vinaya Vidheya RamaChief Minister of BiharTelugu
2019Total Dhamaal Chinnappa Swamy Hindi
2019Saaho PrinceHindi
Tamil
Telugu
2019Mulshi PatternShirpyaMarathi
2019Dabangg 3HariyaHindi
2019 66 Sadashiv Marathi
2020 Kesari[8] Vastad Mehman Marathi
2020 Taxi No. 24 Hindi[9]
2021 The White Tiger The Stork English

Hindi

2021 Boss (with Pawan Singh) TBA Bhojpuri

Director

Producer

Television
YearShowRole
2006Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 1Contestant
2009Monica MogreCriminal in Case File No. 1
2009Specials @ 10Director of Har Kadam Par Shaque
2009Arre Deewano Mujhe PehchanoHimself (contestant)
2010Maharashtracha SuperstarHimself (Judge)
2010C.I.D.HD (Harpeez Dongra)
2015Agent Raghav - Crime BranchDilip Chauhan
2018Bigg Boss Marathi 1Host
2018Selection DaySir Tommy
2019Bigg Boss Marathi 2Host
2019Kaale DhandeAnna Bhai
2019TVF CheesecakeMirza

References
  1. Multiple sources:
  2. "Mahesh Manjrekar". IMDb.
  3. "The day my work suffers, I'll retire". Rediff.com. 12 November 2001. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
  4. "Mahesh Manjrekar was MNS Candidate from Mumbai North West". IANS. news.biharprabha.com. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  5. "Celeb politicians: who won and who lost". Hindustan Times. 16 May 2014. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  6. "Saiee Manjrekar on life post Bollywood debut: When I step out, I've to think about how am I looking, talk nicely, earlier I could wear pajamas and ignore people". Hindustan Times. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  7. "Marathi actor director Mahesh Manjrekar stepdaughter Gauri Ingawale". Loksatta (in Marathi). Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  8. Matkari, Ganesh; Matkari; 2020; Ist, 23:21 (28 February 2020). "Kesari Movie Review". Pune Mirror. Retrieved 3 March 2020.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. Adarsh, Taran (25 September 2020). "FILMING BEGINS... #MaheshManjrekar commenced shoot for thriller #TaxiNo24 in #Mumbai... Costars #JagjeetSandhu and #AnangshaBiswas... Directed by Saumitra Singh... Produced by Saviraj Shetty". Twitter.
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