Adinath Kothare (born 13 May 1984) 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.[1] His father, Mahesh Kothare, is a veteran film director of Marathi films.
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Born | Adinath Mahesh Kothare (1984-05-13) 13 May 1984 (age 38) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
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Years active | 1994–present |
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Kothare made his acting debut as a child actor in the 1994 hit film 'Majha Chakula'. For it, he received 'Best Child Actor' at the Maharashtra State Film Awards. Kothare's next movie 'Ved Lagi Jeeva' was directed by his father, Mahesh Kothare, in the year 2010. This role earned him a nomination in the 'Best Actor' category at 'Zee Gaurav Puraskar'.[2]
Other films include 'Zapatlela 2' (2013) and 'Avatarachi Goshta' (2014) . Avatarachi Goshta won many awards at the 51st Maharashtra State Marathi Film Award, Zee Gaurav Puraskar (2014) and Sahyadri Cine Film Awards 2014.[citation needed]
As a film-producer, Adinath Kothare has produced the movie 'Zapatlela 2' (2013) the 1st ever Marathi True 3D film which also saw him in as the lead role in the film. He produced a few TV serials by his production company Kothare Vision Private Limited.[citation needed]. He played the role of Dilip Vengsarkar sir in the film 83 (film).
Kothare was born on 13 May 1984. Kothare's father, Mahesh Kothare, is one of the most famous film makers in the Marathi film industry. Mahesh Kothare has directed and produced many Marathi films and has also produced a few Hindi films.[3] Kothare's grandfather, Amber Kothare, did negative and supporting roles in films directed by his father such as De Danadan (1987) and Dhadakebaaz (1990).[4]
In 2011, Kothare married Marathi film and television actress Urmilla Kothare.[5] The couple has a daughter named Jiza Kothare.[6]
Kothare was ranked eighth in The Times of India's Top 20 Most Desirable Men of Maharashtra in 2017.[7] He was ranked sixteenth in The Times of Indiach's Top 20 Most Desirable Men of Maharashtra in 2018.[8] He was ranked seventh in The Times of India's Top 30 Most Desirable Men of Maharashtra in 2019.[9] He was ranked sixteenth in The Times of India's Top 20 Most Desirable Men of Maharashtra in 2020.[10]
In 1994, Kothare first appeared in the movie Majha Chakula, Adinath's next movie Ved Lagi Jeeva was directed by his father Mahesh Kothare in the year 2010.[citation needed] After that, he appeared in Aditya Sarpotdar's musical drama film Satrangi Re playing Rego (Goraksha Mhapusekar), which was released on 3 February 2012, also starring Amruta Khanvilkar, Siddharth Chandekar, Pooja Sawant, Bhushan Pradhan, Soumil Shringarpure, Uday Tikekar, Vidyadhar Joshi, Supriya Matkari and Madhav Abhyankar.[11]
Adinath also acted in his father's ambitious project, the first Marathi true 3D film Zapatlela 2, which released on 7 June 2014. The film is the sequel of 1993 Marathi film Zapatlela.[12] In 2014, he played the lead role in Hello Nandan along with Mrunal Thakur and the starred in the film Anvatt alongside his wife Urmilla Kothare.[13] Kothare next starred in Ishq Wala Love along with Sulagna Panigrahi, which released on 10 October 2014.[14]
His next film, released on 26 December 2014, Avatarachi Goshta won many[quantify] awards at the 51st Maharashtra State Marathi Film Festival 2014, Zee Gaurav 2014 Film Awards and Sahyadri Cine Film Awards 2014.[15] Kothare produced Zapatlela 2 under his own production company Kothare Vision Private Ltd.[16] He did television debut with Zee Marathi's 100 Days serial. He did directorial debut with Marathi film Paani.[17]
In 2021, He played former Indian cricketer Dilip Vengsarkar in 83 film, a sports drama film based on the 1983 Cricket World Cup.[18][19][20] In 2022, He played role of Daulatrao Deshmane in Marathi film Chandramukhi.
Title | Year | Actor | Director | Producer | Assistant director | Role |
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Maza Chakula | 1994 | Yes | No | No | No | Adinath |
Chimnee Pakhara | 2003 | No | No | No | Yes | |
Pachadlela | 2004 | No | No | No | Yes | |
Khabardar | 2006 | No | No | No | Yes | |
Full 3 Dhamaal | 2008 | No | No | Yes | No | |
Ved Lavi Jeeva | 2010 | Yes | No | No | No | Jaggu (Garage Mechanic) |
Stand By | 2011 | Yes | No | No | No | Rahul Narvekar |
Dubhang | 2011 | Yes | No | No | No | Rohan Jadhav |
Satrangi Re | 2012 | Yes | No | No | No | Rego |
Zapatlela 2 | 2013 | Yes | No | Yes | No | Aditya Bolke |
Hello Nandan | 2014 | Yes | No | No | No | Nandan |
Anvatt | 2014 | Yes | No | No | No | Dr. Vinay |
Ishq Wala Love | 2014 | Yes | No | No | No | Ajinkya |
Premasathi Coming Suun | 2014 | Yes | No | No | No | Aditya |
Avatarachi Goshta | 2014 | Yes | No | No | No | Amod |
Sata Lota Pan Sagla Khota | 2015 | Yes | No | No | No | Jayvardhan |
Nilkanth Master | 2015 | Yes | No | No | No | Vyankatesh |
Take Care Good Night | 2018 | Yes | No | No | No | Satish |
15th August | 2019 | Yes | No | No | No | |
Paani | 2021 | Yes | Yes | No | No | |
Panchak | 2021 | Yes | No | No | No | |
83 | 2021 | Yes | No | No | No | Dilip Vengsarkar[21] |
Chandramukhi | 2022 | Yes | No | No | No | Daulat Deshmane |
Year | Title | Actor | Producer | Ref. |
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2009 | Man Udhan Varyache | No | Yes | |
2011 | Anolkhi Disha | No | Yes | |
2014 | Jai Malhar | No | Yes | [22] |
2015 | Ganpati Bappa Morya | No | Yes | |
2016 | 100 Days | Yes | No | [23] |
2017 | Vithu Mauli | No | Yes | [24] |
2019 | Ek Hoti Rajkanya | No | Yes | [25] |
2019 | Prem Poison Panga | No | Yes | [26] |
2020 | Sukh Mhanje Nakki Kay Asta | No | Yes | |
2020 | Dakkhancha Raja Jyotiba | No | Yes | [27] |
2021 | Pahile Na Mi Tula | No | Yes | [28] |
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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1995 | Maharashtra State Film Awards | Best Child Artist | Majha Chakula | Won | [29] |
2010 | Zee Gaurav Puraskar | Best Male Debut | Ved Laavi Jeeva | Nominated | |
Best Actor | Nominated | ||||
2014 | Maharashtra State Film Awards | Best Actor | Avatarachi Goshta | Nominated | [30] |
Zee Gaurav Puraskar | Best Actor | Won | [31] | ||
Maharashtracha Favourite Kon | Favourite Actor | Zapatlela 2 | Nominated | ||
2020 | New York Indian Film Festival | Best Actor | Paani | Won | [32] |
National Film Awards | Best Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation | Won | [33] | ||
2021 | Star Pravah Parivaar Puraskar | Special Mention (Series) | Dakkhancha Raja Jyotiba | Won | [34] |
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