Atul Kulkarni

Atul Kulkarni
Atul at the screening of Sonata
Born (1965-09-10) 10 September 1965
Belgaum, Mysore State, India
(now in Karnataka, India)
Nationality Indian
Alma mater National School of Drama
Occupation Actor
Spouse(s) Geetanjali Kulkarni[1]
Website www.atulkulkarni.com

Atul Kulkarni (born 10 September 1965) is an Indian film actor who has acted in Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada, Marathi, Odia and English-language films.

Kulkarni won the National Award for the best supporting actor for the films Hey Ram and Chandni Bar. He is also the president of Quest, a research-action organization concentrating on enhancing quality of education.

Early life

Kulkarni was born on 10 September 1965 in Belagavi, Karnataka, India. He completed his secondary education from Haribhai Deokaran High School, Solapur, Maharashtra. He completed his Junior College from Belgaum and completed his graduation in English literature at D. A. V. College, Solapur. Kulkarni received his diploma in acting from National school of Drama in 1995.[2] He is married to theater actress Geetanjali Kulkarni, whom he met at National School of Drama.

Acting career

Kulkarni's first stint with stage was during his high school days. He participated in the Maharashtra State Drama Competition regularly. Between 1989 and 1992, he won awards for Acting and also for Drama-Direction. [3]Atul enacted in Gandhi Viruddh Gandhi, the play made later famous by Dilip Prabhavalkar in Marathi professional theatre circuit until mid-90's.[4] Later during his college days he actively participated in cultural gatherings. While studying, Atul joined Natya Aradhana, an amateur theatre group from Solapur. Atul Kulkarni holds a postgraduate diploma in dramatic arts from National School of Drama, New Delhi.

Philanthropy

Kulkarni has been serving as President of Quest Education Support Trust.

[5]Quest Trust invests in running workshops and enabling Teachers, to support education for children of marginalized communities between 3-14 years. All this activity is mainly in State of Maharashtra. It conducts it's activities in Marathi language. [6]

Atul Kulkarni has been active in sharing his knowledge on running NGO with other NGO's. He does visit Maharashtra based NGO's like Snehalaya regularly.[7] Kulkarni has been involved in an environmental project, making a 24 acre barren land in Satara District into Green area. [8]

Awards

National Film Awards
  • 2000: Won: Best Supporting Actor in Hey Ram
Citation: For his serious performance as a cold blooded fundamentalist stalking the cities during the turbulent years of partition that led to the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi.[9]
Citation: For depicting a ruthless character, trapped in a world without social values.[10]
Filmfare Awards
Asia Pacific Screen Awards
  • 2010: Nominated: Best Performance by an Actor for Natarang

Filmography

YearFilmLanguageRole
1997Bhoomi GeethaKannada / Hindi
2000KaireeMarathiJadhav teacher
2000Jayam Manade RaaTelugu
2000Hey RamHindi-Tamil (bilingual film)Shriram Abhyankar
2001Chandni BarHindiPotya Sawant[12]
2002RunTamilBhaskar
2002BhetMarathiSatish
2002Dahavi FaMarathiGanesh Deshmukh (teacher)
2003Mango SouffléEnglishEdwin 'Ed' Prakash
200388 Antop HillHindiPratyush Shelar
2003SattaHindiYashwant Varde
2003DumHindi'Encounter' Shankar
2003VaastupurushMarathiNishikant Dada
2004AndhrawalaTeluguBade Mia's sidekick
2004ChantiTelugu
2004GowriTeluguSarkar
2004MansarovarMalayalam
2004VajramMalayalam
2004KhakeeHindiDr. Iqbal Ansari
2004DevraiMarathiShesh
2004ManmadhanTamilACP Deva
2005Page 3HindiVinayak Mane
2005ChakwaMarathiTushar Khot
2006KediTamilMinister Pughazhenthy
2006RaamTelugu
2006Rang De BasantiHindiLaxman Pandey
2006CorporateHindiNarrator
2007Aa DinagaluKannadaAgni Shridhar
2007Maati MaayMarathiNarsu
2007Gauri: The UnbornHindiSandeep
2008ValuMarathiSwanand Gaddamwar
2008TalappavuMalayalamKrishnadeva Saivar
2008KurukshetraMalayalam
2008D-17Malayalam
2009Yeh Mera IndiaHindiRaj
2009Delhi 6HindiGobar
2009PadikathavanTamilKasi Anandan
2009Vandae MaatharamMalayalam / Tamil
2009JailHindiLawyer
2010YakshaKannada
2010SukhaantMarathi
2010NatarangMarathiGuna Kagalkar
2010Allah Ke BandayHindiSchool Teacher
2010Bumm Bumm BoleHindi
2011PanjaaTeluguKulkarni
2011Koffi BarTeluguBusiness man
2011Aagaah: The WarningHindiAazan Khan
2011Chaalis ChauraasiHindiBobby
2012SuzhalTamil
2013AarambamTamilJCP Milan
2012EdegarikeKannadaAgni Shridhar
2013The Attacks of 26/11HindiInspector Shinde
2013PopatMarathiJanya
2013VallinamTamilBasketball Coach[13]
2013Premachi GoshtaMarathiRam
2013Zanjeer /ThoofanHindi / Telugu
2013The LoversEnglishRaoji
2014@AndheriMalayalamRajan Pilla
2014GameBengaliCBI Officer Sathya Sishir Kumar
2014UgrammKannadaDhiraj Shivrudralingaiah
2014VeeramTamilAadalarasu
2014AbhinetriKannada
2014BurmaTamilBothra Seth
2014Happy JourneyMarathiNiranjan
2015Dirty PoliticsHindiPolice Insceptor
2015MythriKannada / MalayalamRaviprakash
2015JazbaaHindiLawyer
2015NellikkaMalayalamSatheesh
2015KanalMalayalamKuruvila Mathew
2015Rajwade and SonsMarathiShubhankar Rajwade
2016NellikkaMalayalamSatheesh
2016PranamHindi
2016AkiraHindiAkira's father
2017RaeesHindiJairaj
2017The Ghazi AttackHindiLieutenant Commander Santosh Devraj, Executive Officer second in command S21
2017BonguTamilSubash, assistant commissioner
2017AvalTamilPaul, Jenny's Father
2017KoodeMalayalamCoach Ashraf
2018 Black Bud Hindi Mehmood Khan
2018 PatnagarhOdia/TeluguIG Arun Agnihotri

References

  1. ↑ "Theatre actor Geetanjali Kulkarni gets 'stamp' for film journey". The Times of India. 5 April 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  2. ↑ "NSD-GRADUATES1" (PDF). nsd.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on |archive-url= requires |archive-date= (help).
  3. ↑ "www.atulkulkarni.com/". "www.atulkulkarni.com". 3 April 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  4. ↑ "19970630-gandhi-virudh-gandhi-to-be-staged-at-tejpal-auditorium-mumbai-832641-1997-06-30". "www.indiatoday.in". 3 April 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  5. ↑ "genesis". "www.quest.org.in". 3 April 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  6. ↑ "ganeet_lekh". "www.quest.org.in". 3 April 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  7. ↑ "Actor-Atul-Kulkarni-visits". "www.snehalaya.org". 3 April 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  8. ↑ "article17430551.ece". "www.thehindu.com". 3 April 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  9. ↑ "47th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
  10. ↑ "49th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
  11. ↑ Sharanya CR (21 July 2013). "Atul Kulkarni wears a Kannada attire for his Filmfare award". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  12. ↑ Rishi, Tilak (2012). Bless You Bollywood!: A Tribute to Hindi Cinema on Completing 100 Years. Trafford Publishing. p. 208. ISBN 9781466939639.
  13. ↑ G Dhananjayan (2014). Pride Of Tamil Cinema: 1931 To 2013. Blue Ocean Publishers. p. 546.

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