Madan Deodhar

Madan Deodhar
Born 1994
Pune
Occupation Actor
Years active 2007–present

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

Career

Second from left in a white kurta, Deodhar is seen with his 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] He later on in 2009 went on to play the lead role in the Marathi film Vihir. Deodhar portrayed the character of a school going swimmer boy 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.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleLanguageNotes
2007Dus KahaniyaanHindi
2007MahekAmitHindi
2009VihirSameerMarathi
2010Idol MarathiShort film
2010Allah Ke BandayVijayHindi
2012HeHariBhojpuri
2013Balak-PalakBhagyaMarathi
2014Happy Journey14 year old NiranjanMarathi
2016PhuntrooMarathi
2017NudeLahanyaMarathi

References

  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. 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". Pune: Sakal. 16 January 2012. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
  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.



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