Chinmay Mandlekar (born 2 February 1979) is an

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actor, writer and

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, mostly active in the

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entertainment industry. He is known for his work in Zenda, Morya, ''

Farzand ''Farzand'' () is a 2018 Indian Marathi-language historical drama War film directed by Digpal Lanjekar and produced by Anirban Sarkar under the banner of Swami Samarth Creations LLP. The film was co-produced by Sandip Jadhav, Mahesh Jaurkar an ...

'' (2018), ''

Fatteshikast ''Fatteshikast'' () is a 2019 Indian Marathi language historical drama film directed by Digpal Lanjekar and produced under the banner of Almonds Creations in association with A A Films. The film stars Chinmay Mandlekar, Mrinal Kulkarni, Sameer ...

'' (2019), ''The Kashmir Files'' (2022) and ''

Pawankhind ''Pawankhind'' is a 2022 Indian Marathi-language historical action drama film directed by Digpal Lanjekar and produced under the banner of Almonds Creations in association with A A Films. The film based on the life of Maratha warrior, Baji ...

'' (2022). He has also completed many episodes of a crime series ( Crime Patrol) as SI Rajesh Jadhav.

Biography

A graduate of the

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, Mandlekar has written, directed or acted in successful plays such as ''Bechaki'' and ''Sukhanshi Bhandto Aamhi''. In films, Mandlekar is active as an actor and a writer, having starred in Marathi movies like '' Zenda'', '' Morya'' or ''Gajaar: Journey of the Soul''. On the small screen, his role opposite Mrunal Dusanis in the hit TV serial ''

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'' turned him into a household name in

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. In 2017, he was part of Marathi film

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, directed by

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and produced by Amol Kagne. Mandlekar has also had supporting roles in Hindi movies, such as ''

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'' and ''

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''. He is married and has 2 children, a daughter and a son. In 2017, Chimay Mandlekar was a part of Marathi TV Series

Sakhya Re Sakhya Re is a Marathi serial produced by Sanjyot Vaidya, Omkar Vaidya, Chinmay Mandlekar under Blue Whale Media banner. The serial is directed by Raju Sawant. It was released on 9 January 2017 and stopped on 3 June 2017 on Colors Marathi. Syno ...

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. He played the lead role of Saint Tukaram in Marathi serial ''Tu Maza Sangati''. From 2020 to 2021, he wrote and produced Marathi series '' Chandra Aahe Sakshila'' that aired on

. From September 2021, he wrote and produced ''Dyaneshwar Mauli'' for

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under his production house Mulakshar Productions.

Filmography

Films

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mandlekar, Chinmay Marathi actors Indian male film actors Indian theatre directors 1982 births Living people Male actors in Marathi television