Naresh Kanodia (20 August 1943 – 27 October 2020) was an Indian

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actor, singer, musician and politician from

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Early life

Naresh Kanodia was born on 20 August 1943 at the village of Kanoda (now in Patan district,

, India) in poor mill worker's family of Mithabhai Kanodia.

Career

He started to perform as a stage singer and dancer along with his elder brother Mahesh Kanodia. They are one of the successful musical pairs in the Gujarati film industry, known as Mahesh-Naresh. During the 1980s he and his brother were the first Gujarati pair to travel overseas and perform as stage artists in locations including Africa, America and some other Asian countries. Kanodia started his career with the film ''Veli Ne Avya Phool'' (1970). The same year he also played a minor role in the film ''Jigar and Ami''. He has acted more than 100 Gujarati films. Some of his popular films are ''Jog Sanjog'', ''Kanku Ni Kimat'', ''Laju Lakhan'', ''Unchi Medina Uncha Mol'', ''Raj Rajvan'', ''Man Saibani Medie'', ''Dhola Maru'', ''

Meru Malan Meru Malan is a 1985 Gujarati romantic drama film, starring Naresh Kanodia, Snehalata, Firoz Irani, directed by Mehul Kumar. It was the most successful film of the year, and became a super hit in the rural era.The superhit songs are penned by Ka ...

'', ''Maa Baap Ne Bhulsho Nahi'', ''Rajveer''. The career of Naresh Kanodia spans four decades and he has worked with many leading actresses including Snehlata,

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, Roma Manek. Naresh Kanodia, along with

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represent the older generation of Gujarati cinema who went on to perform in many successful movies in the 1980s and 1990s. He had served as a

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representing

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constituency from 2002 to 2007. ''Sauna Hridayma Hammesh: Mahesh-Naresh'', an autobiographical Gujarati book on duo was published in 2011.

Personal life

He married Ratan Kanodia and they had two sons,

Hitu Kanodia Hitu Kanodia (born 21 February 1970) is Gujarati film actor and politician from Gujarat, India. Biography Hitu Kanodia was born on 21 February 1970 to actor-politician Naresh Kanodia and Ratan Kanodia. He has studied 12th grade. He started hi ...

and Suraj Kanodia.

is also an actor and politician. His brother Mahesh Kanodia was a Gujarati musician, singer and politician. He died on 27 October 2020, at U. N. Mehta Institute of Cardiology and Research Centre in

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during the

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, two days after his elder brother Mahesh.

Selected filmography

Bhojpuri * ''Kasam Durga maiya ke (Dubbing Of Hitu Kanodia's Gujarati film Radhani Badha)''see video or description, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSEitEq_FiE

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kanodia, Naresh Male actors from Gujarat 1943 births 2020 deaths Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in India Male actors in Gujarati-language films Gujarat MLAs 2002–2007 Singers from Gujarat Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Gujarat Indian actor-politicians People from Patan district Kanodia family