Acting
Suryakant Mandhare
- Born
- Jun 2, 1926 · Aged 73
- Died
- Aug 22, 1999
- Place of birth
- Kolhapur, Bombay Presidency, British India
- Gender
- Male
- Movie credits
- 12
- TV credits
- 0
Also known as (4)
- Suryakant
- Suryakant Mandare
- सूर्यकांत मांढरे
- Suryakant Mandhre
Biography
Suryakant Mandhare was an Indian actor and director, who worked in Marathi cinema. He acted in more than 100 films. He is considered one of the greatest and influential actors in the history of Marathi cinema. Actor and filmmaker Chandrakant Mandhare is the elder brother of Suryakant. The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri in 1973 for his contribution to the arts. Suryakant begun his acting career at the age of twelve as a child artist in Bhalji Pendharkar's Dhruv, returned in 1943 film Bhahirji Naik, a second collaboration with Pendharkar. Pairing of Suryakant with the…
