All About Mahesh Kothare

After acting in many Hindi, Gujarati, Rajasthani and Marathi films made debut as Producer & Director in 1985 by starting own Banner : JENMA FILMS INTERNATIONAL and Produced and Directed DHUMDHADAKA (Marathi) which was a milestone in Marathi Cinema and became a Super-Duper Hit and a trend setter.

EDUCATION:

I.S.C. (Sr.Cambridge) 1st class
B.Sc. (Hon.) (Chemistry-Microbiology)
LL.B (Criminology)


Acted in many Hindi & Marathi Films as a child Actor all of which were hits:

CHHOTA JAWAN (Marathi):Best Actor (Special Award)-MAHESH KOTHARE 1965

MERE LAL (Hindi):Directed by Satyen Bose - SILVER JUBILEE HIT
Best Child Actor (Mahesh Kothare) - Andra Pradesh Film Journalists Association.

CHHOTA BHAI:Directed by K.P.Atma - SILVER JUBILEE HIT

RAJA AUR RANK:L.V.Prasad - GOLDEN JUBILEE SUPER HIT

GHAR GHAR KI KAHANI:B.Nagi Reddi - Nominated for National Award for Best Child actor - 1971

SAFAR:Directed by Asit Sen - SILVER JUBILEE HIT


FILMS MADE BY MAHESH KOTHARE as PRODUCER/DIRECTOR

1. DHUMDHADAKA:

Banner: JENMA FILMS INTERNATIONAL (1985)
Director: MAHESH KOTHARE
Producer: MAHESH KOTHARE
GOLDEN JUBILEE SUPER HIT FILM
Winner of FILMFARE AWARD for BEST MARATHI FILM and BEST DIRECTOR (MARATHI) 1985.
Selected in the INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL in New Delhi - 1986 in the PANORAMA SECTION in Mainstream Cinema Category.

2. DE DANA DHAN:

Banner: JENMA FILMS INTERNATIONAL (1987)
Director: MAHESH KOTHARE
Producer: MAHESH KOTHARE
SILVER JUBILEE SUPER HIT FILM
Nominated for NATIONAL AWARD in the POPULAR and WHOLESOME ENTERTAINMENT Category - 1987.

3. THARTHARAAT:

Banner: OUTSIDE BANNER (1988)
Director: MAHESH KOTHARE
SILVER JUBILEE SUPER HIT FILM
Selected in the INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL in CALCUTTA - 1989 in the PANORAMA SECTION in Mainstream Cinema category.

4. DHADAKEBAAZ:

Banner: JENMA FILMS INTERNATIONAL (1990)
Director: MAHESH KOTHARE
Producer: MAHESH KOTHARE
SILVER JUBILEE SUPER HIT FILM
First Marathi Film In CINEMASCOPE & 4-TRACK STEREOPHNIC SOUND.
Selected in the INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL in MADRAS - 1991 in the PANORAMA SECTION in Mainstream Cinema category.
Inaugural Film in the MARATHI FILM FESTIVAL in MAURATIUS - 1991.

5. ZAPATLELA:

Banner: JENMA FILMS INTERNATIONAL (1993)
Director: MAHESH KOTHARE
Producer: MAHESH KOTHARE
SILVER JUBILEE SUPER HIT FILM
Celebrated Silver Jubilee in Three Centres in Maharashtra.
First Marathi Film to be dubbed in Gujarati and Hindi.
First Marathi Film to be released in London -1994.

6.MAZHA CHHAKULA:

Banner: JENMA FILMS INTERNATIONAL (1994)
Director: MAHESH KOTHARE
Producer: MAHESH KOTHARE
WINNER of 5 MAHARASHTRA STATE AWARDS - BEST PICTURE, BEST DIRECTOR, BEST CHILD ACTOR (ADINATH KOTHARE-Son), BEST COMEDIAN (LAXMIKANT BERDE), BEST ART DIRECTOR. WINNER of SCREEN AWARDS - BEST MARATHI FILM, BEST DIRECTOR (Marathi)-Mahesh Kothare NOMINEE for FILMFARE AWARD for BEST FILM and BEST DIRECTOR (Marathi).

7. MASOOM:(HINDI)

Banner: OUTSIDE - TIME Presentation (1996)
Director: MAHESH KOTHARE
SILVER JUBILEE SUPER HIT FILM.
WINNER of SCREEN AWARD - BEST CHILD ACTOR.

8. LO MAIN AAGAYAA:(HINDI)

Banner: JENMA FILMS INTERNATIONAL(1999-Jan)
Director: MAHESH KOTHARE
Producer: MAHESH KOTHARE
A film with special effects of International Standard
A film with action and thrills of International Standard.
A film with an element of fantasy.

9. SERIAL:

MAST MAST HAI ZINDAGI
Directed this hit serial for Zee TV. (1997)

10.DHANGAD-DHINGA:

Banner:JENMA FILMS INTERNATIONAL(1999-Nov)
Director: MAHESH KOTHARE
Producer: MAHESH KOTHARE

11. KHATARNAK:

Banner: Outside. (October 2000)
Director: Mahesh Kothare
100 DAYS RUN - SUPER HIT
WINNER OF SCREEN VIDEOCON AWARD 2000
BEST DIRECTOR (Marathi) : MAHESH KOTHARE

12. CHIMNI PAKHARA:

Banner: DEOYANI MOVIES (September 2001)
Director: MAHESH KOTHARE
FIRST MARATHI FILM IN DOLBY DIGITAL SOUND
GOLDEN JUBILEE SUPER DUPER HIT
CELEBRATED SILVER JUBILEE IN FIVE CENTRES & GOLDEN JUBILEE IN MUMBAI- A Mega Hit

13. PACHADLELA:

Banner JENMA FILMS INTERNATIONAL (2004)
Producer-Director: MAHESH KOTHARE
SILVER JUBILEE SUPERHIT FILM
DOLBY DIGITAL SOUND - TECHNOVISION.
DIGITAL SPECIAL EFFECTS.
SUPER-HIT FILM.

MAHESH KOTHARE was in U.S.A. for 6 months where he worked with Mr. Paul Wurtzel of the 20th Century Fox in the Special Effects Department. Having a natural flair and imagination for Special Effects he is always well versed with the Cutting Edge Technology of Special Effects. Used this talent and knowledge in making his special effects oriented films DHADAKEBAAZ, ZAPATLELA and LO MAIN AAGAYAA.

MAHESH KOTHARE speaks excellent English along with Hindi, Marathi, Gujarathi and a little bit of Tamil. He has traveled all over the world and visited U.S.A., U.K., Mauritius, Thailand, Singapore, Hong, Kong and had a close look at the Cinema and the working of the film industry in Bangkok, Hong Kong, London and Los Angeles. Also interacted with the Mauritius Film Development Corporation when his film DHADAKEBAAZ was specially screened there as an inaugural film in a festival there.