Atul Kulkarni
| Atul Kulkarni | |
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 Atul Kulkarni graces the screening of Sonata.jpg Atul at the screening of Sonata | |
| Born | 10 September 1965 Belgaum, India |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Indian |
| 🎓 Alma mater | National School of Drama |
| 💼 Occupation | Actor |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Geetanjali Kulkarni[1] |
| 🌐 Website | www.atulkulkarni.com |
Atul Kulkarni (born 10 September 1965) is an Indian film actor who has acted in multi -language cinemas.
Kulkarni won the National Award for the best supporting actor for the films Hey Ram and Chandni Bar. He is also the president of Quest, a research-action organization concentrating on enhancing quality of education.
Early life[edit]
Kulkarni was born on 10 September 1965 in Belgaum (present-day Belagavi), Karnataka, India. He completed his secondary education from Haribhai Deokaran High School, Solapur, Maharashtra. He completed his Junior College from Belgaum and completed his graduation in English literature at D. A. V. College, Solapur. Kulkarni received his diploma in acting from National school of Drama in 1995.[2] He is married to theater actress Geetanjali Kulkarni, whom he met at National School of Drama.
Acting career[edit]
Kulkarni's first stint with stage was during his high school days. He participated in the Maharashtra State Drama Competition regularly. Between 1989 and 1992, he won awards for Acting and also for Drama-Direction.[3] Atul enacted in Gandhi Viruddh Gandhi, the play made later famous by Dilip Prabhavalkar in Marathi professional theatre circuit until mid-90s.[4] Later during his college days he actively participated in cultural gatherings. While studying, Atul joined Natya Aradhana, an amateur theatre group from Solapur. Atul Kulkarni holds a postgraduate diploma in dramatic arts from National School of Drama, New Delhi.
Philanthropy[edit]
Kulkarni has been serving as President of Quest Education Support Trust. Quest Website
[5] Quest Trust invests in running workshops and enabling Teachers, to support education for children of marginalized communities between 3–14 years. All this activity is mainly in State of Maharashtra. It conducts its activities in Marathi language. [6]
Atul Kulkarni has been active in sharing his knowledge on running NGO with other NGO's. He does visit Maharashtra based NGO's like Snehalaya regularly.[7] Kulkarni has been involved in an environmental project, making a 24-acre barren land in Satara District into Green area. [8]
Awards[edit]
- 2000: Won: Best Supporting Actor in Hey Ram
- Citation: For his serious performance as a cold blooded fundamentalist stalking the cities during the turbulent years of partition that led to the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi.[9]
- 2002: Won: Best Supporting Actor in Chandni Bar
- Citation: For depicting a ruthless character, trapped in a world without social values.[10]
- 2001: Nominated: Best Supporting Actor for Hey Ram
- 2012: Won : Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Kannada for Edegarike[11]
- 2010: Nominated: Best Performance by an Actor for Natarang
- 2019: Won: Best Actor in Murder on the Road to Kathmandu
Filmography[edit]
Movies[edit]
| Year | Film | Language | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Bhoomi Geetha | Kannada / Hindi | |
| 2000 | Kairee | Marathi | Jadhav teacher |
| 2000 | Jayam Manade Raa | Telugu | |
| 2000 | Hey Ram | Hindi/Tamil | Shriram Abhyankar |
| 2001 | Chandni Bar | Hindi | Potya Sawant[citation needed] |
| 2002 | Run | Tamil | Bhaskar |
| 2002 | Bhet | Marathi | Satish |
| 2002 | Dahavi Fa | Marathi | Ganesh Deshmukh (teacher) |
| 2003 | Mango Soufflé | English | Edwin 'Ed' Prakash |
| 2003 | 88 Antop Hill | Hindi | Pratyush Shelar |
| 2003 | Satta | Hindi | Yashwant Varde |
| 2003 | Dum | Hindi | 'Encounter' Shankar |
| 2003 | Vaastupurush | Marathi | Nishikant Dada |
| 2004 | Andhrawala | Telugu | Bade Mia's sidekick |
| 2004 | Chanti | Telugu | MLA Sarvarayudu |
| 2004 | Gowri | Telugu | Sarkar |
| 2004 | Mansarovar | Malayalam | |
| 2004 | Vajram | Malayalam | |
| 2004 | Khakee | Hindi | Dr. Iqbal Ansari |
| 2004 | Devrai | Marathi | Shesh |
| 2004 | Manmadhan | Tamil | ACP Deva |
| 2005 | Page 3 | Hindi | Vinayak Mane |
| 2005 | Chakwa | Marathi | Tushar Khot |
| 2006 | Kedi | Tamil | Minister Pughazhenthy |
| 2006 | Raam | Telugu | |
| 2006 | Rang De Basanti | Hindi | Laxman Pandey |
| 2006 | Corporate | Hindi | Narrator |
| 2007 | Aa Dinagalu | Kannada | Agni Shridhar |
| 2007 | Maati Maay | Marathi | Narsu |
| 2007 | Gauri: The Unborn | Hindi | Sandeep |
| 2008 | Valu | Marathi | Swanand Gaddamwar |
| 2008 | Talappavu | Malayalam | Krishnadeva Saivar |
| 2008 | Kurukshetra | Malayalam | |
| 2008 | D-17 | Malayalam | |
| 2009 | Yeh Mera India | Hindi | Raj |
| 2009 | Delhi 6 | Hindi | Gobar |
| 2009 | Padikathavan | Tamil | Kasi Anandan |
| 2009 | Vandae Maatharam | Malayalam / Tamil | |
| 2009 | Jail | Hindi | Lawyer |
| 2010 | Yaksha | Kannada | |
| 2010 | Sukhaant | Marathi | |
| 2010 | Natarang | Marathi | Guna Kagalkar |
| 2010 | Allah Ke Banday | Hindi | School Teacher |
| 2010 | Bumm Bumm Bole | Hindi | |
| 2011 | Panjaa | Telugu | Kulkarni |
| 2011 | Koffi Bar | Telugu | Business man |
| 2011 | Aagaah: The Warning | Hindi | Aazan Khan |
| 2011 | Chaalis Chauraasi | Hindi | Bobby |
| 2012 | Suzhal | Tamil | |
| 2013 | Aarambam | Tamil | JCP Milind Virekar |
| 2012 | Edegarike | Kannada | Agni Shridhar |
| 2013 | The Attacks of 26/11 | Hindi | Inspector Shinde |
| 2013 | Popat | Marathi | Janya |
| 2013 | Vallinam | Tamil | Basketball Coach[12] |
| 2013 | Premachi Goshta | Marathi | Ram |
| 2013 | Zanjeer | Hindi | Jayadev |
| 2013 | The Lovers | English | Raoji |
| 2014 | @Andheri | Malayalam | Rajan Pilla |
| 2014 | Game | Bengali | CBI Officer Sathya Sishir Kumar |
| 2014 | Ugramm | Kannada | Dhiraj Shivrudralingaiah |
| 2014 | Veeram | Tamil | Aadalarasu |
| 2014 | Abhinetri | Kannada | |
| 2014 | Burma | Tamil | Bothra Seth |
| 2014 | Happy Journey | Marathi | Niranjan |
| 2015 | Dirty Politics | Hindi | Police Insceptor |
| 2015 | Mythri | Kannada / Malayalam | Raviprakash |
| 2015 | Jazbaa | Hindi | Lawyer |
| 2015 | Nellikka | Malayalam | Satheesh |
| 2015 | Kanal | Malayalam | Kuruvila Mathew |
| 2015 | Rajwade and Sons | Marathi | Shubhankar Rajwade |
| 2016 | Pranam | Hindi | |
| 2016 | Akira | Hindi | Akira's father |
| 2017 | Raees | Hindi | Jairaj |
| 2017 | The Ghazi Attack | Hindi/Telugu | Lieutenant Commander Santosh Devraj, Executive Officer, EXO, Second - In - Command S21 |
| 2017 | Bongu | Tamil | Subash, assistant commissioner |
| 2017 | Aval/Gruham/House next door | Tamil /Telugu/Hindi | Paul, Jenny's Father |
| 2017 | Koode | Malayalam | Coach Ashraf |
| 2018 | Black Bud | Hindi | Mehmood Khan |
| 2018 | Patnagarh | Odia/Telugu | IG Arun Agnihotri |
| 2019 | Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi | Hindi | Tantia Tope |
| 2019 | 706 | Hindi | Shekhawat |
| 2019 | Mere Pyare Prime Minister | Hindi | In PMO |
| 2019 | Junglee | Hindi | Keshav Kotian |
| 2019 | Majili | Telugu | Anshu's Father |
| 2019 | Athiran | Malayalam | |
| 2019 | Madhura Raja | Malayalam | |
| 2019 | Section 375 | Hindi | |
| 2019 | Veliyaperunnal | Malayalam | |
| 2019 | Alidu Ulidavaru | Kannada | Police Inspector |
Television[edit]
| Year | Series | Role | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-18 | The Test Case (web series) | Colonel Ajinkya Sathe | ALTBalaji | |
| 2019 | City of Dreams (TV series) | Amey Rao Gaikwad | Hotstar | |
| 2020 | * [1] The Raikar Case | Yashwant Naik Raikar | * [2] Voot Select |
References[edit]
- ↑ "Theatre actor Geetanjali Kulkarni gets 'stamp' for film journey". The Times of India. 5 April 2015. Archived from the original on 15 January 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2015. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "NSD-GRADUATES1" (PDF). nsd.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 August 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2018. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "www.atulkulkarni.com/". atulkulkarni.com. 3 April 2018. Archived from the original on 5 June 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "19970630-gandhi-virudh-gandhi-to-be-staged-at-tejpal-auditorium-mumbai-832641-1997-06-30". indiatoday.in. 3 April 2018. Archived from the original on 20 September 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "genesis". quest.org.in. 3 April 2018. Archived from the original on 31 May 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "ganeet_lekh". quest.org.in. 3 April 2018. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Actor-Atul-Kulkarni-visits". snehalaya.org. 3 April 2018. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "article17430551.ece". thehindu. 3 April 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
- ↑ "47th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2012. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "49th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2012. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Sharanya CR (21 July 2013). "Atul Kulkarni wears a Kannada attire for his Filmfare award". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 29 May 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2015. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ G Dhananjayan (2014). Pride Of Tamil Cinema: 1931 To 2013. Blue Ocean Publishers. p. 546. Search this book on
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