Makarand Deshpande

Makarand Deshpande
Makarand Deshpande
	Makarand Deshpande at Zee Marathi TV serial 'Kesari' launch
Born	6 March 1966 (age 58); Dahanu, Maharashtra, India
Occupations	actor; director; writer; producer;

Makarand Deshpande (born 6 March 1966) is an Indian actor, writer, and director in Hindi, Kannada, Marathi, Telugu, Malayalam, Tamil cinema, and Indian theatre. He is often seen in supporting and pivotal roles in films like Jungle, Sarfarosh, Swades, Makdee, Bbuddah... Hoga Terra Baap and Darna Zaroori Hai where he plays drunkard, wayfarer, and comic roles. He has directed five films.^[1]

His contribution to the theatre includes over 50 short plays and 40 full-length plays, including Sir Sir Sirla, Joke, Maa In Transit, Krishna Kidding, and Shakepearcha Mhatara. His recent play, Patni, with Niladri Kumar has been a hit across the country. His work in theatre started in 1990 at Prithvi Theatre with support from Sanjana Kapoor. He started Ansh Theatre Group in the year 1993, along with Kay Kay Menon, who remains one of the pillars of the group.

Deshpande is known for his role in the Kannada-language film series Dandupalya.^[2]

He is set to make his English-language debut in the 2024 film Monkey Man, directed by Dev Patel.^[3]

Television

Circus (1989)
Devta as Suraj (1996)
Filmi Chakkar as Papa Natekar (1994)
Waqt Ki Raftaar
Sailaab
Sarabhai vs Sarabhai (season 1- guest appearance)
Asmita as Deshmukh Saheb (2014) (Guest Appearance - Ep 97)
Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi as Vijay Saxena
Vikram Betaal Ki Rahasya Gatha (2018) (Betaal)
Maharashtracha Superstar 2 as Judge

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Platform
2017	Inside Edge	Mukund Pansare	Amazon Prime Video
2019	Modi: Journey of a Common Man	Laxman Inamdar / Vakil Sahab	Eros Now
2019	The Verdict – State vs Nanavati	Public Prosecutor Chandu Trivedi	ZEE5
2020	Hundred	Satyendra Ahir aka sattu uncle	Hotstar
2022	Shoorveer	Milind Phanse	Hotstar
2022	The Fame Game	Harilal	Netflix
2023	The Jengaburu Curse	Dr. Panigrahi	SonyLIV

Filmography

Director

Danav (2003)
Hanan (2004)
Shahrukh Bola "Khoobsurat Hai Tu" (2010)
Sona Spa (2013)
Saturday Sunday (Marathi) (2014)

Actor

Hindi

Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak (1988) (as Mac Deshpanday) as Baba
Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro (1989) as Peera
Prahaar: The Final Attack (1991) as Shirley's brother
Anth (1994) as Kali
Sir (1993) as Mak
Bedardi (1993) as Gulla,Goon
Pehla Nasha (1993)
Naajayaz (1995) as Street Singer
Naseem (1995)
Fareb (1996)
Ghatak: Lethal (1996) as Punk (repeatedly slapped by Kashi)
Udaan (1997) (as Makarand Deshpande) as Masoombhai Dayachan
Satya (1998) (as Makarand Deshpande) as Advocate Chandrakant Mule
Sarfarosh (1999) as Shiva
Jungle (2000) as Dorai Swamy
Ghaath (2000) as Happy Singh
Ek Aur Visphot (2002) as Mun. Comm. Omkar Manav
Company (2002) as Narrator
Pyaar Diwana Hota Hai (2002) (as Makrandh Deshpandey) as Bhiku
Lal Salaam (2002) as Rajayya
Road (2002) as Inderpal, Truck driver
Makdee (2002) as Kallu, the village butcher
Market (2003) as Anthony Kaalia
Chameli (2003) as Taxi driver
Hanan (2004) as Surya
Paisa Vasool (2004)
Ek Se Badhkar Ek (2004) as Krishnamurthy
Swades (2004) as Fakir
Khamoshh... Khauff Ki Raat (2005) as Manas Dutta
Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena (2005) as Poker Player
Darna Zaroori Hai (2006) as Rahul
Yun Hota Toh Kya Hota (2006)
Guzaarish (2010)
Khatta Meeta (2010)
That Girl in Yellow Boots (2010) as Post Master
Bbuddah... Hoga Terra Baap (2011)
My Friend Pinto (2011) as Don
Kalpvriksh (2012)
Jackpot (2013)
Issaq (2013)
Aa Gaya Hero (2017)
Hawaa Hawaai (2014)
Mogali Puvvu (2015)
Pratichhaya (2016)
Meri Beti Sunny Leone Banna Chaahti Hai (2017) as Father
Fukrey Returns (2017) as Father of the main character
The Wishing Tree (2017) as Sadho
Hanuman: Da' Damdaar (2017) as Voice of Vishrav
Game of Ayodhya (2017)
Mere Pyare Prime Minister (2019)
Junglee (2019)
Chicken Curry Law (2019)
Bombay Rose (2019)
Malang (2020) as Tony
Sadak 2 (2020) as Gyaan Prakash aka Guruji
Liger (2021)
12 'O' Clock (2021) as Rao
Shoorveer (2022)
Bholaa (2023)
Razakar – Silent Genocide of Hyderabad
as Nizam Mir-Osman-Ali Khan

Marathi

Ek Ratra Mantarleli (1989)
Rita (2009)
Samaantar (2009)
Ajintha (2012)
Panhala (2015)
Dagadi Chawl (2015)
Mazhi Tapasya (2016) Baburao
Truckbhar Swapna (2018)
Chatrapati Shasan (2019)^[4]^[5]
Aathva Rang Premacha (2021)
Daagadi Chawl 2 (2022)
Satarcha Salman (2023) as Arun Kalbhor

Malayalam

No. 66 Madhura Bus (2012)
Amen (2013) as Shevaliyar Pothachan
Bhaiyya Bhaiyya (2014) as Maoist Leader
Two Countries (2015) as Patelkar Ji
Pulimurugan (2016) as Ramaiyya
Kuttikalundu Sookshikkuka (2016)
Team 5 (2017)
Sayanna Varthakal (2022)
Voice of Sathyanathan (2023) as Saahi Bhai^[6]

Telugu

Jalsa (2008) as Naxalite
Ek Niranjan (2009) as Chidambaram
Bombhaat (2020) as Mad Scientist
Liger (2022) as Mallesh
Romantic (2021) as Samsun
RRR (2022) as Peddayya
Thaggedele (2022) as Krishna
Spy (2023) as RAW Chief Sastry
Hidimba (2023)
Rules Ranjann (2023)
Razakar: The Silent Genocide of Hyderabad (2023)

Kannada

Dandupalya (2012) as Dandupalya Krishna
Aakramana (2014)
Abhinetri (2015)
Shivam (2015)
Dandupalya 2 (2017) as Krishna
Dandupalya 3 (2018)
Adyaksha in America (2019) as Seth

Tamil

Lisaa (2019) as Raghavan
Ponniyin Selvan: II (2023) as Chief Kalamugar
Jailer (2023) as Sikandar Singh

English

Monkey Man (2024)

Awards

South Indian International Movie Awards

Best Actor in a Negative Role for Dandupalya and No. 66 Madhura Bus
Makrand Deshpande Latest Picture 2017

References

^ "SRK not my pal: Makrand". The Times of India. 17 November 2010. Archived from the original on 27 May 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
^ "Happy Birthday Makarand Deshpande: Makdee to Dagadi Chawl, Top Performances of the Versatile Actor". 6 March 2023. Archived from the original on 28 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (26 January 2024). "Dev Patel's 'Monkey Man' Springs From Netflix To Monkeypaw & Universal, Sets April Theatrical Release – Watch The New Trailer". Deadline. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
^ "'छत्रपती शासन' चित्रपट लवकरच प्रेक्षकांच्या भेटीला, पोस्टर झाले लॉन्च". divyamarathi (in Marathi). 5 February 2019. Archived from the original on 4 August 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
^ "शिवाजी महाराजांच्या विचारांची जाणीव करून देणारा 'छत्रपती शासन'". Loksatta (in Marathi). 28 February 2019. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
^ "Dileep's Voice of Sathyanathan censored". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 21 August 2023.

External links

Interview Archived 18 October 2006 at the Wayback Machine
Makrand Deshpande at
IMDb

[1] "SRK not my pal: Makrand". The Times of India. 17 November 2010. Archived from the original on 27 May 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2011.

[2] "Happy Birthday Makarand Deshpande: Makdee to Dagadi Chawl, Top Performances of the Versatile Actor". 6 March 2023. Archived from the original on 28 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.

[3] D'Alessandro, Anthony (26 January 2024). "Dev Patel's 'Monkey Man' Springs From Netflix To Monkeypaw & Universal, Sets April Theatrical Release – Watch The New Trailer". Deadline. Retrieved 27 January 2024.

[4] "'छत्रपती शासन' चित्रपट लवकरच प्रेक्षकांच्या भेटीला, पोस्टर झाले लॉन्च". divyamarathi (in Marathi). 5 February 2019. Archived from the original on 4 August 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2019.

[5] "शिवाजी महाराजांच्या विचारांची जाणीव करून देणारा 'छत्रपती शासन'". Loksatta (in Marathi). 28 February 2019. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2019.

[6] "Dileep's Voice of Sathyanathan censored". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 21 August 2023.

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