Prashant Damle is an Indian actor, producer and comedian. He is famous for his work in Marathi television and film industry. He has worked in many Marathi theater productions. In 2023, he appeared in Jio Cinema’s Marathi web series “Eka Kaleche Mani”.
Wiki/Biography
Prashant Damle was born on Wednesday, April 5, 1961, in Mumbai (age 62 years; as of 2023). His zodiac sign is Aries. He went to the Raja Shivaji Vidyalaya in Mumbai. Later, he studied at Bombay University. He used to participate in stage shows organized in his school and college. While studying in college, he was offered a role in a Marathi drama called “Tur Tur”. His performance in that play was a breakthrough role for him and he started receiving acting offers to work in Marathi commercial theatres.
Photos of Prashant Damle and his daughters when they were young
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′8″
Hair color: black
Eye color: brown
family
Parents and siblings
There is not much information about his parents and siblings.
Prashant Damle and his mother
wife and children
His wife is Gauri Prashant Damle.
Prashant Damle and Gauri Prashant Damle’s wedding day photos
The couple has two daughters named Chandana Damle Joshi and Kankana Damle Dsouza.
Prashant Damle with wife and daughter
Signature/Autograph
Profession
theater
He began acting in theaters at the age of 17. After making his debut in Marathi theater with the play “Tur Tur”, he played the role of a college student in the comedy “Moruchi Mavshi”. During his struggling days, Sudhir Bhat, founder of Suyog Productions, invited him to play the lead role in his comedy-drama Bramhachari. He has acted in many famous Marathi dramas including Gela Madhav Kunikade (1993), Lekure Udand Jhali (1995), Priyatama (1996), Eka Lagnachi Pudhchi Goshta (1999), Amhi Doghe Raja Rani” (2003) and “Olakh Na Palakh” (2008).
Prashant Damle performs in the play Eka Lagnachi Gosht
His performance in ‘Eka Lagnachi Pudhchi Goshta’ on November 6, 2022 marked a major milestone in his theater career as it was his 12,500th performance, setting an industry record.
Movie
He made his debut in the Marathi film industry in 1986 with the Marathi film “Pudhcha Paaul”, in which he played the role of Ramu.
Poster of 1986 Marathi movie “Pudhcha Paaul”
In 1989, he played the role of Abhay Mangalkar in the film Atmavishwas. He played the role of Ajay Sarpotdar in the 1991 comedy film Aayatya Gharat Gharoba. In 1993, he acted in the Marathi comedy film “Savat Mazi Ladki”, playing the role of Dr. Dinesh Kirtikar, an assistant anesthetist with a great sense of humor. He played the role of Shekhar Pradhan in the 2015 hit Marathi film Mumbai-Pune-Mumbai 2. He has acted in more than 40 Marathi feature films.
television
TV show
In 1990, he played the lead role in DD Sahyadri’s mini-series Bhikaji Rao Crorepati.
Prashant Damle still from Marathi TV show “Bhikaji Rao Crorepati” 1990
He is famous for his performance in the popular Marathi TV show “Aamchya Sarkhe Aamhich” aired on Zee Marathi. In 2014, she appeared in Sony SAB’s Hindi comedy-drama Chandrakant Chiplunkar Seedi Bambawala. Some of his other Marathi television shows include “Ek Rupayachi Paij”, “Be Dune Paach” and “Kay Pahilas Majhyat”.
reality show
He has also appeared in many reality television shows including Zee Marathi’s “Aamhi Saare Khavayye” (2007), Zee Marathi’s “Sa Re Ga Ma Pa” Season 11 (2012), Sony Marathi’s “Singing Star” (2020) and Kitchen Karaka (2021) on Zee Marathi.
Prashant Damle in TV reality show “Kitchen Karaka” stills
web series
In 2023, he made his web series debut with Jio Cinema’s “Eka Kaleche Mani”. In this web series, he plays the protagonist, a man who has a habit of forgetting things.
Awards and Achievements
Awards
- 1993: Best Actor Award for Natya Nirmata Sangh’s Marathi stage play “Gela Madhav Kunikade”
- 1993: Won the Natydarpan Award for Best Actor for the stage play “Gela Madhav Kunikade”
- 1993: Won the Maharashtra State Award for Best Actor for the stage play “Gela Madhav Kunikade”
- 1993: Won the Maharashtra State Award for Best Supporting Actor for the Marathi film “Sawat Majhi Ladki”
- 1995: Best Singer/Actress for Kalnirnay and Akhil Bhartiya Natya Parishad’s drama “Lekure Udand Jhali”
- 1995: Won the Maharashtra State Award for Best Actor for the drama “Lekure Udand Jhali”
- 1995: Won the Film Critics Award for Best Actor for the drama “Lekure Udand Jhali”
- 1996: Prabhat Channel Record Breaking Actor Award
- 1996: Won the Best Actor Award for the Marathi drama “Priyatama”
- 1999: Natya Nirmata Sangh won the Best Actor Award for the Marathi drama Eka Lagnachi Pudhchi Goshta
- 1999: ALFA Gaurav Puraskar won the Best Actor Award for the play “Eka Lagnachi Pudhchi Goshta”
- 1999: Best Actor Award for Akhil Bhartiya Natya Parishad’s drama “Eka Lagnachi Pudhchi Goshta”
- 1999: Won the Maharashtra State Award for Best Actor for the drama “Eka Lagnachi Pudhchi Goshta”
- 2003: Kalaranjan Puraskar won the Best Actor Award for the drama “Amhi Doghe Raja Rani”
- 2003: Won the Maharashtra State Award for Best Actor for the drama “Amhi Doghe Raja Rani”
- 2008: Won the Maharashtra State Award for Best Actor for the drama Olakh Na Palakh
- 2010: Marathi drama ‘Bahurupi’ wins Best Actor award at Maharashtra Awards
- 2016: Won the Zee Talkies Comedy Award for Best Actor for the Marathi film “Bho Bho”
- 2016: Dinanath Mangeshkar Award
Prashant Damle receives Dinanath Mangeshkar Award from Asha Bhosle
- 2019: Won the Lokmat Maharashtrian Award for Best Actor of the Year for the drama “Eka Lagnachi Pudhchi Goshta”
- 2020: Sangeet Natak Academic Award
Prashant Damle receives Sangeet Natak Akademi Award from President Droupadi Murmu of India
Achievement
- 1995: Limca record of four performances of three different plays in one day on December 24, 1995
- 1995: Limca’s record of 452 performances in 365 days (from January 1, 1995 to December 31, 1995)
- 1996: Limca’s record of 469 performances in 365 days (from January 1, 1996 to December 31, 1996)
- 2001: Limca record of five performances of three different plays in one day on January 18, 2001
- 2013: Limca sets record with 10,700th performance of its play Gela Madhav Konikade
- 2013: Awarded the Guinness World Record for the 10,700th performance of the play “Gela Madhav Konikade”
- 2022: Mumbai’s Shanmukhananda Auditorium performs record 12,500 plays
अभिनेते प्रश०ंत दमले यरंच्यर् विक् प्रयोगरनिमित्त त्यरंन्युख्यमंत्री @mieknathshinde आणिउपमुख्यमंत्री @Dev_Fadnavis Please note: pic.twitter.com/hu0nOkuc70
— CMO Maharashtra (@CMOMaharashtra) November 6, 2022
Facts/Trivia
- Prashant Damle is considered as one of the famous actors in Marathi theater industry.
- He considers himself a foodie and loves spicy food like Pav Bhaji and Vada pav.
- In 2012, he started a college called School of Performing Arts and Drama in Pune.
- He owns a foundation called “Prashanth Fan Foundation” for social welfare work. He had donated Rs 1 lakh to the Maharashtra government for water schemes.
- He is the brand ambassador of Disha Direct, Shamrao Vithal Co-op. Bank Ltd. and Ex-Servicemen’s Association.
- In May 2013, he suffered a mild heart attack while rehearsing the Marathi play “Eka Lagnachi Pudhchi Goshta”. He was admitted to Andheri Hospital for treatment. He underwent an angiogram, which later revealed four blockages in the arteries that supply blood to his heart. Later that week, he underwent surgery.
- In 2020, he provided financial support of Rs 10,000 to the cast and crew during the COVID-19 pandemic in India.
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