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Chandrakant
Mandre
passes away
Veteran actor Cahndrakant Mandre, who was also a well-known
painter, died in Kolhapur on February 17. He was 88. Beginning
his acting career in 1936 in Baburao Painter’s Sawakari
Paash, Chandrakant acted with distinction in more than 80
Marathi and 20 Hindi films, his last screen appearance being
in the  Amol
Palekar-directed Bangarwadi in 1995. He essayed all types
of roles in a career spanning six decades but is remembered
most in the roles of the rugged village patil he portrayed
in several films with a predominantly rural backdrop as also
the roles of Shivaji Maharaj in some historicals, including
Bhalji Pendharkar’s Chhatrapati Shivaji. Gopal Tukaram
Mandre in real life, he was given the screen name Chandrakant
by Bhalji. Apart from Chhatrapati Shivaji, some of his other
memorable starrers are Shejari, Raja Gopichand, Thoratanchi
Kamala, Bharat Bhet, Ramrajya, Meeth Bhakar, Jai Malhar and
Maanacha Paan. He was conferred an honorary degree (D Litt)
by Shivaji University.
Painting was his first love and exhibitions of his work have
been held in all the principal cities of Maharashtra, and
also in the United States, Great Britain and France. The Chandrakant
Mandre Kala Academy was set up in Kolhapur in 1997 where Chandrakant
himself taught the basics of painting to students wno insisted
on learning the art under his guidance.
Ranjan
Salvi dead
Well-known choreographer of Marathi films, Ranjan Salvi, died
in Pune on February 16. He was 72 and leaves behind his wife,
two sons, a daughter and grandchildren. During a career spanning
35 years, he worked as choreographer in about 175 Marathi
films including Pinjra, Chaani, Kela Ishara Jata Jata, Sawal
Maza Aika, Sugandhi Katta and Sangu Kashi Mee.
Pandit Simpi
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