Adinath Kothare

Adinath Kothare (pronounced [ˈaːd̪iːnaːt̪ʰ koʈʰaːɾe]) is an Indian actor and filmmaker who predominantly works in Marathi and Hindi cinema. He has received numerous accolades, including a National Film Award, a Maharashtra State Film Award, three Filmfare Marathi Awards and four Zee Chitra Gaurav Puraskar. Born into the Kothare family, he first appeared on screen as a child actor in his father's film Majha Chakula (1994). As an adult, he made his acting debut with Ved Lavi Jeeva, earning a nomination at the Zee Chitra Gaurav Puraskar, and went on to appear in the sports drama Standby (2011) and Aditya Sarpotdar's college drama Satrangi Re (2012). He gained recognition for playing a ventriloquist in Zapatlela 2 (2013), an adventurous young man in Hello Nandan (2014), an atheist student in Avatarachi Goshta (2014) and real-life cricketer Dilip Vengsarkar in the Hindi film 83 (2021). He rose to prominence in the 2020s with the musical romantic drama Chandramukhi (2022), followed by the family drama Shaktimaan and the comedy Panchak (both 2024). The former earned him his first Filmfare Marathi Award nomination. Kothare made his directorial debut with Paani, which won the National Film Award for Best Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation along with several other awards and nominations. He was also a part of series such as City of Dreams - Season 2 and Crime Beat (2025). Kothare and his father jointly own Kothare Vision, a production company established in 2008 that produces films, television serials, and web series. He is married to actress Urmila Kothare, with whom he has a daughter.