Chittaranjan Cintamanrav Kolhatkar ( mr, चित्तरंजन चिंतामणराव कोल्हटकर; 15 January 1923 – 25 October 2009) was an Indian film and theatre actor.
Born in 1923 in the
Amravati district of
Maharashtra, Kolhatkar began his film career in 1944, appearing in the film ''Garibanche Rajya''. His theatre debut was in ''Bhavbandhan'' written by
Ram Ganesh Gadkari
Ram Ganesh Gadkari (26 May 1885 – 23 January 1919) was a Marathi poet, playwright, and humorist from Bombay Presidency, India.
Ram Ganesh Gadkari was one of the writers the in new age transformation in Marathi literature. He wrote poetry under ...
.
[Paranjpe, Shailendra]
Veteran Marathi actor Kolhatkar dies at 86
'' DNA'', 26 October 2009.
Politically, Kolhatkar was a firm supporter of the Hindu nationalist political ideology
Hindutva
Hindutva () is the predominant form of Hindu nationalism in India. The term was formulated as a political ideology by Vinayak Damodar Savarkar in 1923. It is used by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP), t ...
. He appeared in more than 100 films.
Kolhatkar was admitted to the Dinanath Mangeshkar Hospital in
Pune
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on 13 October 2009 after suffering a fall during his evening walk. On 25 October, he suffered a
heart attack
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and died, aged 86.
Works
; As actor
* ''Mohityanchi Manjula'' (Film, 1963)
* ''
Ashroonchi Zhali Phule
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'' (Play)
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