Damu Kenkre (born Damodar Kashinath Kenkre; 1928 – 2008) was an Indian director known for his work in the

Marathi theatre Marathi theatre is theatre in the Marathi language, mostly originating or based in the state of Maharashtra in India, and elsewhere with Marathi diaspora. Starting in the middle of the 19th century, it flourished in the 1950s and 1960s. Today, ...

Stage career

Some of Kenkre's most famous plays include ''Hamlet'','' Suryachi Pille'' and ''Akhercha Sawaal''.

Awards

Kenkre received the

Sangeet Natak Akademi Award Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (IAST: Saṅgīta Nāṭaka Akādamī Puraskāra), also known as the Akademi Puraskar, is an award given by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy of Music, Dance & Drama. It is the highest Indian recogni ...

in 1974 and the

Vinda Karandikar Jeevan Gaurav Puraskar Vinda Jeevan Gaurav Puraskar is a List of lifetime achievement awards, lifetime achievement award conferred annually by the Department of Marathi Language, Government of Maharashtra. It is given to a writer who has made a lasting and valuable con ...

in 2008. He was ex-Director of Cultural Affairs Govt of Maharashtra.

Death

Kenkre died in September 2008.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kenkre, Damu Indian theatre directors Film directors from Goa Konkani people 1928 births 2008 deaths Recipients of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award