Santosh Padmakar Pawar (born 1972) is an Indian poet, musician, actor, dramatist, theatre director and script writer in
Marathi language
Marathi (; ''Marāṭhī'', ) is an Indo-Aryan language predominantly spoken by Marathi people in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the official language of Maharashtra, and additional official language in the state of Goa. It is one o ...
. He is best known for his long poem "Bhramisthacha Jahirnama" from 2005, and for his 2010 play ''Yadaa Kadachit''.
Biography
Santosh Pawar is a teacher and lecturer in
Marathi literature
Marathi literature is the body of literature of Marathi, an Indo-Aryan language spoken mainly in the Indian state of Maharashtra and written in the Devanagari and Modi script.
History Ancient Era
Maharashtri Prakrit was the southern Prakrit t ...
. He served as a lecturer in
.
Works
Pawar's poems have been included in several anthologies, and are also included in the curriculum of several Indian universities. His comedy drama ''Yadaa Kadachit'', based on stories from the ''
Ramayana
The ''Rāmāyana'' (; sa, रामायणम्, ) is a Sanskrit epic composed over a period of nearly a millennium, with scholars' estimates for the earliest stage of the text ranging from the 8th to 4th centuries BCE, and later stages e ...
'' and the ''
Mahabharata
The ''Mahābhārata'' ( ; sa, महाभारतम्, ', ) is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India in Hinduism, the other being the '' Rāmāyaṇa''. It narrates the struggle between two groups of cousins in the K ...
'' was critically acclaimed. The play was the target of heavy criticism from religious fundamentalist groups who saw it as disrespectful, and who threatened the playwright and the actors, creating violent disturbances during several performances. ''Yadaa Kadachit'' nevertheless continued to be a popular play, which had been performed more than 4500 times by 2018.
Pawar has also performed as actor, director, producer and script writer in several movies. He has done designing work for several
Bollywood
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movies like ''
Om Shanti Om
''Om Shanti Om'' (transl. ''Peace Be With You'') is a 2007 Indian Hindi-language fantasy romance film written and directed by Farah Khan, co-written by Mayur Puri and Mushtaq Shiekh, and produced by Gauri Khan under the banner of Red Chill ...
'', ''
Queen
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Monarchy
* Queen regnant, a female monarch of a Kingdom
** List of queens regnant
* Queen consort, the wife of a reigning king
* Queen dowager, the widow of a king
* Queen mother, a queen dowager who is the mother ...
'' and ''
Thalaivi
''Thalaivii'' () is a 2021 Indian biographical drama film based on the life of Indian actress-politician J. Jayalalithaa. The film stars Kangana Ranaut as Jayalalithaa, Arvind Swamy as M. G. Ramachandran.
And Raj Arjun as R. M. Veerappan. ...
''.
Awards and recognition
* 2022 :
Jibanananda Das Award Jibanananda Das Award is a literary award for outstanding works of poetry in translation from Indian languages into English. The award has been instituted in the memory of the Bengali poet Jibanananda Das. It is conferred by Kolkata Poetry Confluen ...
for English translation of Pawar's poetry by Santosh Rathod
Major works
Drama scripts
* Amhi Saare Lekurwaale
* Jalubhai Halu
* Yadaa Kadachit
* Radha Hi Kabri Babri
* Lage Raho Rajabhai
* Haus Majhi Poorvaa
* Yada Kadachit Returns
Movie scripts
Acting
* Navara Majha Navasacha (Movie)
* Fu Bai Fu (Television)
* Ek Unaad Diwas (Drama)
* Tu Tu Mi Mi (Drama)
* Raja Navacha Gulaam (Drama)
Direction
* Hich Tar Family Chi Gammat Aahe
Hich Tar Family Chi Gammat Aahe Natak
- VeryFirstTale July 06, 2023
References
1955 births
Marathi-language writers
Living people
Writers from Maharashtra
Indian male poets
20th-century Indian writers
Indian actors
20th-century Indian male writers
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