Santosh Juvekar is an Indian film, television and stage actor. Known for his work in Marathi films. He has also acted in Hindi films and Web series.

Santosh Juvekar
Santosh Juvekar in 2024
Born12 December[1]
NationalityIndian
Alma materSVPM, Kalwa[2]
OccupationActor
Years active2004 – present

Career

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Juvekar started with his acting career in 2004 with the Marathi play Aani Makarand Rajadhyaksha playing the role Naren Deshmukh. Directed by Dilip Kolhatkar, the play had Vikram Gokhale in it. He soon started working in various television serials and became popular with the show Ya Gojirvanya Gharaat. His first film debut was through Rajiv Patil's film Blind Game in 2006. The film had a notable star cast of Anant Jog and Upendra Limaye in lead roles and actress Mukta Barve in a small role. He later played various roles as the main lead in films like Zenda, Morya, Matter and more. He also did a movie named 31December:The Mirror in which he played the role of Army officer. He got nominated for Gadbad Gondhal in Ambarnath Marathi Film Festival in 2017 as Best Actor.[3] He also works in a web series known as Struggler Saala which is available on YouTube.[4]

Marathi Theatre

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He commenced his acting career in 2004 with the Marathi play 'Aani Makarand Rajadhyaksha'. In this play, he played the role of Naren Deshmukh. Directed by Dilip Kolhatkar, the play co-starred Vikram Gokhale.[5]

Marathi Cinema

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Santosh Juvekar is known for his brilliant performance in films like 'Zenda', Ek Tara, Shala, Fakt Ladh Mhana, Sanai Choughade, Date Bhet, 'Rege', 'Morya', and 'Sharyat'[6][7][8][9][10][11][12]

His upcoming movies include 'Raanti' directed by Samit Kakkad who had directed 36 Gunn featuring Santosh Juvekar.[13]

Hindi Cinema

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2000 - 2009

His first Hindi movie was Mumbai Meri Jaan a 2008 Indian drama film directed by Nishikant Kamat and produced by Ronnie Screwvala.[14] It stars R. Madhavan, Irrfan Khan, Soha Ali Khan, Paresh Rawal and Kay Kay Menon. It deals with the aftermath of the 11 July 2006 Mumbai train bombings, where 209 people lost their lives and over 700 were injured.[15] It won multiple Filmfare Awards including National Film Award for Best Special Effects in 2008.

2010 - 2019

In 2017, he starred in the bold movie 'Ascharya Fuck It' (parsed as Ascharya F#*k It on the film's theatrical poster; also known as Ascharyachakit!) featuring alongside Priyanka Bose, Vaibhav Raj Gupta, Ankit Raj and Anangsha Biswas.[16][5]

2020 - Till date

Santosh Juvekar will be seen in the upcoming film 'Chhava,' which is a highly anticipated film where Vicky Kaushal portrays the esteemed historical figure Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj from Maratha history.[17]

Santosh Juvekar was seen in the international released and the critically acclaimed movie Bhonsle released in 2020 which won International and National awards in many categories. He played the pivotal role of hostile Vilas, a taxi driver by night and an aspiring Marathi neta by day. Manoj Bajpai was the central character in this movie who won the National Award for Best Actor in the year 2021.[18][19][4][6]

Juvekar played the role of Police Inspector in two movies: Darlings, a multiple award-winning movie released on Netflix in 2022, starring Alia Bhatt and Vijay Verma, and Kuttey, starring Naseeruddin Shah, released in 2023. He also played a role of Guddu in the movie Minus 31: The Nagpur Files[20]

Web Series

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Awards

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Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2024 Sakal Premier Awards Best Villain Ravrambha Won [21]
2017 Maharashtra State Film Awards Best Supporting Actor Doctor Rakhmabai Nominated [22]
2015 IMFFA Award (International Marathi Film Festival Awards) Best Actor Ek Tara Won
2010 MaTa Sanman Award (Maharashtra Times Awards) Best Supporting Actor Zenda Won

Filmography

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Films

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Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Title Role Language
2004 Juiley Vijay Deshmukh Marathi
2006 Kadhi Achanak
Blind Game Gangster
Aanandhache Jhaad
2007 Sakhi
2008 Mumbai Meri Jaan Ashok[23]
Manya Sajjana Baja
Sanai Choughade Aditya[24]
Picnic Anurag
Guilty
2009 Bedhundh Panduranga Ghorpade (PADDY)
Chal Gammat Karu
2010 Zenda Santosh Shinde (Santya)[25]
Ringa Ringa Johnny[26]
2011 Sharyat Sanjay
Pangira
Paash
Morya Manoj Shinde (Manya)[27]
Fakta Ladh Mhana Salim[28]
Shala Majarekar Sir
Shahanpan Dega Deva Himesh
Pratibimb Gauri's college friend
Raj Ka Ran
2012 Gol Gol Dabyatla
Aayna Ka Bayna Anchor
Jana Gana Mana Dagdu
31 December Naxalite
Matter Pakya
Tendulkar Out Nair
2013 Rege Mohanlal Yadav
2014 Campus Katta Raja Sidharth Shinde
Ek Tara Dyaneshwar Lokhande (Mauli)[29]
2015 Black Home Hindi
Biker’s Adda Vicky Marathi
2016 Doctor Rakhmabai Dadaji
Police Line Ek Purna Satya Bala Desai
2017 Boyz Mandar
Gadad Jambhal Amsha
2018 Ranangan Himself
Gadbad Gondhal Saumitra Paranjape
Me Shivaji Park Harish Vedant
2019 Chatrapati Shasan Ranjeet Dada Patil
Rocky Sultan
Adham Vicky
2020 Bhonsle Vilas Dhavle Hindi
2022 Darlings Inspector Janardhan Jadhav
36 Gunn Sudhir Marathi
2023 Kuttey Police Inspector[30] Hindi
Ravrambha Jalindar Marathi
Date Bhet Abhijeet
Minus 31: The Nagpur Files Guddu Hindi
2024 Raanti Marathi [31]
Chhaava Shishupala Hindi

Television

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Year Title Role Language Notes
2005 Police Panch Marathi
2006 Hya Gojirwanya Gharat
Vadalvaat Shailesh Kavishkar
Oon Paaus Raju Hari
Bhumika
Kimayagar
2012 Veig
2015-2017 Assa Sasar Surekh Baai Yash Mahajan
2018 Year Down Janmejay Naik
2020 Ek Thi Begum Sawtya Hindi Series on MX Player
2021 Indori Ishq Inspector Gaikwad
Hidden Pradeep Raje
2022 Dharavi Bank Avinash Mhatre

References

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  1. ^ "Santosh Juvekar Date: मित्राला आवडणाऱ्या मुलीसोबत गेला डेटवर, वाचा संतोष जुवेकरच्या पहिल्या डेटचा किस्सा". Hindustan Times Marathi (in Marathi).
  2. ^ "BOY-NEXT-DOOR, NOT ANY MORE!". Archived from the original on 25 December 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  3. ^ "Clipping of Loksatta - loksatta pune". epaper.loksatta.com.
  4. ^ a b "chavat". Retrieved 10 July 2018 – via YouTube.
  5. ^ a b "Actor Santosh Juvekar To Make His Comeback In Marathi TV With This Serial". News18. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  6. ^ a b "'Adham': Santosh Juvekar's upcoming action film gets its release date". The Times of India. 17 April 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Santosh Juvekar to play a rockstar in Ek Taara". The Indian Express. 9 May 2014.
  8. ^ a b "Urmila gets her big break". The Times of India. 10 January 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  9. ^ "'Date Bhet': Santosh Juvekar and Sonalee Kulkarni starrer is all set to hit screens on July 14, 2023". The Times of India. 26 June 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  10. ^ a b "Santosh Juvekar was not the first choice for Rege". The Times of India. 13 January 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  11. ^ "Santosh Juvekar celebrates 12 years of 'Morya'; pens down a heartfelt note". The Times of India. 22 August 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  12. ^ "'Adham': Santosh Juvekar's upcoming film's trailer to be released on this date". The Times of India. 27 May 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  13. ^ "Santosh Juvekar kick-starts shooting the second schedule of Samit Kakkad's 'Raanti'".
  14. ^ "Film Review: Mumbai Meri Jaan". The Hollywood Reporter. 26 August 2008.
  15. ^ "Terror inspires Bollywood again". The Indian Express. 9 July 2008. Archived from the original on 22 March 2009. Retrieved 15 November 2009.
  16. ^ "I have immense faith in CBFC, says Ascharya Fuck It director Samit Kakkad".
  17. ^ "Vicky Kaushal hugs Marathi actor Santosh Juvekar as he wraps shoot of 'Chhava', latter says, 'Vicky worked very hard to play Sambhaji Maharaj'".
  18. ^ "'Bhonsle': Film Review | Mumbai 2018".
  19. ^ "'Bhonsle' movie review: Agents of anger and gloom".
  20. ^ "Santosh Juvekar reveals how Deepika Padukone- Irrfan Khan starrer shelved film Rani got him a Vishal Bhardwaj's Kuttey".
  21. ^ "Sakal Premier Award 2024 : गौरी देशपांडे, प्रियदर्शनी इंदलकर पदार्पणातील सर्वोत्कृष्ट चेहरा;संतोष जुवेकर सर्वोत्कृष्ट खलनायक".
  22. ^ "Marathi Films". Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  23. ^ "Terror inspires Bollywood again - Express India". 22 March 2009. Archived from the original on 22 March 2009. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  24. ^ "Sanai Chaughde fails to impress". Rediff.
  25. ^ "Another Marathi film in eye of storm over title". The Hindu. 10 January 2010. ISSN 0971-751X.
  26. ^ says, My Blog’s Performance in 2010 « The Common Man Speaks (21 March 2010). "Ringa Ringa (Marathi Movie) Review". The Common Man Speaks.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  27. ^ "Santosh Juvekar celebrates 12 years of 'Morya'; pens down a heartfelt note". The Times of India. 22 August 2023. ISSN 0971-8257.
  28. ^ "Manjrekar makes costliest Marathi film". Hindustan Times. 11 August 2011.
  29. ^ "Urmila in Avadhoot's next?". The Times of India. 8 February 2015. ISSN 0971-8257.
  30. ^ "Santosh Juvekar reveals how Deepika Padukone- Irrfan Khan starrer shelved film Rani got him a Vishal Bhardwaj's Kuttey". Hindustan Times. 14 October 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  31. ^ "Raanti Movie (2024): Cast, Trailer, OTT, Songs, Release Date | रानटी | Exclusive 2024". Rang Marathi. 15 September 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
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