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Urmilla Kothare

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Urmilla Kothare
Kothare in 2019
Born
Urmilla Kanetkar

4 May[1]
Occupations
  • Actress
  • dancer
  • producer
Years active2006–present
Spouse
(m. 2011)
Children1

Urmilla Kothare (née Kanetkar; born 4 May) is an Indian actress in Marathi cinema and television. She is known for her roles in the Marathi films Duniyadari, Shubha Mangal Saavadhan, Mala Aai Vhhaychy!, Ti Saddhya Kay Karte and Hindi TV serials Maayka and Mera Sasural and the Marathi serials Asambhav, Uun Paus and Goshta Eka Lagnachi. She is a classical dancer and made her Telugu cinema debut in 2014 with Welcome Obama.

Personal life

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Urmilla and Adinath Kothare both meet each other in 2006 where they team up for Marathi film Shubha Mangal Saavdhaan. In 2011, they both get married.[2] In 2018, The couple welcoming their first baby daughter named Jija Kothare.[3]

Career

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Born in Pune,[4] Kanetkar is a trained kathak dancer, and has a Master of Arts degree in it. She has taken lessons in Bhubaneshwar from Sujata Mahapatra for Odissi as well. In 1997, she participated in the program held for Fiftieth Independence Day Celebrations for India. She earned a BA degree from the St. Xavier's College, Mumbai.

Shubh Mangal Savdhan was her debut film and Tujhya Veena her debut TV series. Aai Shappath..! and Savalee were her next films. She worked with veteran actress Reema Lagoo in these three movies. Additionally, during her debut movie she also met Adinath Kothare. He was an assistant director in that movie. They got married in 2011.

Filmography

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Year Movie Role Note
2006 Shubha Mangal Saavadhan Supriya
Savalee Rama's student
Aai Shappath..! Devaki (Young)
2011 Mala Aai Vhhaychy! Yashodha Nominated MFK Award for Favourite Actress
Dubhangg Vishakha
2013 Duniyadari Meenakshi Inamdar MFK Award for Favourite Supporting Actress
Thodi Khatti Thodi Hatti Iravati
Welcome Obama Yashodha Telugu film
2014 Time Pass Spruha
Baavare Prem He Ananya
Anvatt Madhura
Pyaar Vali Love Story Nandini
2015 Timepass 2 Spruha
2016 Guru Mango Dolly
2017 Ti Saddhya Kay Karte Radhika
Vitha Vithabai Narayangaonkar [5]
2017 Karaar Jayashree Mokashi
2022 Ekda Kaay Zala Shruti Nominated Zee Chitra Gaurav Puraskar for Best Supporting Actress[6]
Thank God Aayan's sister Hindi film
Autograph – Ek Japun Thevavi Ashi Lovestory Saavni [7]

Web series

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Year Serial Platform Role Notes
2018 Breathe Amazon Prime Video Margaret Mascarenhes [8]
2022 RaanBaazaar Planet Marathi OTT Nisha Jain [9]
Athang Lakshmi [10]

Television

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Year Serial Channel Language Role Ref.
2007-2008 Maayka Zee TV Hindi Raji Khurana [11]
2008 Mera Sasural Sahara One Hindi [12]
2008-2009 Asambhav Zee Marathi Marathi Shubhra/Parvati
2009 Gosht Eka Lagnachi Star Pravah Marathi Anandi [13]
2011 Vegh Saam TV Marathi
2021 Sukh Mhanje Nakki Kay Asta Star Pravah Marathi Cameo appearance
2022–2024 Tuzech Mi Geet Gaat Aahe Star Pravah Marathi Vaidehi Kamat [14]
2022 Aata Hou De Dhingana Star Pravah Marathi Contestant

Awards

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Winner

Winner

Nominated

Zee Marathi awards

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Nominated

  • Best Actress Award 2007. Role: Shubhra/Parvati (Asambhav)[15]
  • Best Actress Award 2008. Role: Shubhra/Parvati (Asambhav)[16]

References

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  1. ^ "'Dignified and gorgeous': Actor Kranti Redkar's Special Birthday Post For Urmila Kanetkar". News18. 5 May 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  2. ^ "कोठारेंच्या घरी येणार नवा पाहुणा, अशी फुलली होती उर्मिला-आदिनाथची लव्ह स्टोरी". Divya Marathi (in Marathi). 11 August 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Here's what Urmila and Adinath have named their newborn daughter". The Times of India. 19 March 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Biography". YouTube. 16 February 2016.[dead YouTube link]
  5. ^ http://marathicineyug.com/news/latest-news/1998-urmila-kothare-to-play-vithabai-narayangaonkar-in-upcoming-film-vitha[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "Urmila Kothare: A lot has changed in TV in the last 12 years". The Times of India. 13 April 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  7. ^ "ब्रेकअप झालंय , त्रास होतोय ना..? कानात हेडफोन्स घाला आणि...उर्मिला कोठारेची पोस्ट चर्चेत". Maharashtra Times (in Marathi). Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  8. ^ Johri, Vikram (30 January 2018). "'Breathe' review: R Madhavan, Amit Sadh save Amazon Studios thriller from gasping for air". Scroll.in. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  9. ^ "RaanBaazaar is a once-in-a-lifetime experience: Senior actor Sachin Khedekar". The Times of India. 20 May 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  10. ^ Athang (Official Trailer) | Akshay Bardapurkar | Tejaswini Pandit | Santosh Kher, 21 November 2022, retrieved 18 June 2023
  11. ^ "Blacklisted!". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  12. ^ "At home in sasural". Mumbai Mirror. 25 February 2008. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  13. ^ "Star Pravah tells Goshta Eka Lagnachi".[permanent dead link]
  14. ^ Marathi, TV9 (7 April 2022). "उर्मिला कोठारेचं 12 वर्षांनंतर छोट्या पडद्यावर कमबॅक, 'तुझेच मी गीत गात आहे' मालिका लवकरच स्टार प्रवाहवर प्रेक्षकांच्या भेटीला". TV9 Marathi (in Marathi). Retrieved 22 May 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  15. ^ "Zee Marathi Awards 2007" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 September 2008. Retrieved 13 July 2009.
  16. ^ "Zee Marathi Awards 2008". Archived from the original on 6 March 2009. Retrieved 21 March 2009.
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