Suryakant Mandhare

Suryakant Mandhare is an actor in Marathi and Gujarati cinema, credited on Jesal Toral (1971).

Suryakant Mandhare (pronounced [suːɾjəkaːnt̪ maːɳɖəɾe]; born as Vaman Tukaram Mandhare; 2 June 1926 – 22 August 1999; professionally known as Suryakant ) was an Indian actor and director, who worked in Marathi cinema. He acted in more than 100 films. He is considered one of the greatest and influential actors in the history of Marathi cinema. Actor and filmmaker Chandrakant Mandare is the elder brother of Suryakant. The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri in 1973 for his contribution to the arts.

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