Atul Kulkarni

Atul Kulkarni (born 10 September 1965) is an Indian film actor who works primarily in Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu language films. Kulkarni won the National Award for the best supporting actor for the films Hey Ram and Chandni Bar. He is also the president of Quest, a research-action organization concentrating on enhancing quality of education.

Atul Kulkarni
Atul at the screening of Sonata
Born (1965-09-10) 10 September 1965
Belgaum, India
NationalityIndian
Alma materNational School of Drama
OccupationActor
Spouse(s)Geetanjali Kulkarni[1]
Websitewww.atulkulkarni.com

Early life

Kulkarni was born on 10 September 1965 in Belgaum (present-day Belagavi), Karnataka, India. He completed his secondary education from Haribhai Deokaran High School, Solapur, Maharashtra. He completed his Junior College from Belgaum and completed his graduation in English literature at D. A. V. College, Solapur. Kulkarni received his diploma in acting from National school of Drama in 1995.[2] He is married to theater actress Geetanjali Kulkarni, whom he met at National School of Drama.

Acting career

Kulkarni's first stint with stage was during his high school days. He participated in the Maharashtra State Drama Competition regularly. Between 1989 and 1992, he won awards for Acting and also for Drama-Direction.[3] Atul enacted in Gandhi Viruddh Gandhi, the play made later famous by Dilip Prabhavalkar in Marathi professional theatre circuit until mid-90s.[4] Later during his college days he actively participated in cultural gatherings. While studying, Atul joined Natya Aradhana, an amateur theatre group from Solapur. Atul Kulkarni holds a postgraduate diploma in dramatic arts from National School of Drama, New Delhi.

Atul Kulkarni, a national-award winner and a fine actor, expresses his belief of art being a product of social, political and economic changes in the society. He shares his thoughts and talks about the success of his movie, ‘The Raikar Case’.[5]

Philanthropy

Kulkarni has been serving as President of Quest Education Support Trust.[6] Quest Trust invests in running workshops and enabling Teachers, to support education for children of marginalized communities between 3–14 years. All this activity is mainly in State of Maharashtra. It conducts its activities in Marathi language.[7]

Atul Kulkarni has been active in sharing his knowledge on running NGO with other NGO's. He does visit Maharashtra based NGO's like Snehalaya regularly.[8] Kulkarni has been involved in an environmental project, making a 24-acre barren land in Satara District into Green area.[9]

Awards
National Film Awards
  • 2000: Won: Best Supporting Actor in Hey Ram
Citation: For his serious performance as a cold blooded fundamentalist stalking the cities during the turbulent years of partition that led to the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi.[10]
Citation: For depicting a ruthless character, trapped in a world without social values.[11]
Filmfare Awards
Asia Pacific Screen Awards
  • 2010: Nominated: Best Performance by an Actor for Natarang
VIFF Vienna Independent Film Festival
  • 2019: Won: Best Actor in Murder on the Road to Kathmandu

Filmography

Movies
YearFilmLanguageRole
1997Bhoomi GeethaKannada / Hindi
2000KaireeMarathiJadhav teacher
2000Jayam Manade RaaTelugu
2000Hey RamHindi/TamilShriram Abhyankar
2001Chandni BarHindiPotya Sawant
2002RunTamilBhaskar
2002BhetMarathiSatish
2002Dahavi FaMarathiGanesh Deshmukh (teacher)
2003Mango SouffléEnglishEdwin 'Ed' Prakash
200388 Antop HillHindiPratyush Shelar
2003SattaHindiYashwant Varde
2003DumHindi'Encounter' Shankar
2003VaastupurushMarathiNishikant Dada
2004AndhrawalaTeluguBade Mia's sidekick
2004ChantiTeluguMLA Sarvarayudu
2004GowriTeluguSarkar
2004MansarovarMalayalam
2004VajramMalayalam
2004KhakeeHindiDr. Iqbal Ansari
2004DevraiMarathiShesh
2004ManmadhanTamilACP Deva
2004Leela Mahal CenterTeluguGK
2005Page 3HindiVinayak Mane
2005ChakwaMarathiTushar Khot
2006KediTamilMinister Pughazhenthy
2006RaamTelugu
2006Rang De BasantiHindiLaxman Pandey
2006CorporateHindiNarrator
2007Aa DinagaluKannadaAgni Shridhar
2007Maati MaayMarathiNarsu
2007Gauri: The UnbornHindiSandeep
2008ValuMarathiSwanand Gaddamwar
2008TalappavuMalayalamKrishnadeva Saivar
2008KurukshetraMalayalam
2008D-17Malayalam
2009Yeh Mera IndiaHindiRaj
2009Delhi 6HindiGobar
2009PadikathavanTamilKasi Anandan
2009Vandae MaatharamMalayalam / Tamil
2009JailHindiLawyer
2010YakshaKannada
2010SukhaantMarathi
2010NatarangMarathiGuna Kagalkar
2010Allah Ke BandayHindiSchool Teacher
2010Bumm Bumm BoleHindi
2011PanjaaTeluguKulkarni
2011Koffi BarTeluguBusiness man
2011Aagaah: The WarningHindiAazan Khan
2011Chaalis ChauraasiHindiBobby
2012SuzhalTamil
2013AarambamTamilJCP Milind Virekar
2012EdegarikeKannadaAgni Shridhar
2013The Attacks of 26/11HindiInspector Shinde
2013PopatMarathiJanya
2013VallinamTamilBasketball Coach[13]
2013Premachi GoshtaMarathiRam
2013ZanjeerHindiJayadev
2013The LoversEnglishRaoji
2014@AndheriMalayalamRajan Pilla
2014GameBengaliCBI Officer Sathya Sishir Kumar
2014UgrammKannadaDhiraj Shivrudralingaiah
2014VeeramTamilAadalarasu
2014AbhinetriKannada
2014BurmaTamilBothra Seth
2014Happy JourneyMarathiNiranjan
2015Dirty PoliticsHindiPolice Insceptor
2015MythriKannada / MalayalamRaviprakash
2015JazbaaHindiLawyer
2015NellikkaMalayalamSatheesh
2015KanalMalayalamKuruvila Mathew
2015Rajwade and SonsMarathiShubhankar Rajwade
2016PranamHindi
2016AkiraHindiAkira's father
2017RaeesHindiJairaj
2017The Ghazi AttackHindi/TeluguLieutenant Commander Santosh Devraj, Executive Officer, EXO, Second - In - Command S21
2017BonguTamilSubash, assistant commissioner
2017Aval/Gruham/House next doorTamil /Telugu/HindiPaul, Jenny's Father
2017KoodeMalayalamCoach Ashraf
2018 Black Bud Hindi Mehmood Khan
2018 PatnagarhOdia/TeluguIG Arun Agnihotri
2019Manikarnika: The Queen of JhansiHindiTatya Tope
2019706HindiShekhawat
2019Mere Pyare Prime MinisterHindiIn PMO
2019JungleeHindiKeshav Kotian
2019MajiliTeluguAnshu's Father
2019 Athiran Malayalam
2019Madhura RajaMalayalam
2019Section 375Hindi
2019VeliyaperunnalMalayalam
2019Alidu UlidavaruKannadaPolice Inspector

Television
Year Series Role Network Notes
2017-18 The Test Case (web series) Colonel Ajinkya Sathe ALTBalaji
2019 City of Dreams (TV series) Amey Rao Gaikwad Hotstar
2020 * The Raikar Case Yashwant Naik Raikar * Voot Select
2020 Bandish Bandits Digvijay Rathore Amazon Prime
Upcoming Sandwich — Sony LIV
gollark: YES.
gollark: I bet this release was salty. Pagination and rules and market and all.
gollark: GEMSHARDS.
gollark: Which at least run on a long annoying calendar.
gollark: And lunar heralds.

References
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  2. "NSD-GRADUATES1" (PDF). nsd.gov.in. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 August 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  3. "www.atulkulkarni.com/". atulkulkarni.com. 3 April 2018. Archived from the original on 5 June 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  4. "19970630-gandhi-virudh-gandhi-to-be-staged-at-tejpal-auditorium-mumbai-832641-1997-06-30". indiatoday.in. 3 April 2018. Archived from the original on 20 September 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  5. "Actor Atul Kulkarni shares his thoughts on evolving subjects in cinema and throws light on his NGO, Quest". Archived from the original on 24 July 2020.
  6. "genesis". quest.org.in. 3 April 2018. Archived from the original on 31 May 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  7. "ganeet_lekh". quest.org.in. 3 April 2018. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  8. "Actor-Atul-Kulkarni-visits". snehalaya.org. 3 April 2018. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  9. "article17430551.ece". thehindu. 3 April 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  10. "47th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
  11. "49th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
  12. Sharanya CR (21 July 2013). "Atul Kulkarni wears a Kannada attire for his Filmfare award". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 29 May 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  13. G Dhananjayan (2014). Pride Of Tamil Cinema: 1931 To 2013. Blue Ocean Publishers. p. 546.
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