Urmilla Kothare Explained

Urmilla Kothare
Birth Name:Urmilla Kanetkar
Birth Date:4 May 1986[1]
Birth Place:Pune, Maharashtra, India
Years Active:2006–present
Children:1

Urmilla Kothare is an Indian actress in Marathi cinema and television. She is known for her roles in the Marathi films Duniyadari, Shubha Mangal Saavadhan, 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

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

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

Year Movie Role Note
2006 Shubha Mangal Saavadhan Supriya
Savalee Rama's student
Aai Shappath..! Devaki (Young)
2011 Mala Aai Vhhaychy! Yashodha
Dubhangg Vishakha
2013 Duniyadari Meenakshi Inamdar
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
2017Ti Saddhya Kay KarteRadhika
VithaVithabai Narayangaonkar[5]
2017KaraarJayashree Mokashi
2022Ekda Kaay ZalaShruti[6]
Thank GodAayan's sisterHindi film
Autograph – Ek Japun Thevavi Ashi LovestorySaavni[7]

Web series

YearSerialPlatformRoleNotes
2018Breathe Margaret Mascarenhes[8]
2022RaanBaazaarPlanet Marathi OTTNisha Jain [9]
AthangLakshmi

Television

YearSerial Channel Language RoleRef.
2007-2008Maayka HindiRaji Khurana[10]
2008Mera Sasural [11]
2008-2009Asambhav Shubhra/Parvati
2009Gosht Eka Lagnachi Anandi[12]
2011Vegh Saam TV
2021Sukh Mhanje Nakki Kay Asta Star PravahCameo appearance
2022–2024Tuzech Mi Geet Gaat AaheStar PravahMarathiVaidehi Kamat[13]
2022Aata Hou De DhinganaStar PravahMarathiContestant

Awards

Zee Marathi awards

Nominated

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022-05-05 . 'Dignified and gorgeous': Actor Kranti Redkar's Special Birthday Post For Urmila Kanetkar . 2023-12-24 . News18 . en.
  2. Web site: 2017-08-11 . कोठारेंच्या घरी येणार नवा पाहुणा, अशी फुलली होती उर्मिला-आदिनाथची लव्ह स्टोरी . 2022-05-22 . Divya Marathi . mr.
  3. News: Here's what Urmila and Adinath have named their newborn daughter. 2021-06-29. The Times of India. 19 March 2018 . en.
  4. Web site: Biography. YouTube.
  5. http://marathicineyug.com/news/latest-news/1998-urmila-kothare-to-play-vithabai-narayangaonkar-in-upcoming-film-vitha{{Dead link|date=July 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
  6. News: Urmila Kothare: A lot has changed in TV in the last 12 years . 2022-05-22 . The Times of India . 13 April 2022 . en.
  7. Web site: ब्रेकअप झालंय, त्रास होतोय ना..? कानात हेडफोन्स घाला आणि...उर्मिला कोठारेची पोस्ट चर्चेत . 2022-12-07 . Maharashtra Times . mr.
  8. Web site: Johri . Vikram . 'Breathe' review: R Madhavan, Amit Sadh save Amazon Studios thriller from gasping for air . 2022-05-22 . Scroll.in . 30 January 2018 . en-US.
  9. News: 2022-05-20 . RaanBaazaar is a once-in-a-lifetime experience: Senior actor Sachin Khedekar . The Times of India . 2023-05-15 . 0971-8257.
  10. Web site: Blacklisted! . 2022-05-22 . Mumbai Mirror . en.
  11. Web site: Feb 25, 2008 . At home in sasural . 2022-05-22 . Mumbai Mirror . en.
  12. Web site: Star Pravah tells Goshta Eka Lagnachi .
  13. Web site: Marathi . TV9 . 2022-04-07 . उर्मिला कोठारेचं 12 वर्षांनंतर छोट्या पडद्यावर कमबॅक, 'तुझेच मी गीत गात आहे' मालिका लवकरच स्टार प्रवाहवर प्रेक्षकांच्या भेटीला . 2022-05-22 . TV9 Marathi . mr.
  14. Web site: Zee Marathi Awards 2007. 13 July 2009. 8 September 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080908061851/http://www.zeemarathi.com/ZMAWinners2007/ZMAwinners2007.pdf. dead.
  15. Web site: Zee Marathi Awards 2008. 21 March 2009. 6 March 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090306203010/http://zeemarathi.com/ZEEMarathiAwards2008.aspx?zhid=77. dead.