Mandar kulkarni
Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards…
A well-learned, highly skilled, disciplined & organised person, who could easily handle multiple events. An excellent creative & management capabilities.
(FOUNDER-DIRECTOR)
NATAKWALA
I have designed and developed the sole proprietor company Natakwala over the past 6 years. Natakwala is a creative consultancy to encourage and engage art enthusiasts in professional practices. I successfully have conducted career shift programs. Created different platforms & opportunities for more than 4500 creative minds. Natakwala has been a company that provides support & art-based services in different settings such as educational, social, corporate since 2004. I have also trained and monitored many art practitioners, facilitators since 2004. My work in every setting is always applauded and appreciated.
Theatre/Film Skills:
Production management, creative or executive support, editing, direction, acting, light designing, copywriting, screenplay, dialogues writing, playwriting, content writing.
Professional Actor
Marathi/Hindi stage & television actor. Known for many shows. I’ve vast work experience in the field of Film, TV, OTT, Theatre. More than 15 television shows with all major regional channels. Performed & directed more than 120+ plays. I also have experience in technical aspects of all three mediums.
IMDb
Notable Film Projects:
Hunterrr, Balgandharva, Are Avaaj Konacha, Dhyaas
Notable TV/OTT Series:
Lakshya, Agnihotra, Abhaas Haa, Pudhcha Paaul, Amhi Dogha Raja Rani, Radha Prem Rangi Rangli, Tumcha Amcha Same Asta, Shejari Shejari Pakke Shejari, Ghetla Vasa Taku Nako, Horn Ok Please, Crime Patrol
Experience:
Production management, creative or executive support, editing, direction, acting, light designing, copywriting, screenplay, dialogues writing, playwriting, content writing.
Administrative/Academic Skills:
Company formation, registration procedures, B2B agreements, grant proposals, email drafting, MOM drafting.
I have presented experimental theatre productions over the past 20 years. I have managed a team of facilitators & theatre practitioners. I successfully produced audiobooks, audio-visual productions & conducted drama classes between the academic years 2004-2019 at SPM English Medium School (Highschool Theatre Teacher 2004-06), Millennium High School (Course Coordinator 2016-19), Vision English Medium School (Course Manager 2016-19), Dr. Kalmadi Shamrao High School (Highschool theatre facilitator & event executive 2007-2018), Beacon High school (Theatre Event 2017) & Cathedral Vidya School, (IB School Lonavala Special Educator DP 2018-19) Kohinoor American School, (IB School, Khandala MYP & DP theatre faculty 2020).
Event Skills:
Planning, advertising, management, designing (stage, decor, ambience, lighting, music, print material, digital material) technical understanding, public relations, press release, local radio-television media release, marketing, pitching, anchoring.
Workshop Skills:
Audio-Visual Skills:
Podcasts, audio books, jingles, documentary films, short films, web series, advertisements, photoshoots etc
Advertising Skills:
Political campaigning, event ideation, strategic planning, impact mapping, survey & plan execution, media release.
Website Skills:
Designing, domain purchasing, hosting, plugins, themes, WordPress, woo-commerce, content writing, optimisation.
Social Media Skills:
Profile Management, Cross branding, Campaigns, Strategic ad placement, Promotions (paid organic/inorganic), Boosting, Image uplifting, Monthly calendar, Event, Flash ads, Reel ideas, Creative support, Design support,
Platforms: Google ads, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Space Activities, LinkedIn, ClubHouse Shows.
“A well learned, highly skilled, disciplined & organized person, who could easily handle multiple events. An excellent creative & management capabilities.”
NOTABLE COLLABORATIONS
THEATRE PRODUCTIONS
| YEAR | PRODUCTION | CREDITS | ROLE |
| 2000 | Saint Dnyaneshwar | Dir. Dutta Puranik, Pratibha Datye | Saint Dnyaneshwar |
| 2001 | Hirkani | Dir. Dutta Puranik | Shivaji Maharaj |
| 2002 | Prasangotpat | Wri. Girish Kulkarni Dir. Mandar Deshpande | Chetan |
| 2003 | Pandurang | Dir. Mandar Deshpande | Backstage |
| 2003 | Dhobi Pachad | Wri. Abhiram Bhadkamkar Dir. Mandar Deshpande | Backstage |
| 2003 | Yatra | Wri. Atul Pethe Dir. Mandar Deshpande | Shop Owner |
| 2003 | Melya Aaicha Chaha | Wri. Chandrashekhar Phansalkar Dir. Mandar Deshpande | Backstage |
| 2003 | Pati Sagle Uchapati | Wri. Dir. Unknown | Backstage |
| 2004 | Lekure Udand Jhali | Wri. P l Deshpande Dir. Vijay Kenkre | Backstage |
| 2004 | Londonchi Sun Indiat Honeymoon | Wri. Dir. unknown | Backstage |
| 2004 | Chandrapurchya Junglat | Wri. Vikram Dir. Mandar Deshpande | Chetan |
| 2004 | Gela Madhav Kunikade | Wri. Dir. Unknown | Backstage |
| 2004 | Akherchi Pournima | Wri. Dir. Pradeep Vaidya | Sawai Madhawrao Peshwe |
| 2005 | Zaade-Matichya Manatil Kavita | Compilation & Dir. Aanand Chabuswar | Backstage |
| 2005 | Pagla Ghoda | Wri. Badal Sarkar Dir. Ravindra Jadhav | Teacher |
| 2005 | The Glass menagerie | Wri. Tennessee Williams | Backstage |
| 2005 | Ek Ganganbhedi Kinkali | Wri. Champra Deshpande Dir. Shashikant Kulkarni | Sangh Swayamsevak |
| 2005 | Shantata! Court Chalu Aahe | Wri. Vijay Tendulkar Dir. Sandesh Kulkarni | Backstage |
| 2005 | chor-chor | Wri. Vijay Tendulkar Dir. Mandar Deshpande | Actor |
| 2005 | Exceptions & Rules | Wri. Bertolt Brecht Editing & Dir. Aniruddha Joshi | Backstage |
| 2005 | Les Justes | Wri. Albert Camus | Backstage |
| 2005 | Saari Raat | Wri. Badal Sarkar Editing & Dir. Gauri Deval | Backstage |
| 2006 | Nar Nari | Wri. Nag Bodas Editing & Dir. Shantanu Gangane | Citizen |
| 2006 | Gola-Yug | Wri. Makarand Sathe Dir. Atul Pethe | Ashwatthama |
| 2006 | Khidki | Wri. Madhurani Dir. Ketaki Joglekar | Dramaturg |
| 2006 | Bheti Lagi Jeeva | Wri. Dir. Mandar Deshpande | God Vitthal & Civilian |
| 2007 | Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are dead | Wri. Tom Stoppard, Irawati Karnik Dir. Satish Manwar | Rosencrantz |
| 2007 | 10:17 | Wri. Dir. Madhurani | Dramaturg |
| 2007 | End Game | Wri. Samuel Becket | Backstage |
| 2006-2008 | Aatalya sahit manus | Compilation & Dir. Neeraja Patwardhan | Actor |
| 2007 | Pandurang Sangvikarchya Kavita | Wri. Bhalachandra Nemade Compilation, Dir. Anil Kamble | Actor |
| 2007 | Tu Dost Mahya | Wri. Dir. Vibhawari Deshpande | Sherlock |
| 2007 | Skandhagupta (Bakhar) | Wri. Jayshankar Prasad Editing & Dir. Prof. Praveen Bhole | Bhatark |
| 2007 | Mahapoor | Wri. Satish Alekar Dir. Anupam Barve | Govind Raghunath Kavthekar |
| 2007 | Clouds | Wri. Aristophanes Editing & Dir. Dnyanesh Zoting | Chetan |
| 2008 | Udhwasta Dharmashala | Wri. G P Deshpande Dir. Mandar Deshpande | Vice-Chancellor |
| 2008 | Pravaah | Wri. Sandeep Khare Compilation & Dir. Amol Patil | Chetan |
| 2008 | Death of a salesman | Wri. Arthur Miller Dir. Padmanabh Bind | Willy Loman |
| 2008 | Chaitra | Wri. Rabindranath Tagore Editing & Dir. Mohit Takalkar | Rabindranath Tagore |
| 2008 | Trahimam | Wri. Dhananjay Mhasawade Dir. Mandar Deshpande | Tanay |
| 2008 | Out at sea | Wri. Slawomir Mrozek Dir. Mandar Deshpande | Medium |
| 2009 | Nishani Daava Angatha | Wri. Ramesh Uttaratkar Edited & Dir. Vijay Kenkre | Civilian & Teacher |
| 2009 | No Exit | Wri. Jean Paul Sartre Dir. Purnanand Wandhekar | Chetan |
| 2009 | Varkh | Wri. Dhananjay Mhasawade Dir. Mandar Deshpande | Kartik |
| 2009-2011 | Na Yeti Uttare | Wri. Dir. Pramod Kale | Ranjeet |
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| 2009 | Never Mind | Wri. Vivek Bele Dir. Pramod Kale | Mind |
| 2009 | Eka Lagnachi Goshta | Wri. Shrirang Godbole Dir. Ashish Vaze | Manoj |
| 2010 | Jatretla Giantwheel | Wri. Himanshu Smart Edited & Dir. Prof. Praveen Bhole | Chinmay |
| 2010 | Are there tigers in Congo? | Wri. Bendt Alhfors Edited & Dir. Shrikant Gadre | Actor (Rajeev) |
| 2010 | Little Prince | Dir. Mohit Takalkar | Assistant Director |
| 2010 | Hiroshima | Wri. Badal Sarkar Dir. Vijay Kenkre | Assistant Director |
| 2010 | Zaade Lavnara Manus | Wri. Madhuri Purandare Dir. Dharmakirti Sumant | Dramaturg |
| 2010 | Tathastu | Wri. dhananjay Mhasawade Dir. Mandar Deshpande | Dramaturg |
| 2011 | Khidkya (inward) | Wri. Clemens Madge Dir. Girish Joshi | Actor (Prasad) |
| 2011 | Nandi | Wri. Pushkaraj Apte Edited & Dir. Mandar Kulkarni | Director |
| 2011 | Anvay | Wri. Amrapali Dir. Anuja | Dramaturg |
| 2012 | Palyad | Wri. Dhananjay Mhasawade Dir. Alok Gogate | Dramaturg |
| 2011-2013 | Lagnabambal | Wri. Madhugandha Kulkarni Dir. Vijay Kenkre | Chetan |
| 2012 | Bagulbua | Wri. Amrapali Mahajan Dir. Apurva Jorwekar | Dramaturg |
| 2012 | Sadu, Saduchi Bayko ani Urlela Jag | Wri. Achyut Vaze Dir. Vijay Kenkre | Sadu’s Friend |
| 2013 | Riha | Dir. Shreya Apte | Dramaturg |
| 2013 | 16 August | Dir. Amogh Bhongle | Dramaturg |
| 2013 | Hamlet | Wri. Shakespeare, Deshpande Edited & Dir. Madhav Vaze | Hamlet |
| 2014 | Chandra Sawali Korto | Wri. Sadanand More Edited & Dir. Prof Praveen Bhole | Actor |
| 2015 | Sangeet Oosa Donga Pari | Wri.Dir. Vikas Kashalkar | Brahmin |
| 2016 | CHITRI | Wri. Dir. Unknown | Dramaturg |
| 2016 | Zaade-Matichya Manatil Kavita | Compilation. Aanand Chabukswar Dir. Mandar Kulkarni | Actor & Director |
| 2016-2018 | Tu Dosta Mahya | Wri. Vibhawari Deshpande Dir. Radhika Ingle | Sherlock & Folk Artist |
| 2017 | Vinchwacha Birhad | Wri. Shreevallabh Panchpor Dir. Mandar Kulkarni | Director |
| 2017 | Chaan Chote Vaait Mothe | Wri. Falker Ludwig, Shrirang Godbole Dir. Mandar Kulkarni | Director |
| 2019 | Varkh | Wri. Dhananjay Mhasawade Dir. Kulkarni & Deshpande | Kartik |
| 2019 | Chal Pal Sut | Wri. Dir. Mandar Kulkarni | Director |
| 2019 | Kajavyancha Gaav | Wri. Dir. Pradeep Vaidya | Gadkari |