Indian actor (1938?2020)
Ratnakar Matkari
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Born
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1938-11-17
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17 November 1938
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Died
| 17 May 2020
(2020-05-17)
(aged 81)
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Occupation(s)
| Producer, writer, director
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Years active
| 1955?2019
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Ratnakar Ramkrushna Matkari
(17 November 1938 ? 17 May 2020)
[2]
was a
Marathi
writer, a movie and play producer/director, and a self-taught
artist
from
Maharashtra
, India.
[3]
Life
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Matkari was born on 17 November 1938 in
Mumbai
. After earning a degree in economics from
Mumbai University
in 1958, he worked at the
Bank of India
for the next twenty years. Since 1978, he devoted his time exclusively to writing & production/direction of movies and plays. He was married to artist Pratibha Matkari. He died on 17 May 2020 in Mumbai, having tested positive for
COVID-19
the week before during the
COVID-19 pandemic in India
.
[4]
Literary career
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Matkari's first work, the one-act play
Wedi Manase
(???? ?????), was presented in 1955 on
All India Radio
in Mumbai. His play
Pahuni
(??????) was presented the next year at another venue.
Matkari worked as a columnist for newspapers and magazines in the 1970s. He wrote the column
Soneri Savalya
(?????? ???????) in
Apale Mahanagar
(???? ??????) for four years.
Matkari's 98 works thus far include 33 plays, 8 collections of his
one-act plays
, 18 books of his short stories, 3 novels, a book of poems for children, and 14 plays and three collections of plays for children. His works include
Gudha Katha
(??????) --mysteries?for adults which maintain realism. Matkari wrote a few plays in
Indian languages
other than Marathi.
Ratnakar Matkari's book named "Darkness" was translated from Marathi to English.
[5]
Many of Matkari's novels have been adapted for the stage.
His plays include:
- Dubhang
(?????)
- Aranyak
(??????)
- Sate Lote
(????????)
- Ashwamedh
(???????)
- Brahmahatya
(???????????)
- Prema Kahani
(??????????)
- Lokakatha 78
(?????? ??)
- Khol Khol Pani
(??? ??? ????)
- Jawai Majha Bhala
(???? ???? ???)
- Ghar Tighanche Hawe
(?? ??????? ???)
- Char Diwas Premache
(??? ???? ????????)
- Vinashakadun Vinashakade
(?????????? ?????????)
Matkari's plays for children include:
- Albatya Galbatya
(??????? ???????)
- Nimma Shimma Rakshas
(???????????? ??????)
- Achat Gawachi Aphat Mavashi
(????????? ???? ?????)
The musical play
Char Diwas Premache
(??? ???? ????????) has been presented to the public more than 850 times, and its translated versions in
Hindi
and
Gujarati
have also been presented. His play "Lokakatha 78" (?????? ??) was presented in Marathi and Hindi.
Theatrical career
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Matkari acted in his own plays like
Prem Kahani",
Vinashakadun Vinashakade", "Lokakatha 78", and
Sate Lote
. He also presented popular
one man shows
like
Adbhutachya Rajyat
(??????????? ???????).
Matkari notably promoted
art house
theatre. Thus, in 1972, he established
Sootradhar
(????????), an institution which has produced thus far 12
art house
plays.
Besides producing and directing plays for adults, Matkari notably established in 1962
Bal Natya Sanstha
(??????????????), which has thus far produced 22 plays for children, most of them being one-act plays. He performed as an actor in many of these plays, including
Sangati
(???????), "Sharvari
(??????), "Chitratale Ghar" (????????? ??), and "Tumachi Goshta
(????? ?????).
NIKHARE THE NEW PLAY
Filmography
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Other activities
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Matkari presented a number of stage shows involving presentations of stories in front of Marathi audiences in India,
Maskat
, and, in 1986, the US. In 1999, he presented for different institutions 51 readings of the essay
Tumhi Tithe Asayala Have
(?????? ???? ?????? ???), which was a Marathi translation of
Arundhati Roy
's English essay titled
Greater Common Good
.
Matkari directed a few TV serials. He presented on TV channel
Mumbai Doordarshan
13 episodes of
Sharadache Chandane
(?????? ??????), which comprised interviews of some prominent Marathi writers. During 1976?78, he presented 25 monthly shows of
Gajara
(????), also on
Mumbai Doordarshan
.
For some years, Matkari served as a member of the advisory committee of All India Radio, and as a member of the film scrutinising committee during 1988?91.
He presided over
Nirbhay Bano
(?????? ???) movement in 1995,
Konkan Marathi Sahitya Sammelan
, Mumbai branch in 2001, and
Balkumar Sahitya Sammelan
in
Pune
, also in 2001.
As an artist, Matkari prepared drawings for some stage crafts and drapery, and oil paintings for
Narmada Andolan
(?????? ??????). He designed covers of a few books.
Accolades
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During 1983?84, Matkari received a two-year scholarship from the Directorate of Culture and Education of Government of India for being an artist with social awareness.
- Jyotsna Bhole Award from Akhil Bharatiya Natya Parishad (1978) (for his work for children's stage)
- 'Natya Darpan Nana Oak Award (for being an all-round artist)
- Deval Award from Akhil Bharatiya Natya Parishad (1985)
- The Best Playwright Award from Atre Foundation (1985)
- Maharashtra State Government's Gadkari Award (1995) (for best playwright)
- Gangadhar Gadgil Award (1997)
- S. L. Gadre Matoshri Award (1998)
- Natyavrati Award (1999)
- V. V. Shirwadkar Award for writing plays (2002)
- Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
(2003?04)
[6]
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