Chinmay Mandlekar is an Indian actor, writer, and stage director. |
He is well-known for his performances in Marathi TV shows and films including Tu Majha Saangaati, Tu Tithe Me, Farzand, Fatteshikast, and Pawankhind. |
In 2022, he starred in Vivek Agnihotri's highly regarded film The Kashmir Files. |
Mandlekar was raised in a middle-class Marathi family in Mumbai. |
During his school years, his teacher Jaya Relekar had her students dance to the Marathi song 'Naach Re Mora,' with Chinmay Mandlekar participating. |
He began appearing in theatrical plays at the age of 15. |
Initially, he wrote and acted in the Marathi plays Bechaki and Sukhanshi Bhandto Aamhi. |
In 2009, he portrayed Sakya in the Marathi film Jogwa and subsequently appeared in several other Marathi films. |
In 2012, he portrayed SSP Chavan in the Hindi film Shanghai, and later featured in various Hindi films. |
Mandlekar played the lead role of Satyajit Mudholkar in the 2014 Marathi TV show Tu Tithe Me. |
In 2018, he portrayed a police inspector in Crime Patrol on Sony Entertainment Television. |
He portrayed Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in the 2019 Marathi film Fatteshikast and reprised the role in Pawankhind in 2022. |
In 2020, he portrayed Vikram Bhosale in the MX Player web series Ek Thi Begum. |
In 2022, he depicted Farooq Malik 'Bitta Karate' in Vivek Agnihotri's film The Kashmir Files, based on the 1990 genocide of Kashmiri Pandits in Jammu and Kashmir. |
Chinmay Mandlekar is actively engaged on various social media platforms, with over 61k followers on Instagram. |
He is enthusiastic about fitness and maintains a regular gym routine. |
An avid dog lover, he frequently shares pictures of his pets on social media. |