Anand Kale

Anand Kale
Kale in 2019
EducationShivaji University, Kolhapur
OccupationActor
Years active1988 - Present
Notable work
AwardsZee Marathi Award for Best Supporting Actor (Male) Filmfare Awards Nomination for Best Actor (Male)
Websitewww.annandkale.com

Anand Kale (also spelt Aanand Kale) is an Indian actor who primarily works in the Marathi television and film industry. He is best known for his portrayals of Kondaji Baba in the historical drama Swarajyarakshak Sambhaji and Vishwajeet in the romantic drama Majhi Tujhi Reshimgath. He is also well known for his role in the Marathi TV show on ETV Marathi called Char Diwas Sasuche, where he played the character Ashok Deshmukh for 3,600 episodes. He has also worked in Hindi films such as P Se PM Tak and the Hollywood film Remember Amnesia. He has performed record break 125 shows of marathi play “Amchya ‘Hi’ cha Prakaran” Mr Kale is a prominent face of the cultural movement of Kolhapur. Anand is very much active for Keshvrao Bhosale Natyagruh & Kolhapur Chitranagari development.

He is a line producer for Laxman Utekar’s Shraddha Kapoor & Ranadeep Hooda starer Eetha, He appears in the Marathi Movie Kapbashi with Nirmiti Sawant, Pooja Sawant & Tula Pahata.

Early and personal life

Anand Kale completed his early education in Kolhapur at Maisaheb Bawdekar School and Private High School. He graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com) degree from D.R.K. College. During his school and college years, he won several awards in football.

Mr Kale is performing in Marathi theater since his college days. From 1988 he has been winning awards for acting in Rajya Natya Spardha, Kamgar Kalyan Natya Spardha and various one-act compilations. From 1998 he started his career in Marathi films and from Char Diwas Sasuche (Character Ashok Deshmukh) he started his career in Marathi Television. Where he has completed more than 7000 episodes of various serials.

Apart from acting, he has a keen interest in motorcycle riding. He completed a long-distance journey from Kashmir to Kanyakumari on his Kawasaki Ninja 1000 motorcycle. He has also been active in the hotel business for the past 25 years.

Kale has contributed to the culture and society of Kolhapur and has consistently worked towards the development of Kolhapur Chitranagari. He also led a movement for the reconstruction of the Keshavrao Bhosale Natyagriha.

Career

Kale gained significant recognition for his role as Kondaji Farzand (Kondaji Baba) in the series Swarajyarakshak Sambhaji. Following this, he portrayed the character of Vishwajeet (popularly known as Vishwajeet Kaka) in the Zee Marathi serial Majhi Tujhi Reshimgath. For this performance, he won the award for Best Supporting Character (Male) at the Zee Marathi Awards.

During the filming of Majhi Tujhi Reshimgath, Kale was also involved in international projects. In 2022, it was reported that he had been cast in a Hollywood production. To manage his commitments, he reportedly traveled from Leh, where he was engaged in other work, back to Mumbai specifically to complete his scenes for the Marathi television series. Later that year, he took a temporary break from the show.

He has been a hotelier for more than 25 years.

Filmography

Films

Year Tittle Role Ref
1999 Ghe Bharari Ravindra Sarnobat
1999 Maherchi Pahuni Anand Kale
Jay Maharashtra
2009 Zak Marali Bayko Keli
2008 Jai Mohata Devi Keshavlal
2008 Aaba Zindabad Yuvraj Patil
2018 Redio Nights
2015 P Se PM Tak Mukund Desai
2019 Remember Amnesia Samir
2022 Oh My Ghost as King
Kapbashi
2026 Cup Bashi Shrikant Paradkar
2026 Tula Pahata as Sagar's father

Television

Year TitleRoleRef.
2001- 2012 ETV Char Diwas Sasuche Ashok Deshmukh [citation needed]
2006-2007 ETV Soniyacha Umbara
2006 Zee TV Marathi Vahinisaheb Vikram Gadkari
2007 Jeevalaga
2008-2009 Vrundawan
2010 Star Prawah Don kinare Doghi Apan
2013-2016 Colors Marathi Asawa Sunder Swapnancha Bungala
2016-2017 Colors Marathi Tuzya Wachun Karmena Sherkhan (Mr Deshmukh)
2017 Zee Marathi Dil Dosti Dobara Shirish Pradhan
2017-2018 Zee Marathi Jadubai Jorat Suryakant Samant
2017-2020 Zee TVSwarajyarakshak SambhajiKondaji Baba
2019-2020 Sony Marathi Swarajya Janani Jijamata Prataprao Gujar
2020-2023 Star Prawah Mulagi Zali Ho
2021-2022 Sony Marathi Swarajya Saudamini Tararani Hambirrao Mohite
2022 Colors Marathi Lek Mazi Durga
2021–2022 Zee TVMajhi Tujhi ReshimgathVishwajeet (Kaka)
2021- 2023 Sun TV Sant Gajanan Shegaviche Vajrabhushan Chandorkar
2024-2025 Star Prawah Gharoghari Matichya Chuli Adv Nimbalkar

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
1999 Filmfare Awards Best Actor Male Ghe Bharari Nominated
2017 Sanskruti Kaladarpan Awards Best Supporting Character (Male) Sherkhan - Tuzya Wachun Karmena Won
2022Zee Marathi AwardsBest Supporting Character (Male)Majhi Tujhi ReshimgathWon

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