Makrand Deshpande

Actor

March 6, 1966 (60 years)

Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, India

Biography

Makarand Deshpande (born 6 March 1966) is an Indian film actor, writer, and director in Hindi, Kannada, Marathi, Telugu, Malayalam cinema, and Indian Theatre. He is often seen in supporting and pivotal roles in various films like Jungle, Sarfarosh, Swades, Makdee, and Darna Zaroori Hai where he often plays drunkard, wayfarer, and comic roles. He has directed over 5 films. The bulk of his work, however is in theatre. He has written 350 full-length plays and at least 12 short plays and has his o…

Filmography

5.7

C.I.D.

A team of dedicated men and women in the Crime Investigation Department will risk everything to solve Mumbai's toughest, most complicated crimes.

7.7

RRR

Peddanna

A fictional history of two legendary revolutionaries' journey away from home before they began fighting for their country in the 1920s.

6.2

Jaat

A mysterious stranger journeys to a remote town controlled by a callous crime lord, with one violent mission — restoring justice to its people.

6.9

Monkey Man

Baba Shakti

Kid is an anonymous young man who ekes out a meager living in an underground fight club where, night after night, wearing a gorilla mask, he is beaten bloody by more popular fighters for cash. After years of suppressed rage, Kid discovers a way to infiltrate the enclave of the city’s sinister elite. As his childhood trauma boils over, his mysteriously scarred hands unleash an explosive campaign of retribution to settle the score with the men who took everything from him.

4.2

Liger

The journey of Liger, from Karimnagar to Mumbai, from a nobody to a competitor, in his search for recognition while navigating his weaknesses, relationships, and love life.

6.9

Sarabhai vs Sarabhai

Sidharth Anirudh Prasad

The show revolves around the lives of the members of an Uber Wealthy - High Society Gujarati family of Cuffe Parade - South Mumbai, whose daughter-in-law is from a middle class Delhi background.

6.6

Jailer

Sikandar Singh

Muthuvel Pandian, a retired, stern yet compassionate jailer lives a peaceful life with his family, but trouble knocks his door when his cop son’s tryst with an antique mafia gang goes awry and forces Muthu to step back into a dark world he had voluntarily took a break from.

4.3

Sadak 2

Guruji Gyaan Prakash

The film follows Ravi, 29 years after the incidents of the first film. The suicidal taxi driver plans to shut shop when a young girl, Aarya, compels him to take her on a life-altering journey to Kailash where she has an encounter with a godman and is out to expose this fake guru running an ashram.

5.5

Kishkindhapuri

Swamiji

A ghost walking tour group visits an abandoned radio station, inadvertently awakening a vengeful spirit.

7.3

Swades

Fakir

A successful Indian scientist returns home to his village to take his nanny back to America with him, and in the process rediscovers his roots.

7.6

Ghatak

Katya's Goon

Katya, a ruthless mobster, rules over the town with an iron fist. When newcomer Kashi dares to challenge his reign of terror, he faces brutal consequences.

6.1

Hari Hara Veera Mallu: Part 1 – Sword vs Spirit

Meera

Set in the 1650s Mughal Era, Veera Mallu, a Robin Hood-like outlaw with secret motives is hired to steal the Koh-i-Noor from Aurangzeb’s palace. He is joined by a crew of misfits, each talented in their own way, to complete the mission.

5.0

The Verdict - State Vs Nanavati

Chandu Trivedi

Indian naval commander K.M. Nanavati returns home from the line of duty, only to find that his wife Sylvia Nanavati is having an extra-marital affair with the businessman & socialite Prem Ahuja. Jealousy and anger lead to an unexpected encounter where Nanavati fires three shots from his service gun. Was this an Honour killing or murder? This sparks a nationwide debate. On one hand, the people, media, and government debate moralities of Sylvia & Prem to establish Nanavati as a national hero. On the other hand, Parsis and Sindhis stand against each other in a war to save their community’s pride or convict a murderer. Witness the complete truth of the last and most controversial jury trial in India—the case that divided India.

N/A

Alyad Palyad

Everyone stays away from the island village for three days every year. It is said that whoever stays behind will get killed by the spirits lurking in the village. What will happen when three friends accidentally get stuck there along with their boatman?

7.3

Guzaarish

Neville D'Souza

Ethan, a magician rendered paralyzed in an accident, sets off a furor when he makes a petition to the court to end his own life.

7.0

Malang

Tony

Advait visits Goa where he meets Sara, a free-spirited girl who lives life unshackled. Opposites attract and all goes well until life turns upside down. Years later, Advait is on a killing spree with cops Aghase and Michael in his way.

5.3

Daaku Maharaaj

Govind Gujjar

A violent outlaw takes a job as a personal driver in order to protect the life of a little girl.

6.2

Ponniyin Selvan: Part II

Chief Kalarmugar

968 AD. The Pandyan assassins gather once again to destroy the Chola dynasty. Now the mighty Chola princes must fight the Pandyas, the Rashtrakutas and other Chola enemies who have joined forces. Also, at play are the rumours of Ponniyin Selvan’s death at sea, the powerful Pazhuvettarayar’s betrayal, and the tragic destiny of Aditha Karikalan, whose heart was long lost to the vengeful Nandini.

7.0

Company

Narrator

Mallik is a henchman of Aslam Bhai, a Mumbai underworld kingpin. He inducts local hothead Chandu into the gang, and the two of them soon form a formidable faction within the gang, eventually displacing Aslam. As the empire grows, however, the two of them start drifting apart.

6.8

Junglee

Guruji

A vet returns home to his father's elephant reserve where he encounters and fights an international poacher's racket.