Suraj Pawar

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Suraj Pawar
Born
Phophalaj, Solapur district, Maharashtra, India
OccupationActor
Years active2009–present
AwardsNational Film Award for Best Child Artist – Pistulya (2009)

Suraj Pawar is an Indian actor who works in Marathi cinema, debuted in Nagraj Manjule's 2009 Marathi-language short film Pistulya, for which he received the National Film Award for Best Child Artist in the Non-feature film category. Pawar is predominantly known for his collaborations with Manjule, appearing in several of his films.

Early life[edit]

Suraj Pawar hails from Pophalaj village in Karmala taluka of Solapur district. As Suraj has no parents, he has been living with Nagraj Manjule's family in Pune for 9–10 years.[1]

Career[edit]

Pawar made his first appearance with the short film Pistulya, for which he was awarded the National Film Award in the "Best Child Actor" category. The role was offered when Nagraj Manjule visited his school in Karmala.[2][3] He co-starred with Somnath Awghade in the 2013 film Fandry as a lead actor.[4] Sairat had a career breakthrough and gained popularity among the public in 2016.[1]

In 2023, he was featured in Ghar Banduk Biryani.[5]

Filmography[edit]

Films[edit]

  • All movies are in Marathi, unless mentioned.
Year Film Role Notes Ref.
2009 Pistulya Pistulya Debut; won the National Film Award in "non-feature film" category [6]
2013 Fandry Piraji "Pirya" [7]
2016 Sairat Prince [8]
2021 Basta Un­known [9]
2022 Jhund Un­known Uncredited role [10][1]
2023 Ghar Banduk Biryani Released in four languages [11]

Television[edit]

  • The Golden Harvest – Madan Bhaiya[12]

Awards[edit]

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref(s)
2009 National Film Award – Special Jury Award (non-feature film) Best Child Artist Pistulya Won [13]

Lawsuits[edit]

Mahesh Waghadkar, a resident of Bhenda village in Nevasa taluka of Ahmednagar district files an FIR against some people who claim to be employees of the Mantralaya in Mumbai. Waghadkar has accused him of promising him a government job in the Mantralaya (Secretariat). The accused demanded Rs 5 lakh along with an advance of Rs 2 lakh for the job and also took the money from Waghadkar at Rahuri bus stand on September 4. Although Waghadkar paid the money and the accused promised to give him a job, Waghadkar became suspicious and approached the police on September 9. The police arrested the accused Dattatraya Kshirsagar, Akash Shinde, Omkar Tarte on the same day and confirmed that they were not employees of the Mantralaya. Pawar's name came up during the investigation and he was taken to Rahuri police station for questioning.[14][15]

After that, Pawar shared a detailed post on Facebook saying: Police tortured me for last 15 days while I was in police custody. Print and digital media have also accused me of defaming me by spreading rumors all over Maharashtra without any verification.[16]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "A person close to Nagaraj Manjule to the accused; Who is Suraj Pawar playing the role of 'Prince'?". Loksatta (in Marathi). Retrieved 2023-04-01.
  2. ^ "'My film reflects my own struggle for education'". The Times of India. 2011-06-24. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-04-01.
  3. ^ "In Tough Times". The Indian Express. Retrieved 2023-04-01.
  4. ^ "Nagraj Manjule's close, who is Suraj Pawar". ABP Majha (in Marathi). 2022-09-15. Retrieved 2023-04-01.
  5. ^ "Marathi Film 'Ghar Banduk Biryani' Gets Theatrical Release Date!". Binged. 2023-01-12. Retrieved 2023-04-01.
  6. ^ "Pistulya's Deprivation Similar To Own Experience: Filmmaker". NDTV. Retrieved 2023-04-01.
  7. ^ "Actor Suraj Pawar of Sairat accused of fraud, gang used to give fake job with government stamp". Navbharat Times (in Hindi). Retrieved 2023-04-01.
  8. ^ Borade, Aarti Vilas. "Sairat: Prince in 'Sairat' likely to be arrested at any moment; What is the matter?". Hindustan Times (in Marathi). Retrieved 2023-04-01.
  9. ^ "Suraj Pawar movies, filmography, biography and songs - Cinestaan.com". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on April 1, 2023. Retrieved 2023-04-01.
  10. ^ सुर्वे, धनाजी (2022-09-15). "Nagraj Manjule's close, who is Suraj Pawar". ABP Majha (in Marathi). Retrieved 2023-04-01.
  11. ^ "Ghar Banduk Biryani full cast, Zee Studios". Twitter. Retrieved 2023-04-01.
  12. ^ The Golden Harvest (TV Series 2022– ) - IMDb, retrieved 2023-04-01
  13. ^ "'My film reflects my own struggle for education'". The Times of India. 2011-06-24. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-04-01.
  14. ^ "Suraj Pawar: Sairat fame actor Suraj Pawar has been accused of cheating in the name of job". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 2023-04-01.
  15. ^ "Suraj Pawar: Prince Suraj Pawar in 'Sairat' will be arrested? A case was registered in that case". Lokmat (in Marathi). 2022-09-15. Retrieved 2023-04-01.
  16. ^ Borade, Aarti Vilas. "Sairat: After false allegations...; Facebook Post by Suraj Pawar of". Hindustan Times (in Marathi). Retrieved 2023-04-01.

External links[edit]

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