Mrinal Kulkarni

Mrinal Deo-Kulkarni (born 21 June 1971) is an Indian actress and director known for her work in several films and television productions.^[1] She is best known for her role as Mirabai in Doordarshan's Mirabai and as a fairy on Star Plus's Son Pari.

Mrinal Deo-Kulkarni
Born	(1971-06-21) 21 June 1971 (age 53) Pune, Maharashtra, India
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Actress
Known for	Meerabai Son Pari
Spouse	Ruchir Kulkarni ​ (m. 1990)​
Children	Virajas Kulkarni (b. 1992)
Parent(s)	Vijay Deo (father) Veena Deo (mother)
Relatives	Jairam Kulkarni (Father-in-law)

She has also acted in Marathi language and Hindi TV serials and films.

Early life, family and education

She was born 21 June 1971^[2] into a Marathi Konkanastha Brahmin family in Pune. Her parents are Dr. Vijay Deo and Dr. Veena Deo. She has a Master's degree in Linguistics from Pune University. She has a sister named Madhura. She lost her father after illness on 11 April 2019.^[3] Her mother Dr. Veena Deo died on 29 October 2024.^[4]

She married her childhood friend Ruchir Kulkarni in 1990 and has a son Virajas who is also a part of Marathi film industry.^[5][6][7]

Direction

Mrinal Kulkarni debuted as a Director for the Marathi film, Prem Mhanje... Prem Mhanje.... Prem Asta. The story of the film was written by Mrunal Kulkarni.^[8] After that, she directed Marathi historical drama Rama Madhav.^[9]

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Language	Notes
1989	Kamla Ki Maut	Charu S. Patel	Hindi	Debut film
1994	Maza Saubhagya	Sumati	Marathi	Marathi film debut & lead role
1995	Jamla Ho Jamla	Sangita Dhurandhar		Lead role
1996	Jai Dakshineshwar Kali Ma	Jyoti	Hindi	Lead role
2000	Jodidar	Suniti Deshmukh	Marathi	Zee Chitra Gaurav Puraskar for Best Actress
	Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar	Savita Ambedkar	English, Hindi	Bilingual film
	Lekroo	Anu	Marathi
2001	Aashiq	Sapna Devi	Hindi	Supporting role
2003	Vishwas	Sangeeta	Marathi	Lead role[10]
2004	Uuf Kya Jaadoo Mohabbat Hai	Pari's sister	Hindi	Supporting role
2005	Kuchh Meetha Ho Jaye	Chanchal Chugh		Special appearance
	Rajkaran	Anna's wife	Marathi
2006	Quest	Doctor	English, Marathi	Bilingual film
	Bayo	Raavi	Marathi
	Raasta Roko	Mrunal	Hindi
2007	Deha	Young Sandhya Joshi	Marathi	Special appearance[11]
2008	Tuzyat Mazyat	Asmita		Lead role
2012	Kashala Udyachi Baat	Sakshi		[12]
	Shiv Chatrapati	Rajmata Jijau
	Aarohi Gosht Tighanchi	Sneha Apte
	Jai Jai Maharashtra Majha	Unnamed		Guest appearance[13]
2013	Prem Mhanje Prem Mhanje Prem Asta	Anushree
2014	A Rainy Day	Mugdha Pradhan		Lead role[14]
	Yellow	Mugdha		Nominated Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Marathi
	Rama Madhav	Gopikabai		Parallel lead
2015	Rajwade and Sons	Laxmi Rajwade-Joshi		Supporting role
2016	& Jara Hatke	Meera		Nominated Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Marathi[15]
2017	Sambhaji 1689	Rajmata Jijau
2018	Farzand
	Ye Re Ye Re Paisa	Janhavi Mujumdar
2019	Ye Re Ye Re Paisa 2
	Fatteshikast	Rajmata Jijau		Nominated Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Marathi[16]
2022	Pawankhind			[17][18]
	The Kashmir Files	Laxmi Dutt	Hindi
	Dear Dia	Adi's mother		[19]
	Sher Shivraj	Rajmata Jijau	Marathi	Nominated Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Marathi
	Goshta Eka Paithanichi	Smitatai
2023	Saath Sobat	Madhura		[20]
	Sari	Dr. Laxmi (Lucky)		[21]
	Subhedar	Rajmata Jijau
2024	1234 एक दोन तीन चार			[22]
	Muktaai			[23]
	Gulaabi	Madhuri Joshi		[24]
	Dhai Aakhar	Praveen Arora	Hindi	[25]
	Mrs.	Richa's Mother

Television

Year	Title	Role	Language	Notes
1987	Shrikant	Abhaya	Hindi	Debut series[26]
1988	Swami	Ramabai Peshwa		Lead role
1994	The Great Maratha	Ahilyabai Holkar		Supporting role
1996	Hasratein	Asmita Trivedi		Supporting role[27]
1997	Mirabai	Mirabai		Lead role[28]
	Saturday Suspense	Mrunal		Episode number. 98
1997-1998	Chattan	Purnima Vishal Raj
1998	Teacher	Uma		Parallel lead
	Rishtey	Mrunal		Episodic role
1998-2000	Sparsh	Bhoomika		Lead role[29]
2000	Zindagi... Teri Meri Kahani	Rani		Episodic role
2000-2001	Noorjahan	Habba Khatoon
2001-2002	Draupadi	Draupadi		Lead role[30]
2000-2004	Son Pari	Son Pari		Lead role[31]
2000-2005	Avantika	Avantika	Marathi	Lead role[32]
2006	Astitva... Ek Prem Kahani	Dr. Sakshi	Hindi	Cameo appearance
2008-2009	Raja Shivchhatrapati	Rajmata Jijau	Marathi	Parallel lead[33]
2009-2010	Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat	Kalyani Sisodia (Chhoti Rani)	Hindi
2010-2011	Kaali - Ek Agnipariksha	Sushma Rai/Aditi Choudhary
2011-2012	Guntata Hriday He	Nayana Banarase	Marathi	Lead role[34]
2012-2013	Mujhse Kuchh Kehti...Yeh Khamoshiyaan	Pratiksha Bhosale	Hindi	Supporting role[35]
2020	Mi Honar Superstar	Judge	Marathi	Reality show[36]

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Platform	Notes
2021	Jeet Ki Zid	Deep's Mother	ZEE5	[37]
2024	Indian Police Force	Rukhsana Malik	Amazon prime video
2024	Paithani		ZEE5	[38]

Films written and directed

• Rama Madhav - 2014
• Prem Mhanje Prem Mhanje Prem Asta - 2013
• Ti and Ti - 2019

Television commercial

• Popular TV commercial Vicco Turmeric ayurvedic skin cream ^[39]

Awards and nominations

Kulkarni has won following awards-

1. 1994 Maharashtra State Film Awards - Maharashtra State Film Award for Best Actress For Film Maajha saubhagya.
2. 2001 Screen Award in the Best Actress category for her role in the Marathi film Jodidar (2000).

• Nominated Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Marathi for film Yellow
• She has received three nominations at the Filmfare Awards Marathi for Best Supporting Actress for her films, & Jara Hatke (2016), Fatteshikast (2019) and Sher Shivraj(2022).

References

1. "संमेलनाध्यपद महिलेला मिळेल - अभिनेत्री मृणाल कुलकर्णी". Maharashtra Times (in Marathi). Archived from the original on 5 December 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
2. "I club nature and history on my birthdays: Mrinal Kulkarni". Hindustan Times. 20 June 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
3. "Pune loses a noted politics professor, in the passing away of Vijay Deo". 12 April 2019. Archived from the original on 12 April 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
4. "Prominent Marathi Author and Professor Dr. Veena Dev Passes Away at 75 in Pune".
5. "Happy Birthday Mrinal Kulkarni! 5 Lesser Known Facts About The Ye Re Ye Re Paisa Actress". Zee Marathi. Retrieved 14 April 2020.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
6. "Mrinal Kulkarni's son to make his acting debut - Times of India". The Times of India. 30 December 2017. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
7. "Maza Hoshil Na fame Virajas Kulkarni: My approach towards TV industry was different because of my mom Mrinal Kulkarni". The Times of India. 9 March 2020. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
8. "Mrunal Kulkarni's debut directorial PREM MHANJE PREM MHANJE PREM ASATE is a matured love story - GlamGold". Glamgold.com. 2 August 2012. Archived from the original on 15 October 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
9. "Rama Madhav: A new movie that captures love in the time of Peshwas". Daily News and Analysis. 3 August 2014. Archived from the original on 15 October 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
10. "LIVE TV - Watch Indian TV Channels - Live Streaming and Catchup TV - LIVE News Online". In.com. Retrieved 14 October 2018.^{[dead link‍]}
11. "Deha (2008) Complete Cast & Crew - BollywoodMDB". Bollywoodmdb.com. Archived from the original on 15 October 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
12. "Kashala Udyachi Baat Movie Review - The Common Man Speaks". Thecommonmanspeaks.com. 14 April 2012. Archived from the original on 14 October 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
13. "Jai Jai Maharashtra Majha Movie Review {3/5}: Critic Review of Jai Jai Maharashtra Majha by Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
14. "Movie Review: A Rainy Day - Times of India". The Times of India. 31 January 2014. Archived from the original on 15 October 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
15. "& Jara Hatke Movie Review {3.5/5}: Critic Review of & Jara Hatke by Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
16. "'Fatteshikast': Character poster of Mrinal Kulkarni as 'Rajmata Jijau' unveiled! - Times of India". The Times of India. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
17. Satphale, Anup (15 June 2020). "Director Digpal Lanjekar begins post production work of 'Jung Jauhar' in Pune". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
18. "जंगजौहर चित्रपटाचे नामांतर पावनखिंड -Pawan Khind - New Marathi Movie - Jungjauhar - Digpal Lanjekar". Lokmat. 2 March 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
19. "Pruthvi Ambaar unveils the first look of 'Dia' Hindi remake - Times of India". The Times of India. 8 March 2022. Archived from the original on 12 March 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
20. "'Saath Sobat': Sangram Samel and Mrunal Kulkarni starrer is all set to hit screens on January 13, 2023; poster out!". The Times of India. 25 November 2022. Archived from the original on 28 November 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
21. "'वेड' नंतर बरसणार प्रेमाच्या 'सरी', Mrinal Kulkarni आणि Ajinkya Raut चा नवा रोमँटिक सिनेमा". eSakal - Marathi Newspaper (in Marathi). 10 March 2023. Archived from the original on 12 March 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
22. "1234 Movie (2024): Cast, Trailer, OTT, Songs, Release Date | एक दोन तीन चार Movie | Exclusive 2024 - Rang Marathi". Rang Marathi. 1 June 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
23. "Muktaai Movie (2024): Cast, Trailer, OTT, Songs, Release Date | Sant Dnyaneshwaranchi Muktaai | संत ज्ञानेश्वरांची मुक्ताई | Exclusive 2024 - Rang Marathi". Rang Marathi. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
24. "Gulaabi Movie (2024): Cast, Trailer, OTT, Songs, Release Date | गुलाबी | Gulabi | Exclusive 2024". Rang Marathi. 20 December 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
25. https://www.aajtak.in/entertainment/bollywood-news/story/dhai-akhar-teaser-mrinal-kulkarni-film-talks-about-abusive-marriage-love-relationship-in-a-patriarchal-society-tmova-1821712-2023-11-19
26. "Mrinal Kulkarni: I was embarrassed to scold Farooque Shaikh while enacting 'Shrikant'". The Times of India. 17 December 2015. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 1 November 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
27. "Steamy scene in 'Hasratein' takes serial to top slot". India Today. Archived from the original on 1 November 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
28. "Ved Rahi's serial 'Meera' to telecast on DD1". India Today. Archived from the original on 1 November 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
29. "Director Ravi Rai comes up with new serial based on marriage and divorce". India Today. Archived from the original on 1 November 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
30. "Draupadi| Draupadi Kirdaar: From Roopa Ganguly to Pooja Sharma, these actresses have played the role of Draupadi on TV Mahabharat | Trending & Viral News". www.timesnownews.com. Archived from the original on 1 November 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
31. "From Tanvi Hegde to Mrinal Kulkarni: Here's how Son Pari cast looks now and what they are up to". The Times of India. 2 July 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
32. "That girl next door". The Times of India. 21 March 2005. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 1 November 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
33. "लोकाग्रहास्तव पुन्हा भेटीला येणार 'राजा शिवछत्रपती', वाचा सविस्तर". Lokmat (in Marathi). 2 April 2020. Archived from the original on 1 November 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
34. "Zee Marathi expands its prime time". Indian Advertising Media & Marketing News – exchange4media. Archived from the original on 27 November 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
35. "Mrinal Kulkarni excited about Mujhse Kehti Yeh Khamoshiyan".^{[permanent dead link‍]}
36. "Vaishali Samant, Adarsh Shinde, and Sachin Pilgaonkar to judge reality show Me Honaar Superstar Chote Ustaad". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 2 November 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
37. "'Jeet Ki Zid': Amit Sadh opens up on working with Sushant Singh and Amrita Puri in Zee5 series". DNA India. 22 January 2021. Archived from the original on 5 February 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
38. Khanam, Arshi. "Paithani on ZEE5: Eisha Singh aka Kaveri becomes a determined daughter in new emotionally charged promo". OTTPlay. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
39. "When Vicco Turmeric 'nahi cosmetic' spread the love". ETBrandEquity. 11 December 2021. Archived from the original on 7 February 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2023.

External links

• Mrinal Kulkarni at IMDb
• Mrinal Kulkarni at TV Guide
• Mrinal Kulkarni at Rotten Tomatoes
• Mrinal Kulkarni at Bollywood Hungama