Madhuvanti Dandekar

Due to the challenge of films and the changing perimeter of Marathi drama, Madhuvanti Dandekar has to be mentioned as a singer-actress who remained loyal to the music theater even during the decline of Marathi music theater. He worked not only in Marathi but also in Urdu and Gujarati theater.

Madhuvanti, who believes that drama is an artistic exchange between artist and rasik, has also written extensively. Madhuvanti Dandekar, who has been working in the music theater for more than half a century, has been imparting education with an impartial attitude. Madhuvanti, who inherited singing from Matoshri Manorama Sahasrabuddhe, introduced Pt. A. K. Abhyankar, Swarraj Chhota Gandharva, Pt. Ram Marathe, Jaimala Shiledar, Pt. Yashwantbuwa Joshi learned music from such veterans. Chhota Gandharvani taught him many things including classical music, drama music, thumri, dadra. She entered the music industry at the urging of her husband Mohan. He re-enacted many old musicals. Madhuvanti's career was shaped by her role in Rangsharda, a play by Vidyasadhar Gokhale, a former editor of Loksatta and a veteran playwright. His performances in 'Suvarnatula', 'Mandarmala', 'Madanachi Manjiri' and 'Dhruvacha Tara' are still remembered by the audience. HMV's first record (Rituraj Aaj Vani Aala) from the play 'Madanachi Manjiri' became popular. Later, dramas like 'Tarini Navvasandharini' and 'Madhukar Van Van Firat Kari Gunjarwala' also became popular. He did many experiments in Vidyadhar Gokhale's program 'Gazlancha Gulshan'.

She got an opportunity to work in an Urdu play. For that, she learned special Urdu. He played that role so well that many Urdu speakers thought that Madhuvanti Dandekar's mother tongue was Urdu. Later, when the Gujarati version of 'Sangeet Suvarnatula' came on the stage, the producer of the play for 'Rukmini' embraced Madhuvanti Dandekar. He wrote all the dialogues in Devanagari and did the role, even though he didn't smell Gujarati. Balgandharva is Madhuvanti Dandekar's role model in music. A.B. The state government's Sangitacharya Annasaheb Kilareskar Award has been given to Madhuvanti Dandekar, who is the recipient of important awards such as Gunagaurav Award of Marathi Natya Parishad and Bal Gandharva Award.