# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/mahesh-kothare
# Generated: 2026-08-13T23:46:25.041Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/mahesh-kothare"
name: "Mahesh Kothare"
slug: "mahesh-kothare"
description: "Mahesh Kothare, is an Indian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter widely regarded as a revolutionary figure in Marathi cinema. He began his career as a child actor in Hindi films during the 1960s, appearing in classics such as Raja Aur Runk, Chhota Bhai, and Ghar Ghar Ki Kahani. In the mid-1980s Kothare became a pioneering filmmaker in Marathi cinema, introducing several technological innovations such as Dolby Digital sound and 3D formats. Over a career spanning more than six decades, he has received numerous accolades, including the Maharashtra State Film Award and the National Film Award for Best Children's Film."
tagline: "Indian Actor, Writer, Producer, Director"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/MaheshKothare.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "India"
  isoCode: "IN"
category:
  name: "Directors"
  slug: "directors"
profileType:
  name: "Movie Director"
  slug: "director"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999"
birthDate: "1953-09-28"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           49.92
  momentum:             5.549676845617991
  historical:           4.382304
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     35
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0467680/"
    handle:    "nm0467680"
sources:
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%87%D9%8A%D8%B4_%D9%83%D9%88%D8%AB%D8%A7%D8%B1"
    title: "ماهيش كوثار"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahesh_Kothare"
    title: "Mahesh Kothare"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B6_%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%A0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%87"
    title: "महेश कोठारे"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B6_%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%A0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%87"
    title: "महेश कोठारे"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13119819"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1172858"
    title: "Mahesh Kothare"
    type:  "DATABASE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-relations