Manaswini Lata Ravindra is a Marathi playwright, screenwriter and director, known for writing the play Amar Photo Studio and also being one of the writers of the Marathi sitcom Dil Dosti Duniyadari.[1] In 2016, she is a recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar for her short story collection, Blogchya Aarshyapallyad.[1]
Early life
She started writing poetry at the age of 3.[2] She joined Lalit Kala Kendra of Pune University after her 12th and got a Bachelor of Arts degree.[3][4] She graduated from Lalit Kala Kendra in 2003.[5] Manaswini and some of her friends and alumni of Lalit Kala Kendra have started a theatre group called Lalit Mumbai.[6]
Career
Ravindra wrote her first play Cigarettes when she was 20.[5] In 2006, she won the Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar in Playwriting, given by Sangeet Natak Akademi.[7][8] In the same year, she attended the Royal Court Theatre workshop at Vasind.[9] In 2007, she wrote the play Alvida.[10] In 2010, she was also part of Pratibimb, the first ever contemporary Marathi theatre festival, organised by NCPA at Mumbai. She is also credited to have directed the play, Ekmekaat in 2009.[11][12] In 2014, her play Lakh Lakh Chanderi was staged at Pratibimb Marathi Theatre Festival.,[13] she won the Sahitya Akademi Award in the youth category, for Blogchya Arshapalyad (a collection of short stories).[14]
In 2017, she also spoke at Jawab Do, an event organised by Maharashtra Andhashraddha Nirmoolan Samiti.[15] She also won the first position for best writing in the Maharashtra State Marathi Professional Drama Competition, in 2017, for her play Amar Photo Studio.[16] She is also an executive committee member of Screenwriters Association, Mumbai.[17] She was nominated for Filmfare Awards (Marathi) for best screenplay, for the movie Ti Saddhya Kay Karte in 2018.[18]
Works
Plays
| Year | Play | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Cigarettes | |
| 2007 | Alvida | |
| 2009 | Ekmekaat | Writer/Director |
| 2014 | Lakh Lakh Chanderi | Writer/Director [19] |
| 2019 | Daavikadun Chouthi Building | Writer [20] |
| Majhya Vatnicha Kharakhur | [21] | |
| Amar Photo Studio | [22] |
TV shows
- Lek Ladki Hya Gharchi (aired on ETV Marathi)
- Eka Lagnachi Dusri Goshta (aired on Zee Marathi)
- Dil Dosti Duniyadari (aired on Zee Marathi)
- Bun Maska ( aired on Zee Yuva )
- Ti Phulrani ( aired on Sony Marathi )
Movies
Personal life
She is married to director Satish Manwar.[6] Her parents were social activists. Her mother, Lata Pratibha Madhukar, is an activist with Narmada Bachao Andolan[24] whereas her father, Ravindra, is a campaigner against female foeticide.[3][25] She uses her parents' name instead of her surname.[21] She and her mother were jointly awarded the Prerna Puraskar in 2014 by DD Sahyadri on their Mother's Day special.[24]
References
- ↑ This 'photo studio' will capture a different perspective, Lobo, Dean(12 Aug 2016).
- ↑ Daughters of Maharashtra: Portraits of Women who are Building Maharastra : Interviews and Photographs{{#if:Varde|, Varde}. Kalnirnay(1997)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 A different kind of manoos(24 Oct 2010). Retrieved 2019-03-13.
- ↑ नामवंतांचे बुकशेल्फ : वाचन ही निरंतर प्रक्रिया, Joshi, Shekhar. Loksatta(17 August 2017). Retrieved 2019-03-13.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Ready for their close-ups, Thombare, Suparna. DNA India(11 November 2006). Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 दहा वर्षांच्या सर्जनशील वैवाहिक सहप्रवासाविषयी. Loksatta(6 May 2017). Retrieved 6 April 2019.
- ↑ Pratiyogita Darpan{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Pratiyogita Darpan(October 2007)
- ↑ SNA || List of Awardees. sangeetnatak.gov.in. Retrieved 2019-03-13.
- ↑ Our plays are dispersed and edgy. DNA India(17 March 2006). Retrieved 2019-04-08.
- ↑ Much ado about money, Gokhale, Shanta. Mumbai Mirror(21 November 2007). Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- ↑ NCPA, Mumbai to stage its first Marathi theatre festival from August 7–11. NetIndian(4 August 2010). Retrieved 13 March 2019.
- ↑ Story of a girl, Brahme, Nitin. Pune Mirror(12 December 2009). Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- ↑ Personal nuances. The Hindu(2012-07-28). Retrieved 2019-06-13.
- ↑ राजीव तांबे, मनस्विनी यांना साहित्य अकादमीचे पुरस्कार. Maharashtra Times(16 June 2016). Retrieved 2019-03-13.Template:Dead link
- ↑ Javed Akhtar warns people: Beware of those trying to rule through religion shield. The Indian Express(21 August 2017). Retrieved 2019-03-13.
- ↑ महाराष्ट्र राज्य मराठी व्यावसायिक नाट्य स्पर्धेचे पुरस्कार जाहीर. Lokmat(8 May 2017). Retrieved 2019-03-18.
- ↑ SWA Elections 2018 – Results. Retrieved 2019-03-13.
- ↑ Nominations for the Jio Filmfare Awards (Marathi) 2018. Filmfare.com. Retrieved 2019-03-13.
- ↑ Stage set for Marathi - Indian Express. archive.indianexpress.com. Retrieved 2019-06-13.
- ↑ PLAN AHEAD: Learn string art. Pune Mirror(5 October 2019). Retrieved 8 October 2019.
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 The changemakers, Pai, Aditi. India Today(17 August 2016). Retrieved 2019-03-13.
- ↑ A necessary burst of energy, Gokhale, Shanta. Mumbai Mirror(29 September 2016). Retrieved 2019-03-13.
- ↑ Manaswini Lata Ravindra. IMDb.
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 दूरदर्शन सह्यद्री वाहिनीच्या प्रेरणा पुरस्कारांचे वितरण. Loksatta(6 May 2014). Retrieved 6 April 2019.
- ↑ Template:Cite magazine