# Santosh Juvekar

Santosh Juvekar is an Indian film, television and stage actor. Known for his work in Marathi films. He has also acted in Hindi films and Web series.

## Career

Juvekar started with his acting career in 2004 with the Marathi play Aani Makarand Rajadhyaksha playing the role Naren Deshmukh. Directed by Dilip Kolhatkar, the play had Vikram Gokhale in it. He soon started working in various television serials and became popular with the show Ya Gojirvanya Gharaat. His first film debut was through Rajiv Patil's film Blind Game in 2006. The film had a notable star cast of Anant Jog and Upendra Limaye in lead roles and actress Mukta Barve in a small role. He later played various roles as the main lead in films like Zenda, Morya, Matter and more. He also did a movie named 31December:The Mirror in which he played the role of Army officer. He got nominated for Gadbad Gondhal in Ambarnath Marathi Film Festival in 2017 as Best Actor. He also works in a web series known as Struggler Saala which is available on YouTube.

### Marathi Theatre

He commenced his acting career in 2004 with the Marathi play 'Aani Makarand Rajadhyaksha'. In this play, he played the role of Naren Deshmukh. Directed by Dilip Kolhatkar, the play co-starred Vikram Gokhale.

### Marathi Cinema

Santosh Juvekar is known for his brilliant performance in films like 'Zenda', Ek Tara, Shala, Fakt Ladh Mhana, Sanai Choughade, Date Bhet, 'Rege', 'Morya', and 'Sharyat'
His upcoming movies include 'Raanti' directed by Samit Kakkad who had directed 36 Gunn featuring Santosh Juvekar.

### Hindi Cinema

2000 - 2009
His first Hindi movie was Mumbai Meri Jaan a 2008 Indian drama film directed by Nishikant Kamat and produced by Ronnie Screwvala. It stars R. Madhavan, Irrfan Khan, Soha Ali Khan, Paresh Rawal and Kay Kay Menon. It deals with the aftermath of the 11 July 2006 Mumbai train bombings, where 209 people lost their lives and over 700 were injured. It won multiple Filmfare Awards including National Film Award for Best Special Effects in 2008.
2010 - 2019
In 2017, he starred in the movie Ascharya Fuck It (parsed as Ascharya F#*k It on the film's theatrical poster; also known as Ascharyachakit!) featuring alongside Priyanka Bose, Vaibhav Raj Gupta, Ankit Raj and Anangsha Biswas.
2020 - Till date
Santosh Juvekar will be seen in the upcoming film Chhava.
Santosh Juvekar was seen in Bhonsle released in 2020. He played the role of hostile Vilas, a taxi driver by night and an aspiring Marathi neta by day.
Juvekar played the role of Police Inspector in two movies: Darlings, released on Netflix in 2022, and Kuttey, released in 2023. He also played a role of Guddu in the movie Minus 31: The Nagpur Files.

### Web Series

* In 2022 he acted in Dharavi Bank which starred actors like Sunil Shetty and Vivek Oberoi.
* He played the role of 'Sawtya' in 'Ek Thi Begum - An MX Original Series in 2021.

## Awards

| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
| 2024 | Sakal Premier Awards | Best Villain | Ravrambha | Won |
| 2017 | Maharashtra State Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Doctor Rakhmabai | Nominated |
| 2015 | IMFFA Award (International Marathi Film Festival Awards) | Best Actor | Ek Tara | Won |
| 2010 | MaTa Sanman Award (Maharashtra Times Awards) | Best Supporting Actor | Zenda | Won |

## Filmography
### Films

Key :
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Language |
| 2004 | Juiley | Vijay Deshmukh | Marathi |
| 2006 | Kadhi Achanak | | Marathi |
| 2006 | Blind Game | Gangster | Marathi |
| 2006 | Aanandhache Jhaad | | Marathi |
| 2007 | Sakhi | | Marathi |
| 2008 | Mumbai Meri Jaan | Ashok | Marathi |
| 2008 | Manya Sajjana | Baja | Marathi |
| 2008 | Sanai Choughade | Aditya | Marathi |
| 2008 | Picnic | Anurag | Marathi |
| 2008 | Guilty | | Marathi |
| 2009 | Bedhundh | Panduranga Ghorpade (PADDY) | Marathi |
| 2009 | Chal Gammat Karu | | Marathi |
| 2010 | Zenda | Santosh Shinde (Santya) | Marathi |
| 2010 | Ringa Ringa | Johnny | Marathi |
| 2011 | Sharyat | Sanjay | Marathi |
| 2011 | Pangira | | Marathi |
| 2011 | Paash | | Marathi |
| 2011 | Morya | Manoj Shinde (Manya) | Marathi |
| 2011 | Fakta Ladh Mhana | Salim | Marathi |
| 2011 | Shala | Majarekar Sir | Marathi |
| 2011 | Shahanpan Dega Deva | Himesh | Marathi |
| 2011 | Pratibimb | Gauri's college friend | Marathi |
| 2011 | Raj Ka Ran | | Marathi |
| 2012 | Gol Gol Dabyatla | | Marathi |
| 2012 | Aayna Ka Bayna | Anchor | Marathi |
| 2012 | Jana Gana Mana | Dagdu | Marathi |
| 2012 | 31 December | Naxalite | Marathi |
| 2012 | Matter | Pakya | Marathi |
| 2012 | Tendulkar Out | Nair | Marathi |
| 2013 | Rege | Mohanlal Yadav | Marathi |
| 2014 | Campus Katta | Raja Sidharth Shinde | Marathi |
| 2014 | Ek Tara | Dyaneshwar Lokhande (Mauli) | Marathi |
| 2015 | Black Home | | Hindi |
| 2015 | Biker’s Adda | Vicky | Marathi |
| 2016 | Doctor Rakhmabai | Dadaji | Marathi |
| 2016 | Police Line Ek Purna Satya | Bala Desai | Marathi |
| 2017 | Boyz | Mandar | Marathi |
| 2017 | Gadad Jambhal | Amsha | Marathi |
| 2018 | Ranangan | Himself | Marathi |
| 2018 | Gadbad Gondhal | Saumitra Paranjape | Marathi |
| 2018 | Me Shivaji Park | Harish Vedant | Marathi |
| 2019 | Chatrapati Shasan | Ranjeet Dada Patil | Marathi |
| 2019 | Rocky | Sultan | Marathi |
| 2019 | Adham | Vicky | Marathi |
| 2020 | Bhonsle | Vilas Dhavle | Hindi |
| 2022 | Darlings | Inspector Janardhan Jadhav | Hindi |
| 2022 | 36 Gunn | Sudhir | Marathi |
| 2023 | Kuttey | Police Inspector | Hindi |
| 2023 | Ravrambha | Jalindar | Marathi |
| 2023 | Date Bhet | Abhijeet | Marathi |
| 2023 | Minus 31: The Nagpur Files | Guddu | Hindi |
| 2024 | Raanti | | Marathi |
| 2024 | Rukhwat | Amar, Jagannath (double role) | Marathi |
| 2025 | Chhaava | Rayaji Bandal | Hindi |
| 2025 | Veer Murarbaji † | TBA | Marathi |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes |
| 2005 | Police Panch | | Marathi | |
| 2006 | Hya Gojirwanya Gharat | | Marathi | |
| 2006 | Vadalvaat | Shailesh Kavishkar | Marathi | |
| 2006 | Oon Paaus | Raju Hari | Marathi | |
| 2006 | Bhumika | | Marathi | |
| 2006 | Kimayagar | | Marathi | |
| 2012 | Veig | | Marathi | |
| 2015-2017 | Assa Sasar Surekh Baai | Yash Mahajan | Marathi | |
| 2018 | Year Down | Janmejay Naik | Marathi | |
| 2020 | Ek Thi Begum | Sawtya | Hindi | Series on MX Player |
| 2021 | Indori Ishq | Inspector Gaikwad | Hindi | Series on MX Player |
| 2021 | Hidden | Pradeep Raje | Hindi | Series on MX Player |
| 2022 | Dharavi Bank | Avinash Mhatre | Hindi | Series on MX Player |