Mohan Tondwalkar who headed the most popular Marathi Drama company Kalavaibhav, passed away today after a brief illness. He was 77. Mr. Tondwalkar had produced 80 Marathi plays, including popular plays like ‘Purush’, ‘Gela Madhav Kunikade’, ‘Nati Goti’, ‘Vaadaa Chirebandi’, ‘Premasathi Vattel te’ and the latest- ‘Shambhuraje’.

Having given scope to several top Marathi artistes of today through ‘Kalavaibhav’, he remained dedicated to his profession and believed in creating something new. He had the knowledge of Marathi literature very well. Mr. Tondwalkar was the first Marathi Drama producer to present the stories of Jaywant Dalvi on Marathi stage. Many well known artistes were associated with his drama group. Veteran Vijaya Mehta had also directed some plays for his group.
Many personalities have offered their tributes recalling his valuable contribution to the Marathi stage. Some of whom who quickly expressed their gratitude to him were Sudhir Bhatt, Lata Narvekar, Atul Parchure & Prashant Damle.