It does not matter how slowly you progress in your journey to achieve success; it is very necessary that you do not stop. For the past fifteen years, a young man from Satara has been sincerely doing his journey in acting field; no matter whatever little success he has had to his credit. The show is going on with the same enthusiasm and spirit that was noticed in him 15 years ago. One really wonders, as to why this young talented actor could not find the right kind of lead roles in Marathi television serials and films.
Kiran Mane began his journey as an actor with experimental theatre, but wasn’t sure about his success. From his native town Satara he came to Mumbai, via Pune ,where he took a stop to join Pandit Satya Dubey’s workshop. In his batch of 80 participants, he made his own identity. Needless to say that all good things happened to him during this workshop in the year 2002 and since then he has managed to display his talent in all the three areas of acting i.e. stage, television and films.
Actually, Kiran began on stage with ‘Gandhi Virrudh Gandhi’, ‘Manomilan’, ‘Wada Chirebandi‘ and today his portrayal of Abhiram kalyankar in the new play ‘Tee Geli Tevha’ really makes audience think about the enormous potential that he possesses, as an actor. Incidentally, the script of this play is written by Kiran himself along with Rajeev Muley and the play is directed by him. It’s a tailor made script for Kiran to exhibit all his skills as an actor, as it is lifetime role for him to display the frustrations of a failed actor, who leaves Mumbai city only to divert his attention to some other field. But, the actor hidden within him, is seen through the gimmicks played by him to make blank calls to people, who display their advertisements in classified columns of news papers.
In this role, Kiran finds ample scope to change his voice, while speaking to the same person at different times. But, when he confesses his trick to the receiver; he combines the voices of different persons at one stretch. And, that speaks about his versatility as an actor. His variety is simply outstanding in this play. Kiran receives a good support in this play, from another talented actress Yogini Chouk. The play is presented by Lata Narvekar and is a worth watch for those who appreciate performances.
It may be recalled that in the past Kiran bagged Ma. Ta Sanman for best actor for his performance in the sensational Marathi play ‘Govind Ghya Kuni Gopal Ghya’, which was based on kidnapping of newborn babies from Government hospital. Kitan had played the character of Vithoba, son of a vegetable vendor played by Smita Talwalkar in this play. Later, Kiran also won the Sanskriti Kaladarpan award for best actor in supporting role for the play ‘Maayleki’. Actually, he had only two scenes in this play; but those were enough to judge his capacity as an actor. Kiran also played a professor and husband of Vandana Gupte in popular Marathi play ‘Shree Tashi Sou’.
Being a Gold Medalist at the state level drama competitions, Kiran has also bagged the fellowship of Maharashtra Government for being the Best Theatre talent.Unfortunately for him, very few filmmakers and TV serial producers took note of his ability. But, wherever, he got a chance, he proved his mettle. On the small screen we noticed his skills in ‘Pimple Paan’ and ‘Ujed Phool La’, while on Big screen he made his presence felt in Hindi through Praksah Jha’s Hindi film ‘Apharan’, and in Marathi through Gajendra Ahire’s ‘Pandhar’ and Hemant Apte’s ‘Majhi Mansa’ besides ‘Yelkot Yelkot Jai Malhar’, ‘Swarajya Marathi Paul Padate Pudhe’ and latest released film ‘Shrimant Damodarpant’.
A real diamond keeps shining, no matter where it lies. For Kiran, the celebrity status does not matter. He is more eager to play challenging roles, where his talent is exploited to the maximum. And, his stage performances has kept him going. His latest play ‘Tee Geli Tevha’is the best example. After all , he is an actor with abundant talent.
