Birthday special: Five must watch movies of Priyadarshan Jadhav

Marathi cinema's popular director-actor, Priyadarshan Jadhav is a super talented personality in Marathi film industry. He is not only an actor but also a director, producer, and screenwriter. With an aspiration to become a filmmaker, he stepped into the Marathi film industry at a very young age. He has been a director and a scriptwriter for various well-known films in Marathi. He made his Marathi Debut as an actor in 'Vijay Aso' (2012). On the occasion of his 39th birthday today, we bring you a rundown of five movies of which the actor was a part of that you should simply not miss!

Priyadarshan Jadhav’s debut directorial 'Maska' revolves around three professional con artistes — Maya (Prarthana Behere), Yadav (Shashank Shende) and Chiku (Pranay Raorane). Maya and Yadav pretend to be a married couple and extort money from unsuspecting targets by narrating a fake tragic event including their 'mentally retarded' son (Chiku). Filmmaker Priyadarshan Jadhav has succeeded in extracting good performances from the cast. Prarthana Behere is known for playing simple and innocent girl-next-door characters. This comedy-drama is worth watching.

An Avadhoot Gupte directorial, this love story stars Abhijeet Khandkekar, Prarthana Behere, Vikram Gokhale and Priyadarshan Jadhav. It is a love story of Punjabi Kudi and Marathi Mulga who runs a Dhaba in Punjab. This movie is a mix-up of two cultures and is successfully portrayed by the director. This movie talks about Maharashtrian culture, and Maharashtrian pride. Small screen’s actor Abhijeet Khandkekar and Prarthana Behere has debuted on a big screen with this movie but have done justice to their roles. Priyadarshan has a short but important role in the movie as his acting is always an add-on. This multicultural movie is thus worth the watch.

'Cycle' is a film directed by Prakash Kunte, produced by Sangram Surve and Amar Pandit and is written by Aditi Moghe. The movie released on 4 May 2018. The movie featured Priyadarshan Jadhav, Deepti Lele, Bhau Kadam and Hrishikesh Joshi as lead characters. 'Cycle' takes you back in the post-Independence era of India, to a small village in picturesque Konkan. This so-called light-hearted film presents a unique story, where the protagonist ‘Keshav’ has an intense love affair with his Cycle. Mangya (Jadhav) and Gajya (Kadam) unintentionally end up stealing the cycle, Keshav’s whole life goes for a toss. Priyadarshan Jadhav is a complete surprise in the movie.

A Shivaji Lotan Patil directorial, this film starred Priyadarshan Jadhav, Chinmay Mandlekar, Pritam Kagne, Vijay Chavan, Vimal Mhatre and others. The film deals with the institution of marriage and loyalty. It's about the halal custom. The film unfolds through the lives of Halim (Kagne) and Kuddus (Jadhav) where they get divorced and after the demise of kuddus mother wants to get back again. Priyadarshan plays his role flawlessly well. This National Award winning film deserves a watch.

A Chandrakant Dudhgaonkar directorial, this film starring Priyadarshan Jadhav and Prajkata Hanamghar in prominent roles and also includes, Anshuman Vichare, Avtar Gill, Raza Murad, Shahbaz Khan and Kunika. It is a comedy-drama where a couple of Jadhav and Hanamghar dupes people in the village. What happens next is fun to watch.