Mahesh Manjrekar to Sachin Khedekar; Marathi actors who featured in South Indian films

Marathi stars have often ventured into other industries as well. Some of these actors have given significant contributions to the Bollywood film industry as well.

From Mahesh Manjrekar to Sachin Khedekar, several Marathi actors have also been dominating the South Indian film industries.

Sachin Khedekar might be one of the most sought-after actors we have in the Marathi and Hindi industries. The veteran star marked his debut in South Film Industry with V. K. Prakash's Malayalam film 'Police'. It starred Prithviraj Sukumaran, Indrajith Sukumaran, Bhavana, Chaya Singh, and Ashokan in pivotal roles.

Actor-director Mahesh Manjrekar truly deserves no introduction. Not only has he proved his mettle in acting but is also a director par excellence. The veteran star marked his first foray into the South industry with Chandra Sekhar Yeleti's 'Okkadunnadu' with Gopichand and Neha Jhulka.

Veteran star Sayaji Shinde is an Indian actor who has acted in Telugu, Marathi, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, English, Gujarati, Hindi, and Bhojpuri films and several Marathi Plays. However, not many know that Shinde made his debut in South Film Industry with FD Sali's 'Patitha Pavani' in 1971.

Bollywood and Marathi cinema's handsome hunk Sharad Kelkar has turned a year old today, October 7. Sharad made his film debut in 'Hulchul' and since then he has done many movies in both Hindi and Marathi. The actor marked his debut in South Film Industry with the Telugu film 'Sardaar Gabbar Singh' with Pawan Kalyan and Kajal Aggarwal.