Viju Mane
Indian film director
Viju Mane is a Marathi film screenwriter, director, lyricist, producer, and actor from Maharashtra, India who is well known for his movies such as Shikari, Bioscope, Pandu, Monkey Baat, and Rege. Apart from direction and writing, Viju has also acted in many films such as Regeand Prabho Shivaji Raja.
Film career
Viju Mane's directorial debut Gojiri (2007) starred Sunil Barve, Abhijeet Chavan, Arun Nalawade and Madhura Velankar. In 2012, he tackled a sensitive subject in Khel Mandala which addressed human relationships, disability, and the manipulative nature of the media starring Mangesh Desai and Urmila Kanetkar.
He made his acting debut in Abhijit Panse's crime drama Rege (2014). It starred Viju Mane, Mahesh Manjrekar and Santosh Juvekar. The Mahesh Manjrekar produced Shikari (2018) - a tribute to Dada Kondke and his adult comedies were directed by him. It marked the debut of Neha Khan and Survat Joshi.
Filmography
All films are in Marathi, unless otherwise mentioned.
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