Manaswini Lata Ravindra
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Manaswini Lata Ravindra is a Marathi playwright, screenwriter and director, known for writing the play Amar Photo Studio and also being one of the writers of the Marathi sitcom Dil Dosti Duniyadari.[1] In 2016, she is a recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar for her short story collection, Blogchya Aarshyapallyad.
She started writing poetry at the age of 3.[2] She joined Lalit Kala Kendra of Pune University after her 12th and got a Bachelor of Arts degree.[3][4] She graduated from Lalit Kala Kendra in 2003.[5] Manaswini and some of her friends and alumni of Lalit Kala Kendra have started a theatre group called Lalit Mumbai.[6]
Career
Ravindra wrote her first play Cigarettes when she was 20.[5] In 2006, she won the Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar in Playwriting, given by Sangeet Natak Akademi.[7][8] In the same year, she attended the Royal Court Theatre workshop at Vasind.[9] In 2007, she wrote the play Alvida.[10] In 2010, she was also part of Pratibimb, the first ever contemporary Marathi theatre festival, organised by NCPA at Mumbai. She is also credited to have directed the play, Ekmekaat in 2009.[11][12] In 2014, her play Lakh Lakh Chanderi was staged at Pratibimb Marathi Theatre Festival.,[13] she won the Sahitya Akademi Award in the youth category, for Blogchya Arshapalyad (a collection of short stories).[14]
In 2017, she also spoke at Jawab Do, an event organised by Maharashtra Andhashraddha Nirmoolan Samiti.[15] She also won the first position for best writing in the Maharashtra State Marathi Professional Drama Competition, in 2017, for her play Amar Photo Studio.[16] She is also an executive committee member of Screenwriters Association, Mumbai.[17] She was nominated for Filmfare Awards (Marathi) for best screenplay, for the movie Ti Saddhya Kay Karte in 2018.[18]
Works
Plays
| Year | Play | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Cigarettes | |
| 2007 | Alvida | |
| 2009 | Ekmekaat | Writer/Director |
| 2014 | Lakh Lakh Chanderi | Writer/Director [19] |
| 2019 | Daavikadun Chouthi Building | Writer [20] |
| Majhya Vatnicha Kharakhur | [21] | |
| Amar Photo Studio | [22] |
TV shows
- Lek Ladki Hya Gharchi (aired on ETV Marathi)
- Eka Lagnachi Dusri Goshta (aired on Zee Marathi)
- Dil Dosti Duniyadari (aired on Zee Marathi)
- Bun Maska ( aired on Zee Yuva )
- Ti Phulrani ( aired on Sony Marathi )