Makarand Anaspure

Acting

Makarand Anaspure

Born 1973-07-22 · Pune, Maharashtra, India

Makarand Anaspure (Marathi: मकरंद अनासपुरे) is an Indian actor. He is popular on television and has acted in several Marathi movies. He is mainly known for his comedy and intelligent roles in Marathi cinema. He has also played a cameo for one episode in the Hindi serial Tu Tu Main Main and as an Umpire along with co-stars - Bharat Jadhav (Pachadlela fame) and Arun Kadam (Pran Jaaye Par Shaan Na Jaaye). He credits Nana Patekar for his access into the film industry. Makarand started his career using his unique proficiency in the Marathwada accent of Marathi language, and it is one of his specialties. Makarand came to fame after having worked in Saatchya Aat Gharat and Kaydyacha Bola. Makarand Anaspure entered into direction by directing the Marathi film Dambis in 2011. He has produced a couple of movies. In September 2015, Nana Patekar and Makarand Anaspure established an organisation called Naam Foundation, which works to provide aid to farmers overcome by drought conditions in Maharashtra, India

Acting credits

Tumbadchi Manjula poster
7.0

A young woman's arrival throws a peaceful village into chaos as a haunting linked to Keshav's grandmother's death triggers fear, gossip, and comedic pandemonium in this social horror tale of mystery and madness.

Tumbadchi Manjula

2026

Zapatlela 2 poster
6.0

Tatya Vinchu comes back to life after 20 years, and now wants to migrate into the body of Lakshya's son.

Zapatlela 2

2013

Praan Jaye Par Shaan Na Jaye poster
7.5

Aman Joshi (Aman Verma) is on a research assignment. His subject is the chawl dwellers in Bombay City. He rents a small tenement there and talks to the people living there. He soon gets involved in their lives, and even gets attracted to plain-looking Saundarya (Divya Mirza), who he transforms into a beauty, after a cosmetic makeover. Aman's kindness is mistaken for generosity by all the chawl dwellers, and they swarm him for his money, trying to get loans and gifts, to improve their lives. Then the lives of this small community are turned upside down, when the owner announces that he intends to tear the building down.

Praan Jaye Par Shaan Na Jaye

2003

Punha Ekda Sade Made 3 poster
7.0

Three eccentric brothers maintain their "no women, no marriage" rule at their garage, but a return sparks fresh chaos. As old habits clash with new troubles, the iconic trio finds their world hilariously spiraling out of control.

Punha Ekda Sade Made 3

2026

Story As Insignificant As A Mountain poster
7.0

In a village where farmers struggle to make ends meet, Rajaram returns to sell his land. However, his mother dissuades him from doing so. Meanwhile, his friend Nandu is burdened by a huge debt.

Story As Insignificant As A Mountain

2009

Navardev Bsc. Agri poster
NR

Story of a young educated farmer Rajvardhan who returns village to continue farming and help others to grow their yields better. He starts looking for a bride, but gets rejected as he is a mere farmer in the villagers' eyes.

Navardev Bsc. Agri

2024

No artwork available
NR

Yash and Supriya fall for each other and decide to marry. However, his cosmopolitan family disapproves of her traditional background, threatening their path to happiness.

Subhmangal Savadhan

2010

De Dhakka poster
8.6

A family traveling from Kolhapur to Mumbai will face many ups and down before they reach their destination.

De Dhakka

2008

Savarkhed: A Village poster
8.5

Villagers of Savarkhed are living in fear as strange things are happening everyday. The old and the young clash based on their beliefs and experiences. Those dismissive of the superstitions, struggle to come up with a logical explanation. A few friends come together to find a solution.

Savarkhed: A Village

2004

Doghat Tisra Aata Sagla Visara poster
7.0

A newly married couples' lives are turned upside down when a childhood friend visits them unexpectedly.

Doghat Tisra Aata Sagla Visara

2008

Nau Mahine Nau Divas poster
4.0

The Royal Deshmukh family is rich for a history of adoption, as the women have failed to conceive for seven generations. Here comes in Dr. Shriram, full of innovative home remedies for the couple who refuses to settle for adoption and is hellbent to have their own child.

Nau Mahine Nau Divas

2009

Uladhaal poster
7.0

Uladhaal is about a gold shield created in the 1700s by a Maratha King to honour a warrior, Somajirao, for saving his life. The shield was protected by Somajirao’s family and the next generations. But the precious possession is stolen en-route by a renowned thief, Guru and his gang. But as fate has it, it gets stolen from Guru and the rest is a hilarious trip of complications.

Uladhaal

2008

Mamachya Govyala Jauya poster
NR

Three friends win a free Goa trip and invite an old college buddy who brings a surprise guest. Their dream vacation turns into chaos as plans unravel. The unexpected companion becomes both the trip's highlight and its downfall.

Mamachya Govyala Jauya

2026

Saatchya Aat Gharat poster
9.0

A group of young boys and girls grapple with moral issues in a changing world.

Saatchya Aat Gharat

2004

No artwork available
NR

On the backdrop of a dying factory, the game of politics is being played and how everyone involves gets entangled in this game. How an upcoming young union leader use this situation to fulfill his ambition of becoming a political bigwig. A bureaucrat who is fighting his own battles helps him out but get disillusioned in the long run. A young news reporter decides to get under this and finds out a Mafia leader who is pulling the strings. The reporter and her editor pay's a big price for this. Issues get escalated to the legislative assembly of the state and powers that matter gets involved

Shasan

2016

Me Shivajiraje Bhosale Boltoy poster
8.0

Representing thousands of Marathi's, Dinkar Maruti Bhosle, feels he is lost in Aamchi Mumbai and voices his concern about being overlooked and victimized over other communities. Ultimately he curses his ancestors for being born a Marathi. That's when Shivaji Raje gets his attention and gives him a piece of his mind

Me Shivajiraje Bhosale Boltoy

2009

Sarkarnama poster
10.0

The residents of a village are being driven out of their homes for the sake of a new building by the politician-builder nexus, but one man tries to step in and stop them.

Sarkarnama

1998

Nana Mama poster
5.7

Nana, a taxi driver, unknowingly helps DD, a notorious criminal. In order to return the favor, DD forces him to join his gang, but Mama, a smart police officer, ruins his plan.

Nana Mama

2006

Ole Aale poster
4.1

Setting out on a voyage to uncover life's true meaning, a son and his father come across an enigmatic traveler. This odyssey unfolds as a series of unforeseen revelations, nurturing a deep bond while navigating the challenges that test the father-son relationship.

Ole Aale

2024

Punha Gondhal Punha Mujra poster
7.0

Politician Narayan Wagh and his opponent Vishwasrao Tope hail from the same village. When Narayan wins the election by a narrow margin, Vishwasrao plays dirty to seek revenge.

Punha Gondhal Punha Mujra

2014

Hari Om Vithala poster
NR

Ganya is naive, innocent, and a staunch devotee of Lord Vithal, much to the resentment of his mother and his wife RATNA. Caught in the web of life, Ganya pleads to Lord Vithala for a solution to all his problems and surprisingly the Lord replies back. The elated Ganya goes around telling the whole village that the Lord has spoken to him. Everyone assumes that Ganya has lost his sanity, except the village money lender who asserts Ganya's claim, and in the bargain usurps all his ancestral land. Unable to bear the constant rebuking by his family he attempts to commit suicide, but he is saved by a herdsman who incidentally is also a devotee of Lord Vithala. He consoles Ganya and gives him some money to go to Bombay. Amidst a lot of hardships in Bombay, help arrives in the form of BAPU a "vada" vendor. Armed with the prize money of Rs.5 lacs that he won in a singing competition, he returns back to the village to stumble upon a shocking revelation.

Hari Om Vithala

2008

Rakhandaar poster
NR

An upcoming film. Plot TBA.

Rakhandaar

Gallit Gondhal, Dillit Mujra poster
7.5

Kolsewadi has never seen any progress in the village, thanks to the bickering and fights between MLA Chandrakant Tope and Sarpanch Bajirao Dole. Narayan Wagh, a villager, makes the most of this to his advantage. He manages to coax the villagers and enters the electoral fray to fight the upcoming village elections.

Gallit Gondhal, Dillit Mujra

2009

Saade Maade Teen poster
9.0

The story is of 3 brothers- the family head ‘Ratan Dada’ (Ashok Saraf) and his 2 brothers Madan (Makarand Anaspure) and Chandan (Bharat Jadhav), running their Kurale garage. The younger duo never dares to go against dada's wish. Dada is a character who hates female because of his first love. A girl (Sukanya Kulkarni) betrayed him after a marriage proposal.

Saade Maade Teen

2007

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