PROMINENT FILM personality Ramesh Deo, known for playing a different range of places, in Marathi and Hindi pictures, passed away on Tuesday evening at Mumbai’s Kokilaben Ambani Hospital due to a heart attack.
The actor, who’s survived by his actor- woman Seema Deo as well as sons Ajinkya Deo and Abhinay Deo, had celebrated his 93rd birthday on January 30.
Speaking to The Indian Express, his son Ajinkya said, “ My father wasn’t keeping well for the last a many days. He was passing breathlessness on Wednesday morning. So, we admitted him to the sanitarium and he passed away in the evening due to a heart attack. ’’ The last solemnities of the 1926-born actor will be held on Thursday autumn at the Vile Parle cremation ground near Pawan Hans terminal.
During his career gauging ramify decades, themulti-faceted film personality has acted in over 450 Hindi and Marathi feature flicks, piecemeal from working in several TV shows and commercials.
After his three of Hindi flicks as the lead actor did n’t work at the box office, he gained fashionability as a fine supporting actor.
In a number of pictures, he indeed appeared along with his actor- woman Seema Deo. Prominent among them is Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s Anand, where he played the part of Dr Prakash Kulkarni. Their son elder son Ajinkya is a well- known actor who has featured in pictures similar as Aan Men at Work (2004), Indian remake of the show 24 (2013) and Tanhaji (2020). Abhinay has directed Hindi pictures Delhi Belly, Force 2 and Blackmail.
Deo, who grew up in Kolhapur, faced the camera for the first time when he made a brief appearance in a Marathi movie named Paatlaachi Por (1951). Following that, he enrolled himself as a inferior artiste and used to be paid Rs 25 for a day’s work.
Latterly on, he bagged a major part when he was cast as the villain in the Marathi movie Andhalaa Magto Ek Dolaa (1956). The same time, he appeared as the alternate lead in Paydali Padleli Phoole. In the coming times, indeed though he bagged supereminent places, he’d continue to play negative characters.
In an old interview to The Indian Express, the actor had said, “ The film’s hype material would frequently have the teaser Ramesh Deo idol aahe ki villain he olkhaa ( Guess whether Ramesh Deo is the idol in this film or the villain).”
The stager actor made his Hindi film debut with Rajshri Productions’Aarti (1962). Ultimately, he’d go on to be part of several corner Hindi pictures, including Jeevan Mrityu (1970), Khilona (1970 film), Mere Apne (1971), Mr India (1987), Gharana (1989) and Ghayal (1990). More lately, he appeared as the kind-hearted Kaul Sahab in Jolly LLB (2013) who helps the promoter in his fight against injustice. He also reprises his part in Ghayal’s effect, Ghayal Once Again (2016).
In the 80s, the actor turned patron. He indeed directed about eight Marathi pictures, including Chor Chor, Jeeva Sakhaa, Senani Sane Guruji and Chal Gammat Karu. His company was also known for making numerous successful announcement flicks.
Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar said that in Deo’s demise, Marathi film assiduity and theatre world lost an actor who enthralled the followership for several decades. “ Numerous generations of Marathi art suckers enjoyed his screen performances. His chemistry with Seema Deo – on- screen and in real life – was a model for the Marathi family life. His demise is a big loss to Marathi art world.”
