Madhukar Toradmal was a Marathi actor, writer and professor who has acted in numerous Marathi dramas and movies. He was also a writer and translator. He translated over 20 plays. He has been associated with Marathi theatre since 1971 and till date has performed in 16 different plays and a variety of roles. He died on 2 July 2017 in Mumbai.
Career
He was better known as "Mama" in the Theater industry, as a matter of respect. He lost his father at the age of 10. His uncle was a police officer in Mumbai. His uncle took him to Mumbai and out in the Seth Anandila Potdar school. On the first day of school, he showed interest in a school play to his class teacher Jaykar Madam. Pratidnyapurto was his first play which he directed in the school. The play was written by Chi Vi Joshi. Later during his school and college days, he directed many plays. After the school and college education, he joined as clerk in Premier Automobiles, Mumbai. Later in 1968, he moved to Ahmednagar and became a professor of English in a college in Ahmednagar. Toradmal quit his job to take the plunge into acting and straddled the world of Marathi theatre and cinema for more than five decades. He formed an organization called "Rasikranjan", dedicated to Marathi plays. He also played important roles in the plays of the organization like Natysampada, Natyamandar, The Goa Hindu Association etc. He played a famous role in the playTarun Turk Mhatare Ark, that he wrote and directed. More than 5000 shows were done. Initially the shows was projected as not suitable for high class ladies by the media. But this show was a great success. On 14 Jan 1972, the play made 3 shows in a single day at Balgandharv Ranga Mandir, Pune which was an all-time record that time. These shows were been attended by famous personalities like Bal Thackeray, Ga Di Madgulkar, Vasant Desai and many more. He had done lot of writing, including novels like Tisari Ghanta, Uttarmamayan, etc.
Toradmal was blessed with three daughters. One of the girls is Trupti Toradmal.
Death
Toradmal found dead in his residence on 2 July 2017. Earlier, he was admitted in Asian Heat hospital but his condition was not improving. He was suffering from Kidney failure. MaharashtraChief MinisterDevendra Fadnavis condoled his passing. "With his demise, we have lost a versatile and multi-talented personality who enriched Marathi theatre and cinema."
