Prashant Damle

In the journey of 35 years of performing arts, he has been honoured with many prestigious awards. Till date he has 4 Limca Book Records in his name. He has also performed in 37 Marathi Feature Films and 24 Marathi serials. On January 6, 2013, at Ravindra Natya Mandir, Mumbai, his drama Gela Madhav Kunikade set a world record, with its 10,700th performance over a period of more than 15 years.

Damle suffered a mild heart attack in May 2013. He was undergoing treatment at an Andheri hospital. Damle was admitted to the Crticare H4 hospital after feeling uneasy. Angiography revealed four blockages in arteries supplying blood to his heart which was operated the same week. Damle was busy with "Eka Lagnachi Goshta" when he had this mild heart attack. Because of this, all shows of his dramas had to be cancelled for the next 15 days. After the treatment he again started doing plays but at a slower pace.

He completed his 10,000 drama shows in January 2013

Prashant Damle is a Marathi actor, comedian who has acted in numerous Marathi dramas, movies and television serials for over 35 years. He has been associated with Marathi theatre since 1983 and till date has performed in 27 different plays and variety of hundreds of roles. Damle is widely recognized as the biggest ultimate superstar of Marathi theatre.