Nilu Phule

Nilu Phule (Nilkanth Krushnaji Phule) was an Indian actor known for his roles in Marathi movies and Marathi theatre. Nilu Phule acted in around 250 Marathi and Hindi movies during his film career. He was most prominently seen playing the roles of notorious villains in the movies. Phule was also a social worker, and was associated with Rashtra Seva Dal.[3]

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Sau Din Saas Ke (1980)

Widowed Bhavanidevi rules her palatial home with an iron hand. Nothing is permitted to be touched or moved without her permission and approval. She has two sons, and one daughter. She dotes on her daughter, Shobha, and son-in-law, Khubchand. When her eldest son ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vijay Sadanah
CAST:  Nilu Phule  •  Ashok Kumar  •  Reena Roy  •  Asha Parekh

Widowed Bhavanidevi rules her palatial home with an iron hand. Nothing is permitted to be touched or moved without her permission and approval. She has two sons, and one daughter. She dotes on her daughter, Shobha, and son-in-law, Khubchand. When her eldest son ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vijay Sadanah
CAST:  Nilu Phule  •  Ashok Kumar  •  Reena Roy  •  Asha Parekh

Prem Pratigyaa (1989)

Raja Bhaiya (Mithun Chakraborty) and his friend Charan (Satish Kaushik) come to a city to make a living. Failed in their attempts to find a job, one day, they are teased and ragged by Kallu Dada (Ranjeet). The quarrel gets physical, which Raja wins. Raja thus ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bapu
CAST:  Mithun Chakraborty  •  Madhuri Dixit  •  Vinod Mehra  •  Ranjeet Bedi

Raja Bhaiya (Mithun Chakraborty) and his friend Charan (Satish Kaushik) come to a city to make a living. Failed in their attempts to find a job, one day, they are teased and ragged by Kallu Dada (Ranjeet). The quarrel gets physical, which Raja wins. Raja thus ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bapu
CAST:  Mithun Chakraborty  •  Madhuri Dixit  •  Vinod Mehra  •  Ranjeet Bedi

Pinjra (1972)

A respected village schoolteacher falls for a travelling dancer and faces a moral dilemma.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shantaram Rajaram Vankudre
CAST:  Sandhya Shantaram  •  Shreeram Lagoo  •  Nilu Phule  •  Vatsala Deshmukh

A respected village schoolteacher falls for a travelling dancer and faces a moral dilemma.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shantaram Rajaram Vankudre
CAST:  Sandhya Shantaram  •  Shreeram Lagoo  •  Nilu Phule  •  Vatsala Deshmukh

Sinhasan (1979)

As a heated race for the post of chief minister erupts between the incumbent and a challenger from his own party, political passions play out behind the scenes as seen through a journalist's eyes in this landmark drama. Directed by Jabbar Patel and inspired by Arun ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jabbar Patel
CAST:  Shreeram Lagoo  •  Mohan Agashe  •  Reema Lagoo  •  Nana Patekar

As a heated race for the post of chief minister erupts between the incumbent and a challenger from his own party, political passions play out behind the scenes as seen through a journalist's eyes in this landmark drama. Directed by Jabbar Patel and inspired by Arun ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jabbar Patel
CAST:  Shreeram Lagoo  •  Mohan Agashe  •  Reema Lagoo  •  Nana Patekar

Shubhamangal Savadhan (1992)

Jaya and Suman, two college mates, once best of friends, are today's sworn enemies. Jaya is in love with Rajesh, who also uses to study in the same college, and who leaves no opportunity to praise Suman just to annoy Jaya although he does reciprocate her feelings. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mahesh Kothare  •  M.S. Salvi
CAST:  Ashok Saraf  •  Varsha Usgaonkar  •  Makarand Anaspure  •  Lata Arun

Jaya and Suman, two college mates, once best of friends, are today's sworn enemies. Jaya is in love with Rajesh, who also uses to study in the same college, and who leaves no opportunity to praise Suman just to annoy Jaya although he does reciprocate her feelings. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mahesh Kothare  •  M.S. Salvi
CAST:  Ashok Saraf  •  Varsha Usgaonkar  •  Makarand Anaspure  •  Lata Arun

Samna (1975)

Wealthy and influential Hindurao Dhonde Patil finds a homeless drunk, brings him home, looks after him, feeds him, finds a room for him, gets him employed, calls him Master, and even finds a woman to look after him. In return, this male steals from Hindurao, is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jabbar Patel
CAST:  Mohan Agashe  •  Anant Audkar  •  Shivaji Bhosle  •  Sanjivani Bidkar

Wealthy and influential Hindurao Dhonde Patil finds a homeless drunk, brings him home, looks after him, feeds him, finds a room for him, gets him employed, calls him Master, and even finds a woman to look after him. In return, this male steals from Hindurao, is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jabbar Patel
CAST:  Mohan Agashe  •  Anant Audkar  •  Shivaji Bhosle  •  Sanjivani Bidkar

Meri Biwi Ki Shaadi (1979)

When he experiences chest pains, hopeless hypochondriac Bhagwant checks into the hospital for a checkup and overhears his doctor discussing the diagnosis of a terminally ill patient with an associate. Assuming he is the one scheduled to die, he asks his friend to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rajat Rakshit
CAST:  Amol Palekar  •  Ranjeeta Kaur  •  Ashok Saraf  •  Birbal

When he experiences chest pains, hopeless hypochondriac Bhagwant checks into the hospital for a checkup and overhears his doctor discussing the diagnosis of a terminally ill patient with an associate. Assuming he is the one scheduled to die, he asks his friend to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rajat Rakshit
CAST:  Amol Palekar  •  Ranjeeta Kaur  •  Ashok Saraf  •  Birbal

Do Ladke Dono Kadke (1979)

Two hapless petty thieves find themselves embroiled in a kidnapping when they decide to break into a house on the very same night that two dim-witted kidnappers plan to abduct the child who lives there.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Basu Chatterjee
CAST:  Navin Nischol  •  Nilu Phule  •  Mithu Mukherjee

Two hapless petty thieves find themselves embroiled in a kidnapping when they decide to break into a house on the very same night that two dim-witted kidnappers plan to abduct the child who lives there.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Basu Chatterjee
CAST:  Navin Nischol  •  Nilu Phule  •  Mithu Mukherjee

Naram Garam (1981)

Ramprasad is appointed as a house-keeper for Bhavani Shankar Bajpai's ancestral home, won after a hard-fought legal battle. Ramprasad wants to marry Kusum but cannot as he doesn't earn enough or has a decent place to live. Circumstances change and Kusum and her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hrishikesh Mukherjee
CAST:  Amol Palekar  •  Swaroop Sampat  •  Utpal Dutt  •  Shatrughan Sinha

Ramprasad is appointed as a house-keeper for Bhavani Shankar Bajpai's ancestral home, won after a hard-fought legal battle. Ramprasad wants to marry Kusum but cannot as he doesn't earn enough or has a decent place to live. Circumstances change and Kusum and her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hrishikesh Mukherjee
CAST:  Amol Palekar  •  Swaroop Sampat  •  Utpal Dutt  •  Shatrughan Sinha

Woh 7 Din (1983)

Maya, coming from poor family, is married to the affluent Dr. Anand; but she tries to commit suicide on the nuptial night. She tells Anand that she was in love with Prem whose ambition was to be a music director. He too was in love with her but thought she would ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bapu
CAST:  Anil Kapoor  •  Padmini Kolhapure  •  Naseeruddin Shah  •  Raju Shrestha

Maya, coming from poor family, is married to the affluent Dr. Anand; but she tries to commit suicide on the nuptial night. She tells Anand that she was in love with Prem whose ambition was to be a music director. He too was in love with her but thought she would ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bapu
CAST:  Anil Kapoor  •  Padmini Kolhapure  •  Naseeruddin Shah  •  Raju Shrestha

Coolie (1983)

Zafar's obsession with Salma causes the destruction of her family and her mental breakdown. Years later, fate unites her sons, Iqbal and Sunny, and they set out to save Salma from Zafar's captivity.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Manmohan Desai  •  Prayag Raj
CAST:  Amitabh Bachchan  •  Waheeda Rehman  •  Rishi Kapoor  •  Amrish Puri

Zafar's obsession with Salma causes the destruction of her family and her mental breakdown. Years later, fate unites her sons, Iqbal and Sunny, and they set out to save Salma from Zafar's captivity.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Manmohan Desai  •  Prayag Raj
CAST:  Amitabh Bachchan  •  Waheeda Rehman  •  Rishi Kapoor  •  Amrish Puri

Sarvasakshi (1980)

Ravi, a progressive schoolteacher in a small village helps fight an epidemic by getting his students inoculated. He incurs the wrath of local witchdoctor in the process.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ramdas Phutane
CAST:  Smita Patil  •  Anjali Paigankar  •  Shankar Nag  •  Nilu Phule

Ravi, a progressive schoolteacher in a small village helps fight an epidemic by getting his students inoculated. He incurs the wrath of local witchdoctor in the process.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ramdas Phutane
CAST:  Smita Patil  •  Anjali Paigankar  •  Shankar Nag  •  Nilu Phule

Zara Si Zindagi (1983)

An MA in philosophy, Raja arrives in Delhi to look for employment and comes across Kusum, a struggling stage actress. They both face hardships in order to make a living.  (more)

DIRECTION:  K. Balachander
CAST:  Kamal Haasan  •  Anita Raj  •  Nilu Phule  •  Mazhar Khan

An MA in philosophy, Raja arrives in Delhi to look for employment and comes across Kusum, a struggling stage actress. They both face hardships in order to make a living.  (more)

DIRECTION:  K. Balachander
CAST:  Kamal Haasan  •  Anita Raj  •  Nilu Phule  •  Mazhar Khan

Disha (1990)

Two peasants are ill-prepared for life in the big city after moving from their tiny village to Bombay.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sai Paranjape
CAST:  Nana Patekar  •  Shabana Azmi  •  Raghubir Yadav  •  Om Puri

Two peasants are ill-prepared for life in the big city after moving from their tiny village to Bombay.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sai Paranjape
CAST:  Nana Patekar  •  Shabana Azmi  •  Raghubir Yadav  •  Om Puri

Once There Was A Clown (1992)

Aburao, the son of a troupe dancer, has grown-up to become a brilliant clown. His talent brings him fame but also alienates him from his ideals and his loved ones.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jabbar Patel
CAST:  Laxmikant Berde  •  Mohan Agashe  •  Nilu Phule  •  Dilip Prabhavalkar

Aburao, the son of a troupe dancer, has grown-up to become a brilliant clown. His talent brings him fame but also alienates him from his ideals and his loved ones.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jabbar Patel
CAST:  Laxmikant Berde  •  Mohan Agashe  •  Nilu Phule  •  Dilip Prabhavalkar

Limited Manuski (1995)

Sadanand Borse lives a middle-classed lifestyle along with his pregnant wife, Urmila, in a small town in India. While returning home from work on his motorbike, he accidentally knocks down a deceased child in a funeral procession. From thence on, Sadanand Borse and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nachiket Patwardhan  •  Jayoo Patwardhan
CAST:  Pramila Bedekar  •  Vandana Handa  •  Sudhir Joshi  •  Kishore Kadam

Sadanand Borse lives a middle-classed lifestyle along with his pregnant wife, Urmila, in a small town in India. While returning home from work on his motorbike, he accidentally knocks down a deceased child in a funeral procession. From thence on, Sadanand Borse and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nachiket Patwardhan  •  Jayoo Patwardhan
CAST:  Pramila Bedekar  •  Vandana Handa  •  Sudhir Joshi  •  Kishore Kadam

Ek Gaon Bara Bhangadi (1968)

Ek Gaav Bara Bhangadi is a 1968 Indian Marathi drama film released on 1968. The film is directed by Anant Mane.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anant Mane
CAST:  Arun Sarnaik  •  Dada Salvi  •  Jayshree Gadkar  •  Nilu Phule

Ek Gaav Bara Bhangadi is a 1968 Indian Marathi drama film released on 1968. The film is directed by Anant Mane.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anant Mane
CAST:  Arun Sarnaik  •  Dada Salvi  •  Jayshree Gadkar  •  Nilu Phule

Haldi Kunku (1979)

Film with a soundtrack featuring Asha Bhosle.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anant Mane
CAST:  Ashok Saraf  •  Ranjana  •  Sudhir Dalvi  •  Usha Naik

Film with a soundtrack featuring Asha Bhosle.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anant Mane
CAST:  Ashok Saraf  •  Ranjana  •  Sudhir Dalvi  •  Usha Naik

Bhayaanak (1979)

People of Mangalpur die in a bizarre pattern. Inspector Vijay is appointed to reveal the truth behind the mystery.  (more)

DIRECTION:  S u syed
CAST:  Mithun Chakraborty  •  Ranjeeta Kaur  •  Nilu Phule  •  Reena Roy

People of Mangalpur die in a bizarre pattern. Inspector Vijay is appointed to reveal the truth behind the mystery.  (more)

DIRECTION:  S u syed
CAST:  Mithun Chakraborty  •  Ranjeeta Kaur  •  Nilu Phule  •  Reena Roy

Sutradhar (1987)

Prerna is the only daughter of the local school's headmaster. She gets to meet her childhood friend, Kumar, who is now one of the teachers at the same school. Prerna is attracted to Kumar, and admires his courage and determination to stand-up against the local and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chandrakant Joshi
CAST:  Girish Karnad  •  Smita Patil  •  Nilu Phule  •  Nana Patekar

Prerna is the only daughter of the local school's headmaster. She gets to meet her childhood friend, Kumar, who is now one of the teachers at the same school. Prerna is attracted to Kumar, and admires his courage and determination to stand-up against the local and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chandrakant Joshi
CAST:  Girish Karnad  •  Smita Patil  •  Nilu Phule  •  Nana Patekar
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