Manohar Singh

Manohar Singh
Singh in the play Tughlaq
Born(1938-04-12)12 April 1938
Shimla, Punjab, British India
Died14 November 2002(2002-11-14) (aged 64)
New Delhi, India
Years active1971–2002
Awards1982 Sangeet Natak Akademi Award

Manohar Singh (12 April 1938 – 14 November 2002) was an Indian theatre actor-director and character actor in Hindi films.[1][2] He is best known for his performances in films such as Party (1984) and Daddy (1989). Starting his acting career from theatre, he went on to become a theatre director and later the chief of National School of Drama Repertory Company, 1976 to 1988, before switching to cinema.[3] As a theatre actor his best known performances were in Tughlaq, directed by Ebrahim Alkazi; Himmat Mai and Begum Barve by Nissar and Amal Allana.[4]

He was awarded the 1982 Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for Acting (Hindi theatre) by Sangeet Natak Akademi. In 2003, a photo exhibition on his work in theatre was organized at the Art Heritage gallery, Delhi chronicling his journey in theatre starting from his first play The Caucasian Chalk Circle (1968), as a student at the National School of Drama, to plays such as Tughlaq, King Lear, Kaho Katha Khajuraho Ki, Himmat Mai (Mother Courage) and The Threepenny Opera.[5]

He provides the voice-over in the annual Shriram Bharatiya Kala Kendra production "Ram". The audience can hear the commentary in his voice, providing structure and continuity to the narrative.

  1. ^ Smt Swaraj condoles Manohar Singh's death Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, 14 November 2002.
  2. ^ Shanta Kumar Condoles the death of Manohar Singh PIB, Ministry of Rural Development, 15 November 2002.
  3. ^ Previous Chiefs of Repertory Company Archived 7 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine National School of Drama website.
  4. ^ "Stage artiste with a perfect entry who made a premature exit". The Tribune. Chandigarh. 11 May 2003.
  5. ^ "Manohar Lives On". The Indian Express. 30 March 2003.[dead link]