

This learning can be seen in his movies which targeted masses over classes.

While working for drama Dada toured all over Maharashtra which helped him understand what entertainment meant to the local population. Dada had started his entertainment career with a band and then as a stage actor.

Tamasha and stage drama's have always played an important role in Marathi entertainment industry. Dada's movies targeted this section of the society. This section of the society was well connected to their rural roots. These workers were mostly migrants to the city of Mumbai looking for employment in the prospering cotton mills. Biographyĭada Kondke was a born in a mill-worker's family in Naigaum, near Lalbaug, Mumbai. Krishna Kondke was called "Dada", an honorific Marathi term meaning "elder brother", which lead to his popular name Dada Kondke. He was one of the most renowned personalities in Marathi film industry, famous for his double entendre dialogs in movies.ĭada Kondke was born in a mill-worker's family in Naigaum in central Mumbai on Gokulashtami day and hence was named Krishna.Even though it is popularly believed that Dada Kondke was entered in the Guinness Book of World Records for the highest number of films (nine) that achieved silver jubilee (running for 25 consecutive weeks), no such entry exists. Krishna Kondke (AugMarch 14, 1998), popularly known as Dada Kondke, was a Marathi actor and film producer.
