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| name = Vinayak Damodar Karnataki<br />
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1906|01|19|df=y}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Kolhapur]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]<br />
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1947|08|19|1906|01|19|df=y}}<br />
| occupation = {{hlist|Film actor|director}}<br />
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| nationality = Indian<br />
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'''Vinayak Damodar Karnataki''' (19 January 1906 – 19 August 1947) commonly referred to as '''Master Vinayak''' was an Indian actor and film director of the 1930s and 1940s.<br />
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==Personal life==<br />
Master Vinayak was born in [[Kolhapur]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]. He married Sushila. The couple's children are late actress [[Nanda (actress)|Nanda]] and film producer and director, Jayaprakash Karnataki who is married to actress [[Jayshree T.]]<br />
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Master Vinayak was related to many personalities in the Indian film industry. His brother Vasudev Karnataki became a [[cinematography|cinematographer]] while noted film personalities [[Baburao Pendharkar]] (1896–1967) and [[Bhalji Pendharkar]] (1897–1994) were his half-brothers. He was also a maternal cousin of legendary film director [[V. Shantaram]].<ref name="books.google.com">{{Cite web |url=https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=gGAyEpXtK3UC&oi=fnd&pg=PP1&dq=&ots=n0US00THel&sig=Pj9eUU5DZNMenjdlsgidz53bXJI#v=onepage&q=shantara |title=Archived copy |access-date=4 October 2016 |archive-date=14 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161014010253/https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=gGAyEpXtK3UC&oi=fnd&pg=PP1&dq=&ots=n0US00THel&sig=Pj9eUU5DZNMenjdlsgidz53bXJI#v=onepage&q=shantara |url-status=live }}</ref> Master Vinayak was a good friend of the Mangeshkar family and introduced [[Lata Mangeshkar]] to the film industry<ref name="Murthi">{{cite book|author=R.K. Murthi|title=Encyclopedia of Bharat Ratnas|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HkF3avvFvb4C&pg=PA208|accessdate=4 May 2013|publisher=Pitambar Publishing|isbn=978-81-209-1307-3|page=208|archive-date=7 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140707073359/http://books.google.com/books?id=HkF3avvFvb4C&pg=PA208|url-status=live}}</ref> in his movie ''Pahilee Mangalagaur''.<ref name="books.google.com"/><br />
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He co-founded ''Huns picture'' in 1936. Amongst his work, he is best remembered for the 1938 Marathi film ''[[Brahmachari (1938 film)|Brahmachari]]''. It was considered{{by whom|date=November 2014}} controversial for having the leading lady (played by [[Meenakshi Shirodkar]]) in a bathing suit.<br />
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Vinayak died in [[Mumbai]] in 1947.<ref>[http://gulftoday.ae/portal/033a9d35-7c6e-47b0-ade2-1af6e4bf2184.aspx Death of Nanda's father] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140329184630/http://gulftoday.ae/portal/033a9d35-7c6e-47b0-ade2-1af6e4bf2184.aspx |date=29 March 2014 }}; accessed 30 March 2014.</ref><br />
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==Filmography==<br />
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*''[[Dr. Kotnis Ki Amar Kahani]]'' (1946)<br />
*''Mazhe Bal'' (1943)<br />
*''Amrit'' (1941)<br />
*''Sangam'' (1941)<br />
*''Ardhangi'' (1940<br />
*''[[Ghar Ki Rani]]'' (1940)<br />
*''Lapandav'' (1940)<br />
*''Brandy Ki Botal'' (1939)<br />
*''[[Brahmachari (1938 film)|Brahmachari]]'' (1938)<br />
*''Jwala'' (1938)<br />
*''Dharmaveer'' (1937)<br />
*''Chhaya'' (1936)<br />
*''[[Bhikharan]]'' (1935)<br />
*''Nigah-e-Nafrat'' (1935)<br />
*''Vilasi Ishwar'' (1935)<br />
*''Akashwani'' (1934)<br />
*''[[Sairandhri (film)|Sairandhri]]'' (1933)<br />
*''[[Sinhagad (film)|Sinhagad]]'' (1933)<br />
*''Agnikankan: Branded Oath'' (1932)<br />
*''[[Ayodhyecha Raja]]'' (1932)<br />
*''[[Maya Machindra#1932 Hindi/Marathi film|Maya Machindra]]'' (1932)<br />
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==Director==<br />
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*''Mandir'' (1948)<br />
*''Jeevan Yatra'' (1946)<br />
*''Subhadra'' (1946)<br />
*''[[Badi Maa]]'' (1945)<br />
*''Mazhe Bal'' (1943)<br />
*''Sarkari Pahune'' (1942)<br />
*''Amrit'' (1941)<br />
*''Ardhangi'' (1940)<br />
*''Ghar Ki Rani'' (1940)<br />
*''Lagna Pahave Karun'' (1940)<br />
*''Brandichi Batli'' (1939)<br />
*''Brandy Ki Botal'' (1939)<br />
*''Devata'' (1939)<br />
*''[[Brahmachari (1938 film)|Brahmachari]]'' (1938)<br />
*''Jwala'' (1938)<br />
*''Dharmaveer'' (1937)<br />
*''Chhaya'' (1936)<br />
*''Nigah-e-Nafrat'' (1935)<br />
*''Vilasi Ishwar'' (1935)<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{IMDb name | id=0898521 | name = Master Vinayak}}<br />
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[[Category:20th-century Indian male actors]]<br />
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