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{{short description|Indian stage and film actor (born 1970)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Omkar Das Manikpuri
| image = Omkar Das Manikpuri as Charandas Chor.jpg
| alt = Omkar Das Manikpuri as Charandas Chor play at Bharat Bhavan Bhopal
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1970|08|05}}
| birth_place = Brindanagar, [[Bhilai]], [[Chhattisgarh]],
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| occupation = Actor
| yearsactive = 2010–present
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'''Omkar Das Manikpuri''' (born 5 August 1970) is an [[India]]n stage and film actor. He is a native of Brindanagarm and has been a member of folk-theatre doyen [[Habib Tanvir]]'s, Naya Theatre company for several years. Manikpuri made his [[Hindi]] film debut as a lead in [[Aamir Khan]] productions' ''[[Peepli Live]]'' in 2010.<ref name="to">{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-08-13/news-interviews/28315238_1_manikpuri-natha-peepli-live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811102041/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-08-13/news-interviews/28315238_1_manikpuri-natha-peepli-live|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 August 2011|work=[[The Times of India]]|title=Aamir wanted to play Natha|date=13 August 2010}}</ref><ref name=nd/>
[[File:Charandas Chor.JPG|thumb|Charandas Chor Play at Bharat Bhavan Bhopal]]

==Early life==
Manikpuri was born and brought up in a village near Bhilai in the [[Durg]] district of [[Chhattisgarh]] where he attended school until fifth grade when the death of his father forced him to join a village folk-theatre troupe, mandali. He shifted to Brindanagar (Ward No. 20) in [[Bhilai]] in 1981.<ref name="sy">{{cite web|url=http://sify.com/finance/the-making-of-an-actor-news-features-kiocEEjjdjd.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100817002618/http://sify.com/finance/the-making-of-an-actor-news-features-kiocEEjjdjd.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2010-08-17|title=The making of an actor|date=2010-08-14|publisher=Sify.com}}</ref><ref name="int">{{cite news|url=http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/rustic-roots/658326/|title=Rustic Roots|date=10 August 2010|work=Indian Express}}</ref>

==Career==
Manikpuri started his career at the age of 17, as a performer in the local form of folk theatre called ''Nacha'' and joined an itinerant village theatre group.<ref name="to"/> Performing often in makeshift and open air stages, he performed as a singer, dancer, mimic and a stand-up comic. Later he joined Naya Theatre which was founded by [[Habib Tanvir]] in [[Bhopal]]. With the Naya Theatre he has performed, in India and abroad, classics such as ''Agra Bazaar'', ''[[Charandas Chor]]'', ''Kamdev ka Apna Basant Ritu ka Sapna'' and ''[[Sadak]]''.<ref name="int"/><ref name=ot>{{cite web|url=http://outlookindia.com/article.aspx?266469|title=His Life Was The Method|date=9 August 2010|publisher=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]]}}</ref> It was during a performance of the popular play ''Charandas Chor'' in Bhopal, that he was noticed by [[Anusha Rizvi]] and [[Mahmood Farooqui]], the co-directors of the film, which led to him auditioning for the film in Bhopal.<ref name="int"/>{{clarify|date=July 2018|Was the film also Charandas Chor?}}

In 2010, Manikpuri made his film debut in [[Bollywood]] with [[Aamir Khan]] productions' ''[[Peepli Live]]'', in which he played the lead.<ref name=nd>{{cite news|url=http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_story.aspx?Section=Movies&ID=ENTEN20100145498&subcatg=MOVIESINDIA&keyword=bollywood|title=Anusha will give complex to many directors: Aamir|date=3 July 2010|publisher=NDTV}}</ref> Initially he had auditioned for the minor role of Machua, but later was given the lead of Natha, which was till then reportedly to be played by Aamir Khan.<ref name="yo">{{cite web|url=http://in.movies.yahoo.com/interview-detail/568/42809/Yours-Rurally-Natha.html|title=Yours Rurally, Natha: Omkar Das Manikpuri|publisher=[[Yahoo! Movies]]}}</ref> In 2014, he performed in ''[[Ebn-E-Batuta]]'', directed by Varun Middha.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/737978|title=Ebn-e-Batuta Movie: Review | Release Date | Songs | Music | Images | Official Trailers | Videos | Photos | News - Bollywood Hungama}}</ref> Beginning in 2015, he played Jagannath in the television series ''[[Santoshi Maa (TV series)|Santoshi Maa]]''. In 2017, he performed in the [[Rajasthani language]] film [[Taawdo The Sunlight (Rajasthani Film)|Taawdo The Sunlight]], he also acted in bollywood film [[Newton (film)|Newton]]. In 2019, he acted in the Malayalam film ''[[Unda (film)|Unda]]'' alongside [[Mammootty]].<ref>Sarath Ramesh Kuniyl (June 14, 2019). [https://www.theweek.in/review/movies/2019/06/14/Unda-movie-review-This-Mammootty-starrer-is-a-police-story-with-a-difference.html "Unda movie review: This Mammootty-starrer is a police story with a difference"]. ''The Week''. Retrieved July 25, 2019.</ref>

==Personal life==
Manikpuri's seven-member family lives in Bhilai's Brindanagar area (Ward no. 20).<ref name="Jitendra Tiwari"/>

== Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Film
!Year
!Role
!Notes
|-
|Srinagar
|2022
|
|filming
|-
|Sweeper: Service to Humanity
|2021
|Peon
|post-production
|-
|Three Sisters and A Dream
|2021
|
|post-production
|-
|Aao Khelein Gilli Danda
|2021
|
|post-production
|-
|Safaibaaz - The Scavenger
|2021
|Lalan
|
|-
|Pakshi
|2020
|Shepherd
|
|-
|13 Tribute of Love
|2020
|Amerika
|
|-
|Pyar Mein Thoda Twist
|2020
|Dhaniram
|
|-
|The Wayfarers
|2019
|
|
|-
|[[Unda (film)|Unda]]
|2019
|Kunalchand
|Malayalam debut
|-
|Chaturnath
|2019
|Chaturnath
|
|-
|[[Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyun Aata Hai?]]
|2019
|Village man
|
|-
|Hu Narendra Modi Banva Mangu Chu
|2019
|
|
|-
|Lakshksha
|2018
|Lakshksha
|Short film
|-
|Task
|2018
|
|
|-
|[[Gaon (film)|Gaon]]
|2018
|Shambhu
|
|-
|Phir Aaya Satte Pe Satta
|2017
|Kalya
|
|-
|[[Taawdo the Sunlight]]
|2017
|Ganglo naai
|
|-
|[[Newton (film)]]
|2017
|Lakhma
|
|-
|[[India's Daughter]]
|2015
|
|Documentary film
|-
|[[Bumper Draw]]
|2015
|Sunderlal
|
|-
|[[Pizza (2014 film)|Pizza]]
|2014
|Sadhu
|
|-
|[[Munna Mange Memsaab]]
|2014
|Munna
|
|-
|[[Monsoon Shootout]]
|2013
|Taxi driver
|
|-
|[[Aalaap (film)|Aalaap]]
|2012
|
|
|-
|[[Qasam Se Qasam Se]]
|2012
|
|
|-
|[[Ab Hoga Dharna Unlimited]]
|2012
|
|
|-
|[[Peepli Live]]
|2010
|Nathadas Manikpuri
|film debut
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}
* [http://www.sundancechannel.com/festival/photos/210553858/#/?album_id=210554850&photo_id=1 Omkar Das Manikpuri] at [[Sundance Film Festival]]

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|3493635}}
* [http://www.bollycurry.com/movie/2010/peepli-live/video/93194-interview-omkar-das-manikpuri-natha-peepli-live-.htm Interview – Omkar Das Manikpuri (Natha)]

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[[Category:20th-century Indian male actors]]
[[Category:Indian male stage actors]]
[[Category:Male actors in Hindi cinema]]
[[Category:1970 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Folk artists]]
[[Category:People from Bhilai]]
[[Category:Male actors from Chhattisgarh]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian male actors]]

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