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{{short description|Indian actor}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Somnath Awghade
| image = Pranab Mukherjee presenting the Rajat Kamal Award for Best Child Artist (Shared) Fandry Meengal (Marathi) to Somnath Avghade, at the 61st National Film Awards function, in New Delhi. The Secretary.jpg
| caption = Awghade (right) at the [[61st National Film Awards]] function, in [[New Delhi]]
| birth_name = Somnath Laxman Awghade
| birth_place = Kem, [[Solapur district]], [[Maharashtra]], India
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 2013–present
| known_for = ''[[Fandry]]'' (2013)
| spouse =
| awards = [[#Awards|See below]]
}}

'''Somnath Awghade''' is an Indian actor known for his role in the 2013 [[Marathi cinema|Marathi]] film ''[[Fandry]]'', for which he earned the [[National Film Award for Best Child Artist]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jabya in Fandry has changed so much; Have you seen his new look? |url=https://maharashtratimes.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/bollywood-news/fandry-fame-somnath-awghade-look-change-actor-will-seen-in-sunil-govind-magares-free-hit-danka/articleshow/80746809.cms |access-date=2023-03-28 |website=Maharashtra Times |language=mr}}</ref> He also appeared in ''[[Free Hit Danka]]'' (2021), ''[[Jhund (film)|Jhund]]'' (2022) and ''[[Ghar Banduk Biryani]]'' (2023).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mane |first=Rashmi |title=Filmmaker Nagraj Manjule's diamonds together in the film 'Jhund' |url=https://www.mymahanagar.com/entertainment/somnath-avghade-rinku-rajguru-and-akash-thosar-jhund-will-be-seen-in-the-film/405290/ |access-date=2023-03-31 |website=My Mahanagar |date=23 February 2022 |language=mr-IN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Somnath Avghade |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Somnath-Avghade |access-date=2023-03-28 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Somnath Awghade is from Kem village, [[Karmala Taluka]], [[Solapur district]], [[Maharashtra]]. He belongs to a family of Halgi performers, and has an elder brother named Ravi and a sister named Ambika.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2016-12-25 |title=Jabya in Fandry - Somnath Awghade, Think Maharashtra |url=http://www.thinkmaharashtra.com/node/2163 |access-date=2023-03-28 |website=Think Maharashtra|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161225210354/http://www.thinkmaharashtra.com/node/2163 |archive-date=25 December 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-05-05 |title=Reality Check |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/reality-check-11/ |access-date=2024-03-29 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Hindi Movie Actor Somnath Awghade Biography, News, Photos, Videos |url=https://nettv4u.com/celebrity/hindi/movie-actor/somnath-awghade#:~:text=Somnath%20was%20born%20in%20Kemp%20village%20of%20Solapur,,did%20his%20schooling%20in%20Kem%E2%80%99s%20rajabhau%20Vidyalaya%20Kendra. |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=nettv4u |language=en}}</ref> Awghade received his education in a public school in Kem.<ref name=":0" />

== Career ==
Awghade began his career with ''[[Fandry]]'' as the lead character Jambuwant (nicknamed Jabya) and became famous for his performance in the film.<ref>{{Cite web |title=National Film Awards: Rajkummar Rao wins Best Actor for 'Shahid' |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-national-film-awards-rajkummar-rao-wins-best-actor-for-shahid-1978956 |access-date=2023-03-28 |website=DNA India |language=en}}</ref> The director of ''Fandry,'' [[Nagraj Manjule]] received the National Award in 2011 for his short film ''[[Pistulya]]''. During the felicitation ceremony in Kem village, he noticed Somnath Awghade playing the [[Parai|halgi]]. This encounter led to Manjule offering the lead role in ''Fandry'' to Awghade.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Maokar |first=Amol |date=10 January 2014 |title=I didn't have to think of the script, it was already there: Nagraj |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/pune/report-i-didn-t-have-to-think-of-the-script-it-was-already-there-nagraj-1948853 |access-date=2023-04-22 |website=DNA India |language=en}}</ref> Awghade was initially afraid to act and would hide under his village's water tank, but Manjule and his team eventually convinced Awghade to accept the role.<ref name=":2" />

After ''Fandry'', Awghade starred in ''[[Free Hit Danka]]'' in 2021 co-starring [[Arbaj Shaikh|Arbaz Shaikh]] and [[Tanaji Galgunde]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=शिकलगार |first=स्वालिया |date=2021-10-05 |title=सोमनाथ अवघडे : ‘फँड्री’तल्या जब्याचा मेकओव्हर |url=https://pudhari.news/soneri/fandry-fame-jabya-somnath-awaghade-makeover |access-date=2024-08-01 |website=[[Pudhari]] |language=mr}}</ref> The following year, Awghade made his Bollywood debut in ''[[Jhund (film)|Jhund]]'' with [[Amitabh Bachchan]], marking his second collaboration with Manjule.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Somnath Awghade movies, filmography, biography and songs - Cinestaan.com |url=https://www.cinestaan.com/people/somnath-awghade-100527 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023085528/https://www.cinestaan.com/people/somnath-awghade-100527 |url-status=live |archive-date=23 October 2020 |access-date=2023-03-28 |website=Cinestaan}}</ref> In 2023, Manjule again cast him in the Hemant Awtade's ''[[Ghar Banduk Biryani]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-13 |title=Nagraj Manjule's 'Ghar Banduk Biryani' to release on March 30 |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/nagraj-manjules-ghar-banduk-biryani-to-release-on-march-30-8379317/ |access-date=2023-03-28 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> In 2024, he starred in ''[[Sangharsh Yoddha Manoj Jarange Patil]],'' which is based on the real-life story of [[Maratha (caste)|Maratha]] activist [[Manoj Jarange Patil]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2024-03-04 |title='आलो तर तुआ, गेलो तर समाजाचा'; 'संघर्ष योद्धा मनोज जरांगे पाटील' चित्रपटाचा Teaser प्रदर्शित, 'या' तारखेला होणार प्रदर्शित |url=https://marathi.timesnownews.com/entertainment/sangharsh-yoddha-manoj-jarange-patil-movie-teaser-released-latest-entertainment-news-in-marathi-article-108200027 |access-date=2024-05-24 |website=TimesNowMarathi |language=mr}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
!Year
!Film
!Role
!Notes
!Ref(s)
|-
|2013
|''[[Fandry]]''
|Jambuwant "Jabya" Kachru Mane
|Debut
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fandry (Marathi) |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/fandry-marathi/289482 |website=Outlook India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=FANDRY theme song by Somnath Avghade, Suraj Pawar and Rajeshwari Kharat |url=https://www.loksatta.com/videos/itar/380062/fandry-theme-song-by-somnath-avghade-suraj-pawar-and-rajeshwari-kharat/ |access-date=2023-03-28 |website=Loksatta |language=mr}}</ref>
|-
|2021
|''[[Free Hit Danka]]''
|Santosh
|
|<ref>{{Cite news |title=Somnath Awghade and Apurva Shelgaokar starrer 'Free Hit Danka' to release on OTT on THIS date |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/movies/news/somnath-awghade-and-apurva-shelgaokar-starrer-free-hit-danka-to-release-on-ott-on-this-date/articleshow/90151638.cms |access-date=2023-03-28 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
|-
|2022
|''[[Jhund (film)|Jhund]]''
|Imran
|Hindi film
|<ref>{{Citation |title=Jhund (2022) |url=https://www.filmaffinity.com/us/film220879.html |access-date=2023-03-28 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2023
|''[[Ghar Banduk Biryani]]''
|Soma
|
|<ref>{{Cite news |title=Ghar Banduk Biryani |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/movie-details/ghar-banduk-biryani/movieshow/98736632.cms |access-date=2023-03-28 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
|-
|2024
|''[[Sangharsh Yoddha Manoj Jarange Patil]]''
|Kisna
|
|<ref name=":1" />
|}

== Awards ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Award
!Category
!Nominated work
!Result
!Ref(s)
|-
| rowspan="2" |2013
|[[61st National Film Awards]]
|[[National Film Award for Best Child Artist|Best Child Artist]]
| rowspan="2" |''[[Fandry]]''
|{{Won}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-05-05 |title=Reality Check |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/reality-check-11/ |access-date=2023-03-28 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|[[Pune International Film Festival]]
|Best Actor
|{{Won}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pune International Film Festival |url=https://www.piffindia.com/akhil-bharatiya-chitrapat-mahamandal-winner.php |access-date=2023-03-28 |website=www.piffindia.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Fandry sweeps five awards at PIFF |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/movies/news/fandry-piff-nagraj-manjule-somnath-awghade-vikram-amladi/articleshow/28908728.cms |access-date=2023-03-28 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
|}

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