Pransukh Nayak

DOB : 23-04-1910
Date of death: 12-03-1989
Lived For : 78 Years
Star Sign : Taurus
Gender : Male

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Pransukh Nayak was an Indian Gujarati theatre actor, director, and playwright. He was born on April 23, 1910 in Jagudan, India. He came from a family of traditional theatre actors as such he joined theatre at a very young age and rose to fame because of his comic roles and exceptional female impersonations. His father was Manilal Mulchand who was a famous Bhavai actor. He worked with many associations like he joined the Deshi Natak Samaj, Aryaniti Natak Samaj, and Vidyavinod Natak Samaj. Later, he joined the Gujarati Natak Mandali, where he was trained under Surjaram Nayak, Jaishankar Sundari, and Bapulal Nayak.

When he was in Mumbai he did the female role of Kashi- a woman from Banaras which helped him rise to fame. This role gave him the nickname of Lucknowri Tetar. Apart from this, he also acted in Jugal Jugari (1902), VIjya Kalyani, Pavitra Leelavati, Sattona Mad, Uma Devdi, Ramvjyog, Veenaveli and many more. He did about 1050 performances with Deshi Natak Samaj, 205 with Aryaniti Natak Samaj, 325 in Hindi, and 7978 in Gujarati with Mumbai Gujarati Natak Samaj. His records are noted in the Guinness Book of Records in 1989. On March 12, 1989, Pransukh Nayak died due to Cancer.