Veteran actor Ramesh Deo dies aged 93

Veteran actor Ramesh Deo, known for films like ‘Anand’ and ‘Aap Ki Kasam’ in Hindi cinema and his extensive work in the Marathi film industry, died on Wednesday after suffering a heart attack, his son said. filmmaker son Abhinay Deo. He was 93 years old.

Ramesh Deo had acted in over 250 Hindi films and nearly 200 Marathi films during his 60-year career.

“He died of a heart attack at around 8:30 p.m. tonight at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital. He was 93 years old,” Abhinay Deo told PTI.

The actor was known for his unassuming screen presence, playing a variety of roles – from friendly doctor, menacing villain to lovable family friend.

Ramesh Deo brought to the screen with him his affable mustache and smile, which would charm audiences or instill fear, depending on the role he played.

In the mid-1960s, he turned to Hindi cinema. He has widely appeared as a character actor playing both positive and negative roles, including “Aarti”, Anand”, “Aap Ki Kasam”, “Mere Apne”, “Jeevan Mrityu”, “Saraswatichandra”, ” Teen Bahuraniyan”, “Khilona”, “Ghayal Once Again”, “Jolly LLB”, among others.

The actor easily crossed several film eras, from Dilip Kumar, Rajesh Khanna to Amitabh Bachchan.

In filmmaker Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s 1971 classic “Anand”, Ramesh Deo played Dr. Prakash Kulkarni, alongside his actress wife Seema Deo. The couple played the on-screen pair in the film.

Ramesh Deo was also a television veteran, having starred in over 30 Marathi dramas. As an artist, Deo has not limited himself to acting as he has also produced feature films, become a director, supported television series and more than 250 commercials.

Born in Amravati, Maharashtra, Ramesh Deo, made his debut in a guest appearance in the 1951 Marathi film “Paatlaachi Por”.

Her first full role came in the Marathi film “Andhala Magto Ek Dola” (1956), directed by Raja Paranjape.

Although his work eventually slowed down in the 90s, he even continued to work with new age stars in films like “Jolly LLB” with Akshay Kumar and Sunny Deol with “Ghayal Once Again”, which marked his last appeared on the big screen in 2016.

He is survived by his wife, a veteran actor Seema Deo and his two sons Ajinkya Deo, a Marathi actor and Abhinay Deo, director, best known for “Delhi Belly”.

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