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Welcome to Priyadarshi Academy

Priyadarshi Academy , established in 2018 under Udyog Adhar Registration , under the visionary leadership of Girish Pardeshi, is a front rank media school that bears a unique blend of academic and innovative practices. Priyadarshi Academy, from its modest beginnings as a Weekend Theater Training program has come a long way.

We have conducted various online and off line programs and workshops in English, Hindi and Marathi, in various fields like Acting, Voice and Speech, Script Writing, Children Theater Workshops, Hindi and Urdu Diction Classes , Navarasa theory Workshops. We also give our students chance to perform on stage in front of the live audience , in public shows of our students theater productions, in both Hindi and Marathi, Like, Sadgati, Melya Aicha Chaha,Chaar Din, Cheers,etc.

We are associated with various schools and undertake theater classes , as a subject as part of the main school syllabus. Besides regular studies, the students are exposed to guest Lectures given by the reputed professionals periodically. We are also associated with casting agencies wherein we promote our students . Many of our passed out students are working in Media and Television, Web Series , Feature and short films, Modelling, Anchor and Theater professionally. We offer undergraduate courses in media studies with specializations in Acting ,Children Theater, Film and TV production, Social Media Marketing and Print and Broadcast Journalism and Event Management.

The only Acting and Film making Academy with NSDC ( National Skill Development corporation) Affiliation. Officially goverment recognised

About Girish Pardeshi

Graduate with Acting as specialization from the prestigious National school of Drama, New Delhi in the year 1998, the career has a range of 25 years as a professional actor. A popular face on TV with serials like Ya Sukhanno Ya, Tujavin Sakhya re, Mrutyunjay , Kora Kaghaz etc.

His first film Foreighnchi  Patlin is a huge success. Many films like Marmabandh , Gargi , Bernie, Marathon Zindagi ,  Berij Vajabaki and Pravaas followed thereafter. And many awards too like Best Actor Zee Gaurav, Best Actor Goa State Award, Maharashtra Times Puraskar , Suhas Kulkarni Smriti Puraskar, Best Actor Award at LIFFT India , Suhas Kulkarni Smriti Puraskar, Kshan Puraskar, Amar Sawitri Puraskar and many more.

He has directed and acted in several experimental and commercial plays like Hash Ernesto Tag Guevara,  12 Angry Men, The Just Assassins, Baki Itihaas  , Toch Parat Alay , Sadgati , Dedh Inch Oopar, , Guru Dakshina , Bhumika etc. which have travelled all over the country in various Theater Festivals.

A trainer at the Flame International  University , Applied Theater Foundation of India, Saint Clara’s College, Mumbai, and several other institutes He has also been Director Of Indira School Of Mass Cummunication (2019-20) he has experience of over 7 years in teaching.

THEATRE PRODUCTIONS ( Actor)

A) ShyamSakhi( 2002) ( 4 shows) Chetan Datar LasyaProductions , Mumbai.

B) Thanda Gosht ( 2003) (5 shows) Chetan Datar Avishkar , Mumbai. ( Solo performance )

C) Pagal Ki Diary ( Solo) (2013) (4 shows) Durvesh Arya KrishivCreations , Pune.

D) Sangeet Saubhadra (2014) ( 60 shows) Yashwant Ingavale Om NatyaGandha , Mumbai.

E) MaranaatKharokhar Jag Jagate (2015). ( 5 shows)Rasika Agashe Being Associations , Mumbai. ( When We Dead Awaken )

F) Dedh Inch Oopar (2016) ( 6 shows) Rupali, Nitin , Ajinkya. KrishivCreations , Pune

G) Bhoomika (2017) (10 shows) Vinita Pimpalkhare Maharashtra CultureCentre,Pune

H) TochParatAalay (2017) ( 32 shows) Mangesh SatputeGanarang Production.

I) Hash Ernesto Tag Guevara (2017) 8 shows all over the country including West Bengal tour , Bharat Rang Mahotsav, New Delhi.,KalaGhoda Festival 2018 Mumbai, Gyan Adab Festival 2018, Pune , Nasik, Poornia etc SubhadeepRaha

J) Directed and designed the play The Just Assassins’ written by Albert Camus it was selected at Minerva National Theatre festival 2019 , Kolhapur.

K) BaakiItihaas 2019 self directed and also acted.

L) Sadgati ( 2020) Self Directed Krishivcreations , Pune

Awards

A) Best Actor Zee Gaurav 2009 Marmabandh

B) Best Actor Goa State Award 2009 Marmabandh

C) Best Actor Nomination Maharashtra State Awards Marmabandh

D) Best Supporting actor 2006 Zee Marathi Awards for TV show YaSukhannoYa

E) Best Supporting actor 2007 Zee Marathi Awards for TV show YaSukhannoYa

F ) Best Actor Nomination 2012 Maharashtra Times Sanmaan For TV show TujavinSakhya Re.

G) Best Actor Nominations Zee Gaurav( 2018) Play ‘“Bhoomika”

H) Best Actor LIFFTINDIA Film & Literature Festival 2019 “Hash Ernesto Tag Guevara”

I) The Best Story Teller Award by HRD World Congress 2019

J) Citetion Of Honor by Indira Group of Institutes ,Wakad 2019.