Unch Majha Zoka


Unch Majha Zoka is an Indian television series directed by Viren Pradhan and was aired on Zee Marathi. The series premiered on 5 March 2012 from Monday to Saturday at 8 pm by replacing Ekach Hya Janmi Janu.

Summary

It is a dramatization of the story of how the child Yamuna was given at age 11 in an arranged marriage to Mahadev Govind Ranade and then proceeded to defy society's expectation to become the social activist Ramabai Ranade. It is set during the British Raj in 1870s India.

Cast

Main

  • Spruha Joshi as Ramabai Ranade, Mahadevrao's wife and Govindrao's daughter-in-law
  • * Tejashree Walawalkar as maiden Yamuna Annasaheb Kurlekar and Young Ramabai Ranade
  • Vikram Gaikwad as Mahadev Govind Ranade aka Madhavrao, Ramabai's husband, Govindrao's eldest son
  • Sharad Ponkshe as Govindrao Ranade, Mahadevrao, Durga Akka, Nilkantha and Shripad's father, Ramabai's father-in-law, Gopikabai and Mai's husband
  • Shailesh Datar as Annasaheb Kurlekar, Umabai's husband, Gopal, Daji, Keshav and Ramabai's father, Saraswatibai and Mahadevrao's father-in-law
  • Kavita Lad as Umabai Annasaheb Kurlekar, Annasaheb's wife, Gopal, Daji, Keshav and Ramabai's mother, Saraswatibai and Mahadevrao's mother-in-law
  • Rugvedi Pradhan as Mai Ranade, Govindrao's second wife, Ramabai's step mother-in-law, Mahadevrao and Durga Akka's step mother, Nilkantha and Shripad's biological mother

Recurring

  • Sharmishtha Raut as Tai Kaku, Mahadevrao's widowed paternal aunt
  • Sanyogita Bhave as Subhadra Kaku, Vithal Ranade's wife, Mahadevrao' aunt
  • Mitali Mayekar as Ahilyabai, Moru Mama's third wife
  • Saurabh Gokhale as Gopal Annasaheb Kurlekar, Ramabai's eldest brother, Saraswatibai's husband
  • Pournima Bhave Talwalkar as Gopikabai Govindrao Ranade, Mahadevrao and Durga Akka's biological mother; Govindrao's first wife
  • Amol Bavdekar as Moru Mama, Ahilyabai's husband, Mahadevrao's step maternal uncle, Mai's brother
  • Atul Kasva as Pandu Kaka, Ranades' househelper
  • Shilpa Tulaskar as Rukminibai Joshi, Ramabai's maternal aunt, Umabai's elder sister
  • Neena Kulkarni as Aaji, Mai's mother, Govindrao's second mother-in-law
  • Akshata Kulkarni Gaikwd as Kashibai Kanetkar
  • Chaitrali Gupte as Annapoornabai Ramakrishna Bhandarkar, wife of R. G. Bhandarkar
  • Nayana Apte Joshi as Sakhartai, Tai Kaku's mother
  • Nilpari Gaikwad Khanwalkar as Durga Akka, Mahadevrao's real sister, Govindrao and Gopikabai's daughter
  • Sushil Bhosale as Nilkantha Govindrao Ranade, Govindrao and Mai's first son, Mahadevrao's step-brother
  • Chinmay Kulkarni as young Nilkantha Govindrao Ranade
  • Amruta Konde as Lakshmi Nilkantha Ranade, Aaba's wife, Govindrao and Mai's second daughter-in-law
  • Ashish Joshi as Shripad Govindrao Ranade, Govindrao and Mai's second son, Mahadevrao's step-brother
  • Aditya Ganu as young Shripad Govindrao Ranade
  • Deepti Laygude as Ganga Shripad Ranade, Baba's wife, Govindrao and Mai's third daughter-in-law
  • Niranjan Kulkarni as Damodar Abhyankar, Bayo's second husband
  • Nandita Dhuri Patkar as Girijabai Ketkar
  • Amol Kolhe as Mahatma Jyotiba Phule
  • Suzanne Bernert as Miss Hertford
  • Anil Gawas as Sakha Kaka, Ranades' houshelp at Nashik
  • Suruchi Adarkar as Muktabai Ranade Sathe, Ranades' neighbour
  • Akshaya Bhingarde as Saraswatibai Gopal Kurlekar, Gopal's wife, Ramabai's elder sister-in-law
  • Madhavi Soman as Bhagirathibai, Annasaheb's widowed sister, Umabai's sister-in-law, Ramabai's paternal aunt
  • Ujjwala Jog as Yashodabai Dandekar, Mahadevrao's first mother-in-law
  • Dr. Sharad Bhutadiya as Vitthal Ranade, Govindrao's Cousin, Subhadra Kaku's husband, Mahadevrao's uncle
  • Mrunal Jadhav as Sakhu Duttatreya Moreshwar, Mahadevrao and Ramabai's neighbour in Nashik
  • Swanand Joshi as Balambhatji Watve, Govindrao's friend, elderly person in Ranade household
  • Devendra Dev as Kaka, Ramabai's elder paternal uncle, Annasaheb and Bhagirathibai's elder brother
  • Hemangi Velankar as Kaku, Ramabai's elder paternal aunt, Kaka's wife
  • Siddhesh Prabhakar as Gopal Krishna Gokhale
  • Soham Bodas as young Keshav Annasaheb Kurlekar, Gopal, Daji and Ramabai's younger brother
  • Atharva Gunjal as young Daji Annasaheb Kurlekar, Gopal, Keshav and Ramabai's younger brother
  • Gururaj Avadhani as Haribhau Joshi, Rukminibai's father-in-law
  • Dr. Girish Oak as Dr. Vishramraoji Ghole, Mahadevrao's doctor
  • Jyoti Malshe as Bayo Moreshwar Abhyankar, widowed daughter of Vatsalabai and Madhavrao Moreshwar, remarried to Damodar Abhyankar
  • Sanjivani Samel as Saraswatibai Ganeshrao Joshi, wife of Ganesh Vasudeo Joshi
  • Achyut Potdar as Dwarkanath Tarkhadkar
  • Dr. Vilas Ujawane as Ganesh Vasudeo Joshi
  • Nandkumar Patil as Gopal Hari Deshmukh

Production

The story is based in the late 19th century Maharashtra. The sets for the show, presenting the houses and interiors resembling that era are constructed at Film City, Goregaon. Erected on 30-50 thousand square feet area, the set is mainly designed per descriptions of Ranade Wada as written by Ramabai Ranade in her biography Majhya Aayushyatlya Aathvani. Santosh Futane has designed the sets based on these descriptions and then making them shooting-friendly. The makeup rooms also have the old look from outside but are equipped with modern facilities from inside. The Theatrical property of old utensils, lamps, machines have been collected from various cities including rural areas like Padgha, Wada and Mokhada.

Special episode

1 hour

2 hours