Chandrakant Mandare started his career as an actor in Marathi films from 1935. He was painting as a hobby since 1931. He was interested in painting
Landscapes, Naturescapes and portraits. Whenever there was no film shooting he used to go to many places and do an on the spot watercolour painting.
He has done landscapes on the places in India (From Kashmir to Kanyakumari), France, Nepal and America. He has done around 350-400 paintings.
He has donated all his paintings and his bunglow to Government where we can see a museum of his paintings in Kolhapur. In this museum we can see
his paintings in Watercolour, Oil, Acrylic and Powershading. From 1997 the award is declared to the best art and artist in the name of Chandrakant Mandare.
He become the Deputy Director of the Sir J. J. School of Art and was also an award winning Art Director in Raj Kapoor's RK Film Studio, who published
books illustrating his travels and despite his taxing schedules remained the true educationist. Wherever he went Acharekar carried his sketchbooks,
making notations of his experiences. In his notions of art practice mastery of line and drawing was the most vital tool in creating great works of art.
As sadhana is to music so sketching is to the artist, seems to be the ground rule that Acharekar followed.
He has acted in around 100 Marathi, Hindi and English Films and he has got awards as best actor the Marathi Films :
- 1968 : Khandobachi Aan : Maharashtra State Award
- 1967 : Santh Wahate Krishnamai : National Award from Indira Gandhi and Maharashtra State Award
- 1966 : Pawanakathcha Dhondi : National Award from Indira Gandhi
- 1965 : Yuge yuge me waat pahili : National Award from President Jafer Husain
Other than the above awards he has got many other awards to honour his career as and actor and artist from different organizations between 1989 to 1998 :
- V. Shantaram Award
- V. V. Oak Award Bhalji Pendharkar Award
- Chitrabhushan Award
- Chatrapati Shahu Award
Born :
Exhibitions :
- 1989 : Kankawali
- 1982 : America
- 1982 & 1978 : Satara
- 1982, 1979 & 1969 : Balgandharva Kala Dalan, Pune
- 1982, 1974, 1962, 1960 & 1957 : Kolhapur
- 1980 : Sangli
- 1980 : Kurundwad
- 1980 : Karhad
- 1980 : Baramati
- 1977 : Nipani
- 1976 : Meeraj
- 1975 : Aurangabad
- 1975 : Ichalkaranji
- 1974 : Solapur
- 1971 : Belgaum
- 1970 : Paris, France
- 1970 : India House, London
- 1969 : Oasis Art Gallery, Camlin, Mumbai
- 1957 : Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
- 1954 : Maratha Mandal, Madras
Awards :
- 2000 : D. Lit - Ch. Shivaji Vidyapeeth, Kolhapur
- 2000 : Ch. Rajamata Sumitraraje Bhosale Award
- 2000 : Kolhapur Bhushan Award
Mens School of Art, France - Award and Momento for his watercolour paintings
Belgaum Art Circle - Silver Medal – For watercolour
Pune Exhibition - Silver Medal – for watercolour
- 1947 : Ch. Rajaram Art Society, Kolhapur - Silver medal for watercolour (Abalal Rehaman Award)
- 1947 : Ch. Rajaram Art Society, Kolhapur - Panchdhatu medal for watercolour
- 1944 : Ch. Rajaram Art Society, Kolhapur - Silver medal for watercolour and for Oil Painting
- 1939 : Bombay Art Society - Gold Medal
- 1936 : Ch. Rajaram Art Society, Kolhapur - Silver medal for watercolour first Rank
Group Show :
- 1963, 1959 : Graham art gallery, New York
- 1956 : The Indian art exhibition - East Europe
