Somnath Awghade

Somnath Awghade is an Indian actor, known for his role in 2013 Marathi film Fandry, for which he earned the National Film Award for Best Child Artist. He was also appeared in Free Hit Danka (2021), Jhund (2022) and Ghar Banduk Biryani (2023).

Early life
Somnath Awghade is from Kem village, Karmala Taluka, Solapur district, Maharashtra belongs to a family of Halgi performers

Career
Awghade begun career with Fandry and became famous for his performance in the film. Manjule received the National Award in 2011 for his short film Pistulya. During the felicitation ceremony in Kem village, he noticed Somnath playing the halgi. This encounter led to Somnath being selected as the lead actor in the film Fandry.

Later Awghade played lead roles in the Free Hit Danka and Amitabh Bachchan starrer Jhund. In 2023, Manjule cast him in Ghar Banduk Biryani. He starred Manoj Jarange's biopic Sangharsh Yoddha Manoj Jarange Patil in 2024.