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Mario Menezes
Menezes in 2010
Born	Mario Piedade Menezes (1960-05-29)29 May 1960 Chinchinim, Goa, Portuguese India, Portuguese Empire (now in India)
Died	25 June 2022(2022-06-25) (aged 62) Chiplun, Maharashtra, India
Burial place	Our Lady of Hope Church cemetery, Chinchinim, Goa, India
Nationality	Indian
Other names	Tragedy King
Occupations	Actor theatre director writer
Years active	1982–2022
Spouse	Epiphania Menezes
Children	2

Mario Piedade Menezes (29 May 1960 – 25 June 2022), popularly known by his sobriquet Tragedy King, was an Indian theatre director, playwright, and actor who primarily worked on the Konkani stage. He was the vice president of the Tiatr Academy Goa.

Career

Menezes made his debut as a professional tiatrist in 1982. He was part of Rosario Rodrigues' troupe and was a long time member of Prince Jacob's troupe before starting out as an independent director and forming his own troupe "Menezes Theatre" in 2001. Menezes has also acted in tiatrs by directors like Roseferns, Comedian Agostinho, Jose Rod, Pascoal Rodrigues, Patrick Dourado, Ligorio Fernandes and Menino De Bandar. Menezes staged tiatrs in India as well as in other countries including the United Kingdom and Gulf nations like Kuwait. In 2018, he produced a tiatr with 25 children cast of leading tiatrists in Goa acting in it. Menezes prior to his death had directed nearly 50 tiatrs and performed in about 10,000 shows during his career.

Personal life

Mario Piedade Menezes was born on 29 May 1960 in Chinchinim, Goa, which was then part of Portuguese India during the Portuguese Empire (now in India), to Leopoldino and Esmeralda Menezes. He was married to Epiphania Menezes, the couple had two daughters, Rioma and Riosha.

Awards and honours

Menezes won the 2014 Dalgado Konknni Akademi Annual Dalgado Cultural Award for his contribution to the development of Konkani in the Roman script. He has also been honoured as the Best Actor (1981), Best Director and Best Performance (1992), "Goa Bandh" and Best Duo with Lawry Travasso in 2002 at Kala Academy Tiatr Festival.

In 1985, Menezes was awarded the Gulab Best Actor for "Amchem Ghor", Best Director for "He Chukik Bogsonem asa?" in 2001, for "Tiatr Somplo Cholat Ghara" in 2003, for "Tanchem Chintat Tevui Munxeam" in 2005 and Best Writer for "Sangat Ami Burguim Khonachim" in 2004 and for "Tanchem Chintat Tevui Munxean" in 2005. Menezes is also the recipient of the Dr Jack Sequeira Award for Best Director for "Kal Aiz Ani Falleam in 2009, for Beiman Kir" in 2010, for "Hatachin Panch Bottam" in 2011 and Best Tiatr for "Maim Tuka Khoim Soddum" in 2012 Best Actor for "Beiman Kir" in 2010.

He was amongst the first three in all editions of the Tiatr Academy of Goa Popular Tiatr Festival. In the first year, he won First Place for Best Actor and Best Director and second place for Script and Performance for "Beiman Kir". In the second year, he won awards for 'Futtleli Boxi" and in the third year he won the first place for negative role in "Xirlo".

In the fourth Year of Tiatr Academy Popular Tiatr Festival, he won the first place for Writer, Director and Performance for "Hi Vatt Khoim Veta" and the following year he won the second place for Director, Script and Performance for "Kollxear Udok". In the sixth year of the awards, he won the second place for performance and third place for director for "Eke Fottik Xembhor Fotti". The Goa Konkani Akademi also awarded him for Best Script for Tanchem Chintat Tivui Munxeam.

Death

Menezes died as a result of massive heart attack at Chiplun, Maharashtra, while he was en route to Mumbai. He was on his way by train along with Menino de Bandar's troupe for a tiatr performance. His funeral was attended by hundreds of fans and dignitaries.

Selected stage works

References

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• 1960 births
• 2022 deaths
• Tiatrists
• People from South Goa district
• Goan people
• Indian male actors
• Goan Catholics
• Indian directors
• Konkani people
• Dramatists and playwrights from Goa
• Male actors from Goa
• 21st-century Indian people