Mandar Chandwadkar(born 27 July 1976) is a televisionactor. He has appeared in a number of Hindi and MarathiMiniseries as well as Theatre. He acts mostly in comedy and is currently playing the role of Atmaram Tukaram Bhide as a teacher in Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah.He also worked as a Mechanical Engineer in Dubai from 1997-2000.