 A number of commercial hits followed such as "Holi" (1969), "Raktapushpa" (1971), "Party" (1972), "Virasat" (1982), and "Atamkatha" (1987).Considered a successor to Vijay Tendulkar, Elkunchwar's plays are written in Marathi, the Indian language that is spoken by approximately 90 million people.The plays have been subsequently translated into multiple Indian and Western languages (including English, French and German).