Maharashtra State Film Awards, one of the prestigious awards of Marathi cinema, are awarded by the Government of Maharashtra to Marathi language films and artists. They were first awarded in 1963.
Jogwa - The Awakening is a 2009 Marathi-language film directed by Rajiv Patil and produced under iDream Productions & Screenplay by Sanjay Krishnaji Patil. It stars Upendra Limaye and Mukta Barve while Priya Berde, Vinay Apte, Sharvani Pillai and Kishor Kadam essay supporting roles.
Mitalee Jagtap Varadkar is an Indian actress who works in the Marathi film industry. She is known for her role in the film Baboo Band Baaja (2010), which earned her a National Film Award for Best Actress at the 58th National Film Awards. The award was presented by the jury for portraying with finesse a mother who strives to achieve for her son a better future than the one denied to her by circumstances. She shared this award title with Saranya Ponvannan for the latter's role in the Tamil film Thenmerku Paruvakaatru.
Dhag is an Indian Marathi film directed by Shivaji Lotan Patil. The story of the film is of a young boy wanting to break the successions of traditional jobs in his low caste family. The film was released on 7 March 2014, by DAR Film Distributors. Initial Public Relation activity was done by Ram Kondilkar then its marketing and PR for the film was done by Newsmax Multimedia Pvt. Ltd. The film was released in national and international film festivals.
Ravindra Jadhav known professionally as Ravi Jadhav is an Indian film director, actor, screenwriter and producer. He made his directorial debut with the Marathi musical drama Natarang in 2010. Ravi studied in Sir J.J Institute of Applied art and won the 2009 National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Marathi.
Ek Hazarachi Note is a 2014 Indian film, directed and produced by by Shrihari Sathe It stars Usha Naik, Sandeep Pathak and Shrikant Yadav. The film was released on 9 May 2014 to positive reviews, and won the Silver Peacock - Best Feature Film at the 45th International Film Festival of India. It is spoken in the Varhadi and Marathi languages.
Baji is a 2015 Indian Marathi-language superhero film written and directed by Nikhil Mahajan and produced by Vivek Rangachari and Amit Ahirrao under the banner DAR Motion Pictures and Virtue Entertainment and it is the first ever Marathi superhero film.
Aga Bai Arechyaa 2 is a 2015 Indian Marathi language film directed and co-written by Kedar Shinde. It is a sequel to the Marathi movie Aga Bai Arrecha!. The movie was produced by Narendra Firodia, Bela Shende and Sunil Lulla under the banner of Kedar Shinde Productions and Anushka Motion Pictures & Entertainment and was distributed by Eros International. The film features a cast of Sonali Kulkarni, Dharamendra Gohil, Surabhi Hande, Shivraj Waichal, Milind Fatak, Bharat Jadhav, and Prasad Oak, with Siddharth Jadhav making a special appearance. The movie was released worldwide on 22 May 2015.
The Pune International Film Festival is an annual film festival held in Pune, a city in Maharashtra, India. Open to general public, the films are screened at NFAI, Inox, City Pride, PVR cinema halls, all located in Pune city.
Amol Gole is an Indian cinematographer who shot Hindi films like Stanley Ka Dabba, Hawaa Hawaai, Elizabeth Ekadashi, Touring Talkies, Investment etc. He debuted as an Independent cinematographer with the film Stanley Ka Dabba directed by Amol Gupte. As cinematographer Amol used a still DSLR camera, Canon's 7D, to make sure the kids could be themselves, free and feckless and open to constant improvisation. The results are striking, a film that feels both stunningly real and yet beautifully textured, color-corrected immaculately enough to look markedly un-digital on the big screen. Besides feature films, he has also shot many ad films, documentaries and short films.
Halal is 2017 Marathi language social drama film, directed by national award-winning director Shivaji Lotan Patil and produced by Amol Kagne, Laxman Kagne under the banner of Amol Kagne Productions. It is their first film, and it deals with the theme of loyalty, love and the institution of marriage that is deemed to be pious by the society. Portraying the family system of Indian Muslims, the film depicts human emotions, and the trials and the tribulations that women in our society go through. The film features Chinmay Mandlekar, Priyadarshan Jadhav, Pritam Kagne and Vijay Chavan in pivotal roles.
Sumitra Bhave and Sunil Sukthankar were an Indian filmmaker duo working predominantly in Marathi cinema and Marathi theatre. Bhave and Sukthankar had made seventeen feature films, more than fifty short films, and four TV serials; all of which had been written by Bhave. Sunil Sukthankar, a Film and Television Institute of India graduate (1989) is also an actor and a lyricist. He has written more than 90 songs for their own films as well as various other Marathi and Hindi films. The duo had won various national and international accolades for the films Doghi (1995), Dahavi Fa (2002), Vastupurush (2002), Devrai (2004), Astu (2016) and Kaasav (2017). At the 64th National Film Awards, their feature film Kaasav won the prestigious President Golden Lotus National Award.
Nashibvaan is a 2019 Indian Marathi language with English Subtitles directed by Amol Vasant Gole. It is a Family Drama starring Bhau Kadam Mitalee Jagtap-Varadkar and Neha Joshi in lead roles. A Landmarc Films Presentation and a Flying God Films Production in association with Giri Media Factory. Nashibvaan was released in theatres on 11 January 2019.
Adarsh Anand Shinde is an Indian playback singer. He records Ambedkarite songs and Marathi language film songs.
Aai Majhi Kalubai is an Indian Marathi language television series which premiered from 14 September 2020 on Sony Marathi. It starred Alka Kubal, Rashmi Anpat and Vivek Sangle in lead roles.
Chintamani is an Indian Marathi language film directed by Sangeeta Balchandran. The film stars Bharat Jadhav, Amruta Subhash, Tejashree Walawalkar and Ruchita Jadhav. Music by Sanjeev Kohli. The film was released on 31 October 2014.
Ruchita Jadhav is an Indian film and television actress who predominantly works in Marathi cinema and television.
Chhaya Kadam is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Marathi and Hindi films. She has appeared in Nagraj Manjule films, Fandry (2013), Sairat (2016), and Jhund (2022), as well as in other Marathi films including Redu (2018) and Nude (2018). The last of these earned her the Maharashtra State Film Award for Best Supporting Actress. Kadam gained wider recognition in 2024 for her roles in the comedy-dramas Laapataa Ladies and Madgaon Express and the independent drama All We Imagine as Light.
