A list of films produced by the Marathi language film industry based in Maharashtra in the year 1950.
A list of films produced by the Marathi language film industry based in Maharashtra in the year 1950.
A list of Marathi films released in 1950.
| Year | Film | Director | Cast | Release Date | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Mee Daru Sodli | Bhalji Pendharkar | [1] | |||
| Pudhcha Paool | Raja Paranjpe | P.L. Deshpande, Hansa Wadkar | [2] | |||
| Ram Ram Pahune | Dinkar D. Patil | This is the one of two movies for which Lata Mangeshkar has composed music under her own name. | [3] | |||
| Bala Jo Jo Re | Datta Dharmadhikari | Suryakant, Vasant Shinde, Sulochana | [4] | |||
| Shilanganache Sone | Bhalji Pendharkar | Hansa Wadkar, Shanta Apte, Baburao Pendharkar, Suryakant, Master Vithal | [5] | |||
| Dev Pavla | Ram Gabale | [6] | ||||
| Krantiveer Vasudev Balwant | Vishram Bedekar | [7] | ||||
| Johar Maibaap | Ram Gabale | [8] | ||||
| Vanshacha Diva | Govind Ghanekar | [9] | ||||
| Patthe Bapurao | Raja Nene | Raja Nene, Ranjana | [10] | |||
| Var Pahije | Achyut Govind Ranade | Raja Paranjape | [11] | |||
| Ketakichya Banaat | Anant Mane, Raja Nene | Suryakant, Raina, Vasant Shinde | [12] | |||
| Jara Japun | Raja Paranjpe | [13] |
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