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A list of films produced by the Marathi language film industry based in Maharashtra in the year 1959.
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A list of films produced by the Marathi language film industry based in Maharashtra in the year 1959.
A list of Marathi films released in 1959.
| Year | Film | Director | Cast | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Keechak Vadha | Yashwant Pethkar | Sumti Gupte, Shobhana Samarth, Baburao Pendharkar | Simultaneously made in Marathi and Hindi | [1] [2] |
| Akashganga | Bhalji Pendharkar | Suryakant, Master Vithal, Sulochana | [3] | ||
| Pativrata | Datta Dharmadhikari | [4] | |||
| Sangte Aika | Anant Mane | Chandrakant, Jayshree Gadkar, Sulochana Latkar | [5] | ||
| Yala Jeevan Aise Naav | Raja Nene | [6] | |||
| Saata Janmachi Sobti | Anant Mane | Sudha Apte, Mai Bhide, Ramesh Deo | [7] | ||
| Shikleli Bayko | Madhav Shinde | Usha Kiran, Indira Chitnis, Suryakant, Sudha Apte, Bapuso, Dada Salvi | [8] |
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