Maharashtra State Film Award for Best Choreography

Maharashtra State Film Award for Best Choreography
Awarded for	Best performance by choreography in a Marathi film
First award	1984
Final award	2024
Most recent winner	Umesh Jadhav
Highlights
Total awarded	30
First winner	Manohar Naidu & Pramod Naidu

Maharashtra State Film Award for Best Choreography is an award, begun in 1984, presented annually at the Maharashtra State Film Awards of India to the choreographer for best performance in a Marathi cinema. The awardees are decided by a jury constituted every year. The first awarded to Manohar Naidu & Pramod Naidu for the film Navri Mile Navryala .

Winners

Year	Recipient(s)	Song	Film	Ref.
1984	Manohar Naidu	"Hi Navri Asli"	Navri Mile Navryala	[1]
	Pramod Naidu
1985	Subal Sarkar	"Bamchik Bamchik Bam"	Ardhangi
1986	Madhav Kishan	"Dhagacha Kagad"	Bijli
	Pravin Kumar
1987	Satyanarayan Badriprasad	"Ishkacha Bharun Dete Pela"	Bhatak Bhawani
1988	Subal Sarkar	"Raja Ra Majhya Sonya Ra"	Majjach Majja
1989	Subal Sarkar	"Madhuchandrachi Ratra"	Madhuchandrachi Ratra
	Madhav Kishan	"Re Man Tula Vahile"	Atmavishwas
1990	Madhav Kishan	"Aala Re Aala Ganpati Aala"	Aamchyasarkhe Aamhich
	Kishan Borhade
1991	Usha Naik	"Kal Ratri Bara Vajta"	Kal Ratri Bara Vajta	[1]
1992	Laxmibai Kolhapurkar	"Bharla Aabhali"	Ek Hota Vidushak
1993	Prakash Hilge	"Amhi Indraachya Varangana"	Lavanyavati
1994	Manisha Sathe	"Ya Ga Sayano"	Varsa Laxmicha
1995	Subal Sarkar	"Tuntuna Bole Dhimdila"	Painjan
1996	Subal Sarkar	"Tach Tachun Bandha Bharla"	Sugandha	[1]
1997	Narendra Pandit	"Moharle Mi Sajna"	Paij Lagnachi
1998	Subal Sarkar	"Hee Majhi Satvapariksha"	Satvapariksha
1999	Sangeeta Sarang	"Baicha Putla"	Aai Thor Tujhe Upkar	[2]
2000	Charusheela Sable	"Sapta Swaranno"	Raju	[3]
2001	Deepali Vichare	"Devki Gaate Angai"	Devki	[1]
2002	Umesh Jadhav	"Yaa Re Yaa"	Aadharstambh
2003	Narendra Pandit	"Ghe Jhep Udyachi Gagnavar"	Tarunyachya Latevar	[4]
2004	Umesh Jadhav	"Aai Bhavani Tuzya Krupene"	Savarkhed Ek Gaon
2005	Umesh Jadhav	"Kombadi Palali"	Jatra
2006	Umesh Jadhav	"Aala Holichya Khelala Rang"	Chashme Bahaddar
2007	Umesh Jadhav	"Aaicha Gho"	Zabardast	[5]
2008	Dr. Supriya Gadekar	"Gho Mala Asla Hava"	Gho Mala Asla Hava	[6]
2009	Phulwa Khamkar	"Apsara Aali"	Natarang	[7]
2010	Sharvari Jamenis	"Jhananana Baaje"	Samudra	[1]
2011	Rajesh Bidwe	"Majhya Dolyatil Kajal"	Arjun
2012	Subhash Nakashe	"Lal Holi"	Ajintha
2013	Vishal Kamble	"Hi Poli Sajuk Tupatli"	Timepass	[8]
2014	Falguni Shah	"Gajanana Gajanana"	Lokmanya: Ek Yugpurush	[9]
2015	Sujith Kumar	"Malhari Martand"	Carry On Maratha	[10]
2016	Not awarded			[11]
2017	Rajesh Bidwe	"Mohalla"	Shentimental	[12]
2018	Umesh Jadhav	"Bhalya Pahate"	Menaka Urvashi	[13]
2019	Subhash Nakashe	"Shivrajyabhishek Geet"	Hirkani	[14]
2020	Sujith Kumar	"Album Kadhaal Kay"	Choricha Mamla	[15]
2021	Phulwa Khamkar	"Chau Mau Chau Mau"	Luckdown Be Positive
2022	Umesh Jadhav	"Aai Jagdambe"	Dharmaveer	[16]
2023	Rahul Thombre	"Tu Bi Aan Mi Bi"	Jaggu Ani Juliet
	Sanjeev Hovaladaar

Multiple wins

Individuals with two or more Best Choreography awards:

Wins	Actress
7	Umesh Jadhav
6	Subal Sarkar
3	Madhav Kishan
2	Phulwa Khamkar Rajesh Bidwe Deepali Vichare Subhash Nakashe Narendra Pandit Sujith Kumar

References

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External links

• Maharashtra State Film Awards at IMDb