Maharashtra State Film Award for Best Film

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Maharashtra State Film Award for Best Film
Awarded forBest film in Marathi cinema
Reward(s)400,000 (US$4,800)
First awarded1962
Last awarded2024
Most recent winnerKarkhanisanchi Waari
Highlights
First winner Prapanch (1962)

The Maharashtra State Film Award for Best Film is an award presented annually at the Maharashtra State Film Awards of India to the best film in Marathi cinema. The awards are managed directly by the Maharashtra Government under the Department of Cultural Affairs of the Government of Maharashtra.

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The inaugural award was named as "Dadasaheb Phalke Award for Best Feature Film" and was awarded to Prapanch, directed by Madhukar Pathak. Rajdutt is the most honoured director where eight of his films— Gharchi Rani (1968), Apradh (1969), Devaki Nandan Gopala (1978), Shapit (1982), Raghu Maina (1983), Hech Maze Maher (1984), Ardhangi (1985) and Pudhcha Paaul (1986) won the award, followed Raja Thakur and Sumitra Bhave–Sunil Sukthankar (four each), Jabbar Patel and Sanjay Surkar (three each), Madhukar Pathak (two). [1]

Winners

YearFilmDirectorRef.
1962 Prapanch Madhukar Pathak
1963Ranglya Ratri Asha Raja Thakur
1964Chhota Jawan Ram Gabale
Pathlaag Raja Paranjape
1965Vavtal Shantaram Athavale
1966 Sadhi Mansa Bhalji Pendharkar
1967Santh Vahate KrushnamaiMadhukar Pathak
1968Gharchi Rani Rajdutt
1969Apradh
1970 Mumbaicha Jawai Raja Thakur
1971Gharkul
1972Jawai Vikat Ghene Aahe
1973No award
1974Sugandhi KattaVasant Painter
1975 Pandu Havaldar Dada Kondke
1976Choricha MamlaBabasaheb Fattelal
1977FarariV. Ravindra
1978Devaki Nandan Gopala Rajdutt
1979Janaki Vasant Joglekar
1980 22 June 1897 Nachiket Patwardhan
1981 Umbartha Jabbar Patel
1982 Shapit Rajdutt & Arvind Deshpande
1983Raghu-Maina Rajdutt
1984Hech Mazhe Maher
1985Ardhangi
1986Pudhcha Paaul
1987Prem Karuya Khullam KhullaGirish Ghanekar
1988 Ashi Hi Banwa Banwi Sachin
1989 Kalat Nakalat Kanchan Nayak
1990AaghatRamakant Kavthekar
1991 Chaukat Raja Sanjay Surkar [2]
1992 Ek Hota Vidushak Jabbar Patel [3]
1993Vazir Sanjay Rawal
1994 Mukta Jabbar Patel
1995 Doghi Sumitra Bhave–Sunil Sukthankar [4]
1996Raosaheb Sanjay Surkar
1997Paij LagnachiJ.K Patil
1998 Tu Tithe Mee Sanjay Surkar
1999GabharaRajeev Khandagale
2000 Dhyaas Parva Amol Palekar
2001 Devki Millind Ukey
2002 Dahavi Fa Sumitra Bhave–Sunil Sukthankar
2003 Shwaas Sandeep Sawant [5]
2004 Uttarayan Bipin Nadkarni
2005 Dombivli Fast Nishikant Kamat
2006Nital Sumitra Bhave–Sunil Sukthankar
2007 Tingya Mangesh Hadawale
2008 Harishchandrachi Factory Paresh Mokashi [6]
2009 Me Shivajiraje Bhosale Boltoy Santosh Manjrekar
2010 Mee Sindhutai Sapkal Anant Mahadevan
2011 Shala Sujay Dahake
2012 Kaksparsh Mahesh Manjrekar [7]
2013 Avatarachi Goshta Nitin Dixit
2014 Ek Hazarachi Note Shrihari Sathe
2015 Ringan Makarand Mane
2016 Kaasav Sumitra Bhave–Sunil Sukthankar
2017 Redu Sagar Vanjari
2018 Bhonga Shivaji Lotan Patil
2019 Y Ajit Wadikar [8]
2020 Me Vasantrao Rahul Deshpande
2021Karkhanisanchi WaariMangesh Joshi

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