Maharashtra State Film Award for Best Film

Maharashtra State Film Award for Best Film
Awarded for	Best film in Marathi cinema
Reward(s)	₹400,000 (US$4,700)
First award	1962
Final award	2024
Most recent winner	Bhera
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.

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

Year	Film	Director	Ref.
1962	Prapanch	Madhukar Pathak
1963	Ranglya Ratri Asha	Raja Thakur
1964	Chhota Jawan	Ram Gabale
	Pathlaag	Raja Paranjape
1965	Vavtal	Shantaram Athavale
1966	Sadhi Mansa	Bhalji Pendharkar
1967	Santh Vahate Krushnamai	Madhukar Pathak
1968	Gharchi Rani	Rajdutt
1969	Apradh
1970	Mumbaicha Jawai	Raja Thakur
1971	Gharkul
1972	Jawai Vikat Ghene Aahe
1973	No award
1974	Sugandhi Katta	Vasant Painter
1975	Pandu Havaldar	Dada Kondke
1976	Choricha Mamla	Babasaheb Fattelal
1977	Farari	V. Ravindra
1978	Devaki Nandan Gopala	Rajdutt
1979	Janaki	Vasant Joglekar
1980	22 June 1897	Nachiket Patwardhan
1981	Umbartha	Jabbar Patel
1982	Shapit	Rajdutt & Arvind Deshpande
1983	Raghu-Maina	Rajdutt
1984	Hech Mazhe Maher
1985	Ardhangi
1986	Pudhcha Paaul
1987	Prem Karuya Khullam Khulla	Girish Ghanekar
1988	Ashi Hi Banwa Banwi	Sachin
1989	Kalat Nakalat	Kanchan Nayak
1990	Aaghat	Ramakant Kavthekar
1991	Chaukat Raja	Sanjay Surkar	[2]
1992	Ek Hota Vidushak	Jabbar Patel	[3]
1993	Vazir	Sanjay Rawal
1994	Mukta	Jabbar Patel
1995	Doghi	Sumitra Bhave–Sunil Sukthankar	[4]
1996	Raosaheb	Sanjay Surkar
1997	Paij Lagnachi	J.K Patil
1998	Tu Tithe Mee	Sanjay Surkar
1999	Gabhara	Rajeev 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
2006	Nital	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
2021	Karkhanisanchi Waari	Mangesh Joshi
2022	Dharmaveer	Pravin Tarde	[9]
2023	Bhera	Shrikant Bhide

References

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2. technology, WorthITT-Talent meets (17 June 2019). "Chaukat Raja: Accepting Children with Developmental Delay". Medium.
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8. "57 व्या राज्य मराठी चित्रपट पुरस्काराचे वितरण, 'वाय' ठरला सर्वोत्कृष्ट चित्रपट". ABP Majha (in Marathi). 23 February 2024. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
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External links

• Maharashtra State Film Awards at IMDb