Maharashtra State Film Awards, one of the prestigious awards of Marathi cinema, are awarded by the Government of Maharashtra to Marathi language films and artists. They were first awarded in 1963.
Baboo Band Baaja is a Marathi film directed by debutante Rajesh Pinjani and produced by Nita Jadhav. The film tells the riveting tale of a father reluctant to educate his son, a mother who fiercely believes in its liberatory value, and the son who is caught in the crossfire. It stars Milind Shinde, Mitalee Jagtap Varadkar and Vivek Chabukswar in the lead roles. The film received three National Film Awards, including for Best Actress and Best Debut Film of a Director, and six Maharashtra State Film Awards.
Ravindra Jadhav known professionally as Ravi Jadhav is an Indian film director, actor, screenwriter and producer. He made his directorial debut with the Marathi musical drama Natarang in 2010. Ravi studied in Sir J.J Institute of Applied art and won the 2009 National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Marathi.
Life Ki Toh Lag Gayi is a 2012 Indian black comedy film directed and produced by Rakesh Mehta, featuring Kay Kay Menon, Ranvir Shorey, Neha Bhasin and Manu Rishi in the lead roles. The film was released on 27 April 2012 in India.
Khwada (transl. Obstacle) is a 2015 Indian Marathi-language film, written and directed by Bhaurao Karhade in a directorial debut. "Khwada" executive producer Mangesh Bhimraj Jondhale.
Amol Gole is an Indian cinematographer who shot Hindi films like Stanley Ka Dabba, Hawaa Hawaai, Elizabeth Ekadashi, Touring Talkies, Investment etc. He debuted as an Independent cinematographer with the film Stanley Ka Dabba directed by Amol Gupte. As cinematographer Amol used a still DSLR camera, Canon's 7D, to make sure the kids could be themselves, free and feckless and open to constant improvisation. The results are striking, a film that feels both stunningly real and yet beautifully textured, color-corrected immaculately enough to look markedly un-digital on the big screen. Besides feature films, he has also shot many ad films, documentaries and short films.
Halal is 2017 Marathi language social drama film, directed by national award-winning director Shivaji Lotan Patil and produced by Amol Kagne, Laxman Kagne under the banner of Amol Kagne Productions. It is their first film, and it deals with the theme of loyalty, love and the institution of marriage that is deemed to be pious by the society. Portraying the family system of Indian Muslims, the film depicts human emotions, and the trials and the tribulations that women in our society go through. The film features Chinmay Mandlekar, Priyadarshan Jadhav, Pritam Kagne and Vijay Chavan in pivotal roles.
Bhavesh Joshi Superhero is a 2018 Indian Hindi-language vigilante action film directed by Vikramaditya Motwane under Phantom Films banner and co-written by Motwane along with Anurag Kashyap and Abhay Koranne. It stars Harshvardhan Kapoor in the lead role along with Priyanshu Painyuli, Ashish Verma and Nishikant Kamat in the supporting roles. This was Kamat's last appearance before his death on 17 August 2020.
Ghantaa is a 2016 Indian Marathi language comedy film produced and directed by Shailesh Shankar Kale. The movie stars Amey Wagh, Aroh Welankar and Saksham Kulkarni in the lead roles.
Vazandar is a 2016 Indian Marathi language slice of life film directed by Sachin Kundalkar and produced by Vidhi Kasliwal. The film stars Sai Tamhankar and Priya Bapat in lead roles. It was released on 11 November 2016.
Chi Va Chi Sau Ka is a 2017 Indian Marathi-language romantic comedy-drama film produced by Zee Studios and directed by Paresh Mokashi. It stars Lalit Prabhakar and Mrinmayee Godbole. It includes Pushkar Lonarkar, Jyoti Subhash, Supriya Pathare, Pradeep Joshi, Sunil Abhyankar and Purnima Talwalkar in supporting roles. The film had its theatrical release on 19 May 2017 in India. The film is a satire on the institute of marriage in the current changing world of values.
Faster Fene is a 2017 Marathi-language crime thriller film directed by Aditya Sarpotdar The film stars Amey Wagh in and as Faster Fene, based on the character created by Bhaskar Ramachandra Bhagwat and also stars National Award winning actor Girish Kulkarni in a negative role. Supporting star cast includes Parna Pethe, Chinmayi Sumit, Dilip Prabhavalkar and Siddharth Jadhav in supporting roles. Dilip Prabhavalkar plays the role of Bhaskar Ramachandra Bhagwat.
Hampi is a 2017 Indian Marathi language film directed by Prakash Kunte, starring Sonalee Kulkarni, Lalit Prabhakar, Prajakta Mali, Priyadarshan Jadhav, Vijay Nikam & Chhaya Kadam.
Timepass 3 is a 2022 Marathi-language romantic comedy film directed by Ravi Jadhav and produced by Meghana Jadhav. It is the third instalment of the Timepass series. The film stars Prathamesh Parab, Hruta Durgule and Bhalchandra Kadam in leading roles, along with Sanjay Narvekar and Vaibhav Mangle in supporting roles. Timepass 3 was theatrically released on 29 July 2022.
Dithee (transl. Seeing) is an Indian Marathi-language drama film written and directed by Sumitra Bhave under her banner Sumitra Bhave Films along with Mohan Agashe. The movie is about a simple ironsmith's journey of undergoing the pain of his son's death and experiencing the non-duality of life and death. The movie was also showcased at the Cannes Film Market in 2019. Dithee also marks the last directorial film of filmmaker Sumitra Bhave.
Babo is a 2019 Indian Marathi language film written by Arvind Jagtap and directed by Ramesh Chaudhary. The background soundtrack was composed by Veerdhaval Patil and the soundtracks were composed by Harsh Karan Aditya, Rohit Nagbhide, Atul Lohar. Mangesh Kangane penned the lyrics for the songs.
Operation Romeo is a 2022 Indian Hindi-language romantic thriller film directed by Shashant Shah. It is an official remake of 2019 Malayalam film Ishq. This film is produced by Shital Bhatia and Neeraj Pandey under the banner of Friday Filmworks and Plan C Studios, the film stars Sidhant Gupta and Vedika Pinto. The supporting cast includes Sharad Kelkar, Bhumika Chawla and Kishor Kadam.
TTMM – Tujha Tu Majha Mi is an Indian Marathi language film directed by Kuldip Jadhav. The film stars Lalit Prabhakar, Neha Mahajan, Vidyadhar Joshi and Savita Prabhune. Music by Pankaj Padghan. The film was released on 16 June 2017.
Chhaya Kadam is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Marathi and Hindi films. Her best works are starring in Nagraj Manjule films, Fandry (2013), Sairat (2016), and Jhund (2022), Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Gangubai Kathiawadi (2022), Redu (2018), and Nude (2018). She is a recipient of the Best Supporting Actress at the 56th Maharashtra State Film Awards for Nude.
