Company type | Private |
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Industry | Entertainment |
Founded | May 2017 |
Founder | Akshay Bardapurkar |
Headquarters | Mumbai , Maharashtra |
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Subsidiaries | Planet Marathi Talent Planet Bharat [1] |
Website | planetmarathi |
Planet Marathi an Indian film production company founded by Akshay Bardapurkar in 2017, is based in Mumbai and is solely focused on producing Marathi language films and web series. [2] [3] Within a short span, it has emerged as one of the most prominent and prolific production houses in the industry. [4] [5]
Planet Marathi was established in May 2017 by entrepreneur Akshay Bardapurkar with the vision of carving a global place for Marathi films, arts, and culture. [6] [7] Before venturing into film production, Bardapurkar launched Planet Marathi Talent, a talent management hub that collaborated with several notable celebrities, including Shivani Baokar, Kranti Redkar, Nikhil Chavan, Amruta Khanvilkar, Siddharth Jadhav and Sayali Sanjeev. [2] The company’s debut production was AB Aani CD , directed by Milind Lele, featuring Vikram Gokhale and Amitabh Bachchan (marking his Marathi film debut). The film's theatrical release was disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic in India but was later made available on Amazon Prime Video. [8] Additionally, Prasad Oak’s directorial venture Chandramukhi , produced by Planet Marathi, was the first big-budget Marathi film to commence shooting post-pandemic, which marked a significant milestone for the industry. [9] In June 2021, June was the first film to be release directly on Planet Marathi OTT. [10]
In 2021, the company launched Planet Marathi OTT, India’s first subscription-based video-on-demand streaming platform dedicated to Marathi content. [11]
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Director | Cast | Producer(s) | Notes | Ref. |
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2020 | AB Aani CD | Milind Lele | Vikram Gokhale, Amitabh Bachchan | Co-produced by Golden Ratio Films, KVR Persaud Production | Amitabh Bachchan's Marathi film debut | [12] |
2021 | June | Vaibhav Khisti, Suhrud Godbole | Neha Pendse, Siddharth Menon | Produced by Supri Advertising & Entertainment Pvt. Ltd, Blue Drop Films | Presented by Planet Marathi | [13] |
2022 | Pondicherry | Sachin Kundalkar | Sai Tamhankar, Vaibhav Tatwawadi, Amruta Khanvilkar | Co-produced by Creative Vibe Productions | One of India's first films to be shot on smartphone | [14] |
2022 | Chandramukhi | Prasad Oak | Amruta Khanvilkar, Adinath Kothare | Co-produced by Golden Ratio Films, Flying Dragon Entertainment, Creative Vibe | [15] | |
2022 | Tamasha Live | Sanjay Jadhav | Sachit Patil, Sonalee Kulkarni, Siddharth Jadhav, Hemangi kavi | Co-produced by Maooli Productions | [16] | |
2022 | Sahale Re | Mrinal Kulkarni | Mrinal Kulkarni, Subodh Bhave, Sumeet Raghavan | [17] | ||
2022 | Sunny | Hemant Dhome | Lalit Prabhakar, Kshitee Jog, Chinmay Mandlekar | Co-produced by Chalchitra Company, Crazy Few Films, Creative Vibe | [18] | |
2022 | Goshta Eka Paithanichi | Shantanu Rode | Sayali Sanjeev, Suvrat Joshi | Co-produced by Golden Ratio, Films Lakeside Productions | [19] |
Premiere | Title | Director | Cast | Producer(s) | Seasons | Notes | Ref. |
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December 2021 | Anuradha | Sanjay Jadhav | Tejaswini Pandit, Sachit Patil, Sonali Khare | Co-produced by Diamond Entertainment Studio | 1 season, 7 episodes | [20] | |
20 May 2022 | Raanbaazaar | Abhijit Panse | Prajaktta Mali, Tejaswini Pandit, Mohan Agashe, Sachin Khedekar, Mohan Joshi | Co-produced by Ravan Future Productions | 1 season, 10 episodes | [21] |