Planet Marathi

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Planet Marathi
Company type Private
Industry Entertainment
FoundedMay 2017;7 years ago (May 2017)
FounderAkshay Bardapurkar
Headquarters
Mumbai
,
Maharashtra
Key people
  • Akshay Bardapurkar
Products
Owner
  • Akshay Bardapurkar
Subsidiaries Planet Marathi Talent
Planet Bharat [1]
Website planetmarathi.org

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]

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History

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]

Production

†Denotes films that have not yet been released

Films

YearTitleDirectorCastProducer(s)NotesRef.
2020 AB Aani CD Milind Lele Vikram Gokhale, Amitabh Bachchan Co-produced by Golden Ratio Films, KVR Persaud ProductionAmitabh 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 FilmsPresented by Planet Marathi [13]
2022 Pondicherry Sachin Kundalkar Sai Tamhankar, Vaibhav Tatwawadi, Amruta Khanvilkar Co-produced by Creative Vibe ProductionsOne 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]
2022Sahale 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]

Streaming shows

PremiereTitleDirectorCastProducer(s)SeasonsNotesRef.
December 2021Anuradha Sanjay Jadhav Tejaswini Pandit, Sachit Patil, Sonali Khare Co-produced by Diamond Entertainment Studio1 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 Productions1 season, 10 episodes [21]

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