Marathi Cinema, also known as Marathi Chitrapat, is the segment of Indian cinema, dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Marathi language widely spoken in the state of Maharashtra. It is based in Mumbai. It is the oldest film industry of India and one of the leaders in filmmaking in the Indian film industry. The first Marathi talkie film was Ayodhyecha Raja, released in 1932, one year after Alam Ara, the first Hindi talkie, was released, before releasing Aayodhyecha Raja. All Marathi films until then were silent films with intertitles.
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.
Mi Shivajiraje Bhosale Boltoy is a 2009 Indian Marathi-language film produced by Sanjay Chhabria along with Ashwami Manjrekar and directed by Santosh Ramdas Manjrekar. The film follows an underdog who fights against the evil in society, to re-instate his identity and keep his pride.
Shala is a 2011 Marathi drama / romantic film. The screenplay of film is adapted from the a novel of the same name by Milind Bokil. Directed by Sujay Dahake and produced by Vivek Wagh, Nilesh Navalakha under Great Maratha Entertainment, Nishad Audio Visuals and Navalakha Arts Banner, the film stars Anshuman Joshi and Ketaki Mategaonkar in the lead roles.
Balak-Palak is a 2013 Indian Marathi-language comedy drama film on the topic of sex education. The film was directed by Ravi Jadhav and produced by Riteish Deshmukh, Uttung Thakur, and Ravi Jadhav. This is the first film produced by actor Riteish Deshmukh. The story was written by Ganesh Pandit and Amber Hadap. Balak Palak was shot by Mahesh Limaye.
Duniyadari is a 2013 Indian Marathi-language coming-of-age romantic comedy drama film directed by Sanjay Jadhav and produced by Deepak Rane under Dreaming 24/7 Productions. It is considered to be a cult film in Marathi cinema. The film stars an ensemble cast of Swapnil Joshi, Ankush Chaudhari, Urmila Kanitkar Kothare, Sai Tamhankar, Jitendra Joshi, Sushant Shelar, Uday Sabnis, Uday Tikekar, Varsha Usgaonkar, Sandeep Kulkarni, and Nagesh Bhosle. The film is based on the novel of the same name by late author Suhas Shirvalkar and ran for more than 100 days in cinemas. The film is about the journey of everyone which eventually makes them realise the true face of life.
Lai Bhaari is a 2014 Indian Marathi-language action drama film directed by Nishikant Kamat. The film marks the debut of Riteish Deshmukh in Marathi cinema, while Salman Khan and Genelia D'Souza also make cameo appearances. It was the first Marathi that was made on such a big scale, film became the highest grossing Marathi film during that time. It was declared a blockbuster at the box office.
Sanngto Aika is a 2014 Indian Marathi-language film, written by Parag Kulkarni and directed by Satish Rajwade, based on a social issue. The film was released on 2 October 2014 all over Maharashtra. It was the debut film of television actress Sanskruti Balgude, alongside Sachin Pilgaonkar, Bhau Kadam, Vaibhav Mangle. The film was produced and presented by Vidhi Kasliwal and Landmarc Films.
Prathamesh Parab is an Indian actor who works primarily in Marathi-language films. He made his acting debut with Balak-Palak in 2013 before stepping into the lead role in Timepass. The following year, he clinched the Star-Studded Annual Life Ok Screen Awards in 2014.
Timepass 2 is a 2015 Indian Marathi-language film directed by Ravi Jadhav. It is the sequel to the 2024 film of the same name. It continues the incomplete lovestory of Dagadu (Rocky) and Prajakta (Praju). The film also stars Bhalchandra Kadam and Vaibhav Mangle. It was directed by Ravi Jadhav.
Andhra Pori is a 2015 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film directed by Raj Madiraju and starring Akash Puri and Ulka Gupta.
He Gajavadan is a song written in Marathi concept and music by Salil Kulkarni made on Lord Ganesh. This song is sung by 90 artists in Marathi industry.
Fu Bai Fu is an Indian Marathi-language comedy show that aired on Zee Marathi from 2010 to 2014.
Ani... Dr. Kashinath Ghanekar is a 2018 Indian Marathi-language biographical drama film directed and written by Abhijeet Deshpande. The film follows the life of Marathi film actor Kashinath Ghanekar. It was jointly produced by Sunil Phadtare under the Shree Ganesh Marketing & Films with Viacom18 Motion Pictures. Subodh Bhave played the role of Kashinath Ghanekar, with Sonali Kulkarni, Vaidehi Parashurami, Sumeet Raghavan and Nandita Patkar in supporting roles.
Timepass 3 is a 2022 Indian Marathi-language romantic comedy film directed by Ravi Jadhav and produced by Meghana Jadhav under the banner of Athaansh Communications. It is a third installment in the Timepass film series. The film starring Prathamesh Parab, Hruta Durgule and Bhalchandra Kadam in the leading roles, while Sanjay Narvekar and Vaibhav Mangle in supporting roles.
The Filmfare Best Lyricist Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Marathi Cinema, to the best lyricist of a soundtrack. This category was first presented in 2014. Guru Thakur was the first recipient of this award for his song "Maauli Maauli" from the film Lai Bhaari. Each individual entry shows the title followed by the production company and the producer.
Maharashtracha Favourite Kon? Award for Favourite Actor is given by Zee Talkies as part of its annual Maharashtracha Favourite Kon? ceremony for Marathi films. The award was first given in 2009.
Takatak 2 is a 2022 Indian Marathi-language romantic comedy film directed by Milind Kavde. It is the sequel for the 2019 film Takatak. The film stars Prathamesh Parab, Akshay Kelkar, Ajinkya Raut, Bhoomika Kadam and Pranali Bhalerao. The popular song "Hridayi Vasant Phulatana" in the 1988 Marathi comedy drama film Ashi Hi Banwa Banwi was adopted with the same title, featured Iranian-German actress Elnaaz Norouzi.
