| V. Shantaram Special Contribution Award | |
|---|---|
| State award for contributions to Marathi cinema | |
| The 2024 recipient: Mukta Barve | |
| Awarded for | Contribution to Marathi Cinema. |
| Sponsored by | Government of Maharashtra |
| Reward(s) |
|
| First award | 2009 |
| Final award | 2023 |
| Most recent winner | Mukta Barve |
| Highlights | |
| Total awarded | 14 |
| First winner | Mahesh Kothare |
The V. Shantaram Special Contribution Award, instituted in 2009 for the Maharashtra State Film Awards is an award given by the Government of Maharashtra to long-serving film personalities in Marathi cinema. It was named V. Shantaram in honour of V. Shantaram, one of the successful Marathi filmmaker.
| Year | Image | Winner | Field of work | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | | Mahesh Kothare | Director, actor, writer | [1] |
| 2010 | | Sachin | Director, actor, singer | |
| 2011 | – | Smita Talwalkar | Director, actress, producer | [2] |
| 2012 | | Dilip Prabhavalkar | Actor | |
| 2013 | | Reema Lagoo | Actress | [3] |
| 2014 | | Ajay-Atul | Music Director | |
| 2015 | | Sonali Kulkarni | Actress | [4] |
| 2016 | – | Alka Kubal | Actress | [5] |
| 2017 | – | Arun Nalawade | Actor | |
| 2018 | | Mrinal Kulkarni | Actress, director | [6] |
| 2019 | | Bharat Jadhav | Actor | [7] |
| 2020 | | Gajendra Ahire | Director, screenwriter | |
| 2021 | | Ravindra Sathe | Singer | |
| 2022 | Nagraj Manjule | Director, screenwriter, actor | ||
| 2023 | – | Digpal Lanjekar | Director, actor | |
| 2024 | | Mukta Barve | Actress |