Madhav Shinde was a film director predominantly working in

Marathi film Marathi cinema is an Indian film industry of Marathi-language motion pictures. It is based in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Based in old Mumbai, it is the oldest film industry of Indian cinema. The first Marathi film to be released in India was ''Shre ...

industry. He was born on 3rd of October 1917 in

Kolhapur Kolhapur () is a city on the banks of the Panchganga River in the southern part of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the administrative headquarter of the Kolhapur district. In, around 2 C.E. Kolapur's name was 'Kuntal'. Kolhapur is kn ...

, Maharashtra.He died on 19 August 1988 at the age of 71years in Kolhapur after a brief illness. He is best known for the films ''Gruhdevta'' (1957), ''Kanyadan'' (1960) and ''Manasala Pankh Astat'' (1961) for which he won the

National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Marathi The National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Marathi is one of the National Film Awards presented annually by the Directorate of Film Festivals, the organisation set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India. It is one of severa ...

Selected filmography

*wadal (1953) *Kanchanga (1954) *''Gruhdevta'' (1957) *''Kanyadan'' (1960) *''Manasala Pankh Astat'' (1961) *Bayakocha Bhau *Shikaleli Bayako (1967) *Dharma Kanya (1969) *Sansar (1981) * *

References

{{reflist Marathi film directors