Filmfare Award For Best Director – Marathi

The Filmfare Marathi Best Director Award is one of the main awards presented given by the annual Filmfare Marathi Awards to recognise directors working in Marathi cinema. It was first presented in 1975.

Winners and nominees

1970s

* 1975 Jabbar Patel – ''Samna''
* 1976 Vasant Joglekar – ''Ha Khel Sawalyancha''
* 1977 Muralidhar Kapdi – ''Naav Motha Lakshan Khota''
* 1978 Jabbar Patel – ''Jait Re Jait''
* 1979 Jabbar Patel – ''Sinhasan''

1980s

* 1980 Nachiket Patwardhan – '' 22 June 1897''
* 1981 Jabbar Patel – ''Umbartha''
* 1982 Rajdutt & Arvind Deshpande – '' Shapit''
* 1983 V. K. Naik – ''Gupchup Gupchup''
* 1984 N. S. Vaidya – '' Lek Chalali Sasarla''
* 1985 Mahesh Kothare - '' Dhoom Dhadaka''

1990s

* 1994 Mahesh Manjrekar – ''Aai''
* 1995 Jayoo Patwardhan and Nachiket Patwardhan – ''Limited Manuski''
* 1996 Sumitra Bhave–Sunil Sukthankar – ''Doghi''
* 1997 Shrabani Deodhar – ''Sarkarnama''
* 1998 Sanjay Surkar – '' Tu Tithe Mee''
* 1999 Chandrakant Kulkarni – ''Bindhaast''

2010s

* 2014 Nagraj Manjule – '' Fandry''
** Nishikant Kamat – '' Lai Bhaari''
** Paresh Mokashi – ''Elizabeth Ekadashi''
** Abhijit Panse – '' Rege''
** Mahesh Limaye – ''Yellow''
** Samruddhi Porey – '' Dr. Prakash Baba Amte – The Real Hero ''
* 2015 Subodh Bhave – '' Katyar Kaljat Ghusali''
** Avinash Arun – '' Killa''
** Om Raut – '' Lokmanya: Ek Yugpurush''
** Chaitanya Tamhane – ''Court''
** Satish Rajwade – ''Mumbai-Pune-Mumbai 2''
* 2016 Nagraj Manjule – ''Sairat''
** Mahesh Manjrekar – ''Natsamrat''
** Chandrakant Kulkarni – ''Family Katta''
** Sachin Kundalkar – '' Vazandar''
** Rajesh Mapuskar – ''Ventilator''
* 2017 Prasad Oak – '' Kachcha Limboo''
** Aditya Sarpotdar – '' Faster Fene''
** Satish Rajwade – '' Ti Saddhya Kay Karte''
** Vishal Furia – '' Lapachhapi''
** Vikram Phadnis – '' Hrudayantar''

2020s

* 2020 Sameer Vidwans – ''Anandi Gopal''
** Prasad Oak – '' Hirkani''
** Upendra Sidhaye – ''Girlfriend''
** Digpal Lanjekar – ''Fatteshikast''
** Vikram Phadnis – '' Smile Please''
** Nitin Supekar – '' Aatpadi Nights''
* 2021 Mangesh Joshi – ''Karkhanisachi Wari''
** Hemant Dhome – '' Jhimma''
** Sameer Vidwans – ''Dhurala''
** Shailesh Narwade – '' Jayanti''
** Tanaji Ghadge – '' Basta''
** Achyut Narayan – ''Vegli Vaat''
* 2022 Nikhil Mahajan – ''Godavari''
** Digpal Lanjekar – '' Pawankhind''
** Mahesh Manjrekar – '' Panghrun''
** Nipun Dharmadhikari – '' Me Vasantrao''
** Prasad Oak – ''Chandramukhi''
** Pravin Tarde – '' Dharmaveer''
** Pravin Tarde – '' Sarsenapati Hambirrao''
* 2023 Ashish Avinash Bende – '' Aatmapamphlet''
** Aditya Sarpotdar – '' Unaad''
** Hemant Dhome – ''Jhimma 2''
** Kedar Shinde – '' Baipan Bhaari Deva''
** Makarand Mane – ''Baaplyok''
** Paresh Mokashi – '' Vaalvi''

References

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Filmfare Awards Marathi