The Filmfare Marathi Award for Best Actor is presented annually at the Filmfare Awards to an actor via a public vote or jury; it is given by Filmfare for Marathi films. Each individual entry shows the title followed by the production company and the producer. The award was first given in 1974.
Superlatives Superlative Actor RecordActor with most awardsAshok Saraf3 Actor with most nominationsAshok SarafAnkush ChaudhariSwapnil JoshiAmey Wagh 4 Actor with most nominations without ever winningSwapnil Joshi Actor with most nominations in a single year Swapnil Joshi 2 Oldest winnerDilip Prabhavalkar 82 Oldest nominee Youngest winner Sachin Pilgaonkar 22 Youngest nominee Ashok Saraf holds the record for the most wins in the category, having received the award three times. He also leads with the highest number of nominations, with a total of four along with Swapnil Joshi (without ever winning), Ankush Chaudhari and Amey Wagh with one win each. Several actors have won the award in consecutive years, including Shriram Lagoo (1974–1975), Ashok Saraf (1982–1983), Laxmikant Berde (1984–1985), and Mohan Joshi (1997–1998). Among those with multiple wins, Vikram Gokhale, Sachin Pilgaonkar, Nana Patekar, and Dilip Prabhavalkar have each won the award twice.
On the other hand, Yashwant Dutt and Mahesh Manjrekar were each nominated twice and won once. Mohan Joshi received three nominations and won twice. Jitendra Joshi, Sachin Khedekar and Lalit Prabhakar have also been nominated three times. Other actors with notable nominations include Ravindra Mankani, Riteish Deshmukh, Subodh Bhave, Bhau Kadam, Pranav Raorane, Gashmeer Mahajani, Adinath Kothare, and Siddharth Chandekar, all of whom have been nominated twice.
Notably, Prasad Oak is the only actor to have been nominated twice for portraying the same role (Anand Dighe), winning on his first nomination. Additionally, Chandrakant Kulkarni, Subodh Bhave, and Adinath Kothare are the only individuals to have received nominations for both Best Actor and Best Director, and all three have gone on to win in the latter category. Mahesh Manjrekar and Prasad Oak are the only personalities to have won in both categories: Best Actor and Best Director.
Furthermore, Mahesh Manjrekar is the only individual to have been nominated in all three major categories—Best Actor, Best Director, and Best Supporting Actor. In terms of national crossover, Amol Palekar and Nana Patekar are the only actors to have won both the Marathi and Hindi Filmfare Award for Best Actor. Laxmikant Berde and Deepak Dobriyal have the distinction of winning the Marathi Filmfare Award and also being nominated for the Hindi (main) Filmfare Awards in other categories. Shriram Lagoo, Riteish Deshmukh, and Mohan Agashe have all been nominated in both languages as well. Sayaji Shinde and Atul Kulkarni hold the rare honor of being nominated for Filmfare Awards across three film industries—Marathi, Hindi, and South Indian cinema.
Winner and nominees 1970s YearPhotos of winnersActorRole(s)Film 1974Shriram Lagoo Shankar Sugandhi Katta 1975 Master Saamna No Other Nominee 1976Ravindra Mahajani Arjun Bhausaheb Nanagre Zhunj No Other Nominee 1977Vikram Gokhale Deepak Bhingri No Other Nominee 1978Yashwant Dutt Bhairu Bhairu Pailwan Ki Jay No Other Nominee 1979Sachin Pilgaonkar Balasaheb Inamdar Ashtavinayak No Other Nominee
1980s YearPhotos of winnersActorRole(s)Film 1980Nilu Phule Sampatrao Kodge Sahakar Samrat 1981Amol Palekar Mukutrao Shinde Akriet 1982Ashok Saraf Madan Kumar Gondhalat Gondhal 1983 Namdeo Goshta Dhamaal Namyachi 1984Laxmikant Berde Deepak Waghmare Lek Chalali Sasarla 1985 Laxmikant Wakde Dhoom Dhadaka
1990s YearPhotos of winnersActorRole(s)Film 1994Vikram Gokhale Purushottam Kamble VazirRavindra MankaniVasudev Inamdar Varsa LaxmichaMohan JoshiDr. Madhukar HirveSavat Mazi Ladki 1995Sayaji Shinde Sayaji AboliDilip Kulkarni Avinash Pradhan Aai 1996Ashok Saraf Vishwasrao Suna Yeti GharaChandrakant KulkarniSchool TeacherBangarwadiRavindra MankaniShrirangLimited Manuski 1997Mohan Joshi Raosaheb RaosahebDilip PrabhavalkarMinister SarkarnamaYashwant Dutt Uttam Rao 1998Mohan Joshi Nanasaheb Date Tu Tithe MeeRamesh BhatkarDattaNavsacha PorAvinash Narkar ShambhuPaij Lagnachi 1999Dilip Prabhavalkar Shridhar Phadke Ratra AarambhSachin KhedekarVasudha's brotherGharabaherAnand KaleAnant Ghe Bharari
2010s YearPhotos of winnersActorRole(s)Film 2014 Nana Patekar Prakash Amte Dr. Prakash Baba Amte – The Real Hero Atul Kulkarni Niranjan Happy Journey Girish Kulkarni Postman Postcard Mohan Agashe Dr. Chakrapani Shastri (Appa) Astu Riteish Deshmukh Mauli/Prince Nimbalkar Lai Bhaari 2015 Sachin Pilgaonkar Khansaheb Aftab Hussain Bareliwale Katyar Kaljat Ghusali Ankush Chaudhari Amit Naik Double Seat Subodh Bhave Lokmanya Tilak Lokmanya: Ek Yugpurush Swapnil Joshi Gautam Pradhan Mumbai-Pune-Mumbai 2 Sumeet Raghavan Vamanrao Ashtaputre Sandook Sachin Khedekar Shyam Jagdale Nagrik 2016 Nana Patekar Ganpat Belwalkar Natsamrat Akash Thosar Prashant (Parshya) Kale Sairat Makarand Anaspure Jumaan Rangaa Patangaa Jitendra Joshi Prasanna Kamerkar Ventilator Swapnil Joshi Neil Friends Mangesh Desai Bhagwan Dada Ekk Albela 2017 Amey Wagh Alok Muramba Ashok Saraf PSI Pralhad Ghodake Shentimental Sachin Khedekar Bhaskar Pandit Baapjanma Subodh Bhave Shekhar Joshi Hrudayantar Sumedh Mudgalkar Vikram (Vicky) Manjha
2020s YearPhotos of winnersActorRole(s)Film 2020 Deepak Dobriyal Madhav Baba Amey Wagh Nachiket Pradhan Girlfriend Bhau Kadam Babanrao Nashibvaan Lalit Prabhakar Gopal Joshi Anandi Gopal Pranav Raorane Vasant (Vasya) Aatpadi Nights 2021 Ankush Chaudhari Navnath (Dada) Ubhe Dhurala Bhau Kadam Pandu Havaldar Pandu Gashmeer Mahajani Aditya Deodhar Bonus Jitendra Joshi Nandan Choricha Mamla Swapnil Joshi Shrikant Sathe Bali Pranav Raorane Preetam Preetam 2022 Prasad Oak Anand Dighe Dharmaveer Jitendra Joshi Nishikant Deshmukh Godavari Riteish Deshmukh Satya Jadhav Ved Ankush Chaudhari Suryakant (Surya) Shinde Daagadi Chawl 2 Adinath Kothare Daulatrao Deshmane Chandramukhi Sharad Kelkar Baji Prabhu Deshpande Har Har Mahadev Lalit Prabhakar Indraneel aka Sunny Sunny 2023 Shashank Shende Tatya Baaplyok Amey Wagh Jaggu Dada Jaggu Ani Juliet Ankush Chaudhari Shahir Sable Maharashtra Shahir Onkar Bhojane Bhikaji Vakhre Sarla Ek Koti Swapnil Joshi Aniket Vaalvi 2024 Mahesh Manjrekar Govind Shridhar Pathak Juna Furniture Adinath Kothare Hanumant Kendre Paani Gashmeer Mahajani Venkatadhwari Narasimha Shastri Phullwanti Nana Patekar Omkar Lele Ole Aale Prasad Oak Anand Dighe Dharmaveer 2Siddharth Chandekar PrasannaSridevi Prasanna 2025 Dilip Prabhavalkar Babuli Mestri Dashavatar Amey Wagh Prashant Dabhade (Sonu) Fussclass Dabhade Siddharth Chandekar Kiran Dabhade (Pappu) Bharat Jadhav Sakharam Manchekar Ata Thambaycha Naay! Lalit Prabhakar Amar Randive AarparMahesh Manjrekar KeshavDevmanus
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