The Filmfare Marathi Best Director Award is one of the main awards given by the annual Filmfare Marathi Awards to recognise directors working in Marathi cinema. It was first presented in 1975.Filmfare Marathi: Nominations are outFilmfare Marathi Awards 2016Filmfare Marathi Awards
Superlatives SuperlativeDirectorRecordMost awardsJabbar Patel4Most nominations in a single yearPravin Tarde2 Jabbar Patel holds the record in the history of the Filmfare Marathi Best Director category, with a total of 4 wins and also the only director to have won the award in two consecutive years. He was also honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 7th Filmfare Awards Marathi. Nagraj Manjule stands out as the only director who has won the award every time he was nominated, with two wins from two nominations. Nachiket Patwardhan has twice received the award, including one joint win with his wife Jayoo Patwardhan.
Among prolific nominees, Mahesh Manjrekar has received four nominations with one win, while Prasad Oak and Chandrakant Kulkarni have one win each from three and two nominations, respectively. Sameer Vidwans was nominated in two consecutive years (2020–2021) and won in 2020 for Anandi Gopal. Vikram Phadnis also earned back-to-back nominations between 2017 and 2020. Paresh Mokashi, despite being nominated three times, including consecutively in 2023 and 2024, has not yet won.
Other directors with two nominations include Satish Rajwade, Aditya Sarpotdar and Digpal Lanjekar. Hemant Dhome has received three nominations without a win and is notable for being nominated for both an original film and its sequel. Remarkably, Pravin Tarde is the only director to achieve two nominations within the same year and, alongside Dhome, shares the distinction of receiving nominations for both an original film and its sequel.
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 – Karkhanisanchi Waari 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
2024 – Addinath Kothare – Paani Mahesh Manjrekar – Juna Furniture Navjyot Bandiwadekar – Gharat Ganpati Paresh Mokashi – Naach Ga Ghuma Pravin Tarde – Dharmaveer 2 Varun Narvekar – 1234 2025 – Shivraj Waichal – Ata Thambaycha Naay! Hemant Dhome – Fussclass Dabhade Jayant Digambar Somalkar – Sthal - A Match Rohan Mapuskar – April May 99 Rushikesh Gupte – Jarann Subodh Khanolkar – Dashavatar
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