The Maharashtracha Favourite Kon? Awards are presented by the Marathi television channel Zee Talkies to honour excellence in Marathi cinema. It has been given annually since 2009, with the latest—the 14th edition—of the award-giving ceremony having been held in 2024. The awards are decided by a jury, consisting of noted film-makers, critics and technicians, while winners in a separate category named "Favourite awards" are chosen by public voting.
History The first edition of the awards was held to select the most popular artists; however, not for any technical work. In the first year of the awards, viewers were asked to choose their all-time favourite film and artists in nine categories - Favourite Hero, Heroine, Film, Director, music director, Playback Singer Male/Female, Villain and Comedian. Awards Favourite Film Favourite Director Favourite Actor Favourite Actress Favourite Supporting Actor Favourite Supporting Actress Favourite Comedian Favourite Villain Favourite Song Favourite Male Debut Favourite Female Debut Favourite Playback Singer (Male) Favourite Playback Singer (Female) MFK Award for Style Icon of the Year MFK Award for Popular Face of the Year
Critics
Favourite Film Favourite Director Favourite Actor Favourite Actress Favourite Writer Favourite Lyricist
Ceremony The ceremony is held every year at the Hotel Hyatt Regency in Mumbai and is telecast on Zee Talkies only. However, it is not televised live. Except for the first edition, the ceremonies are held in November or December though always before the announcement of the Filmfare Awards Marathi. CeremonyDateHost(s)Title sponsor1st MFK Awards 19 September 2009 Mahesh Manjrekar Lux2nd MFK Awards 28 November 2010 3rd MFK Awards 11 December 2011 4th MFK Awards 9 December 2012 5th MFK Awards 2 December 2013 Swapnil Joshi and Pushkar Shrotri6th MFK Awards 28 December 2014 Swapnil Joshi and Sai Tamhankar7th MFK Awards 20 December 2015 Vaibhav Tatwawadi and Siddharth Chandekar8th MFK Awards 17 March 2017 Shreyas Talpade and Amey Wagh9th MFK Awards20 January 2018Vaibhav Tatwawadi and Amey Wagh10th MFK Awards 24 February 2019 Amey Wagh11th MFK Awards 12 January 2020 Vaibhav Tatwawadi and Amey Wagh12th MFK Awards23 December 2021Swapnil Joshi and Amey WaghVaseline13th MFK Awards20 January 2023Amey Wagh and Priyadarshan JadhavJagannath Gangaram Pednekar Jewellers14th MFK Awards18 January 2024Amey Wagh and Mahesh Manjrekar
2009
The ceremony was hosted by Mahesh Manjrekar.
De Dhakka led the ceremony with 5 nominations, followed by Aamhi Satpute, Uladhaal, and Galgale Nighale with 4 nominations each.
De Dhakka earned 3 awards, including Favourite Film and Favourite Actor, and Aamhi Satpute earned 2 awards.
Siddhartha Jadhav and Makarand Anaspure received 3 nominations in different categories, where the former earned Favourite Comedian and Favourite Villain, while the latter earned Favourite Actor.
De Dhakka Sanai Choughade Aamhi Satpute Sachin Pilgaonkar & Supriya Pilgaonkar – Aamhi Satpute Makarand Anaspure & Siddhartha Jadhav – De Dhakka Sachin Pilgaonkar & Ashok Saraf – Aamhi Satpute Makarand Anaspure – De Dhakka Bharat Jadhav – Galgale Nighale Ankush Chaudhari – Uladhaal Supriya Pilgaonkar – Aamhi Satpute Madhura Velankar – Uladhaal Sai Tamhankar – Sanai Choughade Siddhartha Jadhav – De Dhakka Nirmiti Sawant – Sasu Numbari Jawai Dus Numbari Makarand Anaspure – Sasu Numbari Jawai Dus Numbari Siddhartha Jadhav – Galgale Nighale Ramesh Deo – Galgale Nighale Lokesh Gupte – Uladhaal "Morya Morya" – Uladhaal "De Dhakka" – De Dhakka "Gori Gauri" – Galgale Nighale Ankush Chaudhari Sachin Pilgaonkar Shreyas Talpade Sai Tamhankar Hemangi Kavi Siyaa Patil
2010 The ceremony was hosted by Mahesh Manjrekar.
Natarang led the ceremony with 9 nominations, followed by Me Shivajiraje Bhosale Boltoy with 6 nominations and Gallit Gondhal, Dillit Mujra with 4 nominations respectively.
Me Shivajiraje Bhosale Boltoy and Natarang won 4 awards, thus becoming the most-awarded films at the ceremony. Me Shivajiraje Bhosale Boltoy Natarang Shikshanachya Aaicha Gho Gallit Gondhal, Dillit Mujra Ek Daav Dhobi Pachhad Santosh Manjrekar – Me Shivajiraje Bhosale Boltoy Ravi Jadhav – Natarang Mahesh Manjrekar – Shikshanachya Aaicha Gho Sachin Khedekar – Me Shivajiraje Bhosale Boltoy Bharat Jadhav – Shikshanachya Aaicha Gho Atul Kulkarni – Natarang Sonalee Kulkarni – Natarang Amruta Khanvilkar – Gaiir Girija Oak – Huppa Huiyya Ashok Saraf – Ek Daav Dhobi Pachhad Makarand Anaspure – Gallit Gondhal, Dillit Mujra Sidhartha Jadhav – Huppa Huiyya Sayaji Shinde – Gallit Gondhal, Dillit Mujra Ankush Chaudhari – Gaiir Ganesh Yadav – Huppa Huiyya Ajay Gogavale – "Khel Mandla" – Natarang Dnyaneshwar Meshram – "Vitthala Konta Zenda" – Zenda Sukhwinder Singh – "O Raje" – Me Shivajiraje Bhosale Boltoy Bela Shende – "Wajle Ki Bara" – Natarang Kalpana – "Galit Gondhal" – Gallit Gondhal, Dillit Mujra Bela Shende – "Apsara Aali" – Natarang "Wajle Ki Bara" – Natarang "O Raje" – Me Shivajiraje Bhosale Boltoy "Vitthala Konta Zenda" – Zenda Mahesh Manjrekar – Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj for Me Shivajiraje Bhosale Boltoy Kishore Kadam – Pandoba for Natarang Subodh Bhave – Parkhadkar Master for Ek Daav Dhobi Pachhad Ankush Chaudhari Atul Kulkarni Mahesh Manjrekar Sonalee Kulkarni Amruta Khanvilkar Priya Bapat
2011 The ceremony was hosted by Mahesh Manjrekar.
Mee Sindhutai Sapkal led the ceremony with 7 nominations, followed by Balgandharva with 6 nominations and Lalbaug Parel with 5 nominations respectively.
Mee Sindhutai Sapkal won 4 awards, thus becoming the most-awarded film at the ceremony. Mee Sindhutai Sapkal Lalbaug Parel Taryanche Bait Balgandharva Fakta Ladh Mhana Mahesh Manjrekar – Lalbaug Parel Ananth Mahadevan – Mee Sindhutai Sapkal Kiran Yadnyopavit – Taryanche Bait Ravi Jadhav – Balgandharva Sanjay Jadhav – Fakta Ladh Mhana Sachin Khedekar – Taryanche Bait Subodh Bhave – Balgandharva Swapnil Joshi – Mumbai Pune Mumbai Bharat Jadhav – Shikshanachya Aaicha Gho Sachit Patil – Arjun Tejaswini Pandit – Mee Sindhutai Sapkal Mukta Barve – Mumbai Pune Mumbai Madhura Velankar – Haapus Amruta Khanvilkar – Arjun Urmilla Kothare – Mala Aai Vhhaychy! Siddhartha Jadhav – Lalbaug Parel Balchandra Kadam – Mast Challay Amcha Sanjay Narvekar – Fakta Ladh Mhana Vishakha Subhedar – Mast Challay Amcha Veena Jamkar – Lalbaug Parel Jyoti Chandekar – Mee Sindhutai Sapkal Sachin Khedekar – Fakta Ladh Mana Sameer Dharmadhikari – Lalbaug Parel Vidyadhar Joshi – Haapus "Hey Bhaskara" – Mee Sindhutai Sapkal "Chinmaya Sakal Hridaya" – Balgandharva "Kadhi Tu" – Mumbai Pune Mumbai Suresh Wadkar – "Hey Bhaskara" – Mee Sindhutai Sapkal Hrishikesh Ranade – "Kadhi Tu" – Mumbai Pune Mumbai Anand Bhate – "Chinmaya Sakal Hridaya" – Balgandharva Bela Shende – "Aaj Mhare Ghar Pavana" – Balgandharva Devki Pandit – "Itkech Mala Jatana" – Mee Sindhutai Sapkal Urmila Dhangar – "Amhi Nahi Ja" – Ideachi Kalpana Ideachi Kalpana Shahanpan Dega Deva Mast Challay Amcha Makarand Anaspure – Guldasta Ashok Saraf – Ideachi Kalpana Bharat Jadhav – Mast Challay Aamcha Aniket Vishwasrao Jitendra Joshi Santosh Juvekar Kranti Redkar Tejaswini Pandit Urmila Kanetkar
2012 The ceremony was hosted by Mahesh Manjrekar.
Kaksparsh led the ceremony with 8 nominations, followed by Tukaram and Deool with 6 nominations each.
Kaksparsh earned 5 awards and Zhakaas earned 3 awards. Kaksparsh Tukaram Shala Morya Deool Mahesh Manjrekar – Kaksparsh Chandrakanth Kulkarni – Tukaram Umesh Kulkarni – Deool Sujay Dahake – Shala Avadhoot Gupte – Morya Sachin Khedekar – Kaksparsh Jitendra Joshi – Tukaram Bharat Jadhav – One Room Kitchen Girish Kulkarni – Deool Makarand Anaspure – Dambis Amruta Khanvilkar – Zhakaas Bhargavi Chirmule – One Room Kitchen Radhika Apte – Tukaram Priya Bapat – Kaksparsh Mukta Barve – Badam Rani Gulam Chor Jitendra Joshi – Zhakaas Anand Ingale – Badam Rani Gulam Chor Hrishikesh Joshi – Masala Pandarinath Kamble – Yedyanchi Jatra Ketan Pawar - Shala Savita Malpekar – Kaksparsh Atisha Naik – Deool Vishakha Subhedar – Yedyanchi Jatra Medha Manjrekar – Kaksparsh Sai Tamhankar – Zhakaas Vaibhav Mangle – Kaksparsh Vidyadhar Joshi – Sharyat Murali Sharma – Ajintha "Ganadhisha" – Morya "Deva Tula Shodhu Kutha" – Deool "Jaganyacha Paya" – Tukaram Avadhoot Gupte – "Ganadhisha" – Morya Swapnil Bandodkar – "Swapnatli Pari Tu" – Satrangi Re Dnyashwar Meshram – "Jaganyacha Paya" – Tukaram Urmila Dhangar – "Welcome Ho Raya Welcome" – Deool Rajashree Patak – "Kuthe Paath Phiravun" – Kaksparsh Hamsika Iyer – "Mann Chimb Pavasali" – Ajintha Zhakaas Yedyanchi Jatra Teen Bayka Fajiti Aika Makarand Anaspure – Teen Bayka Fajiti Aika Ankush Chaudhari – Zhakaas Bharat Jadhav – Yedyanchi Jatra Sachin Pilgaonkar – Teecha Baap Tyacha Baap Vijay Patkar – Lau Ka Laath Ankush Chaudhari Adinath Kothare Santosh Juvekar Ketaki Mategaonkar Sai Tamhankar Amruta Khanvilkar
2013
Duniyadari Balak Palak Time Please Ekulti Ek Zapatlela 2 Sanjay Jadhav – Duniyadari Ravi Jadhav – Balak Palak Sachin Pilgaonkar – Ekulti Ek Mahesh Manjrekar – Konkanastha Mahesh Kothare – Zapatlela 2 Swapnil Joshi – Duniyadari Vikram Gokhale – Anumati Sachin Pilgaonkar – Ekulti Ek Sachin Khedekar – Konkanastha Atul Kulkarni – Premachi Goshta Sai Tamhankar – Duniyadari Shriya Pilgaonkar – Ekulti Ek Kranti Redkar – No Entry Pudhe Dhoka Aahe Priya Bapat – Time Please Mrunmayee Deshpande – Mokla Shwaas Ankush Chaudhari – Duniyadari Siddhartha Jadhav – Time Please Subodh Bhave – Anumati Hrishikesh Joshi – Aajcha Divas Majha Upendra Limaye – Konkanastha Urmila Kothare – Duniyadari Reema Lagoo – Anumati Sai Tamhankar – Balak Palak Supriya Pilgaonkar – Ekulti Ek Pallavi Joshi – Prem Mhanje Prem Mhanje Prem Asta Jitendra Joshi – Duniyadari Sharad Ponkshe – Mokka Shwaas Kanistha Kamath – Konkansta Murli Sharma – Vijay Aso Ashutosh Rana – Yeda Siddharth Jadhav – Kho Kho Bharat Jadhav – No Entry Pudhe Dhoka Aahe Pushkar Shotri – Sanshay Kallol Prathamesh Parab – Balak Palak Makarand Anaspure– Pipani Sonu Nigam – "Tik Tik Vajate Dokyaat" – Duniyadari Adarsh Shinde – "Deva Tujya" – Duniyadari Vishal Dadlani – "Karuya Aata" – Balak Palak Shekhar Ravjiani – "Harvali Pakhre" – Balak Palak Sachin Pilgaonkar – "Thodi Taiyyari" – Ekulti Ek Sayali Pankaj – "Tik Tik Vajate Dokyaat" – Duniyadari Yogita Godbole – "Thodi Taiyyari" – Ekulti Ek Bela Shende – "Olya Sanjveli" – Premachi Goshta Shalmali Kholgade – "Jag Sare Badale " – Pune 52 Usha Uttup – Life Is Kho – Kho Kho "Tik Tik Vajate Dokyaat" – Duniyadari "Karuya Aata" – Balak Palak "Harvali Pakhre" – Balak Palak "Deva Tujya" – Duniyadari "Zindagi" – DuniyadariSwapnil Joshi Ankush Chaudhari Adinath Kothare Umesh Kamath Sushant Shelar Aniket Vishwashrao Sai Tamhankar
2014 Lai Bhaari Timepass Poster Boys Rege Fandry Nishikant Kamat – Lai Bhaari Ritesh Deshmukh – Lai Bhaari Sachin Khedekar – Pitruroon Swapnil Joshi – Mangalashtak Once More Dilip Prabavalkar – Narbhachi Vadi Mahesh Manjrekar – Rege Prathamesh Parab – Timepass Ketaki Mategaonkar – Timepass Radhika Apte – Lai Bhaari Tanuja – Pitruroon Sai Tamhankar – Sau Shashi Deodhar Urmila Matondkar – Ajoba Mukta Barve – Mangalashtak Once More Pushkar Shrotri – Rege Tanvi Azmi – Lai Bhaari Sharad Kelkar – Lai Bhaari Aroh Welankar – Rege Somnath Awghade – Fandry "Mauli Mauli" – Lai Bhaari Ajay Gogavale – "Mauli Mauli" – Lai Bhaari Ketaki Mategaonkar – "Mala Ved Laagale" – Timepass Ritesh Deshmukh Amruta Khanvilkar
2015 Timepass 2 and Double Seat led the ceremony with 11 nominations, followed by Classmates with 9 nominations and Elizabeth Ekadashi with 7 nominations, respectively. Ankush Chaudhari and Priya Bapat had two nominations for Favourite Actor and Favourite Actress respectively, former won it for Classmates.