The Maharashtra State Film Award for Best Film is presented annually by the Government of Maharashtra to honour outstanding achievement in Marathi-language cinema. It is one of the most prestigious honours in the Marathi film industry and is presented as part of the Maharashtra State Film Awards ceremony. The award was later renamed the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for Best Film.
The award was first presented in 1962. The recipients are selected by a jury appointed by the state government. Along with the award, the winner receives a statuette and a cash prize of ₹4 lakh (US$4,200).
Rajdutt is the most honoured director in this category, with seven winning films to his name, along with a co-directing credit for Shapit (1982) alongside Arvind Deshpande. Raja Thakur and the duo Sumitra Bhave–Sunil Sukthankar follow with four wins each, while Jabbar Patel and Sanjay Surkar have each directed three winning films.
Winners List of films, showing the year and director(s) Year Film(s) Director(s)1962PrapanchMadhukar Pathak1963Rangalya Ratri AshaRaja Thakur1964Chhota JawanRam GabalePathlaagRaja Paranjape1965VavtalShantaram Athavale1966Sadhi MansaBhalji Pendharkar1967Santh Vahate KrushnamaiMadhukar Pathak 1968Gharchi RaniRajdutt1969Aparadh Rajdutt1970Mumbaicha JawaiRaja Thakur1971Gharkul Raja Thakur1972-73Jawai Vikat Ghene AaheRaja Thakur1974Sugandhi KattaVasant Painter 1975Pandu Havaldar Dada Kondke1976Choricha MamlaBabasaheb Fattelal1977FarariV. Ravindra 1978 Devaki Nandan Gopala Rajdutt1979JanakiVasant Joglekar198022 June 1897Nachiket Patwardhan 1981Umbartha Jabbar Patel 1982 Shapit Rajdutt & Arvind Deshpande1983Raghu-MainaRajdutt1984Hech Mazhe MaherRajdutt1985Ardhangi Rajdutt1986Pudhcha PaoolRajdutt1987Prem Karuya Khullam Khulla Girish Ghanekar 1988Ashi Hi Banwa Banwi Sachin Pilgaonkar1989Kalat Nakalat Kanchan Nayak1990 AaghatRamakant Kavthekar1991Chaukat Raja Sanjay Surkar1992Ek Hota Vidushak Jabbar Patel1993VazirSanjay Rawal1994MuktaJabbar Patel 1995DoghiSumitra Bhave–Sunil Sukthankar1996RaosahebSanjay Surkar1997Paij LagnachiJ.K Patil 1998Tu Tithe Mee Sanjay Surkar1999GabharaRajeev Khandagale 2000Dhyaas Parva Amol Palekar2001DevkiMillind Ukey 2002Dahavi Fa Sumitra Bhave–Sunil Sukthankar2003ShwaasSandeep Sawant2004UttarayanBipin Nadkarni 2005Dombivli Fast Nishikant Kamat2006NitalSumitra Bhave–Sunil Sukthankar2007TingyaMangesh Hadawale2008Harishchandrachi Factory Paresh Mokashi2009Me Shivajiraje Bhosale Boltoy Santosh Manjrekar 2010Mee Sindhutai Sapkal Anant Mahadevan2011Shala Sujay Dahake2012Kaksparsh Mahesh Manjrekar2013Avatarachi Goshta Nitin Dixit 2014Ek Hazarachi Note Shrihari Sathe2015Ringan Makarand Mane2016Kaasav Sumitra Bhave–Sunil Sukthankar2017ReduSagar Vanjari2018Bhonga Shivaji Lotan Patil2019YAjit Wadikar2020Me VasantraoNipun Dharmadhikari2021Karkhanisanchi WaariMangesh Joshi2022DharmaveerPravin Tarde2023BheraShrikant Prabhakar2024ChabilaAnil Amrut Bhalerao
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