The Maharashtra State Film Award for Best Rural Film is an award presented annually at the Maharashtra State Film Awards to the best rural film in Marathi cinema. The awards are managed directly by the Government of Maharashtra under the department of Ministry of Cultural Affairs. The category recognizes Marathi-language films that authentically portray village life, agrarian themes, and the social realities of rural Maharashtra. The Best Rural Film award was first presented in 1993, thirty years after the inaugural Maharashtra State Film Awards ceremony held in 1963. The category was later renamed the Dada Kondke Award for Best Film, in honour of Dada Kondke.
Winners List of films, showing the year and director(s) Year Film(s) Director(s)1993Sai BabaBabasaheb S. Fattelal1998Satva ParikshaRamesh Salgaonkar 1999Maherchi PahuniPrakash Hilage2000Barkha SatarkarAbhay Kirti2001Tambvyacha VishnubalaPitambar Kale2003Bapu Biru VategaonkarPitambar Kale2004PandharGajendra Ahire2005Kunku Zale VairiNagesh Darak2006Balirajacha Rajya Yeu DeSatish Randive2007TingyaMangesh Hadawale2008Gho Mala Asla HavaSumitra Bhave–Sunil Sukthankar2009AgnidivyaAjit Shirole2010Baboo Band BaajaRajesh Pinjani2011Jan Gan ManAjit Abhyankar2012DhagShivaji Lotan Patil201372 Miles Rajiv Patil2014Khwada Bhaurao Karhade2015Rangaa Patangaa Prasad Namjoshi2016Bandookya Rahul Chaudhari 2017Idak: The GoatDeepak Gawade2018Bhonga Shivaji Lotan Patil2019Taj Mahal Niyaj Mujawar2020SumiAmol Gole2021Ye Re Ye Re PausaShafaq Khan2022GaabhAnup Jatratkar2023GypsyShashi Khandare2024Navardev Bsc. AgriRam Khatmode
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